Assembly Bill 176
Reporting of the principal place of employment of certain individuals who make political contributions
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Apr 22, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, with limited exceptions, each registrant under the campaign finance law must file periodic reports with the appropriate filing officer or agency specified by law. The reports must contain specified information, including the occupation and the name and address of the principal place of employment, if any, of each individual contributor whose cumulative contributions for the calendar year exceed $100 in amount or value.
Under this bill, the report must indicate the occupation of each individual contributor whose cumulative contributions for the biennium are in excess of $500.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (12)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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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 Thiesfeldt, Gannon, Allen, Rohrkaste, Craig, Horlacher, Weatherston, Edming, Vorpagel, Knodl, Ballweg and Hutton; cosponsored by Senator Nass
- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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.
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