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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 292

Vetoed Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: broadcasting election night proceedings. (FE)

Data processing Elections — Officials Municipality — Elections Television

  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

Under this bill, if a municipality broadcasts canvassing proceedings live in any

election, including by live stream on the Internet, the municipality must record the

broadcast, and the municipal clerk must retain the recording for 22 months.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Darling (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wimberger (R)

15 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Ramthun (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

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

Passed 3–2 May 7, 2021 official source full page

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

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 60–38 Jun 22, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 60

Nay · 38

Full history

  1. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Wanggaard, Ballweg and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Steffen, Bowen, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Gundrum, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Ramthun, Skowronski, Tusler, Wichgers, Knodl and Neylon

  2. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. May 5, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. May 7, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. May 7, 2021 · Senate

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

  6. May 7, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. May 7, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. May 11, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen withdrawn as a cosponsor

  15. Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  17. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules

  18. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  19. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 60, Noes 38

  23. Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Jun 22, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  25. Jun 28, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  26. Aug 5, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 8-5-2021

  27. Aug 10, 2021 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-10-2021

  28. May 17, 2022 · Senate

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

  29. May 17, 2022 · Senate

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