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WI AB 426

in committee

Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 426 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 426 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 426 about?

WI AB 426 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 426?

Wichgers, Tusler, Steffen and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 426.

Introduced
2025-09-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Tuslerprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Tittlprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-09-15

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Moses, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Quinn

    introduction

  2. 2025-09-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-04

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-11-12

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-11-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-11-13

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  8. 2025-11-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  9. 2025-11-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  10. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-11-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2025-11-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. 2025-11-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  14. 2025-11-20

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2

    2025-11-12 · pass · 5-2

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab426

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