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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to: online notaries public and electronic notarizations, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)"
+description: "Relating to: online notaries public and electronic notarizations, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
+legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "AB 293"
+citation: "Wisconsin AB 293 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "C. Taylor", "Crowley", "Dittrich", "Doyle", "Haywood", "Horlacher", "James", "Knodl", "Krug", "Kulp", "Kurtz", "Sinicki", "Skowronski", "Spiros", "Spreitzer", "Steffen", "Subeck", "Summerfield", "Tusler"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2216c719-6aa9-4bb4-a8f7-1e28d06eaeb3"
+source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab293"
+source_hash: "1beb61e7f27013ad46076bfa1a0c49c95b52e60bc5af17133d7a3080dfa3e632"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
+---
+
+# Wisconsin AB 293 (2019) — Relating to: online notaries public and electronic notarizations, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB293-ASA1-AA1)
+2. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB293-ASA1)
+3. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB293)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+- Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ballweg — primary (person)
+- C. Taylor — primary (person)
+- Crowley — primary (person)
+- Dittrich — primary (person)
+- Doyle — primary (person)
+- Haywood — primary (person)
+- Horlacher — primary (person)
+- James — primary (person)
+- Knodl — primary (person)
+- Krug — primary (person)
+- Kulp — primary (person)
+- Kurtz — primary (person)
+- Sinicki — primary (person)
+- Skowronski — primary (person)
+- Spiros — primary (person)
+- Spreitzer — primary (person)
+- Steffen — primary (person)
+- Subeck — primary (person)
+- Summerfield — primary (person)
+- Tusler — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Haywood, Summerfield, Crowley, Dittrich, Doyle, Horlacher, James, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, L. Taylor, Bernier, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein and Wanggaard `introduction`
+- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2019-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
+- **2019-07-30T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Vruwink added as a coauthor
+- **2019-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ballweg `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
+- **2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ballweg `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
+- **2019-11-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0
+- **2019-11-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0
+- **2019-11-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-11-04T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules
+- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
+- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
+- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
+- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
+- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
+- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
+- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
+- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
+- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
+- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
+- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
+- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
+- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
+- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
+- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
+- **2020-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
+- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 125 `executive-signature`
+- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Published 3-4-2020
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2216c719-6aa9-4bb4-a8f7-1e28d06eaeb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).
+