SB 1942025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 194
Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
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 9
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 Rules, Senate Judiciary and Public Safety (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 20
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Assembly | Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| March 10, 2026 | Assembly | Representative Billings added as a cosponsor |
| March 6, 2026 | Assembly | Representative Brown added as a cosponsor |
| January 23, 2026 | Assembly | Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor |
| May 27, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to committee on Rules |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Read a second time |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Senators Ratcliff and Carpenter added as coauthors |
| May 15, 2025 | Assembly | Received from Senate |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Read a third time and passed |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Senator Drake added as a coauthor |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, Kapenga, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke and Allen |
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.