Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 24 D cosponsors

AB 539 — Relating to: voter preregistration of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds. (FE)

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

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

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

An Act to amend 6.20 and 6.36 (2) (a); to create 6.31 and 6.36 (2) (d) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  4. Fiscal estimate received

  5. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

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

  7. Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Palmeri, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Udell and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Wall and Hesselbein

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1 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (99)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 539 do?
An Act to amend 6.20 and 6.36 (2) (a); to create 6.31 and 6.36 (2) (d) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 539?
AB 539 is sponsored by Moore Omokunde, Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Wall, Hesselbein, Snodgrass, Lee (Democrat), Palmeri, Lori (Democrat), Andraca, Deb (Democrat), Arney, Margaret (Democrat), Brown, Brienne (Democrat), Clancy, Ryan (Democrat), DeSmidt, Ben (Democrat), Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Fitzgerald, Joan (Democrat), Johnson, Tara (Democrat), Madison, Darrin (Democrat), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), Neubauer, Greta (Democrat), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Phelps, Christian (Democrat), Roe, Ann (Democrat), Sheehan, Joe (Democrat), Stroud, Angela (Democrat), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), Udell, Randy (Democrat), and Sinicki, Christine (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 539?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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