Assembly Bill 443
Increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court action. (FE)
Topics: Court: Fee, Court: Municipal
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 20, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 19, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 13, 2026
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 1
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 113
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 20, 2026: “Published 3-21-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 470. That version died when the session ended.
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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
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, with certain exceptions, the municipal judge in a municipal court action must collect a fee of not less than $15 nor more than $38 on each separate matter. The fee is to be imposed whether there is a default of appearance, there is a plea of guilty or no contest, on issuance of a warrant or summons, or the action is tried as a contested matter. Current law requires that the municipal treasurer pay monthly $5 from each fee received to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund and retain the balance for the use of the municipality. The bill increases the maximum fee on each separate matter from $38 to $48.
Who's behind it
15 representatives are its . All 15 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Local Government vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 7, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 7, 2025
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 Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 88 to 11 · Jan 13, 2026
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (88)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Alex Joers (D, 81)
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D, 90)
- Amanda Nedweski (R, 32)
- Andrew Hysell (D, 48)
- Angela Stroud (D, 73)
- Ann Roe (D, 44)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Ben DeSmidt (D, 65)
- Ben Franklin (R, 88)
- Bob Donovan (R, 61)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Brent Jacobson (R, 87)
- Brienne Brown (D, 43)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chanz Green (R, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Anderson (D, 45)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Maxey (R, 83)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Duke Tucker (R, 75)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Gus Gustafson (R, 55)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jenna Jacobson (D, 50)
- Jerry O'Connor (R, 60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Piwowarczyk (R, 98)
- Joan Fitzgerald (D, 46)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Joy Goeben (R, 5)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Karen DeSanto (D, 40)
- Karen Hurd (R, 69)
- Karen Kirsch (D, 7)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lindee Brill (R, 27)
- Lori Palmeri (D, 54)
- Margaret Arney (D, 18)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Maureen McCarville (D, 42)
- Mike Bare (D, 80)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Melotik (R, 22)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Priscilla Prado (D, 9)
- Randy Udell (D, 47)
- Renuka Mayadev (D, 77)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Kreibich (R, 28)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Russell Goodwin (D, 12)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Sequanna Taylor (D, 11)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Tara Johnson (D, 96)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Vinnie Miresse (D, 71)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
No (11)
- Angelina Cruz (D, 62)
- Angelito Tenorio (D, 14)
- Christian Phelps (D, 93)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Joe Sheehan (D, 26)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
- Ryan Spaude (D, 89)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
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
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 1 · Feb 11, 2026
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (1)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 20, 2026
The new law was published.
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Mar 20, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 113.
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Mar 18, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 11, 2026
The Senate passed it too, 32 to 1.
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Feb 9, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 2, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Jan 28, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 28, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 14, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Jan 14, 2026
The Senate received it.
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Jan 13, 2026
The Assembly passed it, 88 to 11.
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Jan 13, 2026
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jan 13, 2026
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)
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Jan 13, 2026
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Nov 7, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 7, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Oct 8, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 19, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
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Sep 19, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Gundrum, Maxey, B. Jacobson, Armstrong, Steffen, Allen, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Murphy, O'Connor, Mursau, Goeben, Kitchens and Brill; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Dassler-Alfheim
- Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
- Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 21, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kaufert
- Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 88, Noes 11
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Senator James added as a cosponsor
- Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-20-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 113
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Published 3-21-2026
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote