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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 720

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Relating to: the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.

Court — Procedure International relations Uniform legislation

  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 modifies the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act that

Wisconsin has adopted to adopt the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act in its place.

Under current law, if a person who is outside of the jurisdiction of the United States

makes a written but unsworn declaration that meets the statutory criteria, it may

be used in place of a sworn declaration under some circumstances. This bill modifies

current law by removing the requirement that a person be outside of the jurisdiction

of the United States to make such a declaration, and in so doing adopts a uniform act

known as the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Hebl (D) , Knodl (R) , Stubbs (D) , Tusler (R)

3 cosponsors

Olsen (R) , Risser (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 8, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Hebl, Anderson, Knodl and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Risser and Olsen

  2. Jan 8, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations

  3. Jan 23, 2020 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1