Wisconsin Senate Bill 548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
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 renumber 5.07; to amend 5.05 (1) (e), 5.056, 5.06 (2), 5.25 (4) (b), 5.35 (6) (a) (intro.), 5.35 (6) (a) 5., 5.35 (6) (b), 5.35 (6) (c), 6.33 (2) (a), 6.35 (3), 6.86 (1) (b), 6.86 (3) (c), 12.09 (1), 12.09 (3), 12.60 (1) (a), 12.60 (4) and 85.61 (1); and to create 5.07 (2), 5.25 (4) (c), 5.35 (6) (a) 4c., 5.35 (6) (d), 6.256, 6.29 (2) (e), 7.08 (3) (d) to (g), 7.08 (13), 7.08 (14), 7.10 (11), 7.15 (16), 12.17, 12.19, 12.60 (1) (am), 12.60 (1) (an), 12.60 (1) (ap), 12.60 (1) (bn) and 343.14 (2p) of the statutes; Relating to: automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, voter rights, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, voter rights, polling place posting and language requirements, election manual requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Sen. Jeff Smith [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]	Sen. Robert Wirch [D]	Sen. Dianne Hesselbein [D]
Sen. Lena Taylor [D]	Rep. Jodi Emerson [D]	Rep. Katrina Shankland [D]	Rep. Deb Andraca [D]
Rep. Jimmy Anderson [D]	Sen. Dora Drake [D]	Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]	Rep. Marisabel Cabrera [D]
Rep. Dave Considine [D]	Rep. Tod Ohnstad [D]	Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez [D]	Rep. Jenna Jacobson [D]
Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]	Sen. Melissa Ratcliff [D]

2023-11-07 - Senate - Senate: Refused to withdraw from committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection (Y: 10 N: 21 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2024-02-15	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2023-11-15	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2023-11-10	Senate	Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
2023-11-07	Senate	Senator Larson added as a coauthor
2023-11-07	Senate	Refused to withdraw from committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 10, Noes 21
2023-11-06	Senate	Senator Agard added as a coauthor
2023-10-23	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
2023-10-23	Senate	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb548
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SB548.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/sb548/sb548_elec.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/sb548/sb548_dot.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/sv0148