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WI SJR 2

enacted

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

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SJR 2 pass?

Yes. WI SJR 2 has been enacted into law. 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
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Sponsors

  • LeMahieuprimary
  • Wimbergerprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Testinprimary
  • Stafsholtprimary
  • Quinnprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Kapengaprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • Jaglerprimary
  • Jacqueprimary
  • Huttonprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Felzkowskiprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    Published 5-20-2025. Enrolled Joint Resolution 1

    became-law

  2. 2025-02-18

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 2-18-2025

  3. 2025-01-14

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  4. 2025-01-14

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  5. 2025-01-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  6. 2025-01-14

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 45

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2025-01-14

    Rules suspended

  8. 2025-01-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  9. 2025-01-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-01-14

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  11. 2025-01-10

    Representative VanderMeer added as a cosponsor

  12. 2025-01-09

    Placed on calendar 1-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  13. 2025-01-09

    Representatives Franklin, Brill and Tranel added as cosponsors

  14. 2025-01-08

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2025-01-08

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-01-08

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. 2025-01-08

    Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 17, Noes 15

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2025-01-08

    Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading

  19. 2025-01-08

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  20. 2025-01-08

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-01-07

    Placed on calendar 1-8-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. 2025-01-07

    Available for scheduling

  23. 2025-01-07

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-01-07

    Executive action taken

  25. 2025-01-07

    Public hearing held

  26. 2025-01-06

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  27. 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

Versions

Documents

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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