2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 1195

Relating to: creating an Office of Civil Legal Aid to be overseen by a Civil Legal Aid Board, providing a right to the appointment of counsel at state expense for residential tenants in eviction actions, and making an appropriation. (FE)

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 19

Prime sponsors

Anderson, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Judiciary (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 3

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Madison, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Arney, Bare, Goodwin, Mayadev, McCarville, Roe, Stroud, Tenorio, Anderson and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Larson and Drake

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.