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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 800

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: office of county board counsel in certain counties. (FE)

Attorney Attorney general County — Officers

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates the office of board counsel in any county that employs a corporation counsel and that has a county executive or county administrator. Board counsel is appointed by the county board and serves at the pleasure of the county board. Board counsel is independent of the corporation counsel and provides advice and legal service to the county board.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Wanggaard (R)

9 cosponsors

Clancy (D) , Goodwin (D) , Gustafson (R) , Krug (R) , Miresse (D) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Taylor (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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

Full history

  1. Dec 30, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Ortiz-Velez, Moses, Krug, Miresse, Goodwin, Murphy and Taylor

  2. Dec 30, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 13, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  6. Feb 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1