2021-2022 Regular Session • Wisconsin 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
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(5/17/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 23
Primary Sponsor

Kathleen Bernier
Republican
Co-Sponsors (22)
Alberta Darling
Republican
Mary Felzkowski
Republican
Howard Marklein
Republican
Van Wanggaard
Republican
Cindi Duchow
Republican
Scott Allen
Republican
David Armstrong
Republican
Alex Dallman
Republican
James Edming
Republican
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Dan Knodl
Republican
Scott Krug
Republican
Mike Kuglitsch
Republican
John Macco
Republican
Gae Magnafici
Republican
Clint Moses
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Treig Pronschinske
Republican
Michael Schraa
Republican
John Spiros
Republican