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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 54

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Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.

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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 this bill, no official, employee, or agent of a state agency or other body in state government or a local governmental unit, including any law enforcement officer, may aid in the detention of an individual if the individual is being detained on the sole basis that the individual is or is alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States. The bill applies only to a detention that occurs in a public building or facility, school, place of worship, place where child care services are provided, or place where medical or other health care services are provided. Also, the bill does not prohibit any state or local government official from providing access to any place or facility as required pursuant to a properly executed judicial warrant.

The bill further provides that, except as required pursuant to a properly executed judicial warrant, no person employed or otherwise lawfully present at a public building or facility, school, place of worship, place where child care services are provided, or place where medical or other health care services are provided may be required to provide access to such facility or place or otherwise aid federal officials for purposes of the detention of an individual at such facility or place who is being detained on the sole basis that the individual is or is alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.

Finally, the bill prohibits any state agency or other body in state government from expending any moneys to aid in the detention of an individual in this state if the individual is being detained on the sole basis that the individual is or is alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Drake (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D)

29 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Kirsch (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Phelps (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 8

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

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Drake, Spreitzer, Larson and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Hong, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Subeck and Tenorio

  2. Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Jan 16, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 20, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 26, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Roys added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 28, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  7. Jan 28, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Wirch added as a coauthor

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1