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WI SB 705

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Relating to: nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 705 pass?

No. WI SB 705 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 705 about?

WI SB 705 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 705?

Marklein, Pfaff, Wanggaard are the primary sponsors of WI SB 705, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-12-02
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Markleinprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Tuslercosponsor
  • Piwowarczykcosponsor
  • Mursaucosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Steffencosponsor
  • O'Connorcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2026-01-07

    Public hearing held

  3. 2025-12-02

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  4. 2025-12-02

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Pfaff and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Johnson, Steffen and O'Connor

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb705

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