WI SB357 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to amend 885.37 (1), 885.37 (3) (b) and 885.38 (3) (a) (intro.); to create 1.101 of the statutes; Relating to: establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes. (FE)
Title
Establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes. (FE)
Sponsors
| Sen. Andre Jacque [R] | Sen. Steve Nass [R] | Rep. David Murphy [R] | Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R] |
| Rep. Rick Gundrum [R] | Rep. Dave Maxey [R] | Rep. Rob Kreibich [R] | Rep. Robert Brooks [R] |
| Rep. Elijah Behnke [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque |
| 2026-01-15 | Senate | Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor |
| 2025-07-15 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Introduced |
Same As/Similar To
AB377 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
