2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 514

Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE)

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

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

Sponsors 18

Prime sponsors

Allen, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Kurtz, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, O'Connor, Steffen

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, Assembly Rules, Senate Organization (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 26

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 6, 2026	Senate	Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
February 25, 2026	Senate	Available for scheduling
February 25, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
February 23, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and passed
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Made a special order of business at 11:25 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
February 16, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
January 23, 2026	Assembly	Representative Duchow added as a coauthor
January 21, 2026	Assembly	Representatives Maxey and Krug added as coauthors
January 15, 2026	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
January 15, 2026	Assembly	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
January 15, 2026	Assembly	Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2
January 14, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken
January 7, 2026	Assembly	Public hearing held
December 5, 2025	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
December 1, 2025	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
October 31, 2025	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
October 15, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
October 15, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Kurtz, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, O'Connor and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger

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.