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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 15

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Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.

Administrative rules Elections Elections commission

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (j), stats., in support of the action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending emergency rule 2409 of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on July 22, 2024. The suspended emergency rule 1) described requirements and procedures for filing nomination papers, 2) identified grounds for bringing challenges to nomination papers, and 3) described the procedures by which the filing officer would hear and decide these complaints for such challenges and the ability of an individual to seek review of the filing officer’s decision on the complaint.

Sponsors

Votes

Assembly: Referred to Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 53, Noes 44

Passed 53–44 Mar 13, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

  2. Feb 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes

  4. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes, by Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  5. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  6. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  7. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 53, Noes 44

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1