Wisconsin House Bill 577

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Failed on April 15 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-15 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to amend 165.68 (2) (b); and to create 6.47 (1) (ak), 12.09 (4), 19.36 (14), 66.0512, 165.68 (1) (dm), 165.68 (2) (am), 813.125 (5d), 939.624, 940.20 (4m), 947.0125 (2) (g) and (3) (h) and 995.50 (2) (am) 5. and 6. of the statutes; Relating to: an election official's personal information; battery against election officials; whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, county clerks, and election officials who witness and report election fraud or irregularities; harassing election officials; and providing a penalty.

An election official's personal information; battery against election officials; whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, county clerks, and election officials who witness and report election fraud or irregularities; harassing election officials; and providing a penalty.

Rep. Joy Goeben [R]	Rep. Donna Rozar [R]	Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez [D]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]
Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]	Rep. Scott Johnson [R]	Rep. Dave Maxey [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]
Rep. Nik Rettinger [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2024-02-09	Senate	Available for scheduling
2024-02-09	Senate	Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2024-02-09	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2024-02-09	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2024-02-09	Senate	Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
2024-02-09	Senate	Executive action taken
2024-01-31	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Knodl
2024-01-25	Senate	Public hearing held
2024-01-22	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Knodl
2023-11-13	Senate	Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
2023-11-13	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
2023-11-10	Senate	Received from Assembly
2023-11-09	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2023-11-09	House	Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
2023-11-09	House	Read a third time and passed
2023-11-09	House	Rules suspended
2023-11-09	House	Ordered to a third reading
2023-11-09	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
2023-11-09	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
2023-11-09	House	Read a second time
2023-11-08	House	Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
2023-11-07	House	Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules
2023-11-07	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2023-11-07	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2023-11-07	House	Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2023-11-07	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2023-11-07	House	Executive action taken
2023-11-06	House	Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Krug
2023-11-03	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
2023-11-02	House	Public hearing held
2023-11-01	House	Representatives Schraa and Sortwell added as coauthors
2023-10-31	House	Representative Murphy added as a coauthor
2023-10-31	House	Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
2023-10-31	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
2023-10-31	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab577
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB577.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB577-AA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB577-AA2.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB577-ASA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB577-SSA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB577-SSA1-SA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/assembly/campaigns_and_elections/1755931.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2023/REG/AB577.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/senate/shared_revenue_elections_and_consumer_protection/1777357.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1788207.pdf