Senate Bill 268
The initial applicability of 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 with respect to special and recall elections
Topics: Elections, Recall, Redistricting
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
Oct 31, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
2011 Wisconsin Act 43 provides for the decennial apportionment and redistricting of legislative districts as required by article IV, section 3, of the state constitution. The act first applies, with respect to special and recall elections, to offices filled or contested concurrently with the 2012 general election.
This bill provides that Act 43 first applies with respect to special and recall elections for the office of representative to the assembly held concurrently with the 2012 general election and with respect to special and recall elections for the office of senator held on or after November 9, 2011. The bill also provides that Act 43 first applies, with respect to petitions for the recall of senators, to petitions filed on or after November 9, 2011.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 31, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 31, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Oct 31, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lazich and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representatives Pridemore and Thiesfeldt
- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Erpenbach
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Erpenbach
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Erpenbach
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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