WisconsinAB1902025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to renumber 19.37 (2) (a); to create 19.37 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.

Sponsored By: Scott Allen (Republican), Clinton Anderson (Democratic), David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Rob Swearingen (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Travis Tranel (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican)

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Attorney -- FeeCourt -- ProcedureMunicipalityPublic recordState agencies

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Scott Allen

    Republican • House

  • Clinton Anderson

    Democratic • House

  • David Armstrong

    Republican • House

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Republican • House

  • Joy Goeben

    Republican • House

  • Rick Gundrum

    Republican • House

  • Nate Gustafson

    Republican • House

  • Joel Kitchens

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Jeffrey Mursau

    Republican • House

  • Amanda Nedweski

    Republican • House

  • Todd Novak

    Republican • House

  • Jerry O'Connor

    Republican • House

  • Jessie Rodriguez

    Republican • House

  • David Steffen

    Republican • House

  • Rob Swearingen

    Republican • House

  • Paul Tittl

    Republican • House

  • Travis Tranel

    Republican • House

  • Ron Tusler

    Republican • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

  • Robert Wittke

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Jill Billings

    Democratic • House

  • Brienne Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Steve Doyle

    Democratic • House

  • Jodi Emerson

    Democratic • House

  • Dan Feyen

    Republican • Senate

  • Chris Kapenga

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Nass

    Republican • Senate

  • Romaine Quinn

    Republican • Senate

  • Melissa Ratcliff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kelda Roys

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mark Spreitzer

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rob Stafsholt

    Republican • Senate

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

  • Van Wanggaard

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

    3/19/2026House
  3. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

    3/19/2026House
  4. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

    3/10/2026House
  5. Representative Brown added as a coauthor

    3/6/2026House
  6. Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

    1/23/2026House
  7. Referred to committee on Rules

    7/8/2025House
  8. Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    7/8/2025House
  9. Executive action taken

    7/1/2025House
  10. Public hearing held

    6/25/2025House
  11. Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

    5/15/2025House
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    4/15/2025House
  13. Introduced by Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt and Tomczyk

    4/15/2025House

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