SB 4442025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 444
Relating to: identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals 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 8
- Prime sponsors
- Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys
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 Judiciary and Public Safety (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 13
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Senate | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Senator Smith added as a coauthor |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 19 |
| February 17, 2026 | Senate | Senators Hesselbein and Dassler-Alfheim added as coauthors |
| February 12, 2026 | Senate | Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor |
| January 28, 2026 | Senate | Senators Pfaff and Wirch added as coauthors |
| January 27, 2026 | Senate | Representative Joers added as a cosponsor |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Senator Wall added as a coauthor |
| October 16, 2025 | Senate | Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor |
| September 29, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
| September 29, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Larson, Roys, Drake, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Madison, Prado, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, Hong, Kirsch, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Taylor, Tenorio, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Mayadev, Neubauer, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Subeck, Udell, Haywood and Hysell |
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.