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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 54

Limiting the times for voting by absentee ballots in person

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Nov 14, 2013, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 1, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 14, 2013

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a person may apply to the municipal clerk in person to vote using an absentee ballot. In-person applications to vote using an absentee ballot may be made beginning on the third Monday preceding the election and ending on the later of 5 p.m. or the close of business on the Friday preceding the election. Under this bill, in-person applications to vote using an absentee ballot may only be received Monday to Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day. In addition, the clerk's office may not be open more than 40 hours a week beginning on the third Monday preceding the election and ending on 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election in order to receive applications made in person. The bill does not require that the clerk's office be open 40 hours a week to receive applications made in person.

Who's behind it

13 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 13 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 14 names

Authors (13)

Signed on in support (1)

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 were 9 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Nov 12, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 2 · Nov 12, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 3 · Nov 12, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 54 to 39 · Nov 14, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 54 to 39 · Nov 14, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 54 to 39 · Nov 14, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 54 to 39 · Nov 14, 2013

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 53 to 39 · Nov 14, 2013 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 94 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (53)

No (39)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 39, Paired 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Failed, 2 to 3 · Feb 7, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 7, 2014

    “Report concurrence by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3” (the official wording)

  3. Feb 4, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Jan 31, 2014

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  5. Jan 30, 2014

    “Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk” (the official wording)

  6. Nov 21, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections and Urban Affairs.

  7. Nov 15, 2013

    The Senate received it.

  8. Nov 14, 2013

    The Assembly passed it, 53 to 39.

  9. Nov 14, 2013

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Nov 12, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Nov 12, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.

  12. Oct 9, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Mar 1, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.

  14. Mar 1, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Stroebel, Bies, Strachota, Craig, Ripp, LeMahieu, Spiros, Kleefisch, Sanfelippo, T. Larson, Weatherston, Nass and A. Ott

  2. Mar 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Mar 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Stroebel

  4. Oct 9, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Stroebel

  6. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  8. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 2

  10. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  11. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  12. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:03 PM on 11-14-2013 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21

  13. Nov 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Stroebel, Bernier and Brooks

  14. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Bewley, Mason, Jorgensen, Barca, Zamarripa, Smith, Ringhand, Danou and Milroy

  16. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 39

  17. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  19. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  20. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Stroebel

  21. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 adopted

  22. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Hulsey

  23. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 39

  24. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representatives Barnes, Riemer, Kahl, Wachs, Johnson, Doyle, Clark, Hintz, Berceau, Danou, Ringhand, Smith, Hebl, Pope, Ohnstad, Bernard Schaber, Wright, Sargent, Billings and Pasch

  25. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 39

  26. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representatives Barnes, Pasch, Johnson, Riemer, Genrich, Hesselbein, Doyle, Kahl, Shankland, Wachs, Berceau, Ringhand, Smith, Pope, Kessler, Ohnstad, Bernard Schaber, Goyke, Sargent, Billings and Kolste

  27. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 39

  28. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  30. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 39, Paired 2

  31. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Nov 15, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  33. Nov 21, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Urban Affairs

  34. Jan 30, 2014 · Senate

    Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk

  35. Jan 31, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Grothman added as a cosponsor

  36. Feb 4, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  37. Feb 6, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  38. Feb 7, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence by Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3

  39. Feb 7, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  40. Mar 21, 2014 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 4)

  41. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

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