Senate Bill 726
Creation of an independent pardon council
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
Feb 11, 2016
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the governor considers all applications for pardon of any person, and the Department of Corrections must, upon the governor's request, make recommendations to the governor as to pardons. This bill creates a nine-member independent pardon council, consisting of two appeals court judges from each of the four districts appointed by the chief judge of the court of appeals and one circuit court judge appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court. Under this bill, the independent pardon council must consider each application for a pardon and make recommendations to the legislature and to the governor.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 11, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 11, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 11, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Bewley, Harris Dodd and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Berceau, Bowen, Goyke, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Zepnick and C. Taylor
- Feb 11, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- 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
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