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WI AB 190

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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.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 190 pass?

No. WI AB 190 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). 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.

Introduced
2025-04-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-15

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-06-25

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-07-01

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-07-08

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-07-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-23

    Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  9. 2026-03-06

    Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  10. 2026-03-10

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  11. 2026-03-19

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  12. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  13. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    2025-07-08 · pass · 9-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab190

Attribution

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