Assembly Bill 168
The requirement for stating name and address prior to voting
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 22, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 15, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 18, 2019
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 8, 2019
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 48
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 22, 2019: “Published 11-23-2019”
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires a voter to state his or her name and address at the polling place before being permitted to vote. A victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking who has obtained a confidential listing is not required to state his or her name and address, but instead may present an identification card issued by the municipal clerk that contains the person's name and the municipality or county of the person's residence.
Under the bill, if a voter is unable to state his or her name and address because of a disability, the voter may present his or her identification to the election official who verifies that the identification conforms to current law requirements. The election official, or another person selected by the voter, must then state the voter's name and address.
Who's behind it
24 lawmakers are its . 19 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (24)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (12)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Patty Schachtner · Democrat, Senate
- Skowronski and Kurtz
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
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 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Jun 6, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly 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, 7 to 0 · Jun 6, 2019
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 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 4, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 22, 2019
The new law was published.
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Nov 22, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 48.
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Nov 15, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 8, 2019 to Oct 15, 2019
1 more representative and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Senate passed it too.
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Oct 4, 2019
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Jun 24, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jun 18, 2019
The Senate received it.
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Jun 18, 2019
The Assembly passed it.
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Jun 18, 2019
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jun 6, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 6, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Apr 23, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 17, 2019
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 15, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Apr 15, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 15, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Brostoff, Sortwell, Dittrich, Plumer, Steffen, Kulp, Ballweg, Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Tusler, Sinicki, Anderson, Spiros, Petryk, Edming, Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Duchow, Brandtjen, Kuglitsch, Ramthun, Bowen and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Schachtner, Olsen, Wirch, Risser, Johnson, Ringhand and Nass
- Apr 15, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Apr 17, 2019 · Assembly
Representatives Skowronski and Kurtz added as coauthors
- Apr 23, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 24, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zimmerman
- May 29, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 6, 2019 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Jun 6, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Jun 6, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 18, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 24, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jun 24, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senator Miller added as a cosponsor
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Oct 11, 2019 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 10-11-2019
- Oct 15, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor
- Nov 15, 2019 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2019 by directive of the Speaker
- Nov 22, 2019 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-22-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 48
- Nov 22, 2019 · Assembly
Published 11-23-2019
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