Senate Bill 119
Public records identifying confidential law enforcement informants
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 28, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 8, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 17, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 15, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 223
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2024: “Published 3-28-2024”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
What it does
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
7 senators are its . 5 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
24 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (24)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Tip McGuire · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, 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
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.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 12, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 12, 2023
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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 28, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 28, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 223.
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Mar 21, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 15, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 10, 2024 to Feb 14, 2024
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Senate adopted it.
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Oct 12, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Oct 12, 2023
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 27, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 10, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 8, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 8, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Wirch, Cowles, Felzkowski, James, Marklein and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, McGuire, Ohnstad, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Considine, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Emerson, Joers, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rettinger, Sinicki, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck and Tusler
- Mar 8, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 10, 2023 · Senate
Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Sep 26, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
- Sep 27, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 12, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 12, 2023 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 12, 2023 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 12, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 15, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 21, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024
- Mar 28, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 223
- Mar 28, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-28-2024
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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