2023-2024 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
SB966: Witness address requirements on absentee ballot certificates, curing defects on absentee ballot certificates, and providing a penalty.
Legislative Summary
An Act to renumber 6.87 (9); to renumber and amend 6.87 (6d); to amend 6.86 (6) and 6.87 (2) (intro.); and to create 6.87 (6d) (a) to (g) and 6.87 (9) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: witness address requirements on absentee ballot certificates, curing defects on absentee ballot certificates, and providing a penalty.
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Bill History
1/26/2024
Introduced
Senate
1/26/2024
Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
Senate
2/6/2024
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
Senate
2/6/2024
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
Senate
2/7/2024
Representative Gundrum added as a cosponsor
Senate
2/12/2024
Representative Behnke added as a cosponsor
Senate
2/15/2024
Public hearing held
Senate
2/15/2024
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Senate
2/15/2024
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Senate
2/15/2024
Available for scheduling
Senate
4/15/2024
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Senate
Amendments
Senate Substitute Amendment 1
Senate Substitute Amendment 1
2/6/2024Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(4/15/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 24
Primary Sponsor
Cory Tomczyk
Republican
Co-Sponsors (23)
Julian Bradley
Republican
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
Republican
Jesse James
Republican
Patrick Testin
Republican
Donna Rozar
Republican
Scott Krug
Republican
Scott Allen
Republican
Amy Binsfeld
Republican
Ty Bodden
Republican
Janel Brandtjen
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Joy Goeben
Republican
Joel Kitchens
Republican
Dave Maxey
Republican
Paul Melotik
Republican
Tom Michalski
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Clint Moses
Republican
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Shae Sortwell
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican