# Wisconsin AB441: An Act to create 946.685 of the statutes; Relating to: identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB441, An Act to create 946.685 of the statutes; Relating to: identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic) and 15 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 AB441
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 946.685 of the statutes; Relating to: identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: Legislature -- Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, 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: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angelina Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Senators Hesselbein and Dassler-Alfheim added as cosponsors (House)
- 2026-02-12: Representative Doyle added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-11: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-10: Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-05: Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-02-03: Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-30: Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Senators Pfaff and Wirch added as cosponsors (House)
- 2026-01-27: Representatives Roe, Neubauer and Joers added as coauthors (House)
- 2026-01-21: Senators Wall and Keyeski added as cosponsors (House)
- 2026-01-16: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-16: Representative Andraca added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-09: Representative Cruz added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-09-22: Representative Hysell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-09-19: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-09-19: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-09-19: Introduced by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Madison, Prado, Clancy, Rivera-Wagner, Miresse, Phelps, Hong, Tenorio, Moore Omokunde, Taylor, Brown, DeSanto, Kirsch, Mayadev, Arney, Bare and Haywood; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Larson, Roys and Drake (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB441), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB441.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB441)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB441.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB441-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).