Wisconsin House Bill 866

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 14)
Status: Passed on April 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-03 - Published 4-4-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 59.34 (1) (b), 59.34 (1) (c), 59.34 (2) (b) 2. and 83.016; to renumber 59.34 (2) (b) 1.; to amend 20.505 (1) (ic), 48.06 (2) (a), 59.27 (9), 59.34 (1) (a), 59.38 (5), 59.40 (2) (o), 59.52 (8) (b) 7., 59.54 (5), 63.03 (3) (b), 63.08 (1) (a), 102.29 (11), 118.162 (1) (c), 118.162 (1) (d), 165.92 (4), 341.65 (2) (g), 342.40 (3) (c), 346.505 (1), 346.70 (1), 895.46 (1) (dm), 938.06 (2) (am) 1., 938.06 (2) (am) 2., 938.06 (2) (b) 1. and 969.07; to repeal and recreate 59.26; to create 59.23 (2) (sm) and 59.265 of the statutes; Relating to: the administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (FE)

The administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (FE)

Rep. Ron Tusler [R]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Rep. Chanz Green [R]	Rep. Dan Knodl [R]
Rep. Tony Kurtz [R]	Rep. Paul Melotik [R]	Rep. Todd Novak [R]	Rep. William Penterman [R]
Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]	Rep. Lindee Brill [R]	Sen. Van Wanggaard [R]
Sen. Patrick Testin [R]	Sen. Dan Feyen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-03	House	Published 4-4-2026
2026-04-03	House	Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 196
2026-04-02	House	Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-03-23	House	Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026
2026-03-23	House	LRB correction
2026-03-19	House	Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
2026-03-18	House	Received from Senate concurred in
2026-03-17	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-17	Senate	Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
2026-03-17	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in
2026-03-17	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2026-03-17	Senate	Read a second time
2026-03-16	Senate	Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-16	Senate	Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-06	Senate	Representative Brown added as a coauthor
2026-03-02	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-03-02	Senate	Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-03-02	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-02-25	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
2026-02-23	Senate	Received from Assembly
2026-02-19	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-19	House	Read a third time and passed
2026-02-19	House	Rules suspended
2026-02-19	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-19	House	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-19	House	Read a second time
2026-02-18	House	Made a special order of business at 11:37 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-05	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2026-02-05	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 1
2026-02-05	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0
2026-02-04	House	Executive action taken
2026-02-03	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
2026-02-03	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-30	House	LRB correction
2026-01-21	House	Public hearing held
2026-01-16	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
2026-01-16	House	Introduced

SB862 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab866
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB866.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/AB866.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2025/196.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB866-AA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab866/ab866_dor.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/local_government/1970749.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB866.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/transportation_and_local_government/1976902.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%20196.pdf