# Wisconsin AB34: An Act to renumber 968.02 (3) and 968.26 (2) (d); to create 968.02 (3) (b) and 968.26 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.

Wisconsin AB34, An Act to renumber 968.02 (3) and 968.26 (2) (d); to create 968.02 (3) (b) and 968.26 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican) and 11 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 AB34
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber 968.02 (3) and 968.26 (2) (d); to create 968.02 (3) (b) and 968.26 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Rob Swearingen (Republican), Duke Tucker (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Court -- Procedure, Death, District attorney, Evidence, 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: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Brooks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Swearingen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rob Hutton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-10-14: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-10-09: Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-05-29: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-05-29: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 4, Noes 2 (House)
- 2025-05-21: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-05-20: Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-04-24: Representative Maxey added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced by Representatives Moses, Duchow, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Armstrong, Brooks, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Penterman, Murphy, Tucker, Swearingen, Wichgers and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Wanggaard, Feyen, Nass, Tomczyk, Testin and James (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB34), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB34.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB34)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB34.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB34-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).