# Wisconsin SB445: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin.

Wisconsin SB445, An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Rob Hutton (Republican) and 6 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 SB445
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-29
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Rob Hutton (Republican), Jesse James (Republican), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Patrick Testin (Republican), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Van Wanggaard (Republican), Robert Wirch (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Sen Bill 445, Discrimination, Municipality, State agencies
- 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: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Rob Hutton (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Dallman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Senator Wirch withdrawn as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Hutton (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: LRB correction (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Executive action taken (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Public hearing held (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Representative Goodwin added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Representative Sinicki withdrawn as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Introduced by Senators Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, James, Pfaff, Testin, Wall, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Subeck and Wichgers (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB445), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB445.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB445)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB445.pdf)

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