Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 R cosponsors

SB 126 — Relating to: the effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126.

Last action — Published 6-10-2025

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 14, 2025. It awaits signature.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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Moderate

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to affect 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 (1) and 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 (1m);

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

50 added · 28 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 126 modifies how personal information of election officials is handled. Specifically, it clarifies that these officials can request their identifiable information be kept confidential, adding a layer of privacy. This change is important because it enhances the security of election officials and supports the integrity of the electoral process by protecting those who serve in these roles from potential harassment or threats.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0178/1 MPG:cjs ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 126 May 8, 2025 - Offered by RepresentatiRUG.
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2285/2 MPG:cdc SENATE BILL 126 March 14, 2025 - Introduced by Senators T OMCZYK , M ARKLEIN and N ASS , cosponsored by Representatives G UNDRUM , KNODL , STEFFEN , BRILL, UBECK , M URSAU and O'C ONNOR .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
A N A CT to affect 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 (1) and 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 (1m);
relating to:
the effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Wisconsin Act 126 included all of the following provisions relating to campaigns and elections:
Page 1, line 3:
Prohibits public access to records that contain the personally identifiable information of election officials or election registration officials other than the official’s name and city and state of residence.
after X126Y insert Xand the public records exception for election officialsY.
Page 2, line 1:
Makes it a Class I felony to intentionally cause bodily harm to an election official, election registration official, county clerk, or municipal clerk who is acting in his or her official capacity.
before that line insert:
XSECTION 1m.
19.36 (14) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, is amended to read:
19.36 (14) IDENTITIES OF ELECTION OFFICIALS OR ELECTION REGISTRATION OFFICIAL.
Unless access is specifically authorized or required by statute, an authority shall not provide access under s.
19.35 (1) to records containing the personally identifiable information of an a current or former election official, as defined in s.
5.02 (4e), or an election registration official, as defined in s.
5.02 (4g), who submits a written request to the authority requesting that the information be - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBa0178/1 MPG:cjs kept confidential, except that an authority may provide access to the name of an election official or election registration such current or former official and the city and state where the official resides.Y.
Page 2, line 11:
Provides whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, county clerks, and election officials who witness and report election fraud or irregularities.
after that line insert:
4.
XS ECTION 3.
Prohibits employment discrimination against a municipal clerk, county clerk, or election official because the clerk or election official lawfully reported, or is believed to have reported, witnessing what the clerk or election official reasonably believed to be election fraud or irregularities.
Effective dates.
5.
This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
Requires all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with, and submit campaign finance reports to, the Ethics Commission through the commission’s campaign finance information system (CFIS).
(1) The treatment of s.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2285/2 MPG:cdc SENATE BILL 126 SECTION 1 Act 126 is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2025.
19.36 (14) takes effect on July 1, 2025, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.Y.
This bill changes the effective date to December 1, 2027, with respect filings with the Ethics Commission through CFIS.
All other provisions contained in Act 126 remain effective July 1, 2025.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 (1) is renumbered 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 and amended to read:
[2023 Wisconsin Act 126] Section 35 This act takes effect on July 1, 2025., except as follows:
S ECTION 2.
2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 (1m) is created to read:
[2023 Wisconsin Act 126] Section 35 (1m) The treatment of ss.
5.02 (4v), 11.0101 (1) (a) 1.
and 2., (14), and (34), 11.0102 (title), (1), (2) (a) and (b), and (3), 11.0103 (1) (b) and (3) (b), 11.0104 (1) (a) and (d) and (2), 11.0105 (1) (a), 11.0202 (1) (a), 11.0203 (1) (c), 11.0204 (7), 11.0304 (7), 11.0404 (4), 11.1101 (1) (h) 2., (2) (h) 2., (3) (k) 2., and (4) (k) 2., 11.1106 (3), 11.1201, 11.1304 (1), (5), and (6) (a), 202.12 (5) (a) 2., 755.01 (2) and (4), and 940.20 (4m) takes effect on December 1, 2027.
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Action History

  1. Published 6-10-2025

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 6-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 7

  3. Presented to the Governor on 6-5-2025 by directive of the Majority Leader

  4. Attempted to present to the Governor on 6-4-2025 by directive of the Majority Leader

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. LRB correction

  7. Action ordered immediately messaged

  8. Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  9. Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  10. Ordered immediately messaged

  11. Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  12. Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  13. Rules suspended

  14. Ordered to a third reading

  15. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Read a second time

  17. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  18. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025

  19. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug

  20. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Received from Senate

  22. Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Read a third time and passed

  24. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  25. Ordered to a third reading

  26. Read a second time

  27. Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Available for scheduling

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

  30. Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  31. Executive action taken

  32. Public hearing held

  33. LRB correction

  34. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  35. Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Knodl, Steffen, Brill, Subeck, Mursau and O'Connor

Sponsors

  • Gundrum · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Steffen · Cosponsor
  • Brill · Cosponsor
  • Subeck · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Cory Tomczyk · Primary
  • Howard Marklein · Cosponsor
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (122)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 126 do?
An Act to affect 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 (1) and 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, section 35 (1m);
Who sponsors SB 126?
SB 126 is sponsored by Gundrum, Knodl, Steffen, Brill, Subeck, Mursau, O'Connor, Tomczyk, Cory (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), and Nass, Steve (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 126?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 14, 2025. It awaits signature.
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