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WI AB 539

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Relating to: voter preregistration of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 539 pass?

No. WI AB 539 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 539 about?

WI AB 539 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: voter preregistration of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 539?

Sinicki, Udell, Taylor and 21 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 539, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-10-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Sinickiprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • Neubauerprimary
  • Moore Omokundeprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • McCarvilleprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Brownprimary
  • Arneyprimary
  • Andracaprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Smithcosponsor
  • Carpentercosponsor
  • Dassler-Alfheimcosponsor
  • L. Johnsoncosponsor
  • Keyeskicosponsor
  • Larsoncosponsor
  • Ratcliffcosponsor
  • Wallcosponsor
  • Hesselbeincosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. 2025-12-19

    Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-10-29

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-10-17

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-10-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

    reading-1,referral-committee

  7. 2025-10-15

    Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Palmeri, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Udell and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Wall and Hesselbein

    introduction

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