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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SR 7

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: convening additional senate floor periods to address affordability for Wisconsin.

Legislature — Procedure

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

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Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Keyeski (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Senate: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 15, Noes 18

Failed 15–18 Mar 17, 2026 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. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  2. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 15, Noes 18

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1