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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 723

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Relating to: regulating the production and use of photo identification cards by local units of government. (FE)

County Elections — Registration Identification cards Municipality Municipality — Annexation Public assistance Public employee Public employee — Group insurance Voting

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits towns and counties from issuing, or expending funds for the

issuance of a photo identification card for any resident of the town or county, other

than an employment-related identification card for employees of the town or county.

The bill also provides that an ID card issued by a city or village may not be used

for voting, registration for voting, or to obtain public benefits, such as Wisconsin

Works, including Wisconsin Shares; the food stamp program; the Medical Assistance

program; and the programs that provide state supplemental payments to persons

receiving federal supplemental security income. Under the bill, if a city or village

issues an ID card, the card must state clearly on its face that the card is not

authorized for voting purposes.

The bill specifies that any card issued by a city, village, town, or county that had

been used as an identification document for proof of residence for voting registration

may no longer be used for that purpose.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Duchow (R) , Gannon (R) , J. Ott (R) , Kremer (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Weatherston (R)

8 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , Kapenga (R) , Lasee (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Feb 11, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 3

Passed 10–3 Feb 11, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Brandtjen, Allen, Born, Craig, Duchow, Gannon, Kremer, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Skowronski and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, LeMahieu, Lasee, Gudex, Kapenga, Stroebel, Nass and Lazich

  2. Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  4. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 by Committee on Rules

  11. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  12. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 3

  13. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  14. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1