WisconsinAB1482025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to amend 807.14 and 967.09 of the statutes; Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.

Sponsored By: Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Adam Neylon (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Scott Allen

    Republican • House

  • David Armstrong

    Republican • House

  • Lindee Brill

    Republican • House

  • Barbara Dittrich

    Republican • House

  • Bob Donovan

    Republican • House

  • Cindi Duchow

    Republican • House

  • Rick Gundrum

    Republican • House

  • Joel Kitchens

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • Dave Maxey

    Republican • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Jeffrey Mursau

    Republican • House

  • Adam Neylon

    Republican • House

  • Todd Novak

    Republican • House

  • Jerry O'Connor

    Republican • House

  • Sylvia Ortiz-Velez

    Democratic • House

  • William Penterman

    Republican • House

  • Jim Piwowarczyk

    Republican • House

  • Jessie Rodriguez

    Republican • House

  • Shae Sortwell

    Republican • House

  • David Steffen

    Republican • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara

    Republican • Senate

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

  • Van Wanggaard

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. Referred to committee on Rules

    10/8/2025House
  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0

    10/8/2025House
  4. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 1

    10/8/2025House
  5. Executive action taken

    10/1/2025House
  6. Public hearing held

    9/25/2025House
  7. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Duchow

    6/2/2025House
  8. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    3/17/2025House
  9. Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Allen, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara and Tomczyk

    3/17/2025House

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