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WI AB 320

enacted

Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 320 pass?

Yes. WI AB 320 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): Published 4-4-2026

What is WI AB 320 about?

WI AB 320 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 320?

Melotik, Steffen, Piwowarczyk and 13 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 320.

Introduced
2025-07-08
Latest action
2026-04-03 — Published 4-4-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Melotikprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brooksprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Allenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-03

    Published 4-4-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-04-03

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 179

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-02-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026

    enrolled

  5. 2026-02-18

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  6. 2026-02-18

    Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  7. 2026-02-12

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment1 adopted)

    amendment-passage,passage,receipt

  8. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  9. 2026-02-11

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 31, Noes 2

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  12. 2026-02-11

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  13. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2026-02-10

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

    amendment-introduction

  15. 2026-02-09

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  17. 2026-02-03

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  19. 2026-02-02

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-02

    Available for scheduling

  21. 2026-02-02

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-02-02

    Executive action taken

  23. 2026-01-28

    Public hearing held

  24. 2026-01-28

    Senator James added as a cosponsor

  25. 2026-01-26

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  26. 2026-01-22

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  27. 2026-01-22

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. 2026-01-22

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 65, Noes 32

    passage,reading-3

  29. 2026-01-22

    Rules suspended

  30. 2026-01-22

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  31. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  32. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  33. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

    amendment-introduction

  34. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

    amendment-withdrawal

  35. 2026-01-22

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  36. 2026-01-20

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

    amendment-introduction

  37. 2026-01-20

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  38. 2026-01-15

    Representative Kurtz added as a coauthor

  39. 2026-01-14

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-01-14

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2026-01-14

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-01-08

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  43. 2026-01-08

    Executive action taken

  44. 2026-01-06

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

    amendment-introduction

  45. 2025-12-03

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  46. 2025-10-17

    Representative Gundrum added as a coauthor

  47. 2025-09-25

    Public hearing held

  48. 2025-09-25

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

    amendment-introduction

  49. 2025-09-23

    Representative Goodwin withdrawn as a coauthor

    withdrawal

  50. 2025-09-18

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  51. 2025-07-29

    Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor

  52. 2025-07-08

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    reading-1,referral-committee

  53. 2025-07-08

    Introduced by Representatives Allen, O'Connor, Donovan, Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Melotik; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2

    2026-01-14 · pass · 6-2

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2

    2026-01-14 · pass · 6-2

  • PASSAGE

    2026-01-22 · pass · 65-32

    Member-level votes (97)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: yes
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2026-02-02 · pass · 8-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-02-03 · pass · 15-0

  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-02-11 · pass · 31-2

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • DRAKE: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • HESSELBEIN: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • WIRCH: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • LARSON: no
    • NASS: no

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab320

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