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WI AB 35

enacted

Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 35 pass?

Yes. WI AB 35 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-31. Latest recorded action (2025-10-31): Published 11-1-2025

What is WI AB 35 about?

WI AB 35 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 35?

Tusler, Sortwell, Piwowarczyk and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 35.

Introduced
2025-02-17
Latest action
2025-10-31 — Published 11-1-2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Tuslerprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Hurdprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brooksprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Steffenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-17

    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

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-17

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-28

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-04-08

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-04-15

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2025-05-06

    Executive action taken

  7. 2025-05-07

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-05-07

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-07

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-06-20

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

    referral

  11. 2025-06-24

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-06-24

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  13. 2025-06-24

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  14. 2025-06-24

    Rules suspended

  15. 2025-06-24

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2025-06-24

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. 2025-06-24

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  18. 2025-06-27

    Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2025-09-18

    Public hearing held

  20. 2025-10-08

    Executive action taken

  21. 2025-10-10

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-10-10

    Available for scheduling

  23. 2025-10-13

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. 2025-10-14

    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

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-10-14

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    amendment-failure

  27. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  28. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14

    passage,reading-3

  30. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  32. 2025-10-20

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  33. 2025-10-20

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025

    enrolled

  34. 2025-10-29

    Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

    executive-receipt

  35. 2025-10-31

    Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 43

    executive-signature

  36. 2025-10-31

    Published 11-1-2025

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    2025-05-07 · pass · 6-0

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2025-05-07 · pass · 5-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-10-10 · pass · 3-2

  • CONCURRENCE

    2025-10-14 · pass · 19-14

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • SMITH: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • LARSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WALL: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • WIRCH: no
    • JACQUE: no
    • ROYS: no
  • Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    2025-10-14 · pass · 18-15

Related bills

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