Skip to content
Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 24

County sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE)

Topics: Crime and criminals: Felony, Immigration, Jail, Justice, Department of, Revenue, Department of, Sheriff, United States: Homeland Security, Department of

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Apr 3, 2026. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 12, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 18, 2025

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 17, 2026

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Apr 3, 2026.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 13, 2026: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes this session

Read the bill

Following saves it on this device. New actions show on your Following page. You can also get updates in a feed reader.

Embed this on your site

Paste this code into your page. The card shows the latest record each time it loads. Preview the card

The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 57. That version died when the session ended.

What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires sheriffs to request proof of legal presence status from individuals held in a county jail for an offense punishable as a felony. The bill also requires sheriffs to comply with detainers and administrative warrants received from the federal department of homeland security regarding individuals held in the county jail for a criminal offense.

Under the bill, sheriffs must annually certify to the Department of Revenue that they have complied with each of these requirements. If a sheriff fails to provide such a certification, DOR must reduce the county’s shared revenue payments for the next year by 15 percent. The bill also requires sheriffs to maintain a record of the number of individuals from whom proof of legal presence is requested who are verified as unlawfully present in this state and a list of the types of crimes for which those individuals were confined in the jail. The information must be provided to the Department of Justice upon request, and DOJ must compile the information and submit a report to the legislature.

Who's behind it

36 representatives are its ⁠. All 36 are Republicans.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 45 names

Authors (36)

Signed on in support (9)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

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 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 14 to 1 · Mar 11, 2025

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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 5 · Mar 11, 2025

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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 51 to 43 · Mar 18, 2025 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 97 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (51)

No (43)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Licensing vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Jun 12, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 19 to 14 · Mar 17, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 13, 2026

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Apr 3, 2026

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Apr 2, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 17, 2026

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Jun 12, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  6. May 13, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Mar 19, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.

  8. Mar 18, 2025

    The Senate received it.

  9. Mar 18, 2025

    The Assembly passed it, 51 to 43.

  10. Mar 18, 2025

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Mar 14, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Mar 11, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Mar 11, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 5.

  14. Mar 6, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Feb 26, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Feb 18, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  17. Feb 12, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  18. Feb 12, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vos, Piwowarczyk, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen, Tittl, Tucker, Tusler, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Jacque, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Testin, Tomczyk and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Feb 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Vos and Piwowarczyk

  7. Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Spaude

  8. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  10. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  11. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 by Committee on Rules

  13. Mar 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 43, Paired 2

  19. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  22. May 13, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  23. Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  24. Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  25. Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  28. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Wirch

  29. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  30. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  31. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 offered by Senators Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer

  32. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 offered by Senators Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  33. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  34. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  35. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  36. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author

  37. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 withdrawn and returned to author

  38. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 withdrawn and returned to author

  39. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 withdrawn and returned to author

  40. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  41. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  42. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  43. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  44. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  45. Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  46. Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026

  47. Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  48. Apr 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

  49. May 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  50. May 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

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

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary