# Wisconsin AB312: An Act to amend 6.86 (1) (b) and 10.01 (2) (e) of the statutes; Relating to: hours for voting by absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site. (FE)

Wisconsin AB312, An Act to amend 6.86 (1) (b) and 10.01 (2) (e) of the statutes; Relating to: hours for voting by absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican) and 9 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB312
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 6.86 (1) (b) and 10.01 (2) (e) of the statutes; Relating to: hours for voting by absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Elections -- Ballots, Municipality -- Officers, Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate

## Actions (22)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2025-11-19: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2025-11-19: Read a third time and passed (House)
- 2025-11-19: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-11-19: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-11-19: Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted (House)
- 2025-11-19: Read a second time (House)
- 2025-11-17: Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Krug (House)
- 2025-11-13: Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-12: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-12: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2 (House)
- 2025-11-12: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 2 (House)
- 2025-11-12: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-11-11: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Krug (House)
- 2025-11-04: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-11-03: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug (House)
- 2025-08-11: Withdrawn from committee on Local Government and referred to committee on Campaigns and Elections pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c) (House)
- 2025-07-01: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-06-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-06-06: Introduced by Representatives Krug, Sortwell, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Nass (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Substitute Amendment 3, 2025-11-19: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB312-ASA3), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB312-ASA3.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB312), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB312.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB312-ASA3)
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB312-ASA3.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB312)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB312.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB312-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).