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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 52

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Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials.

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  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

Under current law, there is no public notice requirement when an incumbent

local elected official whose office is up for election either files a notification of

noncandidacy or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within a specified time frame.

Under this bill, if such an incumbent files a notification of noncandidacy or fails

to file a declaration of candidacy, that fact must be posted on the Internet or in three

different locations within the relevant jurisdiction if there is no Internet site. The

bill's public notice requirement applies to the officer or body with whom current law

requires a declaration of candidacy to be filed for a particular office.

Sponsors

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

13 cosponsors

Brooks (R) , Cabrera (D) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 19, 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. Jan 28, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Ramthun, Brooks, Cabrera, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Rozar, Steffen and Wichgers

  2. Jan 28, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 11, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 18, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 19, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Mar 19, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 19, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  15. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

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

  17. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  18. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. May 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. May 12, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  24. May 18, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  25. May 20, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 5-20-2021

  26. May 24, 2021 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-21-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 33

  27. May 24, 2021 · Senate

    Published 5-22-2021