2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 782

Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.

Enacted Last action April 9, 2026: Published 4-10-2026

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

Sponsors 1

Prime sponsor

Wanggaard

Status

Enacted as of April 9, 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 30

Date	Chamber	Action
April 9, 2026	Senate	Published 4-10-2026
April 9, 2026	Senate	Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 245
April 2, 2026	Senate	Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
March 19, 2026	Senate	Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
March 6, 2026	Senate	Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
February 27, 2026	Senate	Report correctly enrolled
February 18, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly concurred in
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 84, Noes 15
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
February 13, 2026	Assembly	Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
February 13, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Received from Senate
January 21, 2026	Senate	Read a second time
January 21, 2026	Senate	Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a coauthor
January 21, 2026	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
January 21, 2026	Senate	Read a third time and passed
January 21, 2026	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
January 21, 2026	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
January 16, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
January 12, 2026	Senate	Available for scheduling
January 12, 2026	Senate	Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
January 12, 2026	Senate	Executive action taken
January 7, 2026	Senate	Public hearing held
December 22, 2025	Senate	Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
December 12, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
December 12, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Goodwin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Stubbs and Subeck

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.