Assembly Bill 1166
Facilitating voter registration for those who have their voting rights restored. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 10, 2022
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Corrections or a jailer of a county jail or house of correction is required to provide written notification to a person convicted of a felony when the person's right to vote is restored. Under this bill, DOC or the jailer must at the same time provide to the person all of the following:
1. A voter registration form and information concerning eligibility to vote.
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2. Instructions for completing the voter registration form.
3. Unless the person declines in writing, assistance completing the voter registration form.
4. A written explanation of how to register to vote in person, by mail, and by electronic means.
5. Information concerning the current election cycle, including the dates of upcoming elections and which offices are on the ballots.
Also, under current law, DOC is required to transmit to the Elections Commission, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have not been restored. This bill requires that DOC additionally transmit to the Elections Commission, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have been restored, together with his or her residential address.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . All 14 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 10, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Mar 10, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Haywood, Sinicki, Hebl, Ohnstad, Andraca, Spreitzer, Hesselbein, Drake, Subeck, Pope, Bowen, Brostoff, Stubbs and Shelton; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Ringhand, Roys and Agard
- Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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