Assembly Bill 441
Signing a petition to recall the same officer more than once and providing a penalty
Topics: Attorney General, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Public officers, Recall
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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 23, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
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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.
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.
This bill prohibits any person from signing a petition for the recall of the same officer more than once during the same 60-day circulation period. Violators are guilty of a Class I felony and may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than three years and six months, or both. Currently, no such prohibition applies.
Currently, with limited exceptions, alleged criminal violations of the election laws are investigated by the Government Accountability Board or the district attorney for the appropriate county and are prosecuted by the district attorney. The bill provides that any resident of this state who believes that a violation of the prohibition created by this bill has occurred may petition the attorney general to investigate and prosecute the violation.
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In addition, the bill requires each recall petition to state at the top of the petition "Signing of a petition to recall the same officer more than once during the same circulation period is a felony under Wisconsin law.".
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . All 14 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Fitzgerald · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Erik Severson · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 23, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 23, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
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Dec 23, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 23, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Tauchen, LeMahieu, Tiffany, Krug, A. Ott, Nass, Honadel, Brooks, Kleefisch, Severson, Meyer, Knodl and Craig;Cosponsored by Senators Darling and Lasee
- Dec 23, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Election and Campaign Reform
- Dec 23, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Ballweg added as a coauthor
- Feb 9, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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.
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