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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 213

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Relating to: actions for violations of elections laws.

Court — Procedure Elections Elections — Campaign expense Elections — Officials Elections commission

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, stopped here
  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 provides that in an action relating to a violation of state election laws,

venue is proper in any county within the area covered by any office on the ballot for

the election that is affected by the conduct alleged to be in violation of the state

election laws. Under current law, for violations of state election laws, a defendant

who is a resident of this state is generally tried in the circuit court for the county

where the defendant resides, except that a defendant who is a resident of the state

may move the court to change the place of trial to the county where the offense was

committed.

Under current law, a voter who believes that an election official has acted

contrary to law with regard to the administration of elections may file a written

sworn complaint with the Elections Commission requesting that the official be

required to conform his or her conduct to the law. No individual who is authorized

to file a complaint, other than a district attorney or the attorney general, may

commence an action or proceeding to test the validity of any decision, action, or

failure to act on the part of any election official without first filing a complaint. Under

this bill, any person may commence an action or proceeding to test the validity of any

decision, action, or failure to act on the part of any election official without first filing

a complaint.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Stroebel (R)

8 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Brooks (R) , Knodl (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Skowronski (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 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 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 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: PASSAGE

Passed 20–11 Apr 14, 2021 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Senate: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 20–11 Mar 8, 2022 official source full page

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Darling and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, VanderMeer, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Knodl and Skowronski

  2. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 18, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 7, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  5. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 12, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Stroebel and Bernier

  7. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

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

  8. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  10. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  11. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  12. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  14. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  17. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Nov 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  20. Dec 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary

  21. Feb 21, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks

  22. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Judiciary and referred to committee on Rules pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  23. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:45 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  24. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  28. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  29. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  31. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  32. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Johnson, Agard, Smith, Bewley, Ringhand, Erpenbach, Wirch and Pfaff

  33. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  34. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  35. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  36. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  37. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  38. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  39. Apr 14, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2022

  40. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-15-2022

  41. May 17, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  42. May 17, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82