# Wisconsin AB179: An Act to amend 347.25 (1m) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.

Wisconsin AB179, An Act to amend 347.25 (1m) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican) and 9 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 AB179
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 347.25 (1m) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Treig Pronschinske (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Motor vehicle -- Equipment, Police
- 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: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Treig Pronschinske (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-10: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-23: Representative Doyle added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-14: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-10-14: Representatives Miresse and Stubbs added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-10-09: Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-09-19: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-09-19: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-09-16: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-07-22: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-04-15: Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Pronschinske; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen and Nass (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB179), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB179.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB179)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB179.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB179-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).