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AB190 • 2025

obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court

obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke and Allen, cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt and Tomczyk
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Rules
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-19 Asm.

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-03-19 Asm.

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-03-10 Asm.

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-03-06 Asm.

    Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  6. 2026-01-23 Asm.

    Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  7. 2025-07-08 Asm.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. 2025-07-08 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. 2025-07-01 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  10. 2025-06-25 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  11. 2025-05-15 Asm.

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  12. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Novak , Swearingen , Anderson , Armstrong , Behnke , Franklin , Goeben , Gundrum , Gustafson , Kitchens , Knodl , Murphy , Mursau , Nedweski , O'Connor , Rodriguez , Steffen , Tittl , Tranel , Tusler , Wichgers , Wittke and Allen ; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard , Feyen , Kapenga , Nass , Quinn , Roys , Spreitzer , Stafsholt and Tomczyk

  13. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court
Status: A - Rules