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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 396

Vetoed Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: fees for obtaining the official voter registration list. (FE)

Elections — Registration Elections commission

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, 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 current law, the Elections Commission establishes a fee, by rule, for

obtaining a copy of the official voter registration list. The fee amount is an amount

estimated to cover both the cost of reproduction and the cost of maintaining the list

at the state and local level.

Under this bill, a person may obtain a copy of the official voter registration list

for Wisconsin, or any portion of the list, electronically by paying a fee of $250 or less

as established by the the Elections Commission. The bill authorizes the commission

to charge an additional fee for providing a copy of the list in physical form in order

to cover the cost of reproduction and postage, if any.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Donovan (R) , Gustafson (R) , Magnafici (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Schmidt (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

6 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , Knodl (R) , Nass (R) , O'Connor (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tomczyk (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Nov 6, 2023 official source full page

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

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 34, Noes 63

Failed 34–63 Nov 9, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 13, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 22–11 Nov 14, 2023 official source full page

Full history

  1. Sep 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Binsfeld, Gustafson, Bodden, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Donovan, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Schmidt, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Tomczyk, Stroebel, Nass and Jacque

  2. Sep 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Oct 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  7. Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules

  9. Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  10. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 34, Noes 63

  13. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Nov 13, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Nov 13, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Nov 13, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Nov 13, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of 11-14-2023

  22. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  25. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  26. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Nov 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-15-2023

  29. Nov 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023

  30. Dec 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-6-2023

  31. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  32. May 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. May 15, 2024 · Assembly

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