Senate Bill 795
Caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
Topics: Identification cards, Motor vehicle: Driver's license, Senior citizen, Transportation, Department of: Administration
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Feb 18, 2026, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . 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
Dec 22, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2026
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 798. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to inquire whether an applicant for an operator’s license or identification card wants to provide names and contact information for up to three individuals for whom the applicant is the primary caregiver. If an applicant provides contact information, DOT must record that information in DOT’s file for the applicant. DOT must provide a method for a law enforcement agency that identifies a person to electronically request and automatically receive the contact information recorded in the person’s file, as well as any emergency contact information recorded in the person’s file.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
17 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (17)
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Ratcliff and Smith
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 4, 2026
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 Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 4, 2026
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 Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 20, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 18, 2026
2 more senators signed on in support.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 6, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 4, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 4, 2026
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 2, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 20, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 22, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Dec 22, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 22, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Penterman, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Goodwin, Kaufert, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Subeck and Wichgers
- Dec 22, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Quinn
- Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Quinn
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 2 adopted
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote