Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 347 — Relating to: prohibiting a judge from seeking or holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was elected or appointed.

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 Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

How this bill changes current law

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The bill clarifies that judges are ineligible to seek or hold a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in their elected or appointed judicial office.

  • 757.02(2)

    The judge of any court of record in this state shall be ineligible to hold any office of public trust, except a judicial office, during the term for which he or she was elected or appointed. → The judge of any court of record in this state shall be ineligible to seek or hold any office of public trust, except a judicial office, while serving in the judicial office to which the judge was elected or appointed.

    This change expands the prohibition to include seeking a nonjudicial office of public trust, not just holding one.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection

  3. Introduced by Senators Hutton, Knodl and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Brandtjen, Duchow, Edming, Gustafson, Michalski, Moses, Murphy and Schraa

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 347?
SB 347 is sponsored by Hutton, Rob (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), and Roys, Kelda (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 347?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
Where can I track SB 347?
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