# Wisconsin AB396: An Act to amend 13.124 (1) (b), 13.124 (2) (b) and 13.124 (3) (b); to create 13.124 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.

Wisconsin AB396, An Act to amend 13.124 (1) (b), 13.124 (2) (b) and 13.124 (3) (b); to create 13.124 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic) and 16 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 AB396
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 13.124 (1) (b), 13.124 (2) (b) and 13.124 (3) (b); to create 13.124 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-29
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Attorney, Justice, Department of, Legislature
- 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: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-09-09: Representative Arney added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-08-29: Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs (House)
- 2025-08-29: Introduced by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Andraca, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB396), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB396.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB396)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB396.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB396-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).