Assembly Bill 918
Offers of settlement
Topics: Attorney: Fee, Court: Procedure
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 2, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, parties in a civil action that reject offers of settlement may be awarded costs under certain circumstances. Under current law, costs include attorneys fees of either $100, $300, or $500, depending on the amount awarded to the plaintiff.
If a plaintiff rejects an offer from a defendant that would allow the plaintiff to take judgment against the defendant and receive an award of a certain amount but, upon going to trial, the plaintiff fails to recover a more favorable judgment than the plaintiff would have received pursuant to the offer, the defendant is awarded costs.
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If a plaintiff rejects an offer from a defendant that would allow the plaintiff to receive an award of a certain amount if the plaintiff proves the defendant liable but, upon going to trial, the plaintiff proves the defendant liable but is awarded less than or equal to the amount offered, neither party is awarded costs.
If a defendant rejects an offer from a plaintiff that would award the plaintiff a certain amount and the plaintiff, at trial, is awarded more than that amount, the plaintiff is awarded double costs.
Under this bill, if a defendant rejects an offer of settlement from the plaintiff and the plaintiff goes on to obtain a money judgment that is at least 120 percent of the amount offered, the plaintiff is awarded costs, including reasonable attorneys fees that the plaintiff incurred as a result of the defendant's rejection of the offer.
Under the bill, if a plaintiff rejects an offer from the defendant and goes on to obtain a money judgment that is 80 percent or less of the amount offered, the defendant is awarded costs, including reasonable attorneys fees that the defendant incurred as a result of the plaintiff's rejection of the offer.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . All 5 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 9, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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Apr 2, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Apr 2, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 2, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Zipperer, Vukmir, Nygren, Vos and Kleefisch;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen and A. Lasee
- Apr 2, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Judiciary and Ethics and referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor