Senate Bill 126 amends the effective date of certain provisions from the 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, which addresses various aspects of campaigns and elections. The bill maintains the original effective date of July 1, 2025, for most provisions, including the prohibition of public access to election officials' personally identifiable information, the classification of intentional bodily harm to election officials as a Class I felony, and the establishment of whistleblower protections for election officials reporting fraud. However, it specifically changes the effective date for the requirement that all committees, political parties, and conduits register with and submit campaign finance reports to the Ethics Commission through the campaign finance information system (CFIS) to December 1, 2027.

The bill includes a renumbering and amendment of section 35 of the 2023 Wisconsin Act 126, which now clarifies that while the act generally takes effect on July 1, 2025, the specified provisions related to campaign finance filings will not take effect until December 1, 2027. This change aims to provide additional time for compliance with the new reporting requirements while ensuring that other important election-related protections and regulations are implemented as scheduled.