Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 801: Relating to: early canvassing of absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE)
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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 801 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: early canvassing of absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE). Primary sponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic). It lists 17 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 32
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Brad Pfaff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| 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 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| 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 |
| Ryan Spaude | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 89 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| 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
- Fiscal estimate received
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
- Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wall and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Fitzgerald, Joers, Neubauer, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Stroud, Subeck and Udell