---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: public funds for substantially identical materials distributed by state senators and representatives to the assembly prior to a general election and providing a penalty."
description: "Relating to: public funds for substantially identical materials distributed by state senators and representatives to the assembly prior to a general election and providing a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 408"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 408 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Knodl", "Marklein", "Nass"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-08T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93e242ac-b5bc-490d-8e6d-3167e72f9e87"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb408"
source_hash: "180c88e55d33e88b21af2d3b977efaa0ef5e27a1d8b628723a11c8744bfb0135"
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 SB 408 (2023) — Relating to: public funds for substantially identical materials distributed by state senators and representatives to the assembly prior to a general election and providing a penalty.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SB408)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/SB408-SA1)
3. **Senate Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/SB408-SA2)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Knodl — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Nass — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Knodl, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Murphy, O'Connor, Pronschinske, Sinicki and Wichgers `introduction`
- **2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-09-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2023-10-30T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Knodl
- **2023-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2023-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of 11-14-2023
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 27, Noes 6 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2024-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23T06:00:00+00:00** Made a special order of business at 10:17 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Recalled fron enrolling pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 113
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator LeMahieu
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-02-29T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-4-2024 by directive of the Majority Leader `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-8-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 105 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Published 3-9-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93e242ac-b5bc-490d-8e6d-3167e72f9e87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).