Assembly Bill 91
Communications by members of the legislature
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 26, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 14, 2013
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, with certain exceptions, no person who is elected to state or local office and who becomes a candidate for national, state, or local office may use public funds for the cost of materials or distribution of 50 or more pieces of substantially identical material distributed during the period beginning on the first day for circulation of nomination papers as a candidate (or certain other dates for candidates who do not file nomination papers) and ending on the date of the election at which the person's name appears on the ballot, or on the date of the primary election at which the person's name so appears if the person is not nominated at the primary.
This bill provides that this prohibition does not apply to the cost of materials or distribution of a communication made by a member of the legislature to an address located within the legislative district represented by that member during the 45-day period following declaration of a state of emergency by the governor affecting any county in which the district is located if the communication relates solely to the subject of the emergency.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 11 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 28, 2013
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 Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 21, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections and Urban Affairs.
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Nov 15, 2013
The Senate received it.
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Nov 14, 2013
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 28, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 28, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Oct 9, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 26, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Mar 26, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Mar 26, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Kerkman, T. Larson, Marklein, Nass, Stone, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Wright and Ripp; cosponsored by Senators Farrow, Kedzie, Lehman, Olsen and Taylor
- Mar 26, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Oct 9, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 16, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-14-2013 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 15, 2013 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 21, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Urban Affairs
- 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
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