Assembly Bill 848
Maintaining electronic voting system or automatic tabulating equipment data for 22 months after an election. (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
Jan 18, 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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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, a municipal clerk may clear or erase detachable recording units and compartments for automatic tabulating equipment used in an electronic voting system in a primary or election 14 days after the primary or 21 days after the election. Before clearing or erasing the units or compartments, the municipal clerk is required to transfer the data contained in the units or compartments to a disk or other recording medium, which must be retained for at least 22 months after the primary or election to which the data relate. Under this bill, all other data stored on an electronic voting system or automatic tabulating equipment, including log file data, downloads, and uploads, must be retained for at least 22 months after the primary or election to which the data relate.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 1, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 18, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Jan 18, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ramthun, Wichgers, Behnke, Brandtjen, Gundrum and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Nass
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Brooks added as a coauthor
- 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