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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 58

Responding to a request for an absentee ballot

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 23, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass 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 this bill, a municipal clerk who receives a request for an absentee ballot by mail, electronic mail, or facsimile transmission must respond to the request no later than one business day after receiving the request.

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its ⁠. 20 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 31 names

Authors (21)

Signed on in support (10)

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 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 0 · May 27, 2015

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 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · May 27, 2015

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 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. May 27, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. May 27, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  4. Apr 21, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Feb 23, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.

  6. Feb 23, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Allen, Ballweg, Berceau, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Gannon, Heaton, Jacque, Jarchow, Kapenga, Katsma, Kremer, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Quinn, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Lassa, Marklein, Nass, Cowles, Vinehout, Moulton and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Mar 31, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Horlacher

  4. Apr 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  7. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. 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.

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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