SB 191 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: requiring a subpoena to a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer served in official capacity to be served at the officer’s work address.

SB 191 requires courts to serve subpoenas for law enforcement officers, tribal law enforcement officers, public officers, or public employees at their workplace address - not their home address - when their testimony relates to official duties. This applies to all witnesses in these roles whose testimony concerns actions taken in their official capacity or employment. The bill specifies that subpoenas must be delivered by giving a copy to the individual at work, leaving it at the workplace, or presenting it to them there. It updates legal procedures to streamline service for these officials while clarifying that "address" for such testimony means their employer’s street address under defined circumstances.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Oct 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Signed Apr 6, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 150
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Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in
upper
Oct 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Oct 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in as amended
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Oct 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
lower
Aug 21, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
lower
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators James, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Subeck
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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