Assembly Bill 175
Communications by members of the legislature
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Feb 9, 2016, 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
Apr 22, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 9, 2016
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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 13, 2016: “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
23 lawmakers are its . 16 are Republicans and 7 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (23)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
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 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 26, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute 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, 9 to 0 · Jan 26, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute 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 to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 26, 2016
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 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 12, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections and Local Government.
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Feb 10, 2016
The Senate received it.
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Feb 9, 2016
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 9, 2016
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jan 26, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 26, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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May 19, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 22, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Ballweg, Johnson, Krug, Tittl, Kahl, Rohrkaste, Kleefisch, R. Brooks, Ripp, Milroy, Steffen, Kerkman, Berceau, A. Ott, Kulp, Kitchens, Thiesfeldt, Knodl, Genrich, Spreitzer, Katsma and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senator Farrow
- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- May 19, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Vorpagel
- May 19, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 8, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Vorpagel
- Jan 8, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Vorpagel
- Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 10, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 12, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Local Government
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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