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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 453

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Relating to: the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election.

Elections Elections — Ballots

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Carpenter (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D)

15 cosponsors

Arney (D) , Behnke (R) , Brooks (R) , Duchow (R) , Goodwin (D) , Joers (D) , Kirsch (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Phelps (D) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Sortwell (R) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Sep 29, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Arney, Behnke, Brooks, Duchow, Goodwin, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Stubbs and Tenorio

  2. Sep 29, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  3. Jan 2, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1