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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Nov. 9, 2023 WI AB 552 Establishes an Age Limit of 75 for State Judges Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
Nov. 9, 2023 WI AB 298 Prohibits Cities or Counties from Closing More than Half of Their Polling Places 30 Days Before an Election Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
Sept. 14, 2023 WI AB 415 Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
Sept. 14, 2023 WI AB 415 Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
June 29, 2023 WI SB 70 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 34)
June 14, 2023 WI AB 245 Establishes a New City and County Tax to Pay for Underfunded Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 26)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 201 Requires Department of Safety and Public Service Update their Website Monthly on the Time it Takes to Process Credentialed Applications Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 205 Authorizes Business and Healthcare Workers Licensed in Another State to Work in Wisconsin Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 203 Specifies that it's Applicants Responsibility to Submit Materials to Renew Credentials Bill Passed - House (83 - 13)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 202 Reduces the Time DSPS Takes to Review the Legal Records of Individuals Applying for Licensed Credentials Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 200 Requires Department of Safety and Professional Services Update the Legislature on the Time Length to Process Credentialed Applications Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 206 Requires DSPS to Post on Their Website Other State's Licensing Requirements that Meet Wisconsin Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
April 25, 2023 WI AB 146 Prohibits Local Governments from Using Any Public Funding for Guaranteed Income Programs Bill Passed - House (60 - 34)
April 25, 2023 WI AB 151 Requires State Agency Job Trainings and Workforce Development Programs be Assessed Based on Employment Statistics Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
April 18, 2023 WI AB 141 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Clean Energy Devices Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
April 18, 2023 WI AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
March 22, 2023 WI SJR 21 Authorizes a Special Election to Fill Secretary of State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 35)
March 22, 2023 WI SJR 21 Authorizes a Special Election to Fill Secretary of State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 35)
Feb. 24, 2022 WI SB 940 Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 36)
Feb. 24, 2022 WI SB 935 Amends Various Election Fraud Laws Bill Passed - House (56 - 38)
Feb. 22, 2022 WI AB 884 Classifies Courses on U.S. Constitution as Diversity, Ethnic Studies Bill Passed - House (60 - 34)
Feb. 17, 2022 WI AB 912 Prohibits Emergency Declaration of Businesses as Essential, Nonessential Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
Nov. 11, 2021 WI SB 622 Amends State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 38)
Sept. 28, 2021 WI AB 563 Requires Schools Teach Students on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and Compare Democratic Principals to Communism, Socialism, and Totalitarianism Bill Passed - House (61 - 37)
Sept. 28, 2021 WI SJR 63 Establishes State Legislative Districts Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)
Date No. Title Outcome
11/09 AB 552 Establishes an Age Limit of 75 for State Judges Bill Passed - House (53 - 44)
11/09 AB 298 Prohibits Cities or Counties from Closing More than Half of Their Polling Places 30 Days Before an Election Bill Passed - House (95 - 2)
9/14 AB 415 Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
9/14 AB 415 Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
6/29 SB 70 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 34)
6/14 AB 245 Establishes a New City and County Tax to Pay for Underfunded Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 26)
6/07 AB 201 Requires Department of Safety and Public Service Update their Website Monthly on the Time it Takes to Process Credentialed Applications Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
6/07 AB 205 Authorizes Business and Healthcare Workers Licensed in Another State to Work in Wisconsin Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
6/07 AB 203 Specifies that it's Applicants Responsibility to Submit Materials to Renew Credentials Bill Passed - House (83 - 13)
6/07 AB 202 Reduces the Time DSPS Takes to Review the Legal Records of Individuals Applying for Licensed Credentials Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
6/07 AB 200 Requires Department of Safety and Professional Services Update the Legislature on the Time Length to Process Credentialed Applications Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
6/07 AB 206 Requires DSPS to Post on Their Website Other State's Licensing Requirements that Meet Wisconsin Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
4/25 AB 146 Prohibits Local Governments from Using Any Public Funding for Guaranteed Income Programs Bill Passed - House (60 - 34)
4/25 AB 151 Requires State Agency Job Trainings and Workforce Development Programs be Assessed Based on Employment Statistics Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
4/18 AB 141 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Clean Energy Devices Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
4/18 AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
3/22 SJR 21 Authorizes a Special Election to Fill Secretary of State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 35)
3/22 SJR 21 Authorizes a Special Election to Fill Secretary of State Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 35)
2/24 SB 940 Authorizes Suspension of Voters for Information Discrepancies Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 36)
2/24 SB 935 Amends Various Election Fraud Laws Bill Passed - House (56 - 38)
2/22 AB 884 Classifies Courses on U.S. Constitution as Diversity, Ethnic Studies Bill Passed - House (60 - 34)
2/17 AB 912 Prohibits Emergency Declaration of Businesses as Essential, Nonessential Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
11/11 SB 622 Amends State Congressional Districts Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 38)
9/28 AB 563 Requires Schools Teach Students on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights and Compare Democratic Principals to Communism, Socialism, and Totalitarianism Bill Passed - House (61 - 37)
9/28 SJR 63 Establishes State Legislative Districts Bill Passed - House (60 - 38)

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