WI SJR 2

enacted

Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SJR 2 pass?

Yes. WI SJR 2 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-20. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Published 5-20-2025. Enrolled Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SJR 2 about?

WI SJR 2 is a joint resolution in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).”.

Who sponsors WI SJR 2?

LeMahieu, Wimberger, Tomczyk and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI SJR 2.

Introduced: 2025-01-06
Latest action: 2025-05-20 — Published 5-20-2025. Enrolled Joint Resolution 1
Bill type: joint resolution
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-06
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk, Wimberger and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Donovan, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Born, Brooks, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tittl, Tucker, Tusler, Vos, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman, Kaufert, Rodriguez and Kurtz
introduction
2025-01-06
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-07
Public hearing held
2025-01-07
Executive action taken
2025-01-07
Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-07
Available for scheduling
2025-01-07
Placed on calendar 1-8-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-01-08
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-01-08
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-01-08
Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading
2025-01-08
Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 17, Noes 15
passage,reading-3
2025-01-08
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-01-08
Received from Senate
receipt
2025-01-08
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-09
Representatives Franklin, Brill and Tranel added as cosponsors
2025-01-09
Placed on calendar 1-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-01-10
Representative VanderMeer added as a cosponsor
2025-01-14
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
withdrawal
2025-01-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-01-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-01-14
Rules suspended
2025-01-14
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 45
passage,reading-3
2025-01-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-01-14
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2025-01-14
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2025-02-18
Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 2-18-2025
2025-05-20
Published 5-20-2025. Enrolled Joint Resolution 1
became-law

Versions

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Votes

Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
2025-01-07 · pass · 5-3
PASSAGE
2025-01-08 · pass · 17-15
Member-level votes (33)
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- QUINN: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- JAMES: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- KAPENGA: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- JACQUE: yes
- NASS: 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
- STAFSHOLT: not voting
CONCURRENCE
2025-01-14 · pass · 54-45
Member-level votes (99)
- 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
- PRADO: no
- 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
- TAYLOR: no
- 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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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr2

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