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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 296: Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 296 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on May 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors. Primary sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
David SteffenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Rob HuttonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Laid on the table
  3. Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tusler
  4. Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
  5. Referred to committee on Rules
  6. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3
  7. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
  8. Executive action taken
  9. Public hearing held
  10. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
  11. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
  12. Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton and Wanggaard

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source