Senate Bill 620
Tracking a person who is registered as a sex offender but unable to provide an address
Topics: Corrections, Department of, Data processing: Criminal acts and law enforcement, Sex crimes
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 13, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Nov 6, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 21, 2026
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 89 to 9
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 98
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 13, 2026: “Published 3-14-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 630. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person who has been convicted of certain sex offenses, found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of certain sex offenses, or found to be a sexually violent person must register with the Department of Corrections as a sex offender, and certain of these registrants are tracked using a global positioning system monitored by DOC. Current law requires all registrants to provide an address. Under this bill, if a registrant is unable to provide an address, the registrant must be tracked using a GPS system monitored by DOC.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Jan 12, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 89 to 9 · Feb 12, 2026 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (89)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Alex Joers (D, 81)
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D, 90)
- Amanda Nedweski (R, 32)
- Andrew Hysell (D, 48)
- Ann Roe (D, 44)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Ben DeSmidt (D, 65)
- Ben Franklin (R, 88)
- Bob Donovan (R, 61)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Brent Jacobson (R, 87)
- Brienne Brown (D, 43)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chanz Green (R, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Anderson (D, 45)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Maxey (R, 83)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Duke Tucker (R, 75)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Gus Gustafson (R, 55)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jenna Jacobson (D, 50)
- Jerry O'Connor (R, 60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Piwowarczyk (R, 98)
- Joan Fitzgerald (D, 46)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joe Sheehan (D, 26)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Joy Goeben (R, 5)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Karen DeSanto (D, 40)
- Karen Hurd (R, 69)
- Karen Kirsch (D, 7)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lindee Brill (R, 27)
- Lori Palmeri (D, 54)
- Margaret Arney (D, 18)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Maureen McCarville (D, 42)
- Mike Bare (D, 80)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Melotik (R, 22)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Priscilla Prado (D, 9)
- Randy Udell (D, 47)
- Renuka Mayadev (D, 77)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Kreibich (R, 28)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Russell Goodwin (D, 12)
- Ryan Spaude (D, 89)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Sequanna Taylor (D, 11)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Tara Johnson (D, 96)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Vinnie Miresse (D, 71)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
No (9)
- Angela Stroud (D, 73)
- Angelina Cruz (D, 62)
- Angelito Tenorio (D, 14)
- Christian Phelps (D, 93)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
Didn't vote (1)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 13, 2026
The new law was published.
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Mar 13, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 98.
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Mar 12, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 12, 2026
The Assembly passed it too, 89 to 9.
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Feb 9, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 22, 2026
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 21, 2026
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 21, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 12, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Dec 17, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 6, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Nov 6, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 6, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Marklein, Nass and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Tucker and Wichgers
- Nov 6, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Dec 17, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a coauthor
- Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 89, Noes 9
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 98
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Published 3-14-2026
Terms on this page
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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote