Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 970: Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 970 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. Primary sponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Jamie Wall (Democratic). It lists 28 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 15 · Republican 15
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romaine Quinn | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 25 |
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Dave Armstrong | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
| Elijah Behnke | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 6 |
| Jill Billings | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 95 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Barbara Dittrich | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 99 |
| Steve Doyle | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 94 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Rick Gundrum | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 58 |
| Brent Jacobson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 87 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Dan Knodl | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 24 |
| Rob Kreibich | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 28 |
| Dave Maxey | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 83 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Jeff Mursau | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Todd Novak | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
| Jerry O'Connor | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 60 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Will Penterman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 38 |
| Jim Piwowarczyk | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 98 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Pat Snyder | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 85 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Sequanna Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
- Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor
- Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor
- Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
- Introduced by Senators Quinn and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Novak, Gundrum, McCarville, Taylor, Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Joers, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, Neubauer, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass and Subeck