Senate Bill 679
Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from accessing personal data in exchange for payment without a warrant
Topics: Data processing: Privacy issues, Police, Search warrant
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 20, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. The committee's chair at the time was Van Wanggaard. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 667. That version died when the session ended.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, no law enforcement officer may identify or track the location of an individual’s communication device, such as a phone or another device that transmits communications, unless the law enforcement officer has a warrant or an exception applies such as for exigent circumstances or with consent of the owner.
This bill prohibits a law enforcement agency from requesting, obtaining, or receiving access to any individual’s personal data in exchange for payment or a thing of value without a warrant. The bill creates the same exceptions to the prohibition for exigent circumstances or with consent of the owner. The bill defines “personal data” as information collected from or generated by an individual as part of a consumer transaction or as part of the use of a product or service, including billing information, demographic data, Internet search history, or use of applications.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelina Cruz · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Christian Phelps · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelito Tenorio · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 4, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Nov 20, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Nov 20, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 20, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Roys and Keyeski; cosponsored by Representatives Phelps, Hong, Arney, Clancy, Cruz, Joers, Madison, Ortiz-Velez and Tenorio
- Nov 20, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Dec 4, 2025 · Senate
Senator Larson added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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