Assembly Bill 27
The Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 10, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill modifies the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act that Wisconsin has adopted to adopt the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act in its place.
Under current law, if a declarant who is outside of the jurisdiction of the United States makes a declaration in a signed record that is not given under oath (unsworn declaration) and that meets the statutory criteria, the unsworn declaration may be used in place of a sworn declaration under certain circumstances. The bill modifies current law by removing the requirement that a declarant be outside of the jurisdiction of the United States to make an unsworn declaration, and in so doing adopts the uniform act known as the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 13, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 13, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 13, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Feb 7, 2024
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 5, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 10, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Feb 10, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 10, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Rettinger, Mursau, Behnke and Cabrera; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Ballweg and Wimberger
- Feb 10, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- May 5, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Madison added as a coauthor
- Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote