Assembly Bill 433
Newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices
Topics: Newspaper and magazine, Public document
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 15, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 440. That version became law.
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Committee
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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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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, certain legal notices are required by statute or by order of a court to be published in a newspaper. Currently, legal notices must be published in Arial typeface, and a standard line rate applies for all publications. This bill requires that legal notices be published in a sans serif typeface, rather than Arial specifically.
The bill also repeals obsolete language regarding newspaper publication of proposed constitutional amendments and other resolutions.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 11 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 8, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 18, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 8, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 8, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Sep 25, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 22, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 15, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Sep 15, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Tranel, Wichgers, Johnson and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Marklein, Pfaff, Roys and Spreitzer
- Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Sep 22, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 1, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote