AB 2232025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 223
Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions.
Enacted Last action March 27, 2026: Published 3-28-2026
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 18
Status
Enacted as of March 27, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Campaigns and Elections, Assembly Rules, Senate Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 33
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2026 | Assembly | Published 3-28-2026 |
| March 27, 2026 | Assembly | Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 126 |
| March 25, 2026 | Assembly | Presented to the Governor on 3-25-2026 by directive of the Speaker |
| March 24, 2026 | Assembly | Attempted to present to the Governor on 3-24-2026 by directive of the Speaker |
| February 13, 2026 | Assembly | Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026 |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Received from Senate concurred in |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14 |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15 |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 was not germane well taken |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Read a second time |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall |
| February 9, 2026 | Senate | Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2 |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| January 7, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| November 20, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development |
| November 20, 2025 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules |
| October 16, 2025 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| October 16, 2025 | Assembly | Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 1 |
| October 8, 2025 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| June 3, 2025 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| April 23, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections |
| April 23, 2025 | Assembly | 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 |
Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.