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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 320

Increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)

Topics: Circuit court, Court: Fee, District attorney, English language, Inflation, Milwaukee County, Reports, State Courts, Director of

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 3, 2026. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jul 8, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 22, 2026

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 11, 2026

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 179

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 3, 2026: “Published 4-4-2026”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 333. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill 1) increases various court fees and surcharges collected by clerks of court, municipal judges, and registers in probate, 2) increases certain court fees paid to witnesses, interpreters, supplemental court commissioners, court reporters, sheriffs, and appraisers, and 3) indexes these and some other fee and surcharge amounts for inflation. For mileage reimbursement rates that are increased under the bill, the bill sets those rates at the rate determined by the federal Internal Revenue Service for the business standard mileage rate for federal income tax purposes.

Under current law, a county must submit a portion of each amount the county collects, as specified in current law, to the Department of Administration for various state uses, and the county may retain the balance for use by the county. The bill generally provides for the county to retain for use by the county the additional amounts collected as a result of the increases in the bill.

Who's behind it

16 representatives are its ⁠. All 16 are Republicans.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 22 names

Authors (16)

Signed on in support (6)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote on an amendment

Passed, 6 to 2 · Jan 14, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 2 · Jan 14, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 65 to 32 · Jan 22, 2026 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (65)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Feb 2, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 3, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 31 to 2 · Feb 11, 2026

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

No (2)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 3, 2026

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 3, 2026

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 179.

  3. Apr 2, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 18, 2026

    “Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)

  5. Feb 12, 2026

    The Assembly adopted it.

  6. Feb 11, 2026

    The Senate passed it too, 31 to 2.

  7. Feb 11, 2026

    The Senate adopted it.

  8. Feb 3, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  9. Feb 2, 2026

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  10. Feb 2, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  11. Jan 28, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Jan 28, 2026

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  13. Jan 26, 2026

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  14. Jan 22, 2026

    The Senate received it.

  15. Jan 22, 2026

    The Assembly passed it, 65 to 32.

  16. Jan 22, 2026

    The Assembly adopted it.

  17. Jan 15, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  18. Jan 14, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  19. Jan 14, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 2.

  20. Oct 17, 2025 to Jan 8, 2026

    2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  21. Sep 25, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  22. Sep 18, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  23. Jul 29, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  24. Jul 8, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  25. Jul 8, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Allen, O'Connor, Donovan, Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Melotik; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

  2. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jul 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Goodwin withdrawn as a coauthor

  6. Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  7. Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Oct 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Gundrum added as a coauthor

  9. Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  10. Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  11. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  13. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  14. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  15. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Jan 15, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Kurtz added as a coauthor

  17. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  18. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  19. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  21. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  22. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  24. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 65, Noes 32

  27. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  29. Jan 26, 2026 · Senate

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

  30. Jan 28, 2026 · Senate

    Senator James added as a cosponsor

  31. Jan 28, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  32. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  33. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

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

  34. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  35. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  36. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  37. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  38. Feb 3, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  39. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  40. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  41. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  42. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  43. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  44. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  45. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 31, Noes 2

  46. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  47. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment1 adopted)

  48. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  49. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  50. Feb 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026

  51. Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  52. Apr 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 179

  53. Apr 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Published 4-4-2026

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. 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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary