Senate Bill 296
No-knock search warrants. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 9, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires each law enforcement agency to develop a policy on when to request and when to execute a no-knock warrant and to submit the policy to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Under current law, a law enforcement officer executing a search warrant must knock before entering a building unless, at the time the warrant is executed, the law enforcement officer has a reasonable suspicion that knocking and announcing will be dangerous or futile or will inhibit the effective investigation of the crime. This bill requires each law enforcement agency to submit to DOJ a written policy on the circumstances under which a law enforcement officer may request a search warrant allowing a no-knock entry and under which a law enforcement officer may execute a no-knock entry if the warrant does not specifically permit such an entry. This bill also requires each law enforcement agency to submit to DOJ a report detailing the following: 1) the number of search warrants executed without knocking, whether or not the search warrant specifically authorized such entry; 2) the number of search warrants issued that specifically authorized entry without knocking; 3) the number of search warrants issued that did not specifically authorize entry without knocking;
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4) the number of search warrants that did not specifically authorize entry without knocking but that were executed without knocking, including an explanation for the entry; and 5) the total number of search warrants issued.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
18 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (18)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Knudson · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 6, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 28, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 26, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 9, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Oct 9, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 9, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Stroebel and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Knudson, Craig, Jarchow, Tauchen, Allen, Brandtjen, Hutton, Krug, T. Larson, Murphy, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Thiesfeldt, Goyke, Kessler, Mason and Wachs
- Oct 9, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Oct 26, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 28, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 6, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate