WI SB705 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
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]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
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 138.04; to create 100.56 and 757.43 of the statutes; Relating to: nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty.
Title
Nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty.
Sponsors
| Sen. Van Wanggaard [R] | Sen. Brad Pfaff [D] | Sen. Howard Marklein [R] | Rep. Ron Tusler [R] |
| Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R] | Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R] | Rep. Tara Johnson [D] | Rep. David Steffen [R] |
| Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Introduced |
Same As/Similar To
AB715 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
