Assembly Bill 481
Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools
Topics: Elections: Officials, Elections: Registration, Indians and tribal issues, Municipality: Officers, Parochial and private educational institutions, School
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 19, 2012
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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
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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.
Currently, public high schools are used for the registration of students and staff who are qualified electors. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality where a public high school is located must agree with the school board of the school district operating that school upon the appointment of at least one person to serve as a special registration deputy for the purpose of registering students and staff at that school. In addition, the principal of any private high school or of any tribal school that operates high school grades may request the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of the municipality where the school is located to establish registration dates or to appoint a special registration deputy for the purpose of registering students at that school. The clerk or board must establish registration dates or appoint a special registration deputy if the clerk or board determines that the high school or tribal school has a substantial number of students residing in the municipality.
This bill deletes the requirement and procedures for registration of students and staff at public high schools and the requirement and procedures for registration of students at private schools and tribal schools that operate high school grades if the schools have a substantial number of students residing in a particular municipality.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . All 10 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Chad Weininger · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 2 · Feb 15, 2012
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 Election and Campaign Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2”. 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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Feb 15, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 15, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 2.
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Jan 25, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 19, 2012
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 19, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
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Jan 19, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Strachota, Bernier, Jacque, Kestell, Nygren, Weininger, Stroebel, Marklein and LeMahieu;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Grothman and Olsen
- Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Election and Campaign Reform
- Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly
Representative Brooks added as a coauthor
- Jan 25, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 6, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Election and Campaign Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2
- Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:16 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Mar 13, 2012 · 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