2021-2022 Regular SessionWisconsin Legislature

AB23: Prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Legislative Summary

An Act to create 252.02 (5m) and 252.03 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Bill History

1/29/2021
Introduced
State Assembly
1/29/2021
Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics
State Assembly
2/12/2021
Representative Allen added as a coauthor
State Assembly
2/26/2021
Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor
State Assembly
3/1/2021
Representatives Edming and Tittl added as coauthors
State Assembly
3/2/2021
Representatives Loudenbeck and Plumer added as coauthors
State Assembly
3/3/2021
Public hearing held
State Assembly
3/5/2021
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
State Assembly
3/8/2021
Representative Cabral-Guevara added as a coauthor
State Assembly
3/9/2021
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
State Assembly
3/9/2021
Representative Dittrich added as a coauthor
State Assembly
3/10/2021
Executive action taken
State Assembly
3/17/2021
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3
State Assembly
3/17/2021
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3
State Assembly
3/17/2021
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
3/17/2021
Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 by Committee on Rules
State Assembly
3/19/2021
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Read a second time
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Point of order that Assembly Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Decision of the Chair appealed
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 59, Noes 36
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Rules suspended
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 33, Paired 2
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
3/23/2021
Received from Assembly
Senate
3/24/2021
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Senate
3/24/2021
Available for scheduling
Senate
4/13/2021
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
Senate
4/13/2021
Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
4/14/2021
Read a second time
Senate
4/14/2021
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
4/14/2021
Rules suspended
Senate
4/14/2021
Read a third time and concurred in
Senate
4/14/2021
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
4/14/2021
Received from Senate concurred in
State Assembly
4/15/2021
Report correctly enrolled on 4-15-2021
State Assembly
4/21/2021
Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2021 by directive of the Speaker
State Assembly
4/23/2021
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-23-2021
State Assembly
5/6/2021
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
5/6/2021
Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules
State Assembly
5/17/2022
Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
State Assembly
5/17/2022
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
State Assembly

Amendments

Assembly Amendment 2

Assembly Amendment 2

3/23/2021Not Adopted

Assembly Amendment 1

Assembly Amendment 1

3/9/2021Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Assembly: Decision of the Chair upheld
3/23/2021
59
Yea
36
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Assembly: Read a third time and passed
3/23/2021
60
Yea
33
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED