---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: public access to actions by Parole Commission."
description: "Relating to: public access to actions by Parole Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 47"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 47 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Brandtjen", "Dittrich", "Donovan", "Duchow", "Edming", "Knodl", "Michalski", "Murphy", "O'Connor", "Rettinger", "Rozar", "Schraa", "Schutt", "Spiros", "Steffen", "Wichgers"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-20T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d9eed10-5897-4afc-9e30-47728197be75"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab47"
source_hash: "cbc5578ff8a886de51f985e175d1db7ee7c403ed4715ed3c44601295a3ea8319"
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 47 (2023) — Relating to: public access to actions by Parole Commission.

## 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/AB47)
2. **Senate Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB47-SSA1)

## Votes

- Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2 — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **77–20** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **28–5** (pass) · upper
- Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2 — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 3 — **10–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Michalski — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- O'Connor — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Schutt — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Duchow, Schraa, Allen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Knodl, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bradley, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein, Nass and Stroebel `introduction`
- **2023-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-03-13T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Bodden added as a coauthor
- **2023-03-13T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Hutton added as a cosponsor
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 77, Noes 20 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2023-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
- **2023-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2023-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 28, Noes 5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted) `amendment-passage, receipt`
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in
- **2023-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Action ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 6-9-2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-08-02T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 8-2-2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-04T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 8-4-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 31 `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T05:00:00+00:00** Published 8-5-2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d9eed10-5897-4afc-9e30-47728197be75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).