# Wisconsin AB807: An Act to create 59.42 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: office of county board counsel in certain counties. (FE)

Wisconsin AB807, An Act to create 59.42 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: office of county board counsel in certain counties. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican) and 6 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB807
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 59.42 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: office of county board counsel in certain counties. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-23
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Clint Moses (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Attorney, County -- Officers
- 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: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read a third time and passed (House)
- 2026-02-19: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-19: Representative Clancy added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-19: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-02-19: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read a second time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Made a special order of business at 11:31 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-05: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 2 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ortiz-Velez (House)
- 2026-01-21: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ortiz-Velez (House)
- 2026-01-21: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-07: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-23: Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-12-23: Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Ortiz-Velez, Moses, Krug, Miresse, Goodwin, Murphy, Taylor and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Amendment 1, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB807-ASA1-AA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB807-ASA1-AA1.pdf)
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 1, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB807-ASA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB807-ASA1.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB807), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB807.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB807-ASA1-AA1)
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB807-ASA1-AA1.pdf)
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB807-ASA1)
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB807-ASA1.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB807)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB807.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB807-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).