Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 148

Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Wichgers (Republican)
• Steffen (Republican)
• Sortwell (Republican)
• Rodriguez (Republican)
• Piwowarczyk (Republican)
• Penterman (Republican)
• Ortiz-Velez (Democratic)
• O'Connor (Republican)
• Novak (Republican)
• Neylon (Republican)
• Mursau (Republican)
• Murphy (Republican)
• Maxey (Republican)
• Knodl (Republican)
• Kitchens (Republican)
• Gundrum (Republican)
• Donovan (Republican)
• Dittrich (Republican)
• Brill (Republican)
• Armstrong (Republican)
• Allen (Republican)
• Duchow (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill Text

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
• Oct 8, 2025 · House
  Referred to committee on Rules
• Oct 8, 2025 · House
  Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0
• Oct 8, 2025 · House
  Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 1
• Oct 1, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken
• Sep 25, 2025 · House
  Public hearing held
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Duchow
• Mar 17, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
• Mar 17, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Allen, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara and Tomczyk