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WI AB 514

in committee

Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 514 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 514 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 514 about?

WI AB 514 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 514?

Knodl, O'Connor, Neylon and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 514, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-10-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Knodlprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Franklinprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Kurtzprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Wimbergercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

  2. 2026-03-06

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-02-25

    Available for scheduling

  4. 2026-02-25

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  6. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  7. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  10. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  11. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  12. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:25 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  14. 2026-02-16

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

    amendment-introduction

  15. 2026-01-23

    Representative Duchow added as a coauthor

  16. 2026-01-21

    Representatives Maxey and Krug added as coauthors

  17. 2026-01-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-01-15

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-01-15

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-01-14

    Executive action taken

  21. 2026-01-07

    Public hearing held

  22. 2025-12-05

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2025-12-01

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  24. 2025-10-31

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  25. 2025-10-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    reading-1,referral-committee

  26. 2025-10-15

    Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Kurtz, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, O'Connor and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2026-01-15 · pass · 8-0

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

    2026-01-15 · pass · 6-2

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