2023-2024 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB543: Election observers and providing a penalty.
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 7.41 (2); and to create 7.41 (4m) of the statutes; Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.
Bill History
10/18/2023
Introduced
State Assembly
10/18/2023
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
State Assembly
10/24/2023
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tittl
State Assembly
10/31/2023
Public hearing held
State Assembly
11/1/2023
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tittl
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Executive action taken
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Representative Bodden added as a coauthor
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 1
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules
State Assembly
11/8/2023
Representatives Gustafson and Maxey added as coauthors
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Read a second time
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Rules suspended
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Read a third time and passed
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
11/10/2023
Received from Assembly
Senate
11/13/2023
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Senate
11/13/2023
Available for scheduling
Senate
1/12/2024
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
Senate
1/12/2024
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
1/16/2024
Read a second time
Senate
1/16/2024
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
1/16/2024
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Senate
1/16/2024
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
Senate
1/16/2024
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
1/16/2024
Received from Senate concurred in
State Assembly
1/18/2024
Report correctly enrolled on 1-18-2024
State Assembly
3/18/2024
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024
State Assembly
3/21/2024
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-21-2024
State Assembly
5/14/2024
Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
State Assembly
5/15/2024
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
State Assembly
Amendments
Assembly Amendment 2
Assembly Amendment 2
11/1/2023Not Adopted
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
10/24/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Read a third time and concurred in
1/16/2024
22
Yea
10
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/21/2024)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sponsors
Republican: 17
Primary Sponsor
Paul Tittl
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Scott Allen
Republican
David Armstrong
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Janel Brandtjen
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Joy Goeben
Republican
Tom Michalski
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
Nik Rettinger
Republican
Donna Rozar
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
Romaine Quinn
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican
Cory Tomczyk
Republican