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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 533

Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty

Topics: Crime and criminals: Felony, Juvenile detention facility, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Prison

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 9, 2026. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 15, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 18, 2025

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 81 to 15

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 244

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 9, 2026: “Published 4-10-2026”

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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 555. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a person is guilty of a Class H felony if they intentionally disarm a peace officer by taking from the officer a dangerous weapon or an item such as a tear gas bomb, hand grenade, projectile, shell, or pepper spray. This bill expands the crime so that it applies to intentionally disarming a correctional officer or juvenile correctional officer as well as a peace officer and includes items that the correctional officer requires for their duties, such as keys or radios.

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

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

27 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 32 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (27)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 4 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 3 · Nov 12, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 3 · Nov 12, 2025

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 29 to 4 · Nov 18, 2025

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 81 to 15 · Jan 20, 2026 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (81)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 9, 2026

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 9, 2026

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 244.

  3. Apr 2, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 9, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026

    5 more representatives signed on in support.

  5. Jan 20, 2026

    The Assembly passed it too, 81 to 15.

  6. Jan 20, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  7. Jan 14, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Nov 21, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  9. Nov 19, 2025

    The Assembly received it.

  10. Nov 18, 2025

    The Senate passed it, 29 to 4.

  11. Nov 18, 2025

    The Senate adopted it.

  12. Nov 18, 2025

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  13. Nov 12, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 3.

  14. Nov 12, 2025

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3” (the official wording)

  15. Oct 29, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  16. Oct 29, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  17. Oct 15, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  18. Oct 15, 2025

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 15, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James, Wanggaard, Feyen, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Kaufert, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Stubbs, Subeck and Wichgers

  2. Oct 15, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 29, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 29, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Hutton added as a coauthor

  5. Nov 4, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Born added as a cosponsor

  6. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  7. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

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

  9. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

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

  10. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

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

  12. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as coauthors

  13. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  17. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 29, Noes 4

  18. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Nov 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Franklin added as a cosponsor

  21. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules

  23. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  24. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor

  27. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  28. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 81, Noes 15

  29. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jan 20, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  31. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  33. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  34. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  35. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  36. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  37. Apr 2, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  38. Apr 9, 2026 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 244

  39. Apr 9, 2026 · Senate

    Published 4-10-2026

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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