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WI SB 597

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Relating to: allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 597 pass?

No. WI SB 597 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 597 about?

WI SB 597 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 597?

Tomczyk is the primary sponsor of WI SB 597.

Introduced
2025-10-30
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tomczykprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-30

    Introduced by Senator Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Knodl, Penterman, O'Connor, Hurd, Allen, Krug and Kitchens

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-30

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-03

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-10-31

    Representative Brooks added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-11-03

    LRB correction

  6. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb597

Attribution

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