AB 352025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 35
Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)
Enacted Last action October 31, 2025: Published 11-1-2025
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 18
Status
Enacted as of October 31, 2025. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Campaigns and Elections, Assembly Rules, Senate Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 36
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | Assembly | Published 11-1-2025 |
| October 31, 2025 | Assembly | Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 43 |
| October 29, 2025 | Assembly | Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025 |
| October 20, 2025 | Assembly | Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025 |
| October 20, 2025 | Assembly | LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1) |
| October 14, 2025 | Assembly | Received from Senate concurred in |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14 |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Read a second time |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch |
| October 13, 2025 | Senate | Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| October 10, 2025 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| October 10, 2025 | Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2 |
| October 8, 2025 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| September 18, 2025 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| June 27, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs |
| June 24, 2025 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| June 24, 2025 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| June 24, 2025 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed |
| June 24, 2025 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| June 24, 2025 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| June 24, 2025 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| June 24, 2025 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| June 20, 2025 | Assembly | Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025 |
| May 7, 2025 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| May 7, 2025 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 0 |
| May 7, 2025 | Assembly | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0 |
| May 6, 2025 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| April 15, 2025 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen |
| April 8, 2025 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| February 28, 2025 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| February 17, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections |
| February 17, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell and Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard |
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.