3/23/2021 Regular Session, 2021 - 2022 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 23

Relating clause:

prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Floor Votes for 3/23/2021 Regular Session
AB-23 PASSAGE (60-33)
AA2 OFFERED BY RIEMER - SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND (59-36)
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Amendment Histories
Veto Message
Text as Enrolled
Bill Text
LC Amendment Memo
AB23 ROCP for Committee on Constitution and Ethics On 3/17/2021
LC Bill Hearing Materials
Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
See Also
Senate Bill 4 - A - Calendar
3/23/2021 Regular Session Activity

Note: Bill history entries are subject to change after further proofing by Chief Clerk's staff
House Action Taken Legislator Date
Assembly Read a second time 03/23
Assembly Assembly Amendment 1 adopted 03/23
Assembly Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink 03/23
Assembly Point of order that Assembly Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken Steineke 03/23
Assembly Decision of the Chair appealed Spreitzer 03/23
Assembly Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 59, Noes 36 03/23
Assembly Ordered to a third reading 03/23
Assembly Rules suspended Steineke 03/23
Assembly Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 33, Paired 2 03/23
Assembly Ordered immediately messaged Steineke 03/23

Published History
House Action Taken Legislator Date
Assembly Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Brooks and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Marklein, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Wimberger, Stroebel, Bernier, Stafsholt, Nass, Ballweg and Bradley 01/29/2021
Assembly Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics 01/29/2021
Assembly Representative Allen added as a coauthor 02/12/2021
Assembly Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor 02/26/2021
Assembly Representatives Edming and Tittl added as coauthors 03/01/2021
Assembly Representatives Loudenbeck and Plumer added as coauthors 03/02/2021
Assembly Public hearing held 03/03/2021
Assembly Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor 03/05/2021
Assembly Representative Cabral-Guevara added as a coauthor 03/08/2021
Assembly Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt 03/09/2021
Assembly Representative Dittrich added as a coauthor 03/09/2021
Assembly Executive action taken 03/10/2021
Assembly Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3 03/17/2021
Assembly Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3 03/17/2021
Assembly Referred to committee on Rules 03/17/2021
Assembly Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 by Committee on Rules 03/17/2021
Assembly Representative Steffen added as a coauthor 03/19/2021
Senate Received from Assembly 03/23/2021
Senate Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization 03/24/2021
Senate Available for scheduling 03/24/2021
Senate Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 04/13/2021
Senate Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 04/13/2021
Senate Read a second time 04/14/2021
Senate Ordered to a third reading 04/14/2021
Senate Rules suspended LeMahieu 04/14/2021
Senate Read a third time and concurred in 04/14/2021
Senate Ordered immediately messaged LeMahieu 04/14/2021
Assembly Received from Senate concurred in 04/14/2021
Assembly Report correctly enrolled on 4-15-2021 04/15/2021
Assembly Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2021 by directive of the Speaker 04/21/2021
Assembly Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-23-2021 04/23/2021
Assembly Referred to committee on Rules 05/06/2021
Assembly Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules 05/06/2021
Assembly Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) 05/17/2022
Assembly Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 05/17/2022