2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 801

Relating to: early canvassing of 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 15

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch

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 5

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
January 20, 2026	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
January 2, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
January 2, 2026	Senate	Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wall and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Fitzgerald, Joers, Neubauer, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Stroud, Subeck and Udell

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.