Subjects

Public officers

85 bills across 7 sessions, from the Legislature's subject index.

• AB 50 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 67 Relating to: venue for actions in which there is a governmental party. Died at session end 2025
• AB 88 Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• SB 45 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Became law 2025
• SB 75 Relating to: venue for actions in which there is a governmental party. Died at session end 2025
• SB 94 Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• AB 248 Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices. Vetoed 2025
• AB 538 Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official. Died at session end 2025
• SB 191 Relating to: requiring a subpoena to a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer served in official capacity to be served at the officer’s work address. Became law 2025
• SB 249 Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices. Died at session end 2025
• SB 510 Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1174 Relating to: certain vacancies in public office. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1204 Relating to: residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 1181 Relating to: residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 43 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 95 Relating to: eligibility for local office following removal. Died at session end 2023
• SB 70 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Became law 2023
• AB 252 Relating to: interception of oral communications by public bodies in public spaces. Died at session end 2023
• AB 283 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 345 Relating to: prohibiting a judge from seeking or holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was elected or appointed. Died at session end 2023
• AB 496 Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official. Died at session end 2023
• AB 894 Relating to: prohibiting state agency employees, state elected officials, federal government agency employees, and certain state individuals holding a national office from influencing social media Internet sites to censor users and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 104 Relating to: eligibility for local office following removal. Died at session end 2023
• SB 260 Relating to: interception of oral communications by public bodies in public spaces. Died at session end 2023
• SB 278 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 347 Relating to: prohibiting a judge from seeking or holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was elected or appointed. Died at session end 2023
• SB 537 Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official. Died at session end 2023
• AJR 116 Relating to: proclaiming March 19 to be Wisconsin Celebrating Women in Public Office Day. Died at session end 2023
• SJR 103 Relating to: proclaiming March 19 to be Wisconsin Celebrating Women in Public Office Day. Died at session end 2023
• AB 21 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 51 Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. Died at session end 2021
• SB 21 Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 52 Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. Became law 2021
• AB 251 Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty. Became law 2021
• AB 359 Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official. Died at session end 2021
• AB 409 Relating to: battery or threat to a public officer and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• AB 590 Relating to: prohibiting state agency employees, state elected officials, federal government agency employees, and certain state individuals holding a national office from influencing social media Internet sites to censor users and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AJR 20 Relating to: proclaiming March 19 to be Wisconsin Celebrating Women in Public Office Day. Died at session end 2021
• SB 257 Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• SB 363 Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official. Died at session end 2021
• SB 403 Relating to: battery or threat to a public officer and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2021
• SB 582 Relating to: prohibiting state agency employees, state elected officials, federal government agency employees, and certain state individuals holding a national office from influencing social media Internet sites to censor users and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 89 Relating to: vacancies in elective offices in cities and villages. Died at session end 2019
• AB 478 Relating to: prohibiting a judge from holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was appointed or elected. Died at session end 2019
• AB 545 Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• AB 834 Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AJR 16 Relating to: proclaiming March 19 to be Wisconsin Celebrating Women in Public Office Day. Died at session end 2019
• SB 108 Relating to: vacancies in elective offices in cities and villages. Became law 2019
• SB 406 Relating to: prohibiting a judge from holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was appointed or elected. Died at session end 2019
• SB 525 Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2019
• SB 741 Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SJR 12 Relating to: proclaiming March 19 to be Wisconsin Celebrating Women in Public Office Day. Died at session end 2019
• AB 8 Relating to: allowing a protective occupation participant who is at least age 50 and who is a part-time elected official to waive future Wisconsin Retirement System participation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds). Died at session end 2017
• AB 129 Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 391 Relating to: retaliation against a public employee by a public officer and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2017
• AB 494 Relating to: allowing local public officials to receive anything of value that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation or the Department of Tourism is authorized to provide. Became law 2017
• AB 976 Relating to: attempts to influence action upon model or similar proposed legislation, reporting by certain persons providing or state public officials receiving certain things of value, and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2017
• AB 981 Relating to: prohibiting a judge from holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was appointed or elected. Died at session end 2017
• SB 412 Relating to: allowing local public officials to receive anything of value that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation or the Department of Tourism is authorized to provide. Died at session end 2017
• SB 753 Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 829 Relating to: prohibiting a judge from holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was appointed or elected. Died at session end 2017
• AJR 105 Relating to: proclaiming March 19, to be Wisconsin Celebrating Women in Public Office Day. Died at session end 2017
• SB 21 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2015 legislature. Became law 2015
• AB 342 Relating to: reporting travel expenses for elected state officials seeking national office and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 463 Relating to: the prosecution and venue for trial of certain offenses by certain state residents. Died at session end 2015
• AB 464 Relating to: attempts to influence action upon model or similar proposed legislation, reporting by certain persons providing or state public officials receiving certain things of value, and providing a criminal penalty. Died at session end 2015
• AB 479 Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 693 Relating to: disposition of the unclaimed cremated remains of veterans and their dependents. (FE) Became law 2015
• AB 881 Relating to: reimbursement of costs incurred by the county for a grand jury proceeding. Died at session end 2015
• AB 890 Relating to: disclosing information about executive branch appointments. Died at session end 2015
• AB 891 Relating to: prohibiting partisan elective state officials from accepting contributions during budget deliberations. Died at session end 2015
• AB 971 Relating to: state public officials paying debts to the state. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 975 Relating to: eligibility of a candidate for elective office. Died at session end 2015
• SB 454 Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 518 Relating to: disposition of the unclaimed cremated remains of veterans and their dependents. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 651 Relating to: reimbursement of costs incurred by the county for a grand jury proceeding. Died at session end 2015
• SB 659 Relating to: disclosing information about executive branch appointments. Died at session end 2015
• SB 753 Relating to: eligibility of a candidate for elective office. Died at session end 2015
• AB 213 Relating to: battery to family member of a public officer, harassment of a legislator or his or her family, and providing penalties. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 225 Relating to: various changes in the campaign finance laws; exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election; identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration; recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence; limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person; the method of reporting election returns by municipalities; fees for election recounts; the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment; residency of election officials; recall petition requirements; the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so; challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings; witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates; nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee; securing ballot containers; party representation for election officials serving at polling places; and scheduling of referendums. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 353 Relating to: 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. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 866 Relating to: attempts to influence action upon model or similar proposed legislation, prohibiting the expending of certain moneys by members of the legislature, reporting by certain persons providing or state public officials receiving certain things of value, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 907 Relating to: ethics training for legislators-elect; making the code of ethics applicable to state public officials-elect; and the requirement to file and the required content of statements of economic interests. Died at session end 2013
• AJR 25 Relating to: recall of elective officers and a code of ethics for government officials (first consideration). Died at session end 2013
• SJR 24 Relating to: recall of elective officers and a code of ethics for government officials (first consideration). Died at session end 2013