Shannon Zimmerman

Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

• ›Jobs & cost of living38 with · 0 against38 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: the conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit.

    Prohibits a school board from starting a referendum to exceed its revenue limit unless DPI certifies it has met financial reporting requirements; resolutions adopted without certification are void.

    Jan 15, 2026 · Passed 52–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority.

    Bars the state from contracting with employers that do not use E-Verify for all employees, and requires state and local governments to verify new hires through E-Verify.

    Jan 13, 2026 · Passed 54–45 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty.

    Bars state agencies from contracting with businesses headquartered or incorporated in China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia or Maduro-led Venezuela, their subsidiaries, or sellers of their products; requires contractor certification and sets forfeitures of at least $250,000.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All jobs & cost of living votes
• ›Education & families37 with · 0 against37 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: the conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit.

    Prohibits a school board from starting a referendum to exceed its revenue limit unless DPI certifies it has met financial reporting requirements; resolutions adopted without certification are void.

    Jan 15, 2026 · Passed 52–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools.

    Requires Milwaukee Public Schools and the City of Milwaukee to split the cost of at least 25 school resource officers 50-50, agree on implementation within 30 days, and jointly certify compliance to the Joint Committee on Finance.

    Mar 13, 2025 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All education & families votes
• ›Rights & public safety31 with · 0 against31 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes.

    Makes English Wisconsin's official language, requires government communication in English with exceptions (including hospitals), and lets governments give AI or machine translation tools instead of appointing an interpreter, except for defendants accused of violent crimes.

    Jan 15, 2026 · Passed 51–45 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record.

    Bars election or appointment of anyone aged 75 or older as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record, other than as a temporary reserve judge.

    Feb 17, 2026 · Passed 54–45 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority.

    Bars the state from contracting with employers that do not use E-Verify for all employees, and requires state and local governments to verify new hires through E-Verify.

    Jan 13, 2026 · Passed 54–45 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All rights & public safety votes
• ›Health & care12 with · 0 against12 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services.

    Lets out-of-state health care providers with active, unrestricted credentials and no recent discipline register with the Department of Safety and Professional Services to provide telehealth in Wisconsin, and requires them to carry malpractice insurance.

    Jan 15, 2026 · Passed 52–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty.

    Bans medical and research facilities receiving state money from using genetic sequencers or analysis software made in China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia or Maduro-era Venezuela, and bars storing Wisconsin residents' genome data in those countries.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: parental access to health records of minors.

    As amended by the Assembly, changes parents' access to minors' health records, removing the age-14 objection exception for developmentally disabled minors, allowing access to HIV test records, and requiring online access; also requires unanimous Milwaukee council votes to modify police and fire policies.

    Feb 20, 2026 · Passed 54–41 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All health & care votes
• ›Climate & energy9 with · 0 against9 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program, a major land acquisitions program, and making an appropriation.

    Reauthorizes the Knowles-Nelson stewardship program through 2027-28 with a combined annual limit of $13.25 million, ends forestry account transfers to the capital improvement fund, and appropriates forestry account money directly for small land purchases, property development and grants.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program.

    Reauthorizes the Knowles-Nelson stewardship land conservation program through 2027-28, cutting yearly borrowing limits to $1 million for land acquisition and $9.25 million for development and local aid, and adds wildlife habitat grants.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: prohibiting rights of nature ordinances.

    Bars cities, villages, towns and counties from enacting ordinances that give legal rights to natural resources to exist, be protected against pollution, or maintain a healthy ecosystem.

    Feb 19, 2026 · Passed 54–41 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All climate & energy votes
• ›Foreign affairs & defense9 with · 0 against9 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary.

    Bars state agencies and other operators from contracts or technology giving foreign-adversary-linked entities access to critical infrastructure, bars telecom providers from using FCC-banned equipment (removal, annual certification, fines), and bars foreign nationals from contributing to referendum committees.

    Feb 17, 2026 · Passed 54–45 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty.

    Bans medical and research facilities receiving state money from using genetic sequencers or analysis software made in China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia or Maduro-era Venezuela, and bars storing Wisconsin residents' genome data in those countries.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty.

    Raises a crime's penalty class one level when committed as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist group to intimidate or silence dissidents and others, makes unapproved enforcement of foreign laws a Class E felony (three-year minimum prison term), and requires DOJ training.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All foreign affairs & defense votes
• ›Technology & privacy9 with · 0 against9 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary.

    Bars state agencies and other operators from contracts or technology giving foreign-adversary-linked entities access to critical infrastructure, bars telecom providers from using FCC-banned equipment (removal, annual certification, fines), and bars foreign nationals from contributing to referendum committees.

    Feb 17, 2026 · Passed 54–45 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty.

    Bans medical and research facilities receiving state money from using genetic sequencers or analysis software made in China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia or Maduro-era Venezuela, and bars storing Wisconsin residents' genome data in those countries.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.

    On the version voted Feb 18, 2026: Bars state agencies from using devices to access social media, software or generative AI controlled by foreign adversaries such as China and Russia, and requires state, legislative and court technology policies on such products, effective January 31, 2027.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Passed 53–44 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All technology & privacy votes
• ›Housing & rent5 with · 0 against5 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension.

    Requires cities and villages to grant rezoning for residential development that meets plan, density and nearby-development conditions unless denial is needed to avoid overburdened public facilities or safety threats; also allows longer tax incremental district extensions for housing.

    Oct 7, 2025 · Passed 55–39 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: residential tax incremental districts.

    Oct 7, 2025 · Passed 88–7 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: allowing more than 35 percent of the area within a tax incremental district in the Village of Somers to be used for residential use.

    Feb 19, 2026 · Passed 89–7 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All housing & rent votes
• ›Transportation2 with · 0 against2 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    Relating to: applying the motor vehicle fuel tax supplier’s administrative allowance to diesel fuel, a motor vehicle fuel tax refund for evaporation losses, and making an appropriation.

    On the version voted Jun 18, 2025: Lets motor fuel suppliers keep the 1.35 percent administrative allowance on diesel fuel tax, as for gasoline, lets retailers claim a refund of 0.5 percent of fuel tax paid for evaporation and shrinkage, and credits wholesaler distributors for the resulting tax reduction.

    Feb 20, 2026 · Passed 56–37 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services.

    Raises the number of passengers a non-school-bus vehicle may carry for school transportation from 9 to 14 besides the driver, and the emergency-exception threshold from 10 to 15 or more.

    Feb 17, 2026 · Passed 60–39 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All transportation votes

Where they stood out

Voted with most of their party on all 168 party-divided votes on file.

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

• Yes

  Relating to: establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes.

  With most of their party · Passed 51–45 · Yes 51–No 45 · Democrats 0–44, Republicans 51–1

  Jan 15, 2026Official record ↗

• Yes

  Relating to: the conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit.

  With most of their party · Passed 52–44 · Yes 52–No 44 · Democrats 0–44, Republicans 52–0

  Jan 15, 2026Official record ↗

• Yes

  Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services.

  With most of their party · Passed 52–44 · Yes 52–No 44 · Democrats 0–44, Republicans 52–0

  Jan 15, 2026Official record ↗

• Yes

  Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary.

  With most of their party · Passed 54–45 · Yes 54–No 45 · Democrats 0–45, Republicans 54–0

  Feb 17, 2026Official record ↗

• Yes

  Relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record.

  With most of their party · Passed 54–45 · Yes 54–No 45 · Democrats 0–45, Republicans 54–0

  Feb 17, 2026Official record ↗

• Yes

  Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority.

  With most of their party · Passed 54–45 · Yes 54–No 45 · Democrats 0–45, Republicans 54–0

  Jan 13, 2026Official record ↗

• Yes

  Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.

  With most of their party · Passed 54–45 · Yes 54–No 45 · Democrats 0–45, Republicans 54–0

  Jan 13, 2026Official record ↗

• Yes

  PROHIBITING GOVERNMENTAL DISCRIMINATION-2ND CONS.

  With most of their party · Passed 54–45 · Yes 54–No 45 · Democrats 0–45, Republicans 54–0

  Jan 13, 2026Official record ↗