2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 223

An Act to renumber and amend 8.40 (2); to amend 8.10 (3) (intro.), 8.15 (4) (a), 8.20 (3) and 9.10 (2) (em) 2.; to create 8.40 (2) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions.

Status: A - Concurred in

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
2/12/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in 
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14 
10/16/2025 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 1315

History

Date / House Action Journal
4/23/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, B. Jacobson, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Rodriguez, Spiros, Steffen and Tucker;
cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Marklein, Quinn and Tomczyk
114
4/23/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections114
6/3/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
10/8/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
10/16/2025 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 1315
10/16/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules315
11/13/2025 Asm.Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules 
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a second time363
11/19/2025 Asm.Ordered to a third reading363
11/19/2025 Asm.Rules suspended363
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed363
11/19/2025 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged363
11/20/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly532
11/20/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development533
1/7/2026 Sen.Public hearing held 
1/16/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
1/16/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2612
1/16/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
2/9/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)676
2/11/2026 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a second time 
2/11/2026 Sen.Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 was not germane well taken 
2/11/2026 Sen.Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading 
2/11/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14 
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged 
2/12/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in 
 
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