2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 404

Relating to: creating a Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, James, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch

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 Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 12

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 3, 2026	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
February 3, 2026	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
February 3, 2026	Senate	Executive action taken
February 3, 2026	Senate	Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor
February 3, 2026	Senate	Available for scheduling
January 21, 2026	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
January 9, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
December 16, 2025	Senate	Public hearing held
September 9, 2025	Senate	Representative Arney added as a cosponsor
August 28, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
August 28, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators James, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Roys, Hesselbein, Drake, Wirch, Carpenter, Keyeski, Larson, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Pfaff, Wall and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Snyder, Joers, Vining, Neubauer, Moore Omokunde, Novak, Rivera-Wagner, Goodwin, O'Connor, Tenorio, Bare, Miresse, Sinicki, Taylor, Brooks, Udell, Emerson, Roe, Behnke, Clancy, Hong, Stroud, Fitzgerald, Armstrong, Phelps, Mayadev, Madison, Andraca, Kaufert, DeSmidt, Billings, Haywood, Anderson, Tranel, Sheehan, Subeck, Gustafson and Johnson

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.