Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 791

Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.

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

Sponsors

• Knodl (Republican)
• Subeck (Democratic)
• Stubbs (Democratic)
• Piwowarczyk (Republican)
• Penterman (Republican)
• O'Connor (Republican)
• Murphy (Republican)
• Maxey (Republican)
• Kurtz (Republican)
• Kaufert (Republican)
• Gundrum (Republican)
• Goeben (Republican)
• Dittrich (Republican)
• DeSmidt (Democratic)
• Behnke (Republican)
• Sinicki (Democratic)
• Sortwell (Republican)
• Goodwin (Democratic)
• Donovan (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill Text

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
• Mar 19, 2026 · House
  Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
• Mar 6, 2026 · House
  Representative Brown added as a coauthor
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  Laid on the table
• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
• Jan 22, 2026 · House
  Referred to committee on Rules
• Jan 22, 2026 · House
  Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2
• Jan 21, 2026 · House
  Executive action taken
• Jan 14, 2026 · House
  Public hearing held
• Dec 23, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
• Dec 23, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Goodwin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Stubbs, Subeck and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard