Senate Bill 488
Using a tribal identification card for various purposes
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 3, 2018. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 27, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 23, 2018
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 13, 2018
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 226
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 3, 2018: “Published 4-4-2018”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows an individual to use an identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state as proof of residence for voter registration purposes if the identification card indicates the individual's current and complete name and residential address. Current law allows an individual to use an identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state as proof of identification for voting purposes.
This bill expands the definition of “official identification card," for purposes related to purchasing alcohol beverages, to include a valid identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state that contains the card holder's photograph, full name, address, and date of birth. Current law does not require a person to present an official identification card in order to purchase alcohol beverages. However, a licensed retailer of alcohol beverages may require a person to present an official identification card, documentary proof of age, a driver's license issued by another state, or any other form of identification or proof of age acceptable to the retailer before providing alcohol beverages to the person or allowing the person to enter the retail licensed premises. In addition, current law imposes a variety of penalties for various offenses relating to the falsification, adulteration, or misuse of an official identification card.
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The bill also allows an individual to use a valid identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state that contains the card holder's photograph, full name, address, and date of birth for the purpose of certain sales and purchases that, under current law, require the seller or purchaser to present a valid identification card, including 1) purchasing cigarettes, nicotine products, or tobacco products; 2) selling nonferrous scrap and other metal articles to a scrap dealer; 3) selling used home furnishings to an antique dealer or recycler; and 4) selling secondhand articles or secondhand jewelry to a pawnbroker, secondhand article dealer, or secondhand jewelry dealer.
Finally, current law prohibits certain prescribed controlled substances from being dispensed to an individual by a pharmacist or other practitioner unless the individual presents valid identification. The bill adds to the list of valid forms of identification for this purpose a valid identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in this state that contains the card holder's photograph, full name, address, and date of birth.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . 5 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
21 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (21)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 11, 2018
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 3, 2018
The new law was published.
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Apr 3, 2018
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 226.
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Apr 2, 2018
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 14, 2018
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 13, 2018
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 7, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 25, 2018
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 23, 2018
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 23, 2018
2 more senators signed on in support.
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Jan 23, 2018
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 23, 2018
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 11, 2018
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Dec 7, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 27, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.
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Oct 27, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 27, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Wanggaard, Bewley, Carpenter, Miller, Ringhand and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Edming, Ballweg, Berceau, Considine, Genrich, Horlacher, Kolste, Milroy, Ohnstad, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Tusler
- Oct 27, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
- Dec 7, 2017 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 9, 2018 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 11, 2018 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 11, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 19, 2018 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Senator Hansen added as a coauthor
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Senator Nass added as a coauthor
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a cosponsor
- Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-13-2018 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 14, 2018 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 14, 2018 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Feb 22, 2018 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 2, 2018 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2018
- Apr 3, 2018 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 226
- Apr 3, 2018 · Senate
Published 4-4-2018
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote