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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

Quick answers

Did WI AB 320 pass?

Yes. WI AB 320 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-03. 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

  1. 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

  2. 2025-07-08

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-07-29

    Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-09-18

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-09-23

    Representative Goodwin withdrawn as a coauthor

    withdrawal

  6. 2025-09-25

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-09-25

    Public hearing held

  8. 2025-10-17

    Representative Gundrum added as a coauthor

  9. 2025-12-03

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  10. 2026-01-06

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2026-01-08

    Executive action taken

  12. 2026-01-08

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  13. 2026-01-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-01-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-01-14

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-01-15

    Representative Kurtz added as a coauthor

  17. 2026-01-20

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

  18. 2026-01-20

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

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2026-01-22

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  20. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

    amendment-withdrawal

  21. 2026-01-22

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

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  23. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  24. 2026-01-22

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  25. 2026-01-22

    Rules suspended

  26. 2026-01-22

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

    passage,reading-3

  27. 2026-01-22

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. 2026-01-22

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  29. 2026-01-26

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  30. 2026-01-28

    Senator James added as a cosponsor

  31. 2026-01-28

    Public hearing held

  32. 2026-02-02

    Executive action taken

  33. 2026-02-02

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-02-02

    Available for scheduling

  35. 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

  36. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  37. 2026-02-03

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  39. 2026-02-09

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

  40. 2026-02-10

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

    amendment-introduction

  41. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  42. 2026-02-11

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  43. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  44. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  45. 2026-02-11

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

    passage,reading-3

  46. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  47. 2026-02-12

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

    amendment-passage,passage,receipt

  48. 2026-02-18

    Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  49. 2026-02-18

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  50. 2026-02-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026

    enrolled

  51. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  52. 2026-04-03

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

    executive-signature

  53. 2026-04-03

    Published 4-4-2026

    became-law

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

Related bills

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Official source

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

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