# Wisconsin AB278: An Act to create 165.981 of the statutes; Relating to: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms.

Wisconsin AB278, An Act to create 165.981 of the statutes; Relating to: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 14 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 AB278
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 165.981 of the statutes; Relating to: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-30
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Ron Tusler (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Data processing, Justice, Department of, 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: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-10-14: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-10-14: Representative Allen added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-08-14: LRB correction (House)
- 2025-06-20: Referred to calendar of 6-24-2025 (House)
- 2025-06-20: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4 (House)
- 2025-06-13: Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Donovan (House)
- 2025-06-11: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-06-10: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative McGuire (House)
- 2025-06-03: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-06-02: Representative Melotik added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-30: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-05-30: Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Callahan, Brill, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Spiros, Subeck, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Bradley (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB278), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB278.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB278)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB278.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB278-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).