Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB 190
Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Allen (Republican)
- Wittke (Republican)
- Wichgers (Republican)
- Tusler (Republican)
- Tranel (Republican)
- Tittl (Republican)
- Steffen (Republican)
- Rodriguez (Republican)
- O'Connor (Republican)
- Nedweski (Republican)
- Mursau (Republican)
- Murphy (Republican)
- Knodl (Republican)
- Kitchens (Republican)
- Gustafson (Republican)
- Gundrum (Republican)
- Goeben (Republican)
- Franklin (Republican)
- Behnke (Republican)
- Armstrong (Republican)
- Anderson (Democratic)
- Swearingen (Republican)
- Novak (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2025 House | Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 · House
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Representative Billings added as a coauthor - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Representative Brown added as a coauthor - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Representative Doyle added as a coauthor - Jul 8, 2025 · House
Referred to committee on Rules - Jul 8, 2025 · House
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0 - Jul 1, 2025 · House
Executive action taken - Jun 25, 2025 · House
Public hearing held - May 15, 2025 · House
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt and Tomczyk