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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 406

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Relating to: prohibiting a judge from holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was appointed or elected.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that a judge of any court of record in this state, including a

justice of the state supreme court, may not hold an office of public trust, other than

a judicial office, while serving in the judicial office to which the judge was appointed

or elected. Current law prohibits a judge from holding an office of public trust during

the term for which the judge or justice was elected. The Wisconsin Supreme Court,

in

Wagner v. Milwaukee County Election Commission

, 2003 WI 103, has interpreted

this provision of current law to prohibit a judge from seeking elected office for the

duration of the term, regardless of whether the judge resigns from his or her judicial

office.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R)

9 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Hutton (R) , Knodl (R) , Ramthun (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 7, 2019 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. Sep 16, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, L. Taylor and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Felzkowski, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Ramthun, Knodl, Brandtjen, Thiesfeldt and Skowronski

  2. Sep 16, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues

  3. Sep 24, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 7, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Oct 7, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1