Assembly Bill 442
The first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election
Topics: Elections
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. 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
Sep 19, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 453. That version died when the session ended.
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Public hearing
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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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
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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 first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election is the December 1 preceding the election. The spring election is the election held on the first Tuesday in April to elect nonpartisan judicial, educational, and local officers. The presidential preference primary is also held at the spring election. Nomination papers for the spring election must generally be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January preceding the election.
This bill changes the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election to the November 16 preceding the election. The bill makes a similar change to a number of other provisions of law with dates that track with that date.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 9 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Karen Kirsch · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Christian Phelps · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelito Tenorio · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 2, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 8, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 25, 2025 to Sep 26, 2025
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Sep 19, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Sep 19, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Brooks, Arney, Behnke, Duchow, Goodwin, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Stubbs and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Spreitzer
- Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
- Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor
- Sep 26, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Clancy added as a coauthor
- Oct 8, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ortiz-Velez
- Jan 2, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Joers added as a coauthor
- 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.
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
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