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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 1168

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: facilitating voter registration for applicants for public assistance. (FE)

Children and families department of Elections — Registration Health services department of — Supportive living and treatment Public assistance

  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 requires that all of the following must occur in connection with each

application for public assistance in Wisconsin:

1. The person receiving the application must determine whether the applicant

is registered to vote.

2. If the applicant is not registered to vote, the applicant must be provided with

the opportunity to register to vote online on-site and assistance in doing so.

3. If the applicant declines that opportunity, the applicant must be provided

with a voter registration form and information concerning eligibility to vote,

instructions for completing the form, and, unless the applicant declines in writing,

assistance in completing the form. The applicant must also be provided with a

written explanation of how to register to vote in person, by mail, and by electronic

means.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Drake (D) , Haywood (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , S. Rodriguez (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

4 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Johnson (D) , Ringhand (D) , Roys (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Haywood, Sinicki, Brostoff, Hebl, Ohnstad, Andraca, S. Rodriguez, Hesselbein, Drake, Subeck, Pope, Bowen, Stubbs and Shelton; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Ringhand, Roys and Agard

  2. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. May 3, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received