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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 533

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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, 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

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

12 cosponsors

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)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 5, 2016 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 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 62, Noes 35, Paired 2

Passed 62–35 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 62

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Jan 8, 2016 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 8, 2016 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 25, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  4. Jan 26, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  11. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  12. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Miller, Risser, Shilling, Lassa, Wirch, Carpenter, L. Taylor, C. Larson, Ringhand and Bewley

  14. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators Carpenter, L. Taylor and C. Larson

  15. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  18. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  19. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  24. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read

  25. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended and taken up

  26. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  27. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 62, Noes 35, Paired 2

  30. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  32. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  33. Apr 21, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2016

  34. Apr 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-25-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 374

  35. Apr 25, 2016 · Senate

    Published 4-26-2016