2023-2024 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB563: 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
10/26/2023
Introduced
State Assembly
10/26/2023
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
State Assembly
10/30/2023
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
State Assembly
11/1/2023
Representative Bare added as a coauthor
State Assembly
11/6/2023
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
11/13/2023
Representative Madison added as a coauthor
State Assembly
12/13/2023
Representative C. Anderson added as a coauthor
State Assembly
1/9/2024
Public hearing held
State Assembly
4/15/2024
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
State Assembly
5/15/2024
Senator Hesselbein added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(4/15/2024)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Democrat: 11
Primary Sponsor

Ron Tusler
Republican
Co-Sponsors (21)
Tony Kurtz
Republican
Daniel Riemer
Democrat
Deb Andraca
Democrat
Dora Drake
Democrat
Alex Joers
Democrat
Scott Johnson
Republican
Joel Kitchens
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Todd Novak
Republican
Bob Donovan
Republican
Steve Doyle
Democrat
Katrina Shankland
Democrat
David Steffen
Republican
Lisa Subeck
Democrat
Shannon Zimmerman
Republican
Jimmy Anderson
Democrat
Ryan Clancy
Democrat
Jesse James
Republican
Jeff Smith
Democrat
Robert Cowles
Republican
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat