Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Chaired by Van Wanggaard, a Republican. It has 8 members, and has held 41 public hearings since January 2025. Across every session on record, 392 bills sent here died without a hearing.
Recent hearings
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Mar 12, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
122 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Mar 11, 2026, 10:30 AM CT
122 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Mar 4, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
411 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Mar 4, 2026, 10:01 AM CT
411 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Mar 3, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
122 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Feb 17, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
411 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Feb 16, 2026, 9:00 AM CT
122 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Feb 10, 2026, 1:00 PM CT
411 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Feb 4, 2026, 9:30 AM CT
411 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Feb 2, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
122 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 28, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
411 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 13, 2026, 2:00 PM CT
201 Southeast, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 12, 2026, 10:00 AM CT
122 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Jan 7, 2026, 11:00 AM CT
300 Southeast, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
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Dec 17, 2025, 10:00 AM CT
411 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
Members
- Van Wanggaard Chair Republican, Senate District 21
- Jesse James Vice chair Republican, Senate District 23
- André Jacque Republican, Senate District 1
- Dora Drake Democrat, Senate District 4
- Eric Wimberger Republican, Senate District 2
- Kelda Roys Democrat, Senate District 26
- LaTonya Johnson Democrat, Senate District 6
- Rob Hutton Republican, Senate District 5
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: 67 bills See that session's list
- 2023–24 session: 72 bills See that session's list
- 2021–22 session: 57 bills See that session's list
- 2019–20 session: 34 bills See that session's list
- 2017–18 session: 1 bill See that session's list
- 2017–18 session: 70 bills See that session's list
- 2015–16 session: 91 bills See that session's list
From the Legislature's committee pages and hearing notices, checked Sep 15, 2026.