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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 147

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Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, in any civil or criminal proceeding other than a trial, a court may permit an interpreter to act by telephone or live audiovisual means. This bill removes the exclusion for trials, so that an interpreter may act by telephone or live audiovisual means in any civil or criminal proceeding.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

22 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Gundrum (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 7

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

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 May 8, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2

Passed 6–2 May 8, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Allen, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Steffen and Wichgers

  2. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. May 6, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  5. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  8. May 8, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. May 13, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  11. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  14. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. May 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. May 15, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. May 27, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1