# Wisconsin AB148: 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.

Wisconsin AB148, 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., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican) and 19 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB148
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: 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.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: 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)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Court -- Procedure, English language
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-10-08: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-10-08: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-10-08: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 1 (House)
- 2025-10-01: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-09-25: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-06-02: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Duchow (House)
- 2025-03-17: Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-17: 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 (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB148), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB148.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB148)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB148.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB148-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).