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WI AB170

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jerry O'Connor

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Wisconsin Department of Justice would be prohibited from using legal services of anyone who is not a state or federal employee to assist in civil or criminal investigations or prosecutions

  • Exception preserved for contracting legal services on a contingent fee basis under the existing process in s. 20.9305(2)

  • Legal interns who earn no more than $10,000 annually from their internship employer would be exempt from the prohibition

  • Creates new statute section 165.252 to codify these restrictions on DOJ's use of outside legal assistance

Legislative Description

Prohibiting the Department of Justice from using the legal services of nongovernmental employees. (FE)

Last Action

Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

4/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/9/2025

Full Bill Text

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