WI AB779 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 10)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

An Act to amend 421.202 (6), 799.01 (1) (c), 799.01 (1) (cr) and 799.01 (1) (d) (intro.); to create 799.01 (3) of the statutes; Relating to: increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE)

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Title

Increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE)

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-23HouseFailed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-17HouseLaid on the table
2026-02-17HouseFiscal estimate received
2026-02-13HouseWithdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
2026-01-15HouseReferred to committee on Rules
2026-01-15HouseReport passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2026-01-15HouseReport Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2026-01-14HouseExecutive action taken
2026-01-13HouseAssembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
2026-01-07HousePublic hearing held
2026-01-06HouseAssembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
2025-12-17HouseRead first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-12-17HouseIntroduced

Same As/Similar To

SB787 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-20 - Published 3-21-2026

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