Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Eliminating the spring election (first consideration)
Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, Elections
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Jan 27, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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
Who's behind it
3 lawmakers are its . 2 are Democrats. 1 has no party on record.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Sherman
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this proposal, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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May 26, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 3, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 26, 2009
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 27, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.
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Jan 27, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sherman, Vruwink and Soletski;Cosponsored by Senators Carpenter and Holperin
- Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
- Mar 26, 2009 · Assembly
Senator Jauch added as a cosponsor
- Apr 3, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 6, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Sherman
- May 26, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor