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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 897: Relating to: elimination of a jury trial in a child in need of protection or services (CHIPS) proceeding and substitution of judge in a proceeding for the termination of parental rights.

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 897 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: elimination of a jury trial in a child in need of protection or services (CHIPS) proceeding and substitution of judge in a proceeding for the termination of parental rights. Primary sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Karen Hurd (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Karen HurdPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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. Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
  4. Introduced by Representatives Brill, Dittrich, Behnke, Hurd, Maxey, Murphy, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

Sources

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