# Wisconsin SB54: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.

Wisconsin SB54, An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic) and 2 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 SB54
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Subjects: Sen Bill 54, Alien, Police, Public employee, 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: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelina Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (8)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senator Wirch added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Senator Roys added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Representative Vining added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Representative Udell added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Drake, Spreitzer, Larson and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Hong, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Subeck and Tenorio (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB54), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB54.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB54)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB54.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB54-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).