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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 949: Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty.

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 949 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2026): Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor.

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 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
LaTonya JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18

“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. Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor
  2. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  3. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor
  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
  6. Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Roys, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Dassler-Alfheim

Sources

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