Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB 296
Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wichgers (Republican)
- Steffen (Republican)
- Piwowarczyk (Republican)
- O'Connor (Republican)
- Murphy (Republican)
- Melotik (Republican)
- Maxey (Republican)
- Knodl (Republican)
- Kitchens (Republican)
- Kaufert (Republican)
- Gundrum (Republican)
- Dittrich (Republican)
- Tusler (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 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 House | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Nov 20, 2025 House | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 · House
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Laid on the table - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tusler - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules - Nov 20, 2025 · House
Referred to committee on Rules - Nov 20, 2025 · House
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3 - Nov 20, 2025 · House
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 - Nov 12, 2025 · House
Executive action taken - Oct 8, 2025 · House
Public hearing held - Sep 5, 2025 · House
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler - May 30, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs - May 30, 2025 · House
Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton and Wanggaard