Assembly Bill 426
Eligibility for appointment as a law enforcement or correctional officer
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
Sep 19, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. 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, no person may be appointed as a deputy sheriff of any county or police officer of any city, village, or town unless that person is a citizen of the United States. This bill provides that no person may be appointed as a law enforcement officer or correctional officer unless that person is legally eligible to work in that position in the United States and, if the person is not a citizen of the United States, has been lawfully present in the United States for the six consecutive years preceding appointment. The bill specifies, however, that noncitizen holders of A-3, N-8, or N-9 visas may not be appointed to any of these positions.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 3 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 11, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Sep 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Sep 19, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Penterman, Baldeh, Melotik, Ohnstad and Ortiz-Velez; cosponsored by Senator James
- Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Oct 11, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- 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.
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