2023-2024 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 570

An Act to renumber 6.875 (4) (b) and 6.875 (6) (e); to renumber and amend 6.87 (6d), 6.87 (9) and 7.51 (1); to amend 6.87 (2) (intro.), 6.875 (4) (a), 6.875 (6) (a), 7.03 (1) (d), 7.30 (3) (a), 7.315 (1) (a), 7.53 (2) (cm) and 12.60 (1) (a); and to create 6.87 (6d) (a) to (L), 6.87 (9) (b), 6.875 (4) (b) 2., 6.875 (6) (e) 2., 6.875 (8), 7.30 (7), 7.51 (1) (b), 12.13 (2) (b) 9., 12.13 (2) (b) 10., 12.13 (2) (b) 11., 12.13 (3) (zp) and 12.13 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Status: A - Veto Sustained

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
5/15/2024 Asm.Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82844
1/16/2024 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 11727
11/7/2023 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3418

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/26/2023 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Macco, Armstrong, Edming, Michalski, Murphy, Rettinger, Steffen and VanderMeer;
cosponsored by Senator Jacque
386
10/26/2023 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections386
11/1/2023 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Michalski402
11/2/2023 Asm.Public hearing held 
11/3/2023 Asm.Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor414
11/6/2023 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
11/7/2023 Asm.Executive action taken 
11/7/2023 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3417
11/7/2023 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3418
11/7/2023 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules418
11/7/2023 Asm.Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules 
11/9/2023 Asm.Read a second time450
11/9/2023 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted450
11/9/2023 Asm.Ordered to a third reading450
11/9/2023 Asm.Rules suspended450
11/9/2023 Asm.Read a third time and passed450
11/9/2023 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged450
11/10/2023 Sen.Received from Assembly601
11/13/2023 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection604
12/19/2023 Sen.Public hearing held 
1/11/2024 Sen.Executive action taken 
1/11/2024 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2709
1/11/2024 Sen.Available for scheduling 
1/12/2024 Sen.Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)712
1/16/2024 Sen.Read a second time727
1/16/2024 Sen.Ordered to a third reading727
1/16/2024 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading727
1/16/2024 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 11727
1/16/2024 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged727
1/16/2024 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in550
1/19/2024 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 1-19-2024580
1/19/2024 Asm.LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)580
3/18/2024 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024808
3/21/2024 Asm.Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-21-2024811
5/14/2024 Asm.Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) 
5/15/2024 Asm.Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82844
 
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