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WI AB 296

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Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2025-05-30
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Tuslerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-30

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton and Wanggaard

    introduction

  2. 2025-05-30

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-09-05

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler

    amendment-introduction

  4. 2025-10-08

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-11-20

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-11-20

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-11-20

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-13

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

  10. 2026-02-11

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tusler

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2026-02-19

    Laid on the table

    deferral

  12. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

    2025-11-20 · pass · 7-3

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-11-20 · pass · 10-0

Related bills

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