AB 75 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data. (FE)

AB 75 (now Wisconsin Act 45) requires the Wisconsin Department of Justice to collect and report criminal case data using an interactive dashboard that excludes personally identifiable information about defendants. The bill amends existing requirements by replacing terms like "charging recommendation" with "arrest charge" and mandates the dashboard be available by January 1, 2026. It directly affects the Department of Justice’s data collection processes and ensures transparency while protecting defendant privacy. The law was enacted after Governor approval on October 31, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Signed Oct 31, 2025
Floor votes · Assembly Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Oct 31, 2025
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 45
lower
Sep 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 concurred in
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)
lower
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in as amended
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Hutton
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 3, Noes 1
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Wichgers and Rodriguez; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Bradley, James, Nass and Tomczyk
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors