# Wisconsin AB920: An Act to amend 5.056 and 85.61 (1); to create 6.256 and 343.14 (2p) of the statutes; Relating to: automatic voter registration. (FE)

Wisconsin AB920, An Act to amend 5.056 and 85.61 (1); to create 6.256 and 343.14 (2p) of the statutes; Relating to: automatic voter registration. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic) and 19 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB920
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 5.056 and 85.61 (1); to create 6.256 and 343.14 (2p) of the statutes; Relating to: automatic voter registration. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Elections -- Registration, Elections Commission, Transportation, Department of -- Administration
- 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: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-20: Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Neubauer, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Prado, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Larson (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB920), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB920.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB920)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB920.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB920-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).