Senate Bill 76
Interest rates on judgments in small claims actions
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
Mar 23, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, interest accrues on a judgment involving the recovery of money at an annual rate of 1 percent plus the prime rate in effect on January 1 of the year in which the judgment is entered if the judgment is entered on or before June 30 of that year or in effect on July 1 of the year the judgment is entered if entered after June 30 of that year, as reported by the Federal Reserve Board, until the amount is paid. Current law also provides that, if an offer of settlement is made and rejected, the party making the offer of settlement prevails, and the judgment is greater than or equal to the offer of settlement, interest accrues on the amount recovered at the rate of 1 percent plus the prime rate in effect on January 1 of the year in which the judgment is entered if the judgment is entered on or before June 30 of that year or in effect on July 1 of the year the judgment is entered if entered after June 30 of that year from the date on which the offer of settlement is made until the amount is paid.
Current law establishes certain procedures to be followed in small claims actions brought in circuit court. Small claims actions include eviction actions, actions to recover earnest money given towards the purchase of real property, and certain other civil actions on which the amount claimed is $10,000 or less.
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This bill changes the interest rate on judgments for the recovery of money in small claims actions to 12 percent per year. This bill also changes the interest rate on amounts recovered by a party who prevails in a small claims action after that party made an offer of settlement that was rejected to 12 percent per year from the day on which the offer of settlement is made until the amount is paid.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
17 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (17)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 23, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 23, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Nass, Wanggaard and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Murtha, Edming, Murphy, T. Larson, Born, R. Brooks, E. Brooks, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Kahl, Czaja, Kooyenga, Ripp, Ballweg, Craig and Tittl
- Mar 23, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 3, 2016 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Nass
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
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