Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Status of seats of legislators on ordered military duty and appointment of temporary acting legislators for legislators performing ordered military duty (first consideration)
Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, Legislature: Member, Military personnel
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 17, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.
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Committee
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Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, a legislator does not vacate his or her office if he or she accepts a short period of active duty as a member of the reserve or serves in the armed forces during an emergency declared by the governor. This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on first consideration, provides that a legislator does not vacate his or her seat if he or she performs ordered military duty for any period during his or her term in office. The amendment specifies that "ordered military duty" is military duty performed in the armed forces of the United States as a result of being called to duty, drafted, or activated, including attendance at any service school conducted by the armed forces of the United States as a voluntary member of the national guard or of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States pursuant to orders issued by competent state or federal authority.
The amendment further provides that a legislator on ordered military duty may appoint a temporary acting legislator in his or her place, subject to approval by a vote of the majority of members elected to the house of the legislator in which the legislator serves. The temporary acting legislator serves in office until the legislator on ordered military duty returns or his or her term expires, whichever occurs first.
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A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Apr 21, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 17, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.
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Feb 17, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Kaufert and Suder;Cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Schultz
- Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
- Apr 21, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor