WI SB 270
deadRelating to: the right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WI SB 270 pass?
No. WI SB 270 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
What is WI SB 270 about?
WI SB 270 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 270?
Nass, Wanggaard are the primary sponsors of WI SB 270.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-20
- Latest action
- 2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Nassprimary
- Wanggaardprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-05-20
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Neylon, Allen, O'Connor, Penterman, Murphy, Armstrong, Dittrich, Moses, Piwowarczyk, Brill, Wichgers, Knodl, Behnke, Kreibich and Goeben
introduction
2025-05-20
Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-22
Senator Kapenga added as a coauthor
2025-09-18
Public hearing held
2025-10-08
Executive action taken
2025-10-10
Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-10
Available for scheduling
2025-10-13
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-10-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-14
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-10-14
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-10-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-14
Received from Senate
receipt
2025-11-13
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-13
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-11-19
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
withdrawal
2025-11-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-19
Rules suspended
2025-11-19
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 43
passage,reading-3
2025-11-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-20
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2025-11-24
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2025-12-04
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
executive-receipt
2025-12-05
Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-5-2025
executive-veto
2026-05-12
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-05-13
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
failure
Versions
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-10-10 · pass · 3-2
CONCURRENCE
2025-11-19 · pass · 54-43
Member-level votes (97)
- ALLEN: yes
- ANDERSON: no
- ANDRACA: no
- ARMSTRONG: yes
- ARNEY: no
- AUGUST: yes
- BARE: no
- BEHNKE: yes
- BILLINGS: no
- BORN: yes
- BRILL: yes
- BROOKS: yes
- BROWN: no
- CALLAHAN: yes
- CLANCY: no
- CRUZ: no
- DALLMAN: yes
- DESANTO: no
- DESMIDT: no
- DITTRICH: yes
- DONOVAN: yes
- DOYLE: no
- DUCHOW: yes
- EMERSON: no
- FITZGERALD: no
- FRANKLIN: yes
- GOEBEN: yes
- GOODWIN: no
- GREEN: yes
- GUNDRUM: yes
- GUSTAFSON: yes
- HAYWOOD: no
- HONG: no
- HURD: yes
- HYSELL: no
- JACOBSON, B: yes
- JACOBSON, J: no
- JOERS: no
- JOHNSON: no
- KAUFERT: yes
- KIRSCH: no
- KITCHENS: yes
- KNODL: yes
- KREIBICH: yes
- KRUG: yes
- KURTZ: yes
- MADISON: no
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: no
- MCCARVILLE: no
- MCGUIRE: no
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: no
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
- MOSES: yes
- MURPHY: yes
- MURSAU: yes
- NEDWESKI: yes
- NEUBAUER: no
- NEYLON: yes
- NOVAK: yes
- O'CONNOR: yes
- ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
- PALMERI: no
- PENTERMAN: yes
- PETERSEN: yes
- PHELPS: no
- PIWOWARCZYK: yes
- PRONSCHINSKE: yes
- RIVERA-WAGNER: no
- RODRIGUEZ: yes
- ROE: no
- SHEEHAN: no
- SINICKI: no
- SNODGRASS: no
- SNYDER: yes
- SORTWELL: yes
- SPAUDE: no
- SPIROS: yes
- STEFFEN: yes
- STROUD: no
- STUBBS: no
- SUBECK: no
- SUMMERFIELD: yes
- SWEARINGEN: yes
- TENORIO: no
- TITTL: yes
- TRANEL: yes
- TUCKER: yes
- TUSLER: yes
- UDELL: no
- VANDERMEER: yes
- VINING: no
- WICHGERS: yes
- WITTKE: yes
- ZIMMERMAN: yes
- SPEAKER: yes
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