Wisconsin Senate Bill 419

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 11-1)
Status: Passed on March 20 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-20 - Published 3-21-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 968.38 (5) (a) and 968.38 (5) (b); to renumber 968.38 (1) (a); to amend 146.81 (4), 252.11 (5m), 252.15 (2m) (b) 3., 252.15 (3m) (d) 14., 252.15 (4) (c), 901.05 (3), 968.38 (2m) (intro.), 968.38 (2m) (a), 968.38 (2m) (b), 968.38 (5) (intro.) and 968.38 (5) (c); to create 968.38 (1) (ag), 968.38 (1) (br), 968.38 (1) (bv), 968.38 (2s), 968.38 (5) (am), 968.38 (5) (bm), 968.38 (6) and 973.20 (4r) of the statutes; Relating to: emergency testing of a criminal defendant for certain diseases. (FE)

Emergency testing of a criminal defendant for certain diseases. (FE)

Sen. Dan Feyen [R]	Sen. Howard Marklein [R]	Rep. Paul Melotik [R]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]
Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]	Rep. Dean Kaufert [R]	Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]	Rep. David Murphy [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R]	Rep. Joe Sheehan [D]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-20	Senate	Published 3-21-2026
2026-03-20	Senate	Report approved by the Governor on 3-20-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 107
2026-03-19	Senate	Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
2026-03-19	Senate	Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
2026-03-18	Senate	Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
2026-03-17	Senate	Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
2026-03-06	Senate	Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
2026-01-23	Senate	Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
2026-01-15	Senate	Report correctly enrolled
2026-01-14	Senate	Received from Assembly concurred in
2026-01-13	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-13	House	Read a third time and concurred in
2026-01-13	House	Rules suspended
2026-01-13	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-01-13	House	Read a second time
2026-01-13	House	Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
2026-01-08	House	Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-07	House	Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
2025-11-19	House	Received from Senate
2025-11-18	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-18	Senate	Read a third time and passed
2025-11-18	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2025-11-18	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
2025-11-18	Senate	Read a second time
2025-11-14	Senate	Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-13	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-11	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-22	Senate	Available for scheduling
2025-10-22	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2025-10-22	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2025-10-22	Senate	Executive action taken
2025-10-01	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator Feyen
2025-09-29	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen
2025-09-17	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-09-04	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
2025-09-04	Senate	Introduced

AB417 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb419
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB419.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/SB419.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2025/107.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB419-SSA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB419-SSA2.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/judiciary_and_public_safety/1949586.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB419.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb419/sb419_cts.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb419/sb419_da.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%20107.pdf