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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 527: Relating to: eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12.

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 527 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12. Primary sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 30

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Deb AndracaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Margaret ArneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Jodi EmersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Joan FitzgeraldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Andrew HysellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Tara JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Darrin MadisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Maureen McCarvillePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Lori PalmeriPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Amaad Rivera-WagnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Ann RoePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lee SnodgrassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Angela StroudPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Tim CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Dianne HesselbeinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Sarah KeyeskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jeff SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Bob WirchCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
  3. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
  4. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency
  5. Introduced by Representatives Joers, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch

Sources

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