2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 856

Relating to: repealing unconstitutional provisions related to operating while intoxicated.

Enacted Last action April 3, 2026: Published 4-4-2026

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 9

Prime sponsors

Born, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Spiros

Status

Enacted as of April 3, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Judiciary, Assembly Rules, Senate Judiciary and Public Safety (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 38

Date	Chamber	Action
April 3, 2026	Assembly	Published 4-4-2026
April 3, 2026	Assembly	Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 195
April 2, 2026	Assembly	Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
March 18, 2026	Assembly	Received from Senate concurred in
March 17, 2026	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
March 17, 2026	Senate	Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
March 17, 2026	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in
March 17, 2026	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
March 17, 2026	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
March 17, 2026	Senate	Read a second time
March 16, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
March 16, 2026	Senate	Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
March 6, 2026	Senate	Representative Brown added as a coauthor
March 3, 2026	Senate	Available for scheduling
March 3, 2026	Senate	Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
March 3, 2026	Senate	Executive action taken
February 20, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
February 19, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and passed
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Spiros
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Made a special order of business at 1:27 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
January 30, 2026	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
January 30, 2026	Assembly	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 0
January 30, 2026	Assembly	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 0
January 29, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken
January 26, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spiros
January 21, 2026	Assembly	Public hearing held
January 16, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
January 16, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Born, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor and Penterman; cosponsored by Senators James, Jagler and Marklein

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.