Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 9 R cosponsors

AB 779 — Relating to: increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE)

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 December 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to amend 421.202 (6), 799.01 (1) (c), 799.01 (1) (cr) and 799.01 (1) (d) (intro.); to create 799.01 (3) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Laid on the table

  3. Fiscal estimate received

  4. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  5. Referred to committee on Rules

  6. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. Executive action taken

  9. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor

  10. Public hearing held

  11. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor

  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  13. Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, B. Jacobson, Allen, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Murphy and Penterman; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

finance civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 779 do?
An Act to amend 421.202 (6), 799.01 (1) (c), 799.01 (1) (cr) and 799.01 (1) (d) (intro.); to create 799.01 (3) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 779?
AB 779 is sponsored by Wanggaard, O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), and Penterman, William (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 779?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced December 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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