Senate Bill 132
Classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals, Fire department, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Medical service: Occupations, Police
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 14, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 136. That version became law.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person may not impersonate a peace officer, a fire fighter, an emergency services medical practitioner, or an emergency medical provider with the intent to mislead others into believing that the person is actually an officer, a fire fighter, or emergency personnel. Current law classifies the crime as a Class A misdemeanor. This bill changes the classification to a Class I felony.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (16)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Nov 11, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
4 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Nov 11, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Oct 22, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 25, 2025 to Oct 20, 2025
2 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Mar 14, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James, Bradley and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Behnke, Donovan, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey and Murphy
- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Senator Jacque added as a coauthor
- Oct 9, 2025 · Senate
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- Oct 15, 2025 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Oct 20, 2025 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Oct 22, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 11, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 11, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Nov 11, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
- Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
- Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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.
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