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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 554

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: prohibiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes for any election.

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law includes a requirement that an absentee ballot be sealed in the return envelope and mailed by the voter, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot. In

Priorities USA v. Wis. Elections Commission

, 2024 WI 32, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that this requirement allows the use of absentee ballot drop boxes.

Under this bill, no municipality may employ a drop box or other physical receptacle for the receipt of voted absentee ballots other than receipt by mail.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Tomczyk (R)

17 cosponsors

Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Brooks (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Tucker (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 12

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. Oct 17, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Brill, Wichgers, Piwowarczyk, Allen, Behnke, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor and Tucker

  2. Oct 17, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1