2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 779

Relating to: increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (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 9

Prime sponsors

Allen, B. Jacobson, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman

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 (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 13

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Laid on the table
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
February 13, 2026	Assembly	Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
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 8, Noes 0
January 14, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken
January 13, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
January 7, 2026	Assembly	Public hearing held
January 6, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
December 17, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
December 17, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, B. Jacobson, Allen, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Murphy and Penterman; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

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.