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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SJR 113

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Relating to: custody of the county jail and its inmates (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration County — Board Jail Sheriff Shoreland zoning

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has held that the county sheriff has the inherent constitutional authority to exercise custody of the county jail and its inmates. See

State

ex rel.

Kennedy v. Brunst

, 26 Wis. 412 (1870);

Kocken v. Wisconsin Council of Churches 40

, 2007 WI 72. This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2025 legislature on first consideration, amends the Wisconsin Constitution to provide that the sheriff has custody of the county jail and its inmates except to the extent the county board of supervisors delegates that authority to another public officer or public entity designated by the county board.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Larson (D)

10 cosponsors

Arney (D) , Clancy (D) , Hong (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Phelps (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Madison, Arney, Hong, Phelps, Stubbs and Tenorio

  2. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Dec 3, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 20, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1