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Republican Former Representative · Assembly District 6

Source: Wisconsin Legislature , Wisconsin Ethics Commission · pulled · record through

Bills they led · 1

Bills where Peter Schmidt is the lead author, the first name on the bill. Sponsoring a bill means putting it forward: the text itself is drafted by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Bills they signed onto behind another member are listed below, and bills they only voted on are in Vote history. What these roles mean

Of the 1 bills they led: 0 became law, 0 were vetoed, 1 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

1 died at session end
Died at session end 1 bills
  • AB 952 Labeling a food product as a type of milk and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023

Coauthored · 227

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Peter Schmidt signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 227 coauthored bills
  • AR 27 Recognizing September 25, 2024 as See You at the Pole Day in the state of Wisconsin. 2023
  • AR 13 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Ladwig. 2023
  • AJR 99 Continuity of government (first consideration). 2023
  • AJR 98 Supporting Wisconsin agricultural autonomy and food security. 2023
  • AJR 90 Declaring November 2023 as Veterans' Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • AJR 89 Mourning the loss of all Americans murdered by Hamas in its attack against Israel and calling for the swift and safe release of Americans held hostage and the return of Americans murdered. 2023
  • AJR 88 Declaring the brandy old-fashioned as Wisconsin's state cocktail. 2023
  • AJR 86 Designating October 2023 as Wisconsin Farm to School Month. 2023
  • AJR 82 Condemning Hamas' barbaric attack against Israel. 2023
  • AJR 79 Recognizing October 17, 2023, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2023
  • AJR 77 Prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration). 2023
  • AJR 76 Eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration). 2023
  • AJR 70 Recognizing September 2023 as Family Meals Month. 2023
  • AJR 66 Requiring a supermajority in each house of the legislature for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration). 2023
  • AJR 65 Honoring 50 years of volunteer service in the U.S. Armed Forces. 2023
  • AJR 60 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (first consideration). 2023
  • AJR 56 Proclaiming June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • AJR 53 Celebrating the 175th year of Wisconsin's statehood. 2023
  • AJR 52 Honoring 2023 as the 100th anniversary of the Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society. 2023
  • AJR 47 Recognizing May 2023 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • AJR 141 Urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing. 2023
  • AJR 136 Honoring the 112th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 2023
  • AJR 132 The right of the people to pursue their chosen trades, occupations, businesses, or professions (first consideration). 2023
  • AJR 126 Reaffirming Wisconsin's commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin's support of the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan's signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan's international profile. 2023
  • AJR 123 Requesting Governor Tony Evers to send aid and resources to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist with immigration efforts. 2023
  • AJR 12 Declaring March 5, 2023, to March 11, 2023, as Women in Construction Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction. 2023
  • AJR 115 Commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 2023
  • AJR 113 Proclaiming February 2024 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • AJR 110 Proclaiming the week of April 29 to May 3, 2024, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week. 2023
  • AJR 106 Recognizing the importance of sturgeon to Wisconsin and designating the second Saturday of February in 2024 as State Sturgeon Spearing Day. 2023
  • AJR 105 Declaring the week of January 21 to 27, 2024, School Choice Week and recognizing the right of parents to select the best educational path for their children. 2023
  • AJR 101 Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin elections and prohibiting voting for candidates of more than one political party in primaries for partisan office (first consideration). 2023
  • AB 999 Labeling food as a type of dairy product or as a dairy ingredient and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 988 Eliminating minimum markup requirements and the prohibition on sales below cost. (FE) 2023
  • AB 975 Abortion if the probable postfertilization age of an unborn child is 14 or more weeks and requiring a referendum. (FE) 2023
  • AB 969 The county sale of tax-deeded lands. (FE) 2023
  • AB 964 Local regulation of certain businesses operated by minors. (FE) 2023
  • AB 959 The Occupational Therapy Examining Board. (FE) 2023
  • AB 957 Preemption of certain local animal ordinances. 2023
  • AB 956 Modifications to building program project budgets, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and making a transfer to the state building trust fund. (FE) 2023
  • AB 954 Provisional licenses to practice medicine and surgery for internationally trained physicians and physician assistants and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 951 The fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE) 2023
  • AB 944 Counting convictions and findings for the purpose of the sex offender registry and notifications. 2023
  • AB 941 Operation of vertiports. 2023
  • AB 937 Incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE) 2023
  • AB 936 Electing to be a donor of an anatomical gift when filing income tax returns. (FE) 2023
  • AB 935 Funding for education on solid waste reduction, recovery, and recycling and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 934 Combining the archer and crossbow hunting licenses. (FE) 2023
  • AB 925 Local grant writing and compliance assistance and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 922 Adopting federal income tax provisions related to depreciation and amortization. (FE) 2023

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Cosponsored · 205

Bills from the other house that Peter Schmidt signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 205 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 94 Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin elections and prohibiting voting for candidates of more than one political party in primaries for partisan office (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 93 Continuity of government (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 91 Supporting Wisconsin agricultural autonomy and food security. 2023
  • SJR 84 Declaring the brandy old-fashioned as Wisconsin's state cocktail. 2023
  • SJR 83 Declaring November 2023 as Veterans' Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • SJR 78 Prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration). 2023
  • SJR 76 Recognizing October 17, 2023, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2023
  • SJR 74 Condemning Hamas' barbaric attack against Israel. 2023
  • SJR 71 Eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration). 2023
  • SJR 67 Recognizing September 2023 as Family Meals Month. 2023
  • SJR 63 Requiring a supermajority in each house of the legislature for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 61 Honoring 50 years of volunteer service in the U.S. Armed Forces. 2023
  • SJR 54 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 53 Proclaiming June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • SJR 48 Honoring 2023 as the 100th anniversary of the Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society. 2023
  • SJR 47 Recognizing May 2023 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • SJR 14 Declaring March 5, 2023, to March 11, 2023, as Women in Construction Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction. 2023
  • SJR 129 Honoring the 112th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 2023
  • SJR 124 Reaffirming Wisconsin's commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin's support of the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan's signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan's international profile. 2023
  • SJR 123 Commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 2023
  • SJR 121 Urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing. 2023
  • SJR 117 Requesting Governor Tony Evers to send aid and resources to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist with immigration efforts. 2023
  • SJR 110 The right of the people to pursue their chosen trades, occupations, businesses, or professions (first consideration). 2023
  • SJR 104 Proclaiming February 2024 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • SJR 101 Recognizing the importance of sturgeon to Wisconsin and designating the second Saturday of February in 2024 as State Sturgeon Spearing Day. 2023
  • SJR 100 Declaring the week of January 21 to 27, 2024, School Choice Week and recognizing the right of parents to select the best educational path for their children. 2023
  • SB 999 Vehicle access to roads and trails on open managed forest land, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • SB 979 The married persons credit. (FE) 2023
  • SB 978 Increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction. (FE) 2023
  • SB 977 Expansion of the second individual income tax bracket. (FE) 2023
  • SB 970 Creating a digital interactive media tax credit, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • SB 969 Prohibiting grade promotion on the basis of absences from school. (FE) 2023
  • SB 968 Notice to the parent or guardian of a habitually truant child. 2023
  • SB 967 Including truancy information in the school district and school accountability report. 2023
  • SB 959 Operation of all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and snowmobiles and revision of the Department of Transportation highway maintenance manual. 2023
  • SB 953 Childhood obesity prevention and management grants. (FE) 2023
  • SB 952 Childhood obesity prevention and management grants and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • SB 951 Requiring public and private schools to offer a minimum amount of physical activity each week. 2023
  • SB 948 Healthy food incentive program. (FE) 2023
  • SB 947 Labeling food as a type of dairy product or as a dairy ingredient and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • SB 932 Modifications to building program project budgets, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and making a transfer to the state building trust fund. (FE) 2023
  • SB 931 Pill tableting devices, pill encapsulation devices, and providing a penalty. 2023
  • SB 925 The sale of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters. 2023
  • SB 918 The county sale of tax-deeded lands. (FE) 2023
  • SB 916 Requiring local governments to designate an individual for consultation required under a federal program regarding refugee resettlement and assistance. (FE) 2023
  • SB 912 Local regulation of fowl. 2023
  • SB 910 The Occupational Therapy Examining Board. (FE) 2023
  • SB 900 Provisional licenses to practice medicine and surgery for internationally trained physicians and physician assistants and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • SB 899 Local regulation of certain businesses operated by minors. (FE) 2023
  • SB 895 Amendments to the 2023-25 capital budget for University of Wisconsin System projects, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation. 2023

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Key votes · 74

Selected by rule, not judgment: the final recorded passage vote of every bill that became law, any floor vote decided by five or fewer, and every veto-override vote. Each row links to the official roll call.

Votes against their party · 1

Roll calls where Peter Schmidt voted opposite the majority of Republicans casting an Aye or Nay on that roll call. Ties within the party are excluded; absences never count. Each row links to the official roll call.

Show all 1 party-break votes
  • Jun 21, 2023 AB 176 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 48 Aye–11 Nay roll call

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 187 votes across 26 voting days, 3 missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped)
2025
Missed-vote days in 2025 · 1
  • Jan 6: missed 3 of 3
2024
2023

Vote history · 184