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AB320Introduced in the Assembly

Increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)

Passed

Introduced by Scott Allen, District 82

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Official description

An Act to repeal 814.705 (2); to amend 59.32 (1), 814.60 (1), 814.61 (1) (a), 814.61 (1) (b), 814.61 (3), 814.61 (4), 814.61 (5) (am) (intro.), 814.61 (6), 814.61 (7) (a), 814.61 (7) (b), 814.61 (8) (am) 1. and 2., 814.61 (9), 814.61 (11), 814.61 (12) (a) 1., 814.61 (12) (c), 814.61 (13), 814.61 (13m), 814.61 (14), 814.615 (1) (a) 2., 814.615 (1) (a) 3., 814.62 (1), 814.62 (2), 814.62 (3) (a), 814.62 (4), 814.63 (1) (b), 814.63 (2), 814.65 (1), 814.66 (1) (a) 2., 814.66 (1) (b) 2., 814.66 (1) (c), 814.66 (1) (e), 814.66 (1) (f), 814.66 (1) (g), 814.66 (1) (i), 814.66 (1) (j), 814.66 (1) (k), 814.66 (1) (L), 814.66 (1) (n), 814.66 (1) (o), 814.66 (3), 814.67 (1) (a) 1., 814.67 (1) (a) 2., 814.67 (1) (am), 814.67 (1) (b) 1., 814.67 (1) (bg), 814.67 (1) (c) 1. (intro.), 814.68 (1) (a), 814.68 (2), 814.70 (1), 814.70 (2), 814.70 (3) (a), 814.70 (3) (b), 814.70 (4) (a), 814.70 (4) (b), 814.70 (7), 814.70 (8), 814.70 (9) (a) (intro.), 814.70 (9) (b), 814.70 (12), 814.72, 814.85 (1) (c), 814.85 (2), 814.86 (1) and 814.86 (2); to create 814.59, 814.595, 814.85 (3) and 814.86 (1s) of the statutes; Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)

Where it stands

Published 4-4-2026

April 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Read a third time and concurred in as amended · February 11, 2026

31

Yes

2

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

33 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Andre Jacque1Yes
Eric Wimberger2Yes
Timothy Carpenter3Yes
Dora Drake4Yes
Rob Hutton5Yes
LaTonya Johnson6Yes
Christopher Larson7No
Jodi Habush Sinykin8Yes
Devin LeMahieu9Yes
Rob Stafsholt10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor

  4. Fiscal estimate received

  5. Representative Goodwin withdrawn as a coauthor

  6. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  7. Public hearing held

  8. Representative Gundrum added as a coauthor

  9. Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  10. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  11. Executive action taken

  12. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

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

  14. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  15. Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Representative Kurtz added as a coauthor

  17. Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  18. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  19. Read a second time

  20. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  21. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  22. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Rules suspended

  26. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 65, Noes 32

  27. Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Received from Assembly

  29. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  30. Senator James added as a cosponsor

  31. Public hearing held

  32. Executive action taken

  33. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  34. Available for scheduling

  35. Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  36. Executive action taken

  37. Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  38. Available for scheduling

  39. Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  40. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  41. Read a second time

  42. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  43. Ordered to a third reading

  44. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  45. Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 31, Noes 2

  46. Ordered immediately messaged

  47. Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment1 adopted)

  48. Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  49. Action ordered immediately messaged

  50. Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026

  51. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  52. Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 179

  53. Published 4-4-2026

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