Dianne Hesselbein

Voted for Senate Bill 825, which lets major highway projects clear environmental review earlier with less federal involvement. The Senate passed it 24-9 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 110.

February 18, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted against Senate Bill 420, a bill to bar local governments from passing rights of nature ordinances. The Senate passed it 19-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted against Assembly Bill 211, a bill to exempt some cigar and pipe bars from Wisconsin's indoor smoking ban. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted against Senate Bill 184, a bill to bar governments from restricting vehicles or devices because of the energy source that powers them. The Senate passed it 18-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

June 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted against Assembly Bill 165, a bill to bar local governments from spending their own money on guaranteed income programs. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

November 18, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against Senate Bill 389, a bill to end the automatic yearly $325 per pupil increase in school district revenue limits after 2026. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

November 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted against Senate Bill 431, a bill to widen when employers may turn someone away because of a pending criminal charge. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against Assembly Bill 595, a bill to require daily voter list checks against license, death and felony records. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

March 17, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 176, a bill to give companies a 6.32 percent tax credit on broadband expansion money from 2026 through 2030. The Senate accepted the Assembly's rewrite 20-13, but the governor vetoed the bill and no override followed, so it never became law.

March 17, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 461, a bill to let taxpayers subtract overtime pay from Wisconsin taxable income. The Senate agreed to it 21-12, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

March 17, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 180, which orders the state to seek federal permission to stop candy and soft drinks being bought with FoodShare. The Senate agreed to it 25-8 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 116.

March 17, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 287, a bill to require government agencies to check every new hire through E-Verify. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the Assembly did not vote on it before the session's last floor period ended, so it never became law.

February 18, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 673, a bill to bar state-funded facilities from using genetic sequencers made in foreign adversary countries. The Senate agreed to it 20-13, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 18, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 663, a bill to restrict University of Wisconsin partnerships with foreign adversary countries. The Senate agreed to it 19-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 18, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 415, a bill to bar state devices from opening apps or AI tools controlled by a foreign adversary. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 18, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 672, a bill to make harassing dissidents or journalists on behalf of a foreign government a crime. The Senate agreed to it 19-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 18, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 384, a bill to require the same care for a child born alive after an attempted abortion as any newborn. The Senate passed it 17-16, but the Assembly did not vote on it before the session's last floor period ended, so it never became law.

February 11, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 102, a bill making college sports teams men's, women's or coed by sex at birth and barring men from women's teams. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 11, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 100, a bill making school sports teams boys, girls or coed by sex at birth and barring boys from girls' teams. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 11, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 104, a bill to bar gender transition medical treatment for anyone under 18. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 11, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 103, a bill to require school policies keeping pupils' legal names and pronouns unless a parent files a notarized request. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 11, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 614, a bill to write a teacher's authority to remove a disruptive pupil from class into state law. The Senate agreed to it 19-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

February 11, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 223, which requires people who collect nomination paper signatures to be Wisconsin voters. The Senate agreed to it 19-14 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 126.

February 11, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 167, a bill to widen what counts as misconduct that disqualifies a worker from unemployment benefits. The Senate agreed to it 18-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

January 21, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 36, a bill to let taxpayers subtract tips from Wisconsin taxable income for 2025 through 2028. The Senate passed it 21-12, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

January 21, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 610, a bill to add homeless shelters to the places where dealing drugs carries an extra penalty. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

January 21, 2026

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Voted against Assembly Bill 457, a bill to bar school boards from asking voters for money until their state financial reports are current. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

January 21, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 394, a bill to make damaging a historical monument on public property a felony. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the Assembly did not vote on it before the session's last floor period ended, so it never became law.

November 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 16, a bill to bar school districts from joining an athletic association that ignores open records laws. The Senate passed it 22-11, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

November 18, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 308, a bill to bar public money from paying for health care for people not lawfully present in the United States. The Senate agreed to it 21-12, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

November 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 432, a bill to widen who must report child abuse and what must go to the police. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

November 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 532, a bill to stop University of Wisconsin campuses charging extra fees for online-only courses. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

November 18, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 169, a bill to make unemployment claimants report every job offer and interview each week. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

October 14, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 168, a bill to tighten identity checks and fraud controls in unemployment insurance. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

October 14, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 162, a bill to make state job training programs track and publish how well they work. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

October 14, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 5, a bill to make school boards post their adopted textbook lists online and let residents inspect them. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

October 14, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 35, which lets a candidate withdraw from the ballot after filing by paying a fee. The Senate agreed to it 19-14 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 43.

October 14, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 94, a bill to make urging or organizing a riot a felony. The Senate passed it 18-14, but the Assembly did not vote on it before the session's last floor period ended, so it never became law.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 41, a bill to create school safety grants of up to $20,000, with the funding removed before the vote. The Senate passed it 18-14, but the Assembly did not vote on it before the session's last floor period ended, so it never became law.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 10, a bill to make every public high school let military recruiters into common areas. The Senate passed it 18-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 87, a bill to require immediate restitution from human traffickers and add related penalties. The Senate agreed to it 18-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 85, a bill to make the state recommend revoking supervision whenever a person is charged with a crime. The Senate agreed to it 18-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 279, which funds grants for police agencies to buy a real-time data-sharing platform. The Senate passed it 17-15 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 58.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 106, which creates a new kind of inpatient psychiatric treatment center for children and young people under 21. The Senate passed it 18-14 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 9.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 108, which sets up a statewide online system for sharing a child's mental health safety plan. The Senate passed it 18-14 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 10.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 182, which funds grants to technical colleges to train more emergency medical workers. The Senate passed it 18-14 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 35.

June 18, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 73, a bill to write treatment court and commercial court dockets into state law. The Senate agreed to it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

May 15, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 146, a bill to bar anyone convicted of a violent felony from ever changing their name. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

May 15, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 56, which lets the state forgive loans to private water utilities used to replace lead service lines. The Senate passed it 17-16 and it became law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 8.

May 15, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 76, a bill to limit what prosecutors can do with domestic abuse, sexual assault and other listed charges. The Senate passed it 18-15, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

April 22, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 4, a bill to set state rules for direct primary care subscription agreements. The Senate passed it 18-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

March 18, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 25, a bill to bar private criminal complaints against police officers over deaths once the district attorney declines. The Senate passed it 19-13, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

March 18, 2025

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Voted against Assembly Bill 1, a bill to make school report cards use the same score cutoffs and definitions every year. The Senate agreed to it 18-14, but the governor vetoed the bill and the Legislature did not override the veto, so it never became law.

March 18, 2025

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On 2023-10-16, Senator Dianne Hesselbein joined the Wisconsin Supreme Court Democratic Senator Respondents' initial brief in the redistricting case 2023AP001399, filed in her official capacity as a Wisconsin senator.

October 16, 2023

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