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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 397: Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.

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

SB 397 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on August 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature. Primary sponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
LaTonya JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Tim CarpenterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Deb AndracaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Joan FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Andrew HysellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Karen KirschCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Supreme Moore OmokundeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Christian PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Amaad Rivera-WagnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Ann RoeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“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 Arney added as a cosponsor
  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
  4. Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Andraca, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs and Tenorio

Sources

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