Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 447

Relating to: the use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Tranel (Republican)
• Wichgers (Republican)
• Subeck (Democratic)
• Piwowarczyk (Republican)
• O'Connor (Republican)
• Nedweski (Republican)
• Mursau (Republican)
• Murphy (Republican)
• Melotik (Republican)
• Maxey (Republican)
• Knodl (Republican)
• Kitchens (Republican)
• Kaufert (Republican)
• B. Jacobson (Republican)
• Gundrum (Republican)
• Franklin (Republican)
• Dittrich (Republican)
• Novak (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill Text

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
• Jan 22, 2026 · House
  Laid on the table
• Jan 22, 2026 · House
  Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
• Jan 20, 2026 · House
  Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules
• Jan 14, 2026 · House
  Referred to committee on Rules
• Jan 14, 2026 · House
  Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
• Jan 8, 2026 · House
  Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
• Jan 8, 2026 · House
  Executive action taken
• Nov 18, 2025 · House
  Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
• Nov 5, 2025 · House
  Public hearing held
• Oct 6, 2025 · House
  Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
• Sep 22, 2025 · House
  Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
• Sep 19, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
• Sep 19, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives Novak, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Subeck, Wichgers and Tranel; cosponsored by Senators James and Marklein