SB 8842025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 884
Relating to: an audiovisual recording of a child’s statement admitted as evidence.
Enacted Last action April 9, 2026: Published 4-10-2026
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 2
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 32
| 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 246 |
| April 2, 2026 | Senate | Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 |
| February 26, 2026 | Senate | Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Report correctly enrolled |
| 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 11:45 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 | Read a second time |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as coauthors |
| February 18, 2026 | Senate | Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor |
| February 17, 2026 | Senate | Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| February 16, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| February 16, 2026 | Senate | Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 |
| February 16, 2026 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| February 10, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| February 4, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| January 30, 2026 | Senate | Representative Goodwin added as a cosponsor |
| January 29, 2026 | Senate | Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor |
| January 26, 2026 | Senate | Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor |
| January 23, 2026 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
| January 23, 2026 | Senate | Introduced by Senators Jacque and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Murphy, O'Connor, Rivera-Wagner and Spaude |
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.