---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act."
description: "Relating to: the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 29"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 29 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Wanggaard", "Wimberger"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-03T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f0c4960-62cf-4c3c-b260-18fa4f257cf7"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb29"
source_hash: "75f00a34f492757b5319c5ba8adb8ef083dc6ad4f54b2f0729b05c93eedbcf16"
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 29 (2023) — Relating to: the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.

## 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/SB29)

## Votes

- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)
- Wimberger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Ballweg and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Rettinger, Mursau, Behnke and Cabrera `introduction`
- **2023-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-03-20T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **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 to give bill its third reading
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Madison added as a cosponsor
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 245 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-28-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f0c4960-62cf-4c3c-b260-18fa4f257cf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).