republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2023/sjr-78.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration)."
description: "Relating to: prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SJR 78"
citation: "Wisconsin SJR 78 (2023)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Cabral-Guevara", "Cowles", "Felzkowski", "Feyen", "Marklein", "Nass", "Stafsholt", "Stroebel", "Testin", "Tomczyk", "Wanggaard", "Wimberger"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-10-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-02-09T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a274d4a-f369-47e9-9a82-ec8b634f842e"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr78"
source_hash: "1da8fa5c3e938e2540ea306e67ebb22ecb59dd0c404cf98909d2e46308452190"
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 SJR 78 (2023) — Relating to: prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration).

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Joint Resolution** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2023/REG/SJR78)
2. **Joint Resolution Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SJR78)

## Votes

- Report adoption recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **60–35** (pass) · lower
- ADOPTION — **21–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Cabral-Guevara — primary (person)
- Cowles — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Feyen — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Nass — primary (person)
- Stafsholt — primary (person)
- Stroebel — primary (person)
- Testin — primary (person)
- Tomczyk — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)
- Wimberger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Wanggaard, Nass, Stroebel, Feyen, Ballweg, Testin, Marklein, Cowles, Felzkowski, Tomczyk, Stafsholt and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives August, Bodden, Sortwell, Dittrich, Allen, Steffen, Plumer, Hurd, Maxey, O'Connor, Rettinger, Schutt, Armstrong, Magnafici, Nedweski, Snyder, Petersen, Rozar, Gundrum, Behnke, Mursau, Penterman, Swearingen, Edming, Murphy, Brooks, Binsfeld, Callahan, Green, Summerfield, Moses, Donovan, Dallman, Schmidt, Goeben, Wittke, Duchow, Melotik, S. Johnson, Brandtjen, Born and Gustafson `introduction`
- **2023-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 10 `reading-3`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 60, Noes 35 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-10T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2023-11-15T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-11-28T06:00:00+00:00** Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 11-28-2023
- **2024-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Published 2-9-2024. Enrolled Joint Resolution 10 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a274d4a-f369-47e9-9a82-ec8b634f842e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).