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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 511

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: relocating the offices of the Elections Commission. (FE)

Elections commission Marathon county

  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

Current law requires that every commission maintain its offices in the city of

Madison. Under this bill, beginning no later than April 15, 2024, the Elections

Commission must maintain its offices in the city of Wausau.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R)

1 cosponsors

Brooks (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Feb 1, 2022 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. Aug 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Ramthun, Armstrong, Cabral-Guevara, Knodl, Moses, Rozar and Tusler

  2. Aug 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight

  3. Sep 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Brooks added as a coauthor

  7. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  8. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1