Wisconsin Senate Bill 862

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 13)
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]

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)

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

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-03-19	Senate	Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
2026-03-06	Senate	Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
2026-03-02	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-03-02	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-03-02	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-03-02	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-02-12	Senate	Public hearing held
2026-02-04	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-03	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
2026-01-30	Senate	LRB correction
2026-01-23	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
2026-01-23	Senate	Introduced

AB866 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-03 - Published 4-4-2026

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb862
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB862.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB862-SA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb862/sb862_dor.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/transportation_and_local_government/1976901.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB862.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1984995.pdf