Wisconsin Senate
Van Wanggaard
Republican. Senate, district 21.
Emailsen.wanggaard@legis.wisconsin.gov
contactOfficial record 1https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/legislators/senate/1531
officialOfficial record 2https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/legislators/senate/1925
officialOfficial record 3https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/senate/2118
officialOfficial record 4https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/senate/2438
officialOfficial record 5https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/senate/2832
officialOfficial record 6https://legis.wi.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Senate&district=21
officialOfficial record 7https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/21/wanggaard
officialOfficial record 8https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/21/wanggaard/
officialBills they sponsored
47 bills sponsored this session
Allowing more than 35 percent of the area within a tax incremental district in the Village of Somers to be used for residential useSB 1033 · this session · introduced Feb 17, 2026
S - Transportation and Local GovernmentExpanding the Office of School Safety to cover technical colleges and campus safety plans for technical collegesSB 928 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2026
S - Judiciary and Public SafetyThe administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examinersSB 862 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)The civil causes of action for human trafficking and trafficking a childSB 849 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026
S - Judiciary and Public SafetyA sales and use tax exemption for sales of movie theater projectorsSB 812 · this session · introduced Jan 2, 2026
S - Available for SchedulingOffice of county board counsel in certain countiesSB 800 · this session · introduced Dec 30, 2025
S - Transportation and Local GovernmentCreating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust FundsSB 788 · this session · introduced Dec 22, 2025
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentIncreasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actionsSB 787 · this session · introduced Dec 22, 2025
S - Enacted into lawIntentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penaltySB 782 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2025
S - Enacted into lawIndependent contractor healthcare workers and healthcare worker platformsSB 768 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2025
S - Available for SchedulingEligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs programSB 767 · this session · introduced Dec 12, 2025
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentNonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penaltySB 705 · this session · introduced Dec 2, 2025
S - Judiciary and Public SafetyResolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistaSB 577 · this session · introduced Oct 24, 2025
S - Available for SchedulingSexual assault forensic examination compensationSB 575 · this session · introduced Oct 24, 2025
S - Enacted into lawNonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penaltySB 537 · this session · introduced Oct 17, 2025
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Increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court actionSB 470 · this session · introduced Oct 2, 2025
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)Admissibility of expert witness testimonySB 459 · this session · introduced Oct 2, 2025
S - Enacted into lawDiscrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment lawSB 431 · this session · introduced Sep 29, 2025
S - Veto sustainedTeacher preparatory programsSB 424 · this session · introduced Sep 12, 2025
S - Veto sustainedThe time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpseSB 423 · this session · introduced Sep 12, 2025
S - Enacted into lawRequiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penaltySB 414 · this session · introduced Sep 4, 2025
S - Available for SchedulingIncreasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflationSB 333 · this session · introduced Jun 19, 2025
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)Prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individualsSB 311 · this session · introduced Jun 4, 2025
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)Grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platformsSB 279 · this session · introduced May 22, 2025
S - Enacted into lawSunset of the community-oriented policing-house grant programSB 278 · this session · introduced May 22, 2025
S - Enacted into lawThe right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officialsSB 270 · this session · introduced May 20, 2025
S - Veto sustainedHuman trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penaltySB 266 · this session · introduced May 20, 2025
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devicesSB 248 · this session · introduced May 9, 2025
S - Enacted into lawA special observance day in schools for Armenian Genocide Awareness DaySB 246 · this session · introduced May 9, 2025
S - EducationResidency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitionsSB 220 · this session · introduced Apr 25, 2025
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentLimiting liability relating to traffic control devices for manufacturers and othersSB 209 · this session · introduced Apr 16, 2025
S - Judiciary and Public SafetyObtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in courtSB 194 · this session · introduced Apr 14, 2025
A - RulesPrivacy protections for judicial officersSB 169 · this session · introduced Apr 3, 2025
S - Enacted into lawRequirements for lighting on police vehiclesSB 159 · this session · introduced Mar 27, 2025
S - Enacted into lawInterpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedingsSB 147 · this session · introduced Mar 21, 2025
A - RulesProhibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penaltySB 146 · this session · introduced Mar 21, 2025
S - Veto sustainedMaximum life and allocation period for Tax Incremental District Number 9 in the village of DeForest and the total value of taxable property that may be included in tax incremental financing districts created in the villaSB 133 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentThe distribution of certain material on the InternetSB 130 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriationSB 99 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
S - Available for SchedulingThe requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schoolsSB 100 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
S - Judiciary and Public SafetyRegistration plate concealment devices and providing a penaltySB 66 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
S - Enacted into lawImpoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offensesSB 65 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)Injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penaltySB 64 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)Withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penaltySB 34 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)Required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteriaSB 30 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
S - EducationA sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safesSB 12 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
S - Available for SchedulingBattery or threat to jurors and providing a penaltySB 5 · this session · introduced Jan 24, 2025
S - Enacted into lawHow they voted
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