4/19/2023 Regular Session, 2023 - 2024 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 117

Relating clause:

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.
Links
Bill Text
SB117 ROCP for Committee on Government Operations On 4/13/2023
LC Bill Hearing Materials
Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
See Also
Assembly Bill 145 - A - Government Accountability and Oversight
4/19/2023 Regular Session Activity

Note: Bill history entries are subject to change after further proofing by Chief Clerk's staff
House Action Taken Legislator Date
Senate Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor 04/19
Senate Read a second time 04/19
Senate Ordered to a third reading 04/19
Senate Rules suspended to give bill its third reading LeMahieu 04/19
Senate Read a third time and passed 04/19
Senate Ordered immediately messaged LeMahieu 04/19

Published History
House Action Taken Legislator Date
Senate Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Nass, Quinn, Roys and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Allen, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Bodden, Brooks, Edming, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Penterman, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler and Wittke 03/08/2023
Senate Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection 03/08/2023
Senate Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor 03/13/2023
Senate Public hearing held 03/16/2023
Senate Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor 03/16/2023
Senate Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor 03/16/2023
Senate Executive action taken 04/13/2023
Senate Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 04/13/2023
Senate Available for scheduling 04/13/2023
Senate Placed on calendar 4-19-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 04/17/2023
Senate Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor 04/18/2023
Assembly Received from Senate 04/19/2023
Assembly Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor 05/03/2023