WisconsinAB3312025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to create 895.059 of the statutes; Relating to: establishing a civil cause of action for civil rights violations.

Sponsored By: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Deb Andraca

    Democratic • House

  • Margaret Arney

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Bare

    Democratic • House

  • Ryan Clancy

    Democratic • House

  • Karen DeSanto

    Democratic • House

  • Ben DeSmidt

    Democratic • House

  • Jodi Emerson

    Democratic • House

  • Kalan Haywood

    Democratic • House

  • Francesca Hong

    Democratic • House

  • Andrew Hysell

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Darrin Madison

    Democratic • House

  • Renuka Mayadev

    Democratic • House

  • Maureen McCarville

    Democratic • House

  • Vincent Miresse

    Democratic • House

  • Supreme Moore Omokunde

    Democratic • House

  • Greta Neubauer

    Democratic • House

  • Sylvia Ortiz-Velez

    Democratic • House

  • Christian Phelps

    Democratic • House

  • Priscilla Prado

    Democratic • House

  • Amaad Rivera-Wagner

    Democratic • House

  • Ann Roe

    Democratic • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

  • Lee Snodgrass

    Democratic • House

  • Angela Stroud

    Democratic • House

  • Shelia Stubbs

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Brienne Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Tim Carpenter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dora Drake

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sarah Keyeski

    Democratic • Senate

  • Karen Kirsch

    Democratic • House

  • Chris Larson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Melissa Ratcliff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kelda Roys

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mark Spreitzer

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

    3/19/2026House
  3. Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor

    3/3/2026House
  4. Senator Roys added as a cosponsor

    1/28/2026House
  5. Representative Brown added as a coauthor

    1/28/2026House
  6. Senator Drake added as a cosponsor

    7/10/2025House
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    7/8/2025House
  8. Introduced by Representatives Hysell, Mayadev, Bare, Arney, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Haywood, Hong, Joers, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell, Andraca and Madison; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Keyeski and Ratcliff

    7/8/2025House

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