Bills by subject

Public officers

39 bills and resolutions. 6 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 20 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 248 Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 1204 Residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 8, 2026
SB 1181 Residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 8, 2026
SB 191 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. Last action Apr 6, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 14

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 67: Venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 88: 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.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 248: Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 538: Requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1174: Certain vacancies in public office.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 8, 2026
AB 1204: Residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 75: Venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 94: 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.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.

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Apr 6, 2026
SB 191: 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.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 249: Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 510: Requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 8, 2026
SB 1181: Residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 14

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 58: State finances, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 17, 2012
AB 232: Rights of crime victims and witnesses.
Became law.
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 441: Signing a petition to recall the same officer more than once and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 545: Signing a petition to recall the same officer more than once and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 621: Attempts to influence action upon model or similar proposed legislation, prohibiting the expending of certain moneys by members of the legislature, and reporting by certain persons providing or state public officials receiving certain things of value for scholarship purposes.
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 26, 2012
AB 675: Attempts to influence certain governmental entities by former state officers and employees and attempts to influence state procurement decisions.
Stopped in committee.
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.

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Mar 23, 2012
AJR 56: Granting persons convicted of a felony or of certain misdemeanors the right to vote, hold an office of trust, profit, or honor, and run for elective public office (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 63: Recall of elective officers and a code of ethics for government officials (first consideration).
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 118: Communications by members of the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 367: Signing a petition to recall the same officer more than once and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

2009–10 session: 11

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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.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject