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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 522: Relating to: the appointment of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding to grant reasonable visitation rights to a nonparent. (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

SB 522 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the appointment of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding to grant reasonable visitation rights to a nonparent. (FE). Primary sponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Cory Tomczyk (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. 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 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Rob BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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. Received from Senate
  3. Ordered immediately messaged
  4. Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
  5. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1
  6. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  7. Ordered to a third reading
  8. Read a second time
  9. Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
  10. Available for scheduling
  11. Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  12. Executive action taken

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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