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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 283

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Relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance. (FE)

Business Fire department Police Public safety Transportation department of — Administration

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish and administer a public protective services hearing protection program. Under the program, DOT obtains from a manufacturer of the product hearing protection devices and then provides those devices to law enforcement and fire protective agencies. The bill specifies that the devices must be commercially available, designed to be used multiple times, designed to be inserted completely within the ear canal, have a minimum noise reduction rating of 25 decibels, and a maximum output of 80 decibels.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: James (R) , Testin (R)

3 cosponsors

B. Jacobson (R) , O'Connor (R) , Spiros (R)

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

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Jun 12, 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 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Jun 12, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

Passed 17–15 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

Passed 17–15 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 18–14 Jun 18, 2025 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 42

Passed 54–42 Jun 24, 2025 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 52, Noes 44

Passed 52–44 Jun 24, 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. May 29, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson and Spiros

  2. May 29, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Jun 4, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  5. Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  7. Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  8. Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

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

  11. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

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

  12. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

  14. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

  16. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  19. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  21. Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  22. Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

  23. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  24. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  25. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Anderson

  27. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 52, Noes 44

  28. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Emerson

  29. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 42

  30. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  32. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  33. Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Jun 24, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  35. Jun 25, 2025 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  36. Jun 25, 2025 · Senate

    Attempted to present to the Governor on 6-25-2025, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (2)

  37. Jun 26, 2025 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-26-2025 by directive of the Majority Leader

  38. Jul 3, 2025 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-2-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 14

  39. Jul 3, 2025 · Senate

    Published 7-3-2025