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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 119

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Relating to: positions for the Office of School Safety. (FE)

Justice department of Public employee

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, there is an Office of School Safety in the Department of Justice. The office has 14.2 project positions that will expire on October 1, 2025; the purpose of these positions is to support and enhance school safety initiatives. Under current law, the positions are funded by fees that DOJ receives for performing background checks for handgun sales and for issuing licenses to carry a concealed weapon. This bill creates the positions as permanent positions and funds them with general purpose revenue beginning on October 1, 2025, when the project positions expire.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Feyen (R) , Habush Sinykin (D) , James (R) , Keyeski (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Quinn (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D)

20 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kreibich (R) , McCarville (D) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Roe (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tranel (R) , Vining (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 5

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Quinn, James, Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, LeMahieu, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Stubbs, Behnke, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kreibich, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Snodgrass, Subeck, Vining and Kitchens

  2. Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 21, 2025 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1