Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 18 R cosponsors

AB 223 — Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions.

Last action — Published 3-28-2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 23, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 8.40 (2); to amend 8.10 (3) (intro.), 8.15 (4) (a), 8.20 (3) and 9.10 (2) (em) 2.; to create 8.40 (2) (b) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 3-28-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 126

  3. Presented to the Governor on 3-25-2026 by directive of the Speaker

  4. Attempted to present to the Governor on 3-24-2026 by directive of the Speaker

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  12. Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  13. Read a second time

  14. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall

  15. Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Available for scheduling

  17. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  18. Executive action taken

  19. Public hearing held

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

  21. Received from Assembly

  22. Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Read a third time and passed

  24. Rules suspended

  25. Ordered to a third reading

  26. Read a second time

  27. Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  28. Referred to committee on Rules

  29. Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  30. Executive action taken

  31. Public hearing held

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

  33. Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, B. Jacobson, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Rodriguez, Spiros, Steffen and Tucker; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Marklein, Quinn and Tomczyk

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (110)

110 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 223 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 8.40 (2); to amend 8.10 (3) (intro.), 8.15 (4) (a), 8.20 (3) and 9.10 (2) (em) 2.; to create 8.40 (2) (b) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 223?
AB 223 is sponsored by Wanggaard, Marklein, Quinn, Tomczyk, Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), and Tucker, Duke (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 223?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 23, 2025. It awaits signature.
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