Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Chaired by John Spiros, a Republican. It has 15 members, and has held 26 public hearings since January 2025. Across every session on record, 302 bills sent here died without a hearing.
Recent hearings
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Feb 11, 2026, 2:00 PM CT
415 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Feb 3, 2026, 1:00 PM CT
415 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 21, 2026, 12:30 PM CT
225 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 21, 2026, 12:31 PM CT
225 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 14, 2026, 11:00 AM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 14, 2026, 11:01 AM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 8, 2026, 9:15 AM CT
300 Northeast, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 6, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 6, 2026, 10:01 AM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Dec 3, 2025, 1:00 PM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Dec 3, 2025, 1:01 PM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Nov 18, 2025, 10:00 AM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Oct 8, 2025, 1:30 PM CT
415 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Oct 1, 2025, 1:00 PM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Oct 1, 2025, 1:01 PM CT
417 North (GAR Hall), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
Members
- John Spiros Chair Republican, Assembly District 86
- Jim Piwowarczyk Vice chair Republican, Assembly District 98
- Ben Franklin Republican, Assembly District 88
- Bob Donovan Republican, Assembly District 61
- Brent Jacobson Republican, Assembly District 87
- Cindi Duchow Republican, Assembly District 97
- David Steffen Republican, Assembly District 4
- Jodi Emerson Democrat, Assembly District 91
- Paul Melotik Republican, Assembly District 22
- Ryan Spaude Democrat, Assembly District 89
- Sequanna Taylor Democrat, Assembly District 11
- Shae Sortwell Republican, Assembly District 2
- Steve Doyle Democrat, Assembly District 94
- Tip McGuire Democrat, Assembly District 64
- Todd Novak Republican, Assembly District 51
Bills that never got a hearing here
Bills sent to this committee that died when their session ended without a public hearing.
- 2025–26 session: 65 bills See that session's list
- 2023–24 session: 62 bills See that session's list
- 2021–22 session: 56 bills See that session's list
- 2019–20 session: 38 bills See that session's list
- 2017–18 session: 41 bills See that session's list
- 2015–16 session: 40 bills See that session's list
From the Legislature's committee pages and hearing notices, checked Sep 15, 2026.