One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session WEDNESDAY, November 5, 2025
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date:
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Amendments Offered
hist212709Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 117 offered by Representative Pronschinske. hist212801Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 375 offered by Representative Armstrong. hist212710Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 377 offered by Representative Murphy. hist212729Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 380 offered by Representative Sortwell. hist212623Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 395 offered by Representative Penterman. hist212728Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 414 offered by Representative Hurd. hist212616Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 415 offered by Representative Knodl. hist212648Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 415 offered by Representative Knodl. hist212659Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 436 offered by Representative Kitchens. hist212797Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 525 offered by Representative Wittke. hist212624Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 530 offered by Representative Kitchens. hist212798Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 566 offered by Representative Wittke. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred on Tuesday, November 4:
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.
By Representatives Krug, Snyder, O'Connor, and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara.
hist212615To committee on Campaigns and Elections. _____________
Reference Bureau Corrections
11. Page 6, line 6: delete lines 6 to 12. _____________
11. Page 11, line 16: delete that line. ****Note: Eliminates the repeal of s. 6.79 (2)(d). The repeal is not necessary to the intent of the bill. 22. Page 12, line 7: after that line insert: “Section 14h. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th 7th day immediately preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal holiday. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e). The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34 (1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk’s agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding the election.”. ****Note: This section changes “5th” to “7th” for consistency with the treatment of s. 6.18 by Section 10 of the bill. 33. Page 12, line 8: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 13, line 5. ****Note: The provision amending s. 6.87 (3) (d) was inadvertently kept in the bill when the provision repealing s. 6.97 (2) was removed from the bill. _____________
Communications
November 5, 2025
Governor Tony Evers
State Capitol Room 115 West
Madison, WI 53707
Dear Governor Evers:
I am writing to notify you that pursuant to s. 15.107 (3), I am appointing Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton to the State Council of Affirmative Action, effective November 5, 2025. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
GRETA NEUBAUER
Assembly Democratic Leader
66th Assembly District
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The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on November 4, 2025:
hist212633Representative Joers added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 49, relating to: a minor’s authority to consent to health care. hist212638Representative DeSmidt added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 135, relating to: the right to repair motor vehicles and providing a penalty. hist212707Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 201, relating to: extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty. hist212661Representative Billings added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 263, relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. hist212660Representative Billings added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 436, relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. hist212635Representative Tucker added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 492, relating to: music therapists, the practice of music therapy, and providing a penalty. hist212639Representative Born added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 555, relating to: intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty. hist212621Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 604, relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. hist212612Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 610, relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for firearms, bows and arrows for archery, crossbows, and ammunition sold during certain times of the year. hist212613Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 112, relating to: the right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). hist212708Representative Billings added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 264, relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. hist212706Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 267, relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. _____________
The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on November 5, 2025:
hist212802Representative McCarville added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 389, relating to: indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. hist212789Representative Penterman added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 543, relating to: the sales tax exemption for memberships sold to real estate brokers. hist212730Representative Krug added as a coauthor and Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 580, relating to: disaster assistance grants. hist212740Representatives Madison, Vining and Clancy added as coauthors and Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 604, relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. hist212712Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 613, relating to: notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom. hist212713Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 614, relating to: a teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct.
