Assembly Bill 134
The effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 13, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 126. That version became law.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
2023 Wisconsin Act 126 included all of the following provisions relating to campaigns and elections:
1. Prohibits public access to records that contain the personally identifiable information of election officials or election registration officials other than the official’s name and city and state of residence.
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2. Makes it a Class I felony to intentionally cause bodily harm to an election official, election registration official, county clerk, or municipal clerk who is acting in his or her official capacity.
3. Provides whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, county clerks, and election officials who witness and report election fraud or irregularities.
4. Prohibits employment discrimination against a municipal clerk, county clerk, or election official because the clerk or election official lawfully reported, or is believed to have reported, witnessing what the clerk or election official reasonably believed to be election fraud or irregularities.
5. Requires all committees, political parties, and conduits to register with, and submit campaign finance reports to, the Ethics Commission through the commission’s campaign finance information system (CFIS).
Act 126 is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2025. This bill changes the effective date to December 1, 2027, with respect filings with the Ethics Commission through CFIS. All other provisions contained in Act 126 remain effective July 1, 2025.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
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 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · May 7, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 0 · May 7, 2025
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 Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 13, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 7, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 7, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Apr 16, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 8, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 13, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Mar 13, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Knodl, Brill, Mursau, O'Connor, Steffen and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Marklein and Nass
- Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Apr 4, 2025 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Apr 8, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 16, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
- May 5, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gundrum
- May 6, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Krug
- May 6, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 7, 2025 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- May 7, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- May 7, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 9, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025
- May 13, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- May 13, 2025 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote