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WI AB67

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Steffen

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows any party to request random venue assignment when a case involving certain governmental parties is filed in a county with a 1st or 2nd class city (Milwaukee or Madison)

  • Defines "governmental party" to include the legislature and its members, elections and ethics commissions, constitutional officers (governor, attorney general, etc.), department secretaries, and federal officials from Wisconsin

  • Requires notice requesting random venue be filed within 5 days of filing the complaint, being served, or a governmental party's intervention being granted

  • Upon receiving the request, the circuit court clerk randomly selects a different circuit court in the state and transfers the case to that venue

  • Once randomly assigned, the venue becomes conclusive and no party or court may seek any subsequent change of venue

Legislative Description

Venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.

Last Action

Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

2/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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