Senate Bill 432
Submitting copies of complaints filed with the Elections Commission to the legislature
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
Jun 24, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, any person may file a complaint with the Elections Commission alleging a violation of election laws by a voter or an election official. The commission may only initiate an investigation of an alleged violation of election laws based on a sworn complaint filed with the commission. Neither the commission nor the members or employees of the commission, including the administrator, may file a sworn complaint for the purposes of initiating an investigation. In addition, current law authorizes any eligible voter to file a complaint with the commission requesting the commission to compel an election official to conform his or her conduct to the law or to restrain the official from taking any action inconsistent with the law.
Current law also authorizes a person to file a complaint with the commission indicating that the person believes a violation of the federal Help America Vote Act regarding an election for a national office in this state occurred, is occurring, or is proposed to occur.
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Current law prohibits public access to records obtained or prepared by the Elections Commission in connection with an investigation, including the full text of any complaint filed with the commission, with certain exceptions. For example, the commission must provide such records to the Joint Committee on Finance in order to receive supplemental funds for an ongoing investigation. In addition, the commission must provide investigatory records to the Legislative Audit Bureau to the extent necessary for the bureau to carry out its duties.
This bill requires the Elections Commission to provide a copy of the full text of any complaint received by the commission to the representative of the assembly of the assembly district and the senator of the senate district where the violation alleged in the complaint occurred, is occurring, or is proposed to occur and to the cochairpersons of the legislative standing committees with jurisdiction over elections no later than 30 days after receiving the complaint. In addition, the commission must provide to the aforementioned persons documentation specifying how each such complaint was resolved no later than 30 days after the complaint was resolved.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
17 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (17)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 12, 2021 to Aug 4, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 24, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics.
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Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 24, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wimberger and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Behnke, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Mursau, Ramthun, Schraa, Tusler and Knodl
- Jun 24, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics
- Jul 12, 2021 · Senate
Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor
- Aug 4, 2021 · Senate
Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
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