2023-2024 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
SB528: Top-five primaries and instant runoff voting for the offices of U.S. senator and U.S. representative in Congress. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to renumber and amend 7.60 (4) (c) and 8.16 (1); to amend 5.01 (3) (a), 5.35 (6) (b), 5.62 (1) (a), 5.62 (1) (b) 2., 5.62 (2) (b), 5.62 (3), 5.81 (4), 5.84 (1), 5.91 (1), 5.91 (6), 6.80 (2) (am), 7.10 (2), 7.50 (1) (b), 7.50 (1) (c), 7.50 (1) (d), 7.60 (4) (a), 8.50 (3) (b), 8.50 (3) (c) and 10.02 (3) (b) 2.; and to create 5.20, 5.62 (3m), 6.80 (2) (g), 7.60 (4) (c) 3., 7.60 (4) (c) 4., 7.62 and 8.16 (1) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: top-five primaries and instant runoff voting for the offices of U.S. senator and U.S. representative in Congress. (FE)
Bill History
10/16/2023
Introduced
Senate
10/16/2023
Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
Senate
10/24/2023
Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor
Senate
10/30/2023
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
Senate
11/3/2023
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
11/14/2023
Representative Madison added as a cosponsor
Senate
12/12/2023
Public hearing held
Senate
12/13/2023
Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor
Senate
4/15/2024
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Senate
5/16/2024
Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(4/15/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Democrat: 10
Primary Sponsor

Jesse James
Republican
Co-Sponsors (20)
Jeff Smith
Democrat
Robert Cowles
Republican
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat
Ron Tusler
Republican
Daniel Riemer
Democrat
Tony Kurtz
Republican
Deb Andraca
Democrat
Bob Donovan
Republican
Steve Doyle
Democrat
Dora Drake
Democrat
Alex Joers
Democrat
Scott Johnson
Republican
Joel Kitchens
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Todd Novak
Republican
Katrina Shankland
Democrat
David Steffen
Republican
Lisa Subeck
Democrat
Shannon Zimmerman
Republican
Jimmy Anderson
Democrat