Gov. Tony Evers signed 19 bills into law on Friday, October 31, advancing a range of bipartisan measures related to public safety, mental health response, transportation, and government operations. He also issued vetoes on several others, including Senate Bill 25.

Among the new laws:

• 2025 Wisconsin Act 41 (SB 309) provides liability protection for 911 dispatchers who transfer calls to the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct. The law aims to strengthen coordination between emergency services and mental-health crisis counselors.
• 2025 Wisconsin Act 46 (AB 78) allows local governments to authorize law enforcement to impound vehicles used in reckless driving incidents until all fines and fees are paid, while ensuring stolen vehicles are promptly returned to their owners.
• 2025 Wisconsin Act 37 (SB 66) bans the use or sale of license-plate concealment devices, with penalties including fines or short-term imprisonment.
• 2025 Wisconsin Act 39 (SB 159) clarifies rules for blue and red lights on police vehicles, allowing them on the front, rear, and sides to improve visibility and safety.
• 2025 Wisconsin Act 44 (AB 65) adds intent to commit misdemeanor battery or battery to an unborn child to the state’s burglary statute, aligning penalties for property crimes involving potential physical harm.

Other measures signed include:

• Act 38, exempting real-estate transfers between grandparents and grandchildren from transfer fees;
• Act 40, allowing certain divorces or separations to proceed by affidavit to aid domestic-abuse victims and reduce court backlogs;
• Act 43, allowing candidates to withdraw from a ballot before an election;
• Act 45, directing the Department of Justice to create a public data dashboard on criminal-justice metrics; and
• Act 47, updating procedures for nominating presidential electors.

In addition to the 19 new laws, Gov. Evers vetoed several bills, including Senate Bill 25, which would have prohibited local governments from restricting the sale or use of specific energy sources such as natural gas. In his veto message, the governor said the bill would limit local decision-making and constrain community efforts to pursue clean-energy or sustainability goals.

The full list of enacted laws and veto messages is available on the governor’s website.