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WI SB300

Bill

Status

Engrossed

10/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rob Hutton

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the current 13-week limit on wage garnishment for private sector employees, allowing garnishments to continue until the judgment is fully satisfied or terminated by court order

  • Establishes a priority system where court-ordered family support assignments take highest priority, followed by criminal restitution garnishments under s. 973.20(1r), then other creditor garnishments

  • Requires creditors to provide additional notices to debtors every 13 weeks and every 180 days when garnishments extend beyond the initial 13-week period, including updated exemption forms and worksheets

  • Caps garnishment amounts at 20% of disposable earnings when restitution orders are in effect, and 25% when family support assignments exist, with adjustments when multiple obligations overlap

  • Eliminates the $15 garnishee fee for garnishments to satisfy criminal restitution orders, and removes provisions allowing stipulated extensions since garnishments now continue indefinitely

Legislative Description

Eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors.

Last Action

Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/12/2026
Judiciary and Public Safety5/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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