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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 847: Relating to: written resource guides informing inmates and juveniles in custody of their rights and making an appropriation. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 847 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: written resource guides informing inmates and juveniles in custody of their rights and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 21

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
LaTonya JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Karen DeSantoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Kalan HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Francesca HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Christian PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Amaad Rivera-WagnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“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. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
  4. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
  5. Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Haywood, Rivera-Wagner, Arney, Bare, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Tenorio and Udell

Sources

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