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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 862: Relating to: the administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (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 862 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (FE). Primary sponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican), Dan Feyen (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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): Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Patrick TestinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Ron TuslerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
  3. Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
  4. Available for scheduling
  5. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  6. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  7. Executive action taken
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Fiscal estimate received
  10. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
  11. LRB correction
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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