2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 849

Relating to: the civil causes of action for human trafficking and trafficking a child.

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 2

Prime sponsors

Habush Sinykin, Wanggaard

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 9

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Senate	Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
February 20, 2026	Senate	Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor
February 10, 2026	Senate	Public hearing held
February 6, 2026	Senate	Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
February 4, 2026	Senate	Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
February 4, 2026	Senate	Public hearing held
January 15, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
January 15, 2026	Senate	Introduced by Senators Wanggaard and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Steffen, Stubbs, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki and Udell

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.