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WI SB 1177

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Relating to: performing risk-limiting audits and eliminating the process for removing excess ballots from the vote count. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 1177 pass?

No. WI SB 1177 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Fiscal estimate received

What is WI SB 1177 about?

WI SB 1177 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: performing risk-limiting audits and eliminating the process for removing excess ballots from the vote count. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 1177?

Wimberger is the primary sponsor of WI SB 1177.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Fiscal estimate received
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wimbergerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-19

    Introduced by Senator Wimberger; cosponsored by Representative Krug

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-19

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  4. 2026-05-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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