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Introduced
04/29/2025
04/29/2025
In Committee
04/29/2025
04/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Current law contains a law enforcement officers[ bill of rights that protects certain law enforcement officers[ rights relating to their engagement or lack of engagement in political activity, the manner in which they may be subject to interrogation, and their candidacy for public office and provides that a law enforcement officer may not be discharged; disciplined; demoted or denied promotion, transfer, or reassignment; or otherwise discriminated against in regard to employment for exercising such rights. Under current law, this bill of rights applies only to law enforcement officers employed by a city, village, town, or county. This bill applies the law enforcement officers[ bill of rights to any person employed by the state or by a city, village, town, or county for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances that he or she is employed to enforce.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to repeal Section 164.05 of the Wisconsin statutes, which currently contains the law enforcement officers' bill of rights. Under the existing law, this bill of rights protects law enforcement officers' rights related to political activities, interrogation procedures, and candidacy for public office. The current law prevents officers from being discharged, disciplined, demoted, or discriminated against in their employment for exercising these rights. Previously, this bill of rights applied only to law enforcement officers employed by cities, villages, towns, or counties. By repealing Section 164.05, the bill would effectively eliminate these existing protections for law enforcement officers across various levels of government in Wisconsin. The practical impact of this repeal would be to remove the specific legal safeguards that currently protect law enforcement officers from certain employment-related actions based on their exercise of specified rights.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (18)
Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R)*,
André Jacque (R)*,
Jesse James (R)*,
Howard Marklein (R)*,
Van Wanggaard (R)*,
David Armstrong (R),
Elijah Behnke (R),
Lindee Brill (R),
Robert Brooks (R),
Calvin Callahan (R),
Barbara Dittrich (R),
Cindi Duchow (R),
Joy Goeben (R),
Brent Jacobson (R),
Dean Kaufert (R),
Jerry O'Connor (R),
William Penterman (R),
Jim Piwowarczyk (R),
Last Action
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety (on 04/29/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb227 |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB227.pdf |
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