Senate Bill 622
Facilitating voter registration for those who have their voting rights restored. (FE)
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
Nov 7, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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, the Department of Corrections or a jailer of a county jail or house of correction is required to provide written notification to a person convicted of a felony when the person's right to vote is restored. Under this bill, DOC or the jailer must at the same time provide to the person all of the following:
1. A voter registration form and information concerning eligibility to vote.
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2. Instructions for completing the voter registration form.
3. Unless the person declines in writing, assistance completing the voter registration form.
4. A written explanation of how to register to vote in person, by mail, and by electronic means.
5. Information concerning the current election cycle, including the dates of upcoming elections and which offices are on the ballots.
Also, under current law, DOC is required to transmit to the Elections Commission, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have not been restored. This bill requires that DOC additionally transmit to the Elections Commission, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been convicted of a felony and whose civil rights have been restored, together with his or her residential address.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . All 7 are Democrats.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Billings and Madison
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 29, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 10, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 7, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection.
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Nov 7, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 7, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Roys, Taylor, L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Larson, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Haywood, Sinicki, Ratcliff, Considine, Bare, Emerson, Conley, Palmeri and Ohnstad
- Nov 7, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
- Nov 10, 2023 · Senate
- Nov 29, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate