2021-2022 Regular SessionWisconsin Legislature

SB937: Status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically and providing a penalty.

Legislative Summary

An Act to repeal 6.87 (4) (b) 2.; to amend 6.18 (intro.), 6.86 (1) (ac), 6.86 (2) (a), 6.86 (2) (b), 6.87 (1), 6.87 (2) (intro.) and 12.60 (1) (b); and to create 6.86 (2) (c) and 12.13 (3) (ig) of the statutes; Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically and providing a penalty.

Bill History

2/3/2022
Introduced
Senate
2/3/2022
Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics
Senate
2/3/2022
Senator Ballweg added as a coauthor
Senate
2/7/2022
Public hearing held
Senate
2/15/2022
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bernier
Senate
2/16/2022
Executive action taken
Senate
2/16/2022
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Senate
2/16/2022
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Senate
2/16/2022
Available for scheduling
Senate
2/18/2022
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Bernier
Senate
2/18/2022
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
2/18/2022
Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator Bernier
Senate
2/22/2022
Read a second time
Senate
2/22/2022
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
Senate
2/22/2022
Senate Amendment 2 adopted
Senate
2/22/2022
Senate Amendment 3 adopted
Senate
2/22/2022
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
2/22/2022
Rules suspended
Senate
2/22/2022
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Senate
2/22/2022
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
2/23/2022
Received from Senate
State Assembly
2/23/2022
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
2/23/2022
Made a special order of business at 8:08 AM on 2-24-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 30
State Assembly
2/24/2022
Read a second time
State Assembly
2/24/2022
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
2/24/2022
Rules suspended
State Assembly
2/24/2022
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 55, Noes 39, Paired 2
State Assembly
2/24/2022
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
2/24/2022
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
2/24/2022
Received from Assembly concurred in
Senate
3/2/2022
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
Senate
3/2/2022
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2)
Senate
3/2/2022
Report correctly enrolled
Senate
4/5/2022
Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2022 by directive of the Majority Leader
Senate
4/11/2022
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022
Senate
5/17/2022
Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
Senate
5/17/2022
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment 2

Senate Amendment 2

2/18/2022Not Adopted

Senate Amendment 3

Senate Amendment 3

2/18/2022Not Adopted

Senate Amendment 1

Senate Amendment 1

2/15/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in
2/24/2022
55
Yea
39
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read a third time and passed
2/22/2022
18
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED