Assembly Bill 118
Public records identifying confidential law enforcement informants
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 24, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law prohibits a law enforcement agency from disclosing records or parts of records in response to a public records request that, if disclosed, would identify a confidential informant of a law enforcement agency. Current law provides an exception to that nondisclosure requirement if the records custodian determines that the public interest in disclosing the record outweighs the harm done to the public interest by providing access to the record.
This bill extends that nondisclosure requirement concerning the personally identifiable information of confidential law enforcement informants to records or parts of records maintained by any official or body subject to the public records law, not just law enforcement agencies.
Who's behind it
19 representatives are its . 10 are Republicans and 9 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Feb 12, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Feb 12, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 14, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 12, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Jan 10, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 15, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 24, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.
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Mar 24, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 24, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Considine, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Emerson, Joers, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rettinger, Sinicki, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Cowles, Felzkowski, James, Marklein and Spreitzer
- Mar 24, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight
- Oct 25, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski
- Nov 15, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 5, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
- Feb 12, 2024 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2024 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote