Wisconsin Vote Reports
2026 WI Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2026 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Funding Government Schools
Would establish new funding for special education and pregnant-teen programs, as part of a $532.5 million annual increase in "state aid" to K-12 public schools.
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Occupational Licenses for Illegal Aliens
Allows recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to obtain occupational licenses.
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Covering Prisoners Under Medicaid
Provides Medicaid coverage for certain healthcare services to "incarcerated individuals" for up to 90 days before their release.
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Legalizing Online Gambling
Makes online sports betting legal in Wisconsin under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.
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Protecting Children From Sex Mutilation
Would have banned "gender transition medical intervention" for individuals under 18 years of age.
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Prohibiting “Rights of Nature” Ordinances
Would have prohibited a city, village, town, or county from enacting a "rights of nature ordinance."
House Votes
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Repealing the Governor’s 400-Year Veto
Would have repealed Governor Tony Evers' 2023 "partial veto" that provides an annual $325 per-pupil adjustment in the school-district revenue formula until 2425.
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Expanding Medicaid for Postpartum Women
Expands Medicaid to offer up to 12 months of postpartum coverage.
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Taxpayer-funded “Trump Accounts”
Would appropriate $60 million in annual funding toward contributions to Trump Accounts during the 2025-27 fiscal biennium.
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Prohibiting “Rights of Nature” Ordinances
Would have prohibited a city, village, town, or county from enacting a "rights of nature ordinance."
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English as the Official State Language
Establishes English as the official language of Wisconsin.
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Right to Gather in Places of Worship
Proposes an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution that would protect the freedom to gather in places of worship during a "state of emergency at the national, state, or local level."
2025 WI Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2025 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Expanding Medicaid for Postpartum Women
Would expand Medicaid to offer up to 12 months of postpartum coverage.
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Increasing Property Taxes for AI "Data Centers"
Creates a "data center" exception to the 12% maximum property-value rule for certain Tax Incremental Districts (TIDs).
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Prohibiting Healthcare Funds to Illegal Aliens
Would have prohibited public funding of healthcare services for any person who is not lawfully present in the United States.
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Ban on Local “Guaranteed Income” Programs
Would have banned political subdivisions from making "regular periodic cash payments that are unearned" to individuals under a "guaranteed income program."
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Limiting the Definition of Abortion
Would exempt from the definition of abortion a "medical procedure or treatment designed or intended to prevent the death of a pregnant woman and not designed or intended to kill the unborn child."
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Repealing the Governor's 400-Year Veto
Would repeal Governor Tony Evers' 2023 "partial veto" that provides an annual $325 per-pupil adjustment in the school-district revenue formula until 2425.
House Votes
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Denying Parole to Repeat Offenders
Would have required the Department of Corrections to recommend revoking a person's extended supervision, parole, or probation if the person is charged with a crime while on release.
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Ban on Local “Guaranteed Income” Programs
Would have banned political subdivisions from making "regular periodic cash payments that are unearned" to individuals under a "guaranteed income program."
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Pharmaceutical Abortions
Would permit a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense "self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives."
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Increasing Property Taxes for AI "Data Centers"
Creates a "data center" exception to the 12% maximum property-value rule for certain Tax Incremental Districts (TIDs).
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Prohibiting Healthcare Funds to Illegal Aliens
Would have prohibited public funding of healthcare services for any person who is not lawfully present in the United States.
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Election Integrity
Would change election law to include automatic absentee ballot text-message notifications, election-night reporting requirements, and the canvassing of electronic ballots at local polling places.
2024 WI Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2024 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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"Gender-Neutral" Language in the Military
Removes "gender-specific" language from Article 133 of the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice, which prohibits "conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman."
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Voter ID for Absentee Ballots
Would require persons seeking "indefinitely confined status" due to "frailty, physical illness, or a disability" to submit proof of voter indentation before receiving automatic absentee ballots.
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Second Amendment Financial Privacy
Forbids a financial institution from requiring the use of a merchant category code that identifies the merchant as a firearms retailer and provides that no governmental entity may maintain a list of firearms owners.
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Rejecting Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers
Stopped the advancement of a bill that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to become law enforcement officers.
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Restoring Sound Money
Creates a sales and use tax exemption for gold, silver, and other precious metals.
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Internet Sales Taxes and "Remote" Retail Permits
Prohibits online retailers from selling cigars or pipe tobacco without a "remote" permit, including for the collection of state taxes, and mandates the use of an age verification system.
House Votes
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Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and Due Process
Establishes free speech, academic freedom, and due process standards at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges.
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Second Amendment Financial Privacy
Forbids a financial institution from requiring the use of a merchant category code that identifies the merchant as a firearms retailer and provides that no governmental entity may maintain a list of firearms owners.
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Legalizing Abortion Up to 14 Weeks
Would have placed on the April 2024 ballot a referendum on legalizing abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy, except in the case of a "medical emergency."
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Eliminating the Waiting Period After Divorce
Eliminates the six-month waiting period for remarriage after a divorce.
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Public Utility Monopolies
Adopts a "right of first refusal" for incumbent public utilities to build transmission projects.
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Restoring Sound Money
Creates a sales and use tax exemption for gold, silver, and other precious metals.
2023 WI Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2023 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate Votes
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Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
Would extend postpartum coverage for Medicaid recipients from two months to 12 months.
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100-Day Drug Supplies for SeniorCare Recipients
Would allow SeniorCare participants to purchase 100-day supplies of prescription drugs.
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Safeguarding Wisconsin’s 1849 Abortion Ban
Would provide that "abortion" under state law "does not include a physician's performance medical procedures or treatments designed or intended to prevent the death of a pregnant woman and not designed or intended to kill the unborn child."
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Repealing Work-Permit Requirements for Minors
Would eliminate the requirement for a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age to obtain a state-authorized work permit prior to employment.
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Preventing Local “Guaranteed Income” Programs
Prevents political subdivisions from making expenditures "for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program."
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Prohibiting Sex Mutilation Against Children
Prohibits "gender transition medical intervention" for individuals under 18 years of age.
House Votes
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Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers
Would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to become law enforcement officers.
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Preventing Local “Guaranteed Income” Programs
Prevents political subdivisions from making expenditures "for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program."
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Easy Access to the Pill
Would permit a pharmacist to dispense "self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives" without a prescription from a physician or other medical professional.
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Prohibiting Sex Mutilation Against Children
Prohibits "gender transition medical intervention" for individuals under 18 years of age.
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Taxpayer Money for Professional Baseball
Would appropriate $411,500,000 in state and local funds through FY 2045-46, along with $50,000,000 in loans, for improvements to the Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium.
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‘Free’ Driver Education for Low-Income Residents
Establishes a driver education grant program for low-income individuals who satisfy the "income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price meal in the federal school lunch program."
2021-2022 WI Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate Votes
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Terminating the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Terminated the COVID-19 public health emergency declared by Governor Tony Evers in Executive Order #104 on January 19, 2021, and all actions of the Governor and all emergency orders issued pursuant to the declaration of the public health emergency.
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U.S. Citizenship Requirement to Vote
Proposes to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to provide that only a U.S. citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in Wisconsin is eligible to vote in the state.
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Article V Convention: Constitutional Amendments
Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution, to call for a "Convention of the States" for the purpose of proposing constitutional amendments.
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Article V Convention: Term Limits
Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution, to call for a convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishing term limits for members of Congress.
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Parental Rights
Would prohibit the state from infringing on the fundamental right of parents or guardians to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children.
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No-Knock Search Warrants
Permits law enforcement officers to execute "no-knock" search warrants in certain "dangerous" or "ineffective" situations.
House Votes
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Terminating the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Terminated the COVID-19 public health emergency declared by Governor Tony Evers in Executive Order #104 on January 19, 2021, and all actions of the Governor and all emergency orders issued pursuant to the declaration of the public health emergency.
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Article V Convention: Constitutional Amendments
Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution, to call for a "Convention of the States" for the purpose of proposing constitutional amendments.
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Limiting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Laws
Provides restrictions on state and local officials in Wisconsin from enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, accessories, and ammunition.
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No-Knock Search Warrants
Permits law enforcement officers to execute "no-knock" search warrants in certain "dangerous" or "ineffective" situations.
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Parental Rights
Would prohibit the state from infringing on the fundamental right of parents or guardians to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their children.
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U.S. Citizenship Requirement to Vote
Proposes to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to provide that only a U.S. citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in Wisconsin is eligible to vote in the state.