2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 540

Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum.

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 17

Prime sponsors

Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Campaigns and Elections (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 6

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 20, 2026	Assembly	Representative Vining added as a coauthor
February 9, 2026	Assembly	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
October 17, 2025	Assembly	Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
October 15, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
October 15, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Palmeri, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Roe, Stroud, Stubbs and Miresse; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Hesselbein

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.