2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 88

Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty.

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

Sponsors 16

Prime sponsors

B. Jacobson, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Sortwell, Tusler, Wichgers

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Judiciary (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
May 7, 2025	Assembly	Public hearing held
February 28, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
February 28, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard

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.