Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 530: Relating to: eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12.
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- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 530 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12. Primary sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic). It lists 21 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
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Bob Wirch | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Deb Andraca | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Jodi Emerson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Andrew Hysell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 48 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“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 J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
- Introduced by Senators Ratcliff, Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored 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