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WI SB 1165

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Relating to: creating an Office of Civil Legal Aid to be overseen by a Civil Legal Aid Board, providing a right to the appointment of counsel at state expense for residential tenants in eviction actions, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 1165 pass?

No. WI SB 1165 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 SB 1165 about?

WI SB 1165 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: creating an Office of Civil Legal Aid to be overseen by a Civil Legal Aid Board, providing a right to the appointment of counsel at state expense for residential tenants in eviction actions, and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 1165?

Drake, Larson, Roys are the primary sponsors of WI SB 1165.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Drakeprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Roysprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-19

    Introduced by Senators Roys, Larson and Drake; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Madison, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Arney, Bare, Goodwin, Mayadev, McCarville, Roe, Stroud, Tenorio, Anderson and Subeck

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-19

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb1165

Attribution

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