2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 787

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

Enacted Last action March 20, 2026: Published 3-21-2026

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

Sponsors 1

Prime sponsor

Wanggaard

Status

Enacted as of March 20, 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 31

Date	Chamber	Action
March 20, 2026	Senate	Published 3-21-2026
March 20, 2026	Senate	Report approved by the Governor on 3-20-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 105
March 18, 2026	Senate	Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
February 26, 2026	Senate	Report correctly enrolled
February 18, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly concurred in
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and concurred in
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 17, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
February 13, 2026	Assembly	Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
February 13, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
February 12, 2026	Assembly	Received from Senate
February 11, 2026	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
February 11, 2026	Senate	Read a third time and passed
February 11, 2026	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
February 11, 2026	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
February 11, 2026	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
February 11, 2026	Senate	Read a second time
February 9, 2026	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
February 9, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
February 2, 2026	Senate	Available for scheduling
February 2, 2026	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
February 2, 2026	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
February 2, 2026	Senate	Executive action taken
January 28, 2026	Senate	Public hearing held
January 22, 2026	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
January 7, 2026	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
December 22, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
December 22, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, B. Jacobson, Allen, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Murphy and Penterman

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.