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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 842: Relating to: violence prevention grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 842 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: violence prevention grants and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2026): Fiscal estimate received.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
LaTonya JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Karen DeSantoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Francesca HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Tara JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Supreme Moore OmokundeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Christian PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Priscilla PradoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Robyn ViningCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Fiscal estimate received
  2. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  3. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
  5. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
  6. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
  7. Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Stubbs, Hong, Clancy, Phelps, Bare, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Tenorio and Vining

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source