SB 6782025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 678
Relating to: the use of oral fluids for preliminary screening of a person suspected of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Enacted Last action March 19, 2026: Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 4
Status
Enacted as of March 19, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: 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 37
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | Senate | Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor |
| March 13, 2026 | Senate | Published 3-14-2026 |
| March 13, 2026 | Senate | Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 99 |
| March 12, 2026 | Senate | Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026 |
| March 6, 2026 | Senate | Representative Brown added as a cosponsor |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Report correctly enrolled |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2) |
| February 23, 2026 | Senate | Received from Assembly concurred in |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Read a third time and concurred in |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| February 18, 2026 | Assembly | Made a special order of business at 11:28 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 |
| February 18, 2026 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| February 18, 2026 | Assembly | Received from Senate |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Read a third time and passed |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 3 adopted |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 2 adopted |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Read a second time |
| February 17, 2026 | Senate | Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| February 16, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator James |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Representative B. Jacobson added as a cosponsor |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Report passage without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a), by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 4 |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1 |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| January 12, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator James |
| January 6, 2026 | Senate | Representative Spaude added as a cosponsor |
| December 17, 2025 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| December 9, 2025 | Senate | Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor |
| December 2, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James |
| November 20, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
| November 20, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators James, Marklein, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Brill, Callahan, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman and Piwowarczyk |
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.