Wisconsin House Bill 596

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Failed on April 15 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-15 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 6.29 (2) (am), 6.36 (1) (a) 9., 6.55 (2) (cs), 6.55 (3) (b), 6.56 (3m), 6.79 (2) (dm), 6.88 (3) (c), 301.03 (20m), 302.117 and 973.09 (4m); to renumber 6.55 (3) (a); to renumber and amend 6.03 (1) (b) and 304.078 (3); to amend 6.33 (1), 6.33 (2) (a), 7.52 (6), 301.03 (3a) (intro.), 304.078 (2) and 973.176 (2); and to create 6.03 (1) (b) 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes; Relating to: restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies. (FE)

Restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies. (FE)

Rep. Jodi Emerson [D]	Rep. Supreme Omokunde [D]	Rep. Mike Bare [D]	Rep. Dave Considine [D]
Rep. Evan Goyke [D]	Rep. Shelia Stubbs [D]	Rep. Dora Drake [D]	Rep. Alex Joers [D]
Rep. Samba Baldeh [D]	Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]	Rep. Melissa Ratcliff [D]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]
Rep. Jenna Jacobson [D]	Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez [D]	Rep. LaKeshia Myers [D]	Rep. Kalan Haywood [D]
Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]	Sen. Lena Taylor [D]	Sen. Jeff Smith [D]	Sen. Kelda Roys [D]
Sen. Dianne Hesselbein [D]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2024-03-18	House	Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
2024-03-07	House	Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor
2023-11-22	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-11-14	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-11-10	House	Representative Madison added as a coauthor
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/ab596
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB596.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab596/ab596_elec.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab596/ab596_doc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/assembly/campaigns_and_elections/1792131.pdf