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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 946

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Relating to: whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities.

Discrimination in employment Discrimination in housing Elections Elections — Ballots Fraud Fuel Municipality — Officers Municipality — Planning

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  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 whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness

and report election fraud or irregularities. Under the bill, no municipal clerk may

be discriminated against in regard to employment, including by being discharged,

disciplined, or demoted, as a reprisal because the clerk lawfully reported, or is

believed to have reported, witnessing what the clerk reasonably believed to be

election fraud or irregularities.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Darling (R) , Wanggaard (R)

13 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Neylon (R) , Petersen (R) , Rozar (R) , Steffen (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

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

Passed 3–2 Feb 18, 2022 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 20–13 Feb 22, 2022 official source full page

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 55–35 Feb 24, 2022 official source full page

Aye · 55

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 32

Passed 58–32 Feb 24, 2022 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 55, Noes 35

Passed 55–35 Feb 24, 2022 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. Feb 7, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bernier, Darling, Jacque and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Magnafici and Rozar

  2. Feb 7, 2022 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Kuglitsch added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  5. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Neylon added as a cosponsor

  6. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

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

  9. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13

  15. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:16 AM on 2-24-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 30

  19. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neubauer and Spreitzer

  21. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 32

  22. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Petersen and Tauchen

  23. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 55, Noes 35

  24. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 55, Noes 35, Paired 2

  27. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  28. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

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

  30. Mar 3, 2022 · Senate

    Senator Jacque withdrawn as a coauthor

  31. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1