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Courts & civil law 173 measures

Courts, civil procedure, torts, property, family law, probate and contracts.

173 Measures19 Became law47 Passed a chamber101 In committee6 Vetoed

Measures 47

StatusAll Became law Vetoed To the governor Passed a chamber In committee IntroducedSortMomentum Latest action

MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
AB 912Relating to: an audiovisual recording of a child’s statement admitted as evidence.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 242Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 362Relating to: requiring cardiac emergency response plans for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property or at school-sponsored athletic events. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 794Relating to: independent contractor healthcare workers and healthcare worker platforms.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 546Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 190Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 834Relating to: courtroom supports for and sealing the identifying information of child victims and child witnesses of human trafficking crimes. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 26Relating to: battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 640Relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 456Relating to: a tax credit for aviation biofuel manufacturing, authorizing the state to contract public debt for an aviation biofuel project grant, and making…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 9Relating to: allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 526Relating to: certain airport improvement contracts. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 218Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee, grants under the land information program, real property recording notification…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 706Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for personal farm property or household goods sold by auction on the Internet. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 137Relating to: maximum life and allocation period for Tax Incremental District Number 9 in the village of DeForest and the total value of taxable property that…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 712Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for personal farm property or household goods sold by auction on the Internet. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 473Relating to: postloss assignment of rights or benefits under property insurance policies to residential contractors and providing a penalty. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 394Relating to: damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 411Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project, funding for the veterans housing and recovery program…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 509Relating to: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 34Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 647Relating to: fraudulent claims for unclaimed property and providing a penalty. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 654Relating to: exempting persons engaged in certain contract research services from the sales and use tax. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 768Relating to: independent contractor healthcare workers and healthcare worker platforms.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 189Relating to: an optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 194Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 514Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 185Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 195Relating to: revoking a transfer of real property on death, obtaining evidence of the termination of a decedent’s property interests, disbursing deposits after…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 80Relating to: statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 470Relating to: increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court action. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 216Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee, grants under the land information program, real property recording notification…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 742Relating to: regulation of lease-purchase agreements for personal property and creating a cause of action.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 545Relating to: manufactured home sales and certificates of title and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services related…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 831Relating to: recording and taxation of real property containing a building, improvement, or fixture and consisting of no land. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 22Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 185Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 584Relating to: a property tax exemption for prefabricated recreational structures. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 94Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 333Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 157Relating to: prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 983Relating to: surplus property held by the Department of Transportation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 519Relating to: the operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 813Relating to: recording and taxation of real property containing a building, improvement, or fixture and consisting of no land. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 528Relating to: certain airport improvement contracts. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 1059Relating to: depositing tires on private property and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 317Relating to: requiring cardiac emergency response plans for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property or at school-sponsored athletic events. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50

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