Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 24 D cosponsors

AB 227 — Relating to: inducements to sign or refrain from signing nomination papers, recall petitions, and certain other petitions.

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

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

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced April 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 12.11 (1); to amend 12.11 (2); to create 12.11 (1) (b) and 12.11 (1m) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

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

  4. Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Rivera-Wagner, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Hong, J. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Roe, Spaude, Stroud, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski and Ratcliff

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (33)

Not signed on (98)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 227 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 12.11 (1); to amend 12.11 (2); to create 12.11 (1) (b) and 12.11 (1m) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 227?
AB 227 is sponsored by Anderson, Moore Omokunde, Larson, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Snodgrass, Lee (Democrat), Rivera-Wagner, Amaad (Democrat), Arney, Margaret (Democrat), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Brown, Brienne (Democrat), Clancy, Ryan (Democrat), DeSmidt, Ben (Democrat), Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Hong, Francesca (Democrat), Jacobson, Jenna (Democrat), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Kirsch, Karen (Democrat), Madison, Darrin (Democrat), Mayadev, Renuka (Democrat), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), Neubauer, Greta (Democrat), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Palmeri, Lori (Democrat), Phelps, Christian (Democrat), Roe, Ann (Democrat), Spaude, Ryan (Democrat), Stroud, Angela (Democrat), Udell, Randy (Democrat), and Vining, Robyn (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 227?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced April 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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