Senate Bill 917
An optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the Director of State Courts)
Topics: Court: Procedure, Divorce, State Courts, Director of, Statutes: Revision
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. 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
Jan 27, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Senate Organization. The committee's chair at the time was Devin LeMahieu. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 938. That version became law.
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Public hearing
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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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
2025 Wisconsin Act 40 established a process whereby a court may enter a judgment of divorce or legal separation based on an affidavit signed by each party to the action (final hearing by affidavit). For a final hearing by affidavit to be granted, the parties to the divorce or legal separation action must submit a signed affidavit, which must meet a number of requirements, including stating whether the parties were involved in any pending or completed court cases in any jurisdiction where interspousal battery or domestic abuse are indicated.
This bill inserts the correct cross-reference to domestic abuse in the Act 40 provision and updates cross-references to battery to reconcile the provision with 2025 Wisconsin Act 24 , which revised and recodified the battery statutes.
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For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
Who's behind it
Law Revision Committee is its .
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Author (1)
- Law Revision Committee
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 27, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 27, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Law Revision Committee
- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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