Assembly Bill 162
The date of the presidential preference primary and certain other election occurrences
Topics: Presidential electors
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
May 27, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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
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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
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.
The bill changes the date of the presidential preference primary from the 3rd Tuesday in February to the first Tuesday in April in those years in which the president and vice president are elected. The bill also changes the dates of related election events to accommodate the change in the date of the primary.
Who's behind it
Gary Tauchen, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 0 · Aug 2, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Election and Campaign Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 2, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Aug 2, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Jun 2, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 27, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
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May 27, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 27, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Tauchen;Cosponsored by Senator Lazich
- May 27, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Election and Campaign Reform
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 10, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 10, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by committee on Election and Campaign Reform
- Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Election and Campaign Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Election and Campaign Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 8, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 9-13-2011 by committee on Rules
- Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote