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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 208

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Relating to: publication of Elections Commission meeting minutes.

Elections commission

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires the Elections Commission to permit inspection of records

that are distributed or discussed during a meeting or hearing by the commission in

open session. This bill requires the commission also to post on its Internet site the

minutes of each of its meetings and hearings no later than 24 hours after the

completion of the meeting or hearing. The posted minutes must include a summary

of every action that the commission voted on, a record of each member's vote for or

against every action requiring a vote, a record of all motions and seconds made by

each member, and a record of each member's status as being present or absent for

any part of a meeting or hearing. Finally, the bill requires the commission to

maintain the minutes on its Internet site so that the minutes are accessible to the

public at all times.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bradley (R) , Darling (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

16 cosponsors

Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Kerkman (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Apr 13, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Apr 13, 2021 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. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Darling, Roth, Feyen, Marklein, Wanggaard, Bradley, Ballweg and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Magnafici, Edming, Steffen, Kerkman, Knodl, Spiros, Krug, Brooks, Loudenbeck, Gundrum, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Wichgers, VanderMeer and Macco

  2. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics

  3. Mar 17, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  4. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 12, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Stroebel and Bernier

  6. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  8. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  9. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  13. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules

  20. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. May 12, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. May 18, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. May 20, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 5-20-2021

  29. May 24, 2021 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-21-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 38

  30. May 24, 2021 · Senate

    Published 5-22-2021