Assembly Bill 630
Enforcement of the citizenship qualification for voting in elections in this state
Topics: Citizenship, Government Accountability Board, Voting
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 18, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, one of the qualifications prerequisite to voting in elections in this state is U.S. citizenship. Currently, all individuals but certain military electors, as defined by law, must register before voting. In order to register, an applicant must affirm that he or she is a U.S. citizen. Violators are guilty of a Class I felony and are subject to imprisonment for not more than three years and six months or a fine of not more than $10,000 or both.
This bill directs the Government Accountability Board to prescribe, by rule, procedures to ensure that the requirement for electors to be U.S. citizens is strictly observed.
Who's behind it
17 lawmakers are its . 16 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 13, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 18, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.
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Dec 18, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kestell, Kerkman, Townsend, Suder, Knodl, Van Roy, Vos, Murtha, Gunderson, A. Ott, Brooks, J. Ott, Honadel, Ziegelbauer, Lothian, Ballweg and LeMahieu;Cosponsored by Senators Darling, Leibham, Grothman, Olsen and Cowles
- Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Elections and Campaign Reform and referred to committee on Rules pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor