Intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty
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Officially: “intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.” Read the full text
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Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Goodwin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piw · Dec 12, 2025
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Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety · Dec 12, 2025
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Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor · Dec 22, 2025
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Public hearing held · Jan 7, 2026
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Executive action taken · Jan 12, 2026
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Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 · Jan 12, 2026
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Available for scheduling · Jan 12, 2026
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Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Jan 16, 2026
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Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a coauthor · Jan 21, 2026
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Read a second time · Jan 21, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Jan 21, 2026
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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Jan 21, 2026
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Read a third time and passed · Jan 21, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Jan 21, 2026
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Received from Senate · Jan 22, 2026
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Read first time and referred to committee on Rules · Feb 13, 2026
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Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 · Feb 13, 2026
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Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up · Feb 17, 2026
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Read a second time · Feb 17, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Feb 17, 2026
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Rules suspended · Feb 17, 2026
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Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 84, Noes 15 · Feb 17, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 17, 2026
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Received from Assembly concurred in · Feb 18, 2026
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Report correctly enrolled · Feb 27, 2026
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Representative Brown added as a cosponsor · Mar 6, 2026
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Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor · Mar 19, 2026
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Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 · Apr 2, 2026
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 245 · Apr 9, 2026
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Published 4-10-2026 · Apr 9, 2026
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CONCURRENCEAssembly · 2026-02-17 · AYES 84, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0, PAIRED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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