# Wisconsin AB88: An Act to create 66.0511 (5), 895.4465 and 947.065 of the statutes; Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB88, An Act to create 66.0511 (5), 895.4465 and 947.065 of the statutes; Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican) and 13 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 AB88
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 66.0511 (5), 895.4465 and 947.065 of the statutes; Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Assembly, Unlawful, Court -- Procedure, Crime and criminals, Damage (personal injury), Damage (to property), Police, Public officers
- 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: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-05-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-02-28: Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-28: Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB88), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB88.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB88)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB88.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB88-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).