Bill Commons

WI AB 595

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Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter registration list. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 595 pass?

No. WI AB 595 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI AB 595 about?

WI AB 595 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter registration list. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 595?

Melotik, Spiros, Green and 14 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 595, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-10-24
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Melotikprimary
  • Spirosprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Snyderprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Tittlprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Hurdprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Krugprimary
  • Tomczykcosponsor
  • Quinncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

  2. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. 2026-04-08

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2026

    executive-veto

  4. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-27

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2026

    enrolled

  6. 2026-03-27

    LRB correction

  7. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  8. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  9. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  12. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-03-16

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. 2026-03-11

    Available for scheduling

  15. 2026-03-11

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-03-11

    Executive action taken

  17. 2026-03-03

    Public hearing held

  18. 2025-11-24

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  19. 2025-11-20

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2025-11-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  21. 2025-11-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. 2025-11-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended

  24. 2025-11-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  25. 2025-11-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-11-13

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

  27. 2025-11-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-11-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken

  30. 2025-11-11

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  31. 2025-11-10

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  32. 2025-11-04

    Public hearing held

  33. 2025-10-24

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

    reading-1,referral-committee

  34. 2025-10-24

    Introduced by Representatives Krug, Knodl, O'Connor, Steffen, Penterman, Armstrong, Kitchens, Allen, Hurd, Murphy, Tittl, Maxey, Snyder, Nedweski, Green, Spiros and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Quinn

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-11-12 · pass · 5-2

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-03-11 · pass · 3-2

  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-03-17 · pass · 18-15

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

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