Senate Bill 822
Local candidates filing campaign finance reports and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 22, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 19, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2024
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 22, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 126
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 22, 2024: “Published 3-22-2024”
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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 committees that support or oppose candidates for elective state offices to register with, and submit campaign finance reports to, the Ethics Commission. Generally, those committees submit reports electronically to the commission by using the commission's campaign finance information system.
Generally, campaign finance reports entered into CFIS are readily available for public inspection on the commission's website.
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Under current law, committees that support or oppose candidates for elective local offices register with, and submit campaign finance reports to the appropriate local clerk and the local clerks are required to develop and maintain a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system for those reports.
This bill requires all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with, and submit campaign finance reports to, the Ethics Commission through, CFIS.
Who's behind it
2 lawmakers are its . All 2 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 5 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Shared Revenue vote on an amendment
Passed, 4 to 1 · Feb 15, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Shared Revenue vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Feb 15, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 28 to 4 · Feb 20, 2024
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (28)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (4)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 97 to 0 · Feb 22, 2024 · 2 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (97)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Alex Joers (D, 81)
- Amanda Nedweski (R, 32)
- Amy Binsfeld (R, 27)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Bob Donovan (R, 61)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chanz Green (R, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Anderson (D, 45)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Darrin Madison (D, 10)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Dave Maxey (R, 83)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Ellen Schutt (R, 31)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Gus Gustafson (R, 55)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jenna Jacobson (D, 50)
- Jerry O'Connor (R, 60)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Joy Goeben (R, 5)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Karen Hurd (R, 69)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Lori Palmeri (D, 54)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Bare (D, 80)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nik Rettinger (R, 83)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Melotik (R, 22)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Peter Schmidt (R, 6)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Ryan Clancy (D, 19)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Johnson (R, 33)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tom Michalski (R, 13)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Ty Bodden (R, 59)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
Didn't vote (2)
- Angie Sapik (R, 73)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 31 to 1 · Mar 12, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 22, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 22, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 126.
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Mar 18, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 12, 2024
“Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)
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Mar 11, 2024
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 23, 2024
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 22, 2024
The Assembly passed it too, 97 to 0.
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Feb 22, 2024
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 22, 2024
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Feb 20, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Senate passed it, 28 to 4.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 15, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Feb 15, 2024
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1” (the official wording)
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Jan 25, 2024
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 23, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 19, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection.
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Dec 19, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 19, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Knodl and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Michalski, C. Anderson, Bodden, Goeben, Moses, Plumer and Rettinger
- Dec 19, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
- Jan 22, 2024 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Knodl
- Jan 23, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 25, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Knodl
- Feb 15, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 15, 2024 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Feb 15, 2024 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Feb 15, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 28, Noes 4
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 97, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Mar 11, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 11, 2024 · Senate
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 1
- Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Action ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 18, 2024 · Senate
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- Mar 18, 2024 · Senate
LRB correction
- Mar 18, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 18, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024
- Mar 22, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 126
- Mar 22, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-22-2024
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