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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 306: Relating to: time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 306 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on June 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations. Primary sponsor: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 20

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Scott AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Bob DonovanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Scott KrugPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Shae SortwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Chris KapengaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Laid on the table
  3. Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
  4. Referred to committee on Rules
  5. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 1
  6. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 1
  7. Executive action taken
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative B. Jacobson
  10. Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
  11. Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Ortiz-Velez, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Donovan, Goodwin, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Kapenga and Wanggaard

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source