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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 47

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Relating to: responding to a request for an absentee ballot.

Elections — Ballots Municipality — Officers

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Lassa (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Petrowski (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wanggaard (R)

21 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Heaton (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kapenga (R) , Katsma (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 17, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 17, 2015 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Sep 10, 2015 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. Feb 27, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Lassa, Marklein, Nass, Cowles, Vinehout, Moulton and Wanggaard; cosponsored 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

  2. Feb 27, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government

  3. Mar 23, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Harsdorf

  4. Apr 9, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 16, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 17, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Apr 17, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Apr 17, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 20, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-21-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time

  14. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Passed

  15. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Apr 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. May 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Campaigns and Elections

  19. Aug 25, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  20. Aug 25, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  21. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  22. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  23. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

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

  24. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  30. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016

  32. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-1-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 209

  33. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Published 3-2-2016