2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 509

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 7

Prime sponsors

Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer

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: 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 6

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 20, 2026	Senate	Representative Vining added as a cosponsor
February 9, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
October 10, 2025	Senate	Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
October 9, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
October 9, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Palmeri, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Roe, Stroud and Stubbs

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.