AB 396 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.

AB 396 establishes procedures for the legislature to appoint legal counsel, specifying how the process will be managed internally. This procedural bill affects the legislative body's internal operations but does not change laws or impact the public. It focuses solely on the mechanics of hiring legal staff, without altering substantive policy or affecting constituents.
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Introduced Aug 29, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Andraca, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer
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