2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 396

Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.

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

Andraca, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, 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 State Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
September 9, 2025	Assembly	Representative Arney added as a coauthor
August 29, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
August 29, 2025	Assembly	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

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.