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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 394

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Relating to: damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty.

Crime and criminals Crime and criminals — Felony Damage to property Historical society Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on

  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, it is a Class I felony to damage or graffiti certain vehicles, highways, common carrier property, grand juror property, and state-owned historical property. This bill makes it a Class I felony to damage or graffiti any structure, plaque, statue, painting, or other monument of commemorative or historical significance that is on public property or is maintained by the state or any county or municipality.

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Wanggaard (R)

13 cosponsors

B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Penterman (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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

Passed 5–3 Oct 22, 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 18–15 Nov 18, 2025 official source full page

Full history

  1. Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy and Wichgers

  2. Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Sep 17, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 1, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Donovan added as a cosponsor

  5. Oct 22, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 22, 2025 · Senate

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

  7. Oct 22, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  11. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1