Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 5 R cosponsors

AB 149 — Relating to: the nomination of presidential electors.

Last action — Published 11-1-2025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 17, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 8.18 (1); to create 8.18 (3) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies the nomination process for presidential electors by allowing a chairperson of a political party to nominate electors if no candidates for state senate or assembly are present.

  • 8.18 (1)

    Candidates for the senate and assembly nominated by each political party at the primary, the state officers, and the holdover state senators of each political party shall meet in the state capitol at 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday in October of each year in which there is a presidential election. → Candidates for the senate and assembly nominated by each political party at the primary, the state officers, and the holdover state senators of each political party shall meet in the state capitol at 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday in October of each year in which there is a presidential election.

    The text remains unchanged, but the context allows for an alternative nomination process.

  • 8.18 (3)

    If, in a presidential election year, a political party does not have a candidate for the senate or assembly nominated by the political party at the primary, state officer, or holdover state senator, in lieu of a convention under sub. (1), no later than 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday in October preceding the presidential election, the chairperson of the state committee of the political party shall do all of the following: (a) Nominate for the party one presidential elector from each congressional district and 2 electors from the state at large. (b) Immediately certify the names of the nominees under par. (a) to the chairperson of the commission.

    This adds a new process for nominating presidential electors when no candidates are available.

Action History

  1. Published 11-1-2025

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 47

  3. Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 10-16-2025

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Available for scheduling

  13. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Executive action taken

  15. Public hearing held

  16. Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  17. Received from Assembly

  18. Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Read a third time and passed

  20. Rules suspended

  21. Ordered to a third reading

  22. Read a second time

  23. Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  24. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

  25. Referred to committee on Rules

  26. Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  27. Executive action taken

  28. Public hearing held

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

  30. Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Brill, Kreibich and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 149 do?
An Act to amend 8.18 (1); to create 8.18 (3) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 149?
AB 149 is sponsored by Jacque, Sortwell, Shae (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 149?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 17, 2025. It awaits signature.
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