WI AB 447
deadRelating to: the use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 447 pass?
No. WI AB 447 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 447 about?
WI AB 447 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 447?
Tranel, Wichgers, Subeck and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 447.
- Introduced
- 2025-09-19
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Tranelprimary
- Wichgersprimary
- Subeckprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Nedweskiprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Melotikprimary
- Maxeyprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Kitchensprimary
- Kaufertprimary
- B. Jacobsonprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Franklinprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Novakprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-09-19
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Subeck, Wichgers and Tranel; cosponsored by Senators James and Marklein
introduction
2025-09-19
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-09-22
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
2025-10-06
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-11-05
Public hearing held
2025-11-18
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
2026-01-08
Executive action taken
2026-01-08
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2026-01-14
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-22
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
2026-01-22
Laid on the table
deferral
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2026-01-14 · pass · 8-0
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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