SB 194

  • Wisconsin Senate Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 14, 2025
  • Passed Senate May 15, 2025
  • Assembly
  • Governor

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.

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Actions


May 27, 2025

Assembly

Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

May 15, 2025

Senate

Senators Ratcliff and Carpenter added as coauthors

Senate

Read a second time

Senate

Ordered to a third reading

Senate

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

Senate

Read a third time and passed

Senate

Ordered immediately messaged

Assembly

Received from Senate

May 13, 2025

Senate

Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

May 08, 2025

Senate

Executive action taken

Senate

Senator Drake added as a coauthor

Senate

Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Senate

Available for scheduling

Apr 30, 2025

Senate

Public hearing held

Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Senate

Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, Kapenga, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored 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

Bill Text

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Related Documents

Document Format
2025 Assembly Bill 190 HTML
Wisconsin Ethics Commission information HTML
LC Bill Hearing Materials HTML
SB194 ROCP for Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety On 5/8/2025 HTML

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