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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 779: Relating to: increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE)

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 779 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on December 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Scott Allen (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Scott AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Cindi DuchowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
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. Fiscal estimate received
  4. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
  5. Referred to committee on Rules
  6. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  7. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  8. Executive action taken
  9. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
  10. Public hearing held
  11. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative O'Connor
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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