Bills by subject

Elections: Campaign expense

63 bills and resolutions. 5 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 38 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 385 Online credit card contributions and providing a penalty.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 1141 Public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action May 1, 2026
AB 134 The effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 517 Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 1200 Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, labor organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 20

Mar 23, 2026
AB 134: The effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 13, 2026
AB 385: Online credit card contributions and providing a penalty.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 517: Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.
Stopped in committee.
May 1, 2026
AB 1141: Public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1200: Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, labor organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1201: The definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1202: Reporting a contributor’s place of employment.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1219: Campaign contribution limits.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1220: Coordination of mass communications.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 57: Urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing.
Stopped in committee.

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Jun 10, 2025
SB 126: The effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 403: Online credit card contributions and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 520: Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1070: Public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1153: Campaign contribution limits.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1154: The definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1155: Coordination of mass communications.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1156: Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, labor organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1157: Reporting a contributor’s place of employment.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 58: Urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 22

Mar 23, 2012
AB 28: Reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 32: Communications by members of the legislature.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 196: Prohibiting the promulgation of certain rules concerning campaign financing by the Government Accountability Board.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 264: Acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials, officials elect, and committees and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 296: Treatment of contributions used to finance recall petition drives.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 317: Creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 591: Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 642: The scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law, public financing of elections for certain state offices, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 673: Campaign contributions to the governor or certain committees by lobbyists, principals, and other persons who may be affected by proposed administrative rules.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AB 676: Contributions by state contractors and their officers and substantial owners to candidates for state office or their authorized committees.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 684: Notice of certain political contributions made to a judge or justice.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 685: Judicial disqualification based on campaign financial support.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 726: Political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 17: Reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 67: Political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations and the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 118: Communications by members of the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 139: Prohibiting the promulgation of certain rules concerning campaign financing by the Government Accountability Board.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 213: Creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 292: Reporting of the principal place of employment of certain individuals who make political contributions.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 446: Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 21

Apr 28, 2010
AB 42: Acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials, officials elect, and committees and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 63: The scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 65: Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 104: Reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 117: Withholding of pay of certain state elected officials and prohibiting the reimbursement of certain legislator expenses; acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and committees; deadlines for the transmittal of the Building Commission's long-range state building program recommendations and the delivery of the governor's biennial budget message; submission of a report on the timeliness of the submittal of agency biennial budget requests; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill; operation of legislature before passage of biennial budget bill; and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 327: Contributions by state contractors, grantees, or loan recipients and their officers and substantial owners to certain elective state officials.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 388: Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, staffing of the Government Accountability Board; providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 494: The methodology for filing campaign finance reports in electronic format.
Passed both chambers, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 619: County, city, town, and village authority to create local elections boards and to regulate the financing of campaigns for county, city, town, and village offices; duties of municipal and county boards of election commissioners; and granting rule-making authority.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 645: The threshold for registration and reporting by groups and individuals seeking to influence referendum results.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 812: Political disbursements by corporations and cooperative associations and the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
May 3, 2010
AB 913: Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 23: Acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and committees.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2010
SB 40: Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 43: The scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 68: Reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 221: Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, staffing of the Government Accountability Board; providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 236: Electronic filing of campaign finance reports.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
May 14, 2010
SB 417: The threshold for registration and reporting by groups and individuals seeking to influence referendum results.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 540: Political disbursements by corporations and cooperative associations and the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 658: Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

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