WI AB779

General small claims court jurisdiction increases from $10,000 to $15,000 on January 1, 2027, to $20,000 on January 1, 2028, and to $25,000 on January 1, 2029

Jurisdictional limit for third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and tort actions increases from $5,000 to $15,000 on January 1, 2027, then to $20,000 and $25,000 in subsequent years

Consumer transactions not covered by the Wisconsin Consumer Act must be brought in small claims court if the amount financed is $32,500 or less (up from $25,000) starting January 1, 2027, increasing to $40,000 in 2028 and $50,000 in 2029

Replevin actions (recovery of property) follow the same phased increase from $10,000 to $25,000 over the three-year period

All jurisdictional amounts will be automatically adjusted every five years beginning in 2034 to reflect changes in the U.S. consumer price index, rounded to the nearest thousand dollars