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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 514: Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 514 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE). Primary sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Ben Franklin (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Adam Neylon (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in 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 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David SteffenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Tony KurtzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Scott AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Ben FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Adam NeylonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Eric WimbergerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
  3. Available for scheduling
  4. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
  5. Received from Assembly
  6. Ordered immediately messaged
  7. Read a third time and passed
  8. Rules suspended
  9. Ordered to a third reading
  10. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
  11. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
  12. Read a second time

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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