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WI SB 397

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Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 397 pass?

No. WI SB 397 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 397 about?

WI SB 397 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 397?

Carpenter, Spreitzer, Ratcliff and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 397.

Introduced
2025-08-25
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Carpenterprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Larsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-25

    Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Andraca, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs and Tenorio

    introduction

  2. 2025-08-25

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-09-09

    Representative Arney added as a cosponsor

  4. 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/sb397

Attribution

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