# Wisconsin AB171: An Act to repeal 757.07 (4m) (a); to renumber 757.07 (6); to renumber and amend 59.43 (1r); to amend 757.07 (1) (g) 1., 757.07 (1) (i), 757.07 (1) (k), 757.07 (2) (a), 757.07 (4) (b) 1. a., 757.07 (4) (b) 2., 757.07 (4) (d), 757.07 (4) (e) 1., 757.07 (4m) (b) and 757.07 (5) (b); to create 59.43 (1r) (b) 3., 757.07 (1) (am), 757.07 (1) (em), 757.07 (1) (im), 757.07 (2) (c), 757.07 (4) (e) 2. d., 757.07 (4m) (c) and 757.07 (6) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers.

Wisconsin AB171, An Act to repeal 757.07 (4m) (a); to renumber 757.07 (6); to renumber and amend 59.43 (1r); to amend 757.07 (1) (g) 1., 757.07 (1) (i), 757.07 (1) (k), 757.07 (2) (a), 757.07 (4) (b) 1. a., 757.07 (4) (b) 2., 757.07 (4) (d), 757.07 (4) (e) 1., 757.07 (4m) (b) and 757.07 (5) (b); to create 59.43 (1r) (b) 3., 757.07 (1) (am), 757.07 (1) (em), 757.07 (1) (im), 757.07 (2) (c), 757.07 (4) (e) 2. d., 757.07 (4m) (c) and 757.07 (6) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican) and 6 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB171
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to repeal 757.07 (4m) (a); to renumber 757.07 (6); to renumber and amend 59.43 (1r); to amend 757.07 (1) (g) 1., 757.07 (1) (i), 757.07 (1) (k), 757.07 (2) (a), 757.07 (4) (b) 1. a., 757.07 (4) (b) 2., 757.07 (4) (d), 757.07 (4) (e) 1., 757.07 (4m) (b) and 757.07 (5) (b); to create 59.43 (1r) (b) 3., 757.07 (1) (am), 757.07 (1) (em), 757.07 (1) (im), 757.07 (2) (c), 757.07 (4) (e) 2. d., 757.07 (4m) (c) and 757.07 (6) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Ron Tusler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Data processing -- Privacy issues, Judge, Privacy, Register of deeds, State agencies, Supreme Court
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-06-24: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-06-24: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-06-20: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025 (House)
- 2025-06-18: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-05-29: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-05-29: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-29: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-29: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-21: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-05-20: LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1) (House)
- 2025-05-19: Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler (House)
- 2025-05-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-05-07: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler (House)
- 2025-04-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-04-09: Introduced by Representatives Tusler, O'Connor, Gundrum, Mursau, Penterman, Kreibich, Murphy, Sinicki and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB171), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB171.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB171)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB171.pdf)

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