2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 599

Relating to: allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty. (FE)

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 8

Prime sponsors

Allen, Duchow, Hurd, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, O'Connor, Penterman

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, Assembly Rules (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 12

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
November 12, 2025	Assembly	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2
November 12, 2025	Assembly	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 2
November 12, 2025	Assembly	Executive action taken
November 12, 2025	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
November 10, 2025	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
November 6, 2025	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Duchow
November 4, 2025	Assembly	Public hearing held
November 3, 2025	Assembly	LRB correction
October 30, 2025	Assembly	Representative Brooks added as a coauthor
October 29, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections
October 29, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Knodl, Allen, Hurd, Kitchens, Krug, O'Connor and Penterman; cosponsored by Senator 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.