2023-2024 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB572: Absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes and court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote.
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 6.33 (1), 6.875 (6) (c) 2., 12.60 (1) (a) and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g.; and to create 5.057 of the statutes; Relating to: absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes and court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote.
Bill History
10/26/2023
Introduced
State Assembly
10/26/2023
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
State Assembly
10/31/2023
Public hearing held
State Assembly
11/6/2023
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Executive action taken
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Campaigns and Elections
State Assembly
11/7/2023
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
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
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Read a second time
State Assembly
11/9/2023
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 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 Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
Senate
12/19/2023
Public hearing held
Senate
1/11/2024
Executive action taken
Senate
1/11/2024
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Senate
1/11/2024
Available for scheduling
Senate
2/9/2024
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
2/13/2024
Read a second time
Senate
2/13/2024
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
2/13/2024
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Senate
2/13/2024
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
Senate
2/13/2024
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
2/13/2024
Received from Senate concurred in
State Assembly
2/15/2024
LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
State Assembly
2/15/2024
Report correctly enrolled on 2-15-2024
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 Substitute Amendment 1
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
11/7/2023Not Adopted
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1
11/6/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Read a third time and concurred in
2/13/2024
22
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/21/2024)
Chamber
State Assembly
Sponsors
Republican: 22
Primary Sponsor

Joel Kitchens
Republican
Co-Sponsors (21)
Scott Allen
Republican
Amy Binsfeld
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Bob Donovan
Republican
James Edming
Republican
Joy Goeben
Republican
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Scott Krug
Republican
Gae Magnafici
Republican
Dave Maxey
Republican
Tom Michalski
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Amanda Nedweski
Republican
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Donna Rozar
Republican
Romaine Quinn
Republican
Joan Ballweg
Republican
Howard Marklein
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican