Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 212: Relating to: the form of referendum questions.
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 212 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the form of referendum questions. Primary sponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 20 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 29
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Deb Andraca | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Renuka Mayadev | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 77 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Priscilla Prado | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Robyn Vining | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
- Introduced by Senators Habush Sinykin, Wall, Roys, Ratcliff, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Drake and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Andraca, Snodgrass, Joers, DeSmidt, Rivera-Wagner, Brown, Sheehan, Roe, Fitzgerald, Clancy, Prado, Subeck, Sinicki, Madison, Tenorio, Vining, Ortiz-Velez, Mayadev, Johnson and Miresse