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SB597 • 2025

allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty

allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty

Elections
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senator Tomczyk, cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Knodl, Penterman, O'Connor, Hurd, Allen, Krug and Kitchens
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  3. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    LRB correction

  4. 2025-10-31 Sen.

    Representative Brooks added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-10-30 Sen.

    Introduced by Senator Tomczyk ; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow , Knodl , Penterman , O'Connor , Hurd , Allen , Krug and Kitchens

  6. 2025-10-30 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Official Summary Text

allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty
Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development