2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 617

An Act to repeal 5.85 (5), 5.86, 6.79 (2) (d) and 7.03 (1) (c); to amend 5.05 (12), 5.84 (1), 5.84 (2), 5.85 (1), 5.87 (1), 5.91 (17), 6.18 (form), 6.33 (1), 6.87 (3) (d), 6.87 (9), 7.37 (12), 7.51 (1), 10.01 (2) (e), 12.60 (1) (a) and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g.; to create 5.057, 6.855 (3m), 6.86 (1) (as) and 7.15 (16) of the statutes; Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
11/20/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development535
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44372

History

Date / House Action Journal
11/4/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Krug, Snyder, O'Connor and Knodl;
cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara
338
11/4/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections338
11/5/2025 Asm.LRB correction338
11/6/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
11/6/2025 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Snodgrass and Anderson340
11/11/2025 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Krug346
11/11/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Snodgrass and Anderson346
11/11/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Snodgrass and Anderson346
11/12/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
11/12/2025 Asm.LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)350
11/12/2025 Asm.Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 2348
11/12/2025 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2348
11/12/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules348
11/13/2025 Asm.Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules 
11/18/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a second time372
11/19/2025 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass372
11/19/2025 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 53, Noes 44372
11/19/2025 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted372
11/19/2025 Asm.Ordered to a third reading372
11/19/2025 Asm.Rules suspended372
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44372
11/19/2025 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged373
11/20/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly533
11/20/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development535
 
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