Assembly Bill 51
Public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 10, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, there is no public notice requirement when an incumbent local elected official whose office is up for election either files a notification of noncandidacy or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within a specified time frame.
Under this bill, if such an incumbent files a notification of noncandidacy or fails to file a declaration of candidacy, that fact must be posted on the Internet or in three different locations within the relevant jurisdiction if there is no Internet site. The bill's public notice requirement applies to the officer or body with whom current law requires a declaration of candidacy to be filed for a particular office.
Who's behind it
12 representatives are its . 11 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · May 6, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 6, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 6, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Apr 27, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 14, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 10, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Feb 10, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 10, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ramthun, Brooks, Cabrera, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Rozar, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski and Marklein
- Feb 10, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules
- May 11, 2021 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote