Senate Bill 433
Timeline for sending or transmitting presidential preference primary absentee ballots. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 15, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 17, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 9, 2023
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 54
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 7, 2023: “Published 12-7-2023”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires a municipal clerk to send an absentee ballot for each partisan primary, presidential preference primary, and general election to all electors requesting the ballot, including military and overseas electors, no later than the 47th day before the partisan primary, presidential preference primary, or general election or, if the request is not made before that day, within one business day after the request is received. For all other primaries and elections, the municipal clerk must send or transmit the absentee ballot no later than the 21st day before the primary or election or, if the request is not made before that day, within one business day after the request is received.
Under this bill, a municipal clerk must send or transmit an absentee ballot for the presidential preference primary to electors other than military and overseas electors no later than the 21st day before the presidential preference primary. The bill does not alter the 47-day deadline for municipal clerks to send or transmit absentee ballots to military electors and overseas electors for the presidential preference primary.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
24 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (24)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gustafson and O'Connor
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Shared Revenue vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 4, 2023
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 Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 7, 2023
The new law was published.
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Dec 7, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 54.
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Nov 30, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 9, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 9, 2023
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 8, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 7, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 17, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 17, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 4, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 3, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 26, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 21, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Sep 15, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection.
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Sep 15, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 15, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Spreitzer, Knodl, Ballweg and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Bodden, Michalski, C. Anderson, Andraca, Behnke, Brooks, Conley, Considine, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Joers, Krug, Maxey, Rettinger, Schmidt, Subeck, Ortiz-Velez and Jacobson
- Sep 15, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
- Sep 21, 2023 · Senate
Senator James added as a coauthor
- Sep 26, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 3, 2023 · Senate
Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor
- Oct 3, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 4, 2023 · Senate
Report passage 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
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- 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
- Nov 7, 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
- 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 13, 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 54
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Published 12-7-2023
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote