Relating to: terms of office for local government officers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2021
Last action Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2021
How they voted
20–13
Passed
Total votes 33
May 11, 2021
D
Democratic12
91% Nay
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Mar 15, 2022
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
lower
Dec 7, 2021
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
lower
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13
upper
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
May 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
May 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bernier
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Bernier, Marklein, Ballweg and Pfaff;
cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Callahan, Gundrum, Armstrong, Moses, Skowronski, Billings, Knodl, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Kuglitsch, Brooks, Tusler, Tittl, Plumer and B. Meyers
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Pfaff
DDemocratic
P
Howard Marklein
RRepublican
P
Joan Ballweg
RRepublican
P
Kathleen Bernier
RRepublican
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