2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 397

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 5

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer

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: Senate Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development (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	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
September 9, 2025	Senate	Representative Arney added as a cosponsor
August 25, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
August 25, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Andraca, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs and Tenorio

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.