Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 13 D cosponsors

AB 596 — Relating to: restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  3. Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor

  4. Fiscal estimate received

  5. Fiscal estimate received

  6. Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  8. Introduced by Representatives Emerson, Moore Omokunde, Bare, Considine, Goyke, Stubbs, Drake, Joers, Baldeh, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Subeck, Jacobson, Ortiz-Velez, Myers, Haywood and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Smith, Roys, Hesselbein, Larson and Spreitzer

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17 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (17)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (115)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 596?
AB 596 is sponsored by Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Moore Omokunde, Supreme (Democrat), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Considine, Goyke, Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Drake, Dora (Democrat), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Baldeh, Palmeri, Lori (Democrat), Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Jacobson, Jenna (Democrat), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Myers, Haywood, Kalan (Democrat), and Clancy, Ryan (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 596?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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