Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 22 R cosponsors

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.

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced April 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 32 sponsors

    1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (22 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An Act to renumber 19.37 (2) (a); to create 19.37 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  3. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  5. Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  6. Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  7. Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Executive action taken

  10. Public hearing held

  11. Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  13. 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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (100)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 190 do?
An Act to renumber 19.37 (2) (a); to create 19.37 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 190?
AB 190 is sponsored by Anderson, Wanggaard, Feyen, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Tomczyk, Novak, Todd (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Franklin, Benjamin (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Tittl, Paul (Republican), Tranel, Travis (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Wittke, Robert (Republican), and Allen, Scott (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 190?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced April 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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