Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 283

Became law Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: broadcasting election night proceedings. (FE)

County — Officers Elections Elections commission Municipality — Officers

Introduced, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, if a municipality broadcasts canvassing proceedings live in any

election, including by live stream on the Internet, the municipality must record the

broadcast, and the municipal clerk must retain the recording for 22 months.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Fiscal Estimate From ELEC

Sponsors

Introduced by: Nass (R) , Taylor (D) , Tomczyk (R) , Wimberger (R)

12 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabrera (D) , Edming (R) , Gustafson and O'Connor , Krug (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 4, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 4, 2023 official source full page

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

Full history

May 15, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Taylor, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Ortiz-Velez, Steffen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Edming, Murphy, Moses and Krug
May 15, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
Jun 6, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
Aug 29, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
Sep 27, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger
Oct 3, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
Oct 4, 2023 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Oct 4, 2023 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Oct 4, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules
Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly
Representatives Gustafson and O'Connor added as cosponsors
Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor
Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
Nov 10, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
Nov 15, 2023 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
Nov 30, 2023 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023
Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 53
Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Published 12-7-2023