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WI SB 1160

Relating to: attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations and providing a penalty. (FE)

In brief

WI SB 1160 is a state bill in WI: “Relating to: attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations and providing a penalty. (FE)”. It was introduced on Mar 19, 2026 in the Senate, during the 2025 session. Its status at our last check, on Oct 28, 2026: failed or withdrawn. The latest action we have (Mar 23, 2026) reads: “Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1”. Its sponsors are L. Johnson (Democratic), Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Larson (Democratic), Ratcliff (Democratic), Roys (Democratic), Spreitzer (Democratic), with 10 cosponsors. CSWH lists it under the cause Structural racism. The facts here come from State legislature (docs.legis.wisconsin.gov) and Open States (openstates.org); the bill's own text there is the authority.

Where it stands

Status
Failed or withdrawn
Latest action
Mar 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Sponsors
  • L. Johnson (Democratic)
  • Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic)
  • Larson (Democratic)
  • Ratcliff (Democratic)
  • Roys (Democratic)
  • Spreitzer (Democratic)
  • Mayadev (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Udell (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Clancy (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Hong (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Hysell (Democratic), cosponsor
  • Miresse (Democratic), cosponsor
10 cosponsors in all
Started in
Senate
Introduced
Mar 19, 2026
Session
2025

Our summary: WI SB 1160 on attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 on 2026-03-23. (written by our daily update from the source; the bill's text is the authority)

Sources

Checked by our daily update on Oct 28, 2026.

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