Wisconsin House Bill 506

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 5.35 (6) (b), 5.51 (7), 5.81 (4), 5.91 (6), 7.50 (1) (d) and 8.50 (3) (c); to renumber and amend 5.37 (4); to amend 5.02 (16m), 5.62 (1), 5.62 (2), 5.62 (3), 5.655 (1), 5.84 (1), 5.91 (1), 5.91 (3), 6.80 (2) (am), 6.80 (2) (f), 6.87 (4) (b) 1., 7.08 (2) (b), 7.50 (2) (g), 8.16 (1), 8.16 (6), 8.16 (7), 8.17 (1) (a), 8.20 (9), 8.50 (3) (b), 9.10 (3) (e), 10.02 (3) (b) 2., 15.61 (1) (a) 6. and 15.62 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes; Relating to: authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. (FE)

Authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. (FE)

Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez [D]	Rep. Lee Snodgrass [D]	Rep. Mike Bare [D]	Rep. Angelina Cruz [D]
Rep. Alex Joers [D]	Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Randy Udell [D]
Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]	Sen. Timothy Carpenter [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]	Sen. Sarah Keyeski [D]
Sen. Jamie Wall [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-01-08	House	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2025-10-29	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-09	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
2025-10-09	House	Introduced

SB361 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab506
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB506.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab506/ab506_elec.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/campaigns_and_elections/1984509.pdf