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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 846

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Relating to: citizenship as a requirement to be employed as a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer.

Citizenship Fish and game warden Indians and tribal issues Police Traffic officer

  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 current law, no person may be employed as a deputy sheriff of any county or police officer for any city, village, or town unless that person is a citizen of the United States. This citizenship requirement does not apply to state-level law enforcement officers.

This bill provides that no person may be employed as a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer in this state unless that person is a citizen of the United States. This includes traffic officers of the state traffic patrol, conservation wardens, and other state law enforcement officers.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Nass (R) , Tomczyk (R)

8 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Green (R) , Kreibich (R) , O'Connor (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Tucker (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, O'Connor, Dittrich, Wichgers, Tucker, Piwowarczyk, Behnke and Green

  2. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1