2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 355

Relating to: establishing a civil cause of action for civil rights violations.

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 5

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff

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: Senate Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 7

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Senate	Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
January 28, 2026	Senate	Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
January 26, 2026	Senate	Senator Roys added as a coauthor
July 10, 2025	Senate	Senator Drake added as a coauthor
June 27, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
June 27, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives Hysell, Mayadev, Bare, Arney, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Haywood, Hong, Joers, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell, Andraca and Madison

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.