WI AB 190
deadRelating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WI AB 190 pass?
No. WI AB 190 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI AB 190 about?
WI AB 190 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 190?
Allen, Wittke, Wichgers and 20 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 190, joined by 9 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-15
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Allenprimary
- Wittkeprimary
- Wichgersprimary
- Tuslerprimary
- Tranelprimary
- Tittlprimary
- Steffenprimary
- Rodriguezprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Nedweskiprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Kitchensprimary
- Gustafsonprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Goebenprimary
- Franklinprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Armstrongprimary
- Andersonprimary
- Swearingenprimary
- Novakprimary
- Wanggaardcosponsor
- Feyencosponsor
- Kapengacosponsor
- Nasscosponsor
- Quinncosponsor
- Royscosponsor
- Spreitzercosponsor
- Stafsholtcosponsor
- Tomczykcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2026-03-19
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
2026-03-19
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
2026-03-10
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
2026-03-06
Representative Brown added as a coauthor
2026-01-23
Representative Doyle added as a coauthor
2025-07-08
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-07-08
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-01
Executive action taken
2025-06-25
Public hearing held
2025-05-15
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
2025-04-15
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-15
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt and Tomczyk
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0
2025-07-08 · pass · 9-0
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