Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 13 R cosponsors

AB 426 — Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced September 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 7.41 (2) and 9.01 (1) (b) 11.; to create 7.41 (4m) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill enhances the rights of election observers and establishes penalties for violations by election officials.

  • 7.41 (2)

    Any election official who violates this subsection may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days or fined not more than $1,000 or both.

    This adds a penalty for election officials who fail to comply with the observation area requirements.

  • The municipal clerk, chief inspector, and board of canvassers shall provide election observers uniform and nondiscriminatory access to all stages of the election process, including the certification of election technologies, absentee voting in person, canvassing, elector appeals, vote tabulation, and recounts. Any election official who violates this subsection may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days or fined not more than $1,000 or both.

    This creates a requirement for uniform access for election observers across all stages of the election process and introduces a penalty for violations.

  • 9.01 (1) (b) 11.

    in accordance with s. 7.41. → in accordance with s. 7.41, including the provision for election observers' access to all stages of the election process.

    This change clarifies that recounts must be conducted in accordance with the new provisions for election observers.

Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

  3. Received from Assembly

  4. Ordered immediately messaged

  5. Read a third time and passed

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Ordered to a third reading

  8. Read a second time

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

  10. Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  12. Executive action taken

  13. Public hearing held

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

  15. Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Moses, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Quinn

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 426 do?
An Act to amend 7.41 (2) and 9.01 (1) (b) 11.; to create 7.41 (4m) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 426?
AB 426 is sponsored by Quinn, Tittl, Paul (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 426?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced September 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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