Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Different property tax levy rates for parts of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts added by attachments to school districts, consolidations, and boundary changes under cooperative agreements (first consideration)
Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, County: Taxation, Municipality: Taxation, Property tax, School: Consolidation or reorganization, Town: Taxation, Village: Taxation
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.
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Introduced, passed
Jul 28, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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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
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on first consideration, excepts from the requirement of the uniformity clause parts of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts added by attachments to school districts, by consolidations, and by boundary changes under cooperative agreements with other cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts. The proposed constitutional amendment permits the governing body of the city, village, town, county, or school district to set different property tax levy rates on the parts for not more than 12 years, but the rates for each part must be uniform within that part.
The general statement of the Wisconsin Constitution that the "rule of taxation shall be uniform" is subject to other exceptions: real estate taxes may be collected in more than one way, and forests, minerals, agricultural land, undeveloped land, and certain kinds of personal property may be taxed differently than is other property.
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In addition to the substantive changes, this joint resolution makes a stylistic change and breaks section 1 of article VIII of the constitution into subsections to facilitate future amendments and to avoid conflicts if other amendments to the section are proposed.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 8 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Newcomer · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this proposal.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Apr 16, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Apr 16, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 16, 2010
The committee voted to recommend adopting it, 8 to 0.
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Sep 15, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 26, 2009
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jul 28, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Jul 28, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Newcomer, Hintz, Pasch, Townsend, Brooks, Jorgensen, Lothian, Molepske Jr., Berceau, Murtha, Knodl, Zipperer and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Leibham and Kedzie
- Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security
- Aug 26, 2009 · Assembly
Representative Bernard Schaber added as a coauthor
- Sep 15, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 24, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly
Report adoption recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote