Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
AB 1056 is a comprehensive rewrite of Wisconsin's criminal justice laws that creates new funding streams for community policing ($10 million), officer recruitment/retention ($5 million), and violence prevention ($5 million). The bill reorganizes legal provisions related to firearm transfers, domestic violence, sexual assault, hate crimes reporting, and victim services, while establishing specific funding amounts for the address confidentiality program ($180,200). It modifies reimbursement processes for counties providing victim-witness services and creates new alternatives to prosecution for individuals with substance use disorders. The legislation directly affects law enforcement agencies, victims' services providers, and individuals seeking substance use treatment instead of traditional criminal prosecution.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives McGuire, Vining, Andraca, Bare, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Johnson, Miresse, Neubauer, Prado, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Udell and Sheehan;
cosponsored by Senators Roys, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer
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15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Deb Andraca
DDemocratic
P
Greta Neubauer
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Joe Sheehan
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Robyn Vining
DDemocratic
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Sequanna Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Tara Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Tip McGuire
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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