Senate Bill 834
Dissolving the Elections Commission, requiring the secretary of state to administer elections, and granting rule-making authority. (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
Dec 19, 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill dissolves the Elections Commission and requires the secretary of state to assume the duties of the commission, effective January 4, 2027. Under the bill, the administrator of the commission must work with the secretary of state to ensure a smooth transition from the commission to the office of the secretary of state and to formulate an implementation plan. Under the bill, all assets, liabilities, and tangible personal property of the commission are transferred to secretary of state. In addition, all incumbent employees holding positions at the commission on the bill's effective date, other than the administrator, are transferred to the office of the secretary of state.
Under the bill, the standing committees in each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over election administration are advisory to the secretary of state on all matters relating to the operation of the office of the secretary of state with regard to the election administration. Except for action related to the internal operations and procedures of the office, the office of the secretary of state may take no action with regard to election administration without getting prior approval from the standing committees in each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over election administration.
Who's behind it
Dan Knodl, a Republican, is its .
14 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (14)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Binsfeld · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Johnson · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, 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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Jan 10, 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 Senator Knodl; cosponsored by Representatives Bodden, Gustafson, Goeben, Rettinger, Binsfeld, Maxey, Hurd, Michalski, Schmidt, S. Johnson, Allen, Brooks, Callahan and Dittrich
- Dec 19, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection
- Jan 10, 2024 · 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