Senate Bill 698
Attorney assistance in the preparation of certain court documents
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
Jan 16, 2020
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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 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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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
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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, an attorney who drafts or assists in drafting a pleading, motion, or document for an otherwise self-represented person in a legal action is not required to sign the pleading, motion, or document. However, the document must contain a statement immediately adjacent to the self-represented person's signature that “this document was prepared with the assistance of a lawyer,” followed by the attorney's name and state bar number.
Under this bill, the attorney has to provide his or her name and state bar number only if it is requested by an opposing party in a contested matter, and the clerk of the court must then enter the name and state bar number on the document and enter it in the clerk's minutes. The recording of the attorney's name and state bar number does not make the attorney the attorney of record for the otherwise self-represented person.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (2)
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 16, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts.
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Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 16, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Olsen and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representative Brooks
- Jan 16, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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