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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 347

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Relating to: prohibiting a judge from seeking or holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was elected or appointed.

Judge Public officers Supreme court

  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 that a judge of any court of record in this state, including a

justice of the state supreme court, may not seek or hold an office of public trust, other

than a judicial office, while serving in the judicial office to which the judge was

elected or appointed. Current law prohibits a judge from holding an office of public

trust during the term for which the judge was elected or appointed. The Wisconsin

Supreme Court, in

Wagner v. Milwaukee County Election Commission

, 2003 WI 103,

has interpreted this provision of current law to prohibit a judge from seeking elected

office for the duration of the term, regardless of whether the judge resigns from his

or her judicial office.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Hutton (R) , Knodl (R) , Roys (D)

9 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gustafson (R) , Michalski (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Schraa (R)

Full history

  1. Jun 21, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hutton, Knodl and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Brandtjen, Duchow, Edming, Gustafson, Michalski, Moses, Murphy and Schraa

  2. Jun 21, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1