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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1071: Relating to: constitutional eligibility of candidates for federal office.

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

SB 1071 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: constitutional eligibility of candidates for federal office. Primary sponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 14 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 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Jodi EmersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Joan FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Francesca HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jenna JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Karen KirschCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Ann RoeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lee SnodgrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“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 Palmeri added as a cosponsor
  3. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
  5. Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor
  6. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
  7. Introduced by Senators Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Snodgrass, Kirsch, Arney, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, J. Jacobson, Joers, Miresse, Roe, Sinicki, Tenorio and Udell

Sources

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