Relating to: whistleblower protection for municipal clerks who witness and report election fraud or irregularities.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2022
Last action Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
20–13
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic12
100% Nay
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 55, Noes 35, Paired 2
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 55, Noes 35
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Petersen and Tauchen
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Neubauer and Spreitzer
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 13
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Bernier, Darling, Jacque and Wanggaard;
cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Magnafici and Rozar
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alberta Darling
RRepublican
P
AJ
André Jacque
RRepublican
P
Kathleen Bernier
RRepublican
P
Van Wanggaard
RRepublican
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