Assembly Bill 645
The threshold for registration and reporting by groups and individuals seeking to influence referendum results
Topics: Elections: Campaign expense, Referendum
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 6, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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, with limited exceptions, every group that makes or accepts contributions, incurs obligations, or makes disbursements (expenditures), and every individual that accepts contributions, incurs obligations, or makes disbursements exceeding a total of $25 within a calendar year to influence the outcome of a state or local referendum must register with the appropriate filing officer or agency and, with certain exceptions, must file regular financial reports providing the information specified by law. A registrant that meets certain qualifications and does not accept any contribution from a single source exceeding a total of $100 within a calendar year may qualify for an exemption from reporting.
This bill increases the registration threshold to amounts exceeding a total of $750 within a calendar year. The bill also adjusts the threshold for acceptance of contributions from a single source to potentially qualify for a reporting exemption to a total of $750 within a calendar year.
Who's behind it
3 lawmakers are its . 3 have no party on record.
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Authors (3)
- Campaign Reform
- Committee on Elections
- by request of Government Accountability Board
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Mar 3, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 3, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 3, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Feb 2, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 6, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.
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Jan 6, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Jan 6, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, by request of Government Accountability Board
- Jan 6, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
- Feb 2, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Elections and Campaign Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:24 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote