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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 433

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Relating to: newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices.

Newspaper and magazine Public document

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gundrum (R) , Johnson (D) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Roe (D) , Swearingen (R) , Tranel (R) , Wichgers (R)

7 cosponsors

Marklein (R) , Palmeri (D) , Pfaff (D) , Quinn (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Oct 8, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. 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

  2. Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Sep 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 1, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  7. Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  9. Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  10. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  11. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1