Assembly Joint Resolution 26
Terms of office for members of the senate and assembly (first consideration)
Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, Legislature: Member
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
Mar 9, 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Explanation of Proposal Presently, the constitution provides that representatives to the assembly are elected to two-year terms and state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on first consideration, provides that representatives to the assembly are elected to staggered four-year terms and senators are elected to staggered six-year terms. The changes to the length of terms first apply to the terms for which the election in November 2012 is held.
The proposal sets the number of members of the assembly at 99 and the number of members of the senate at 33, which are the current memberships. Currently, the constitution sets the permitted range of the number of seats, not the specific number.
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A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Who's behind it
Marlin Schneider, a Democrat, is its .
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Author (1)
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Sep 15, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 9, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Elections and Campaign Reform.
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Mar 9, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 9, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Schneider
- Mar 9, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Campaign Reform
- Sep 15, 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
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