Senate Joint Resolution 11
Veto power of county executive over appropriations (first consideration)
Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, County: Officers
Adopted
Both chambers adopted it, the second on Jan 26, 2010. A doesn't go to the governor.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 5, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 0
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 97 to 1
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Adopted, here now
Resolutions end here.
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 16, 2010: “Published 2-22-2010, 8-3-2010, 9-7-2010, 10-5-2010. Enrolled Joint Resolution 27”
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Terms on this page
Joint resolution
A measure both chambers pass that doesn't go to the governor, such as a schedule or an honor.
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The constitution grants the chief executive of a county the power to approve appropriations contained in resolutions or ordinances in whole or part. This executive power is similar to that granted the governor with respect to appropriations bills. In fact, in 1984, the attorney general opined that the county executive's veto power over appropriations "is not dissimilar to that of the Governor" (OAG 27-84). This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on first consideration, provides that, in approving an appropriation in part, the county executive may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the resolution or ordinance and may not create a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the resolution or ordinance. These are the identical restrictions that are currently placed on the governor in the exercise of his or her veto power over appropriations bills.
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 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this proposal.
Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Jun 3, 2009
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 Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to adopt it
Passed, 32 to 0 · Sep 15, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Jan 12, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 97 to 1 · Jan 26, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 97, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 16, 2010
The new law was published.
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Jan 26, 2010
The Assembly adopted it too, 97 to 1.
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Jan 26, 2010
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 12, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 12, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Dec 3, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 16, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Sep 16, 2009
The Assembly received it.
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Sep 15, 2009
The Senate adopted it, 32 to 0.
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Jun 3, 2009
The committee voted to recommend adopting it, 4 to 1.
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Apr 29, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 5, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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Feb 5, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 5, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Lehman and Harsdorf;Cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Van Akkeren, Lothian and Townsend
- Feb 5, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations
- Apr 29, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jun 3, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 3, 2009 · Senate
Report adoption recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Jun 3, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 8, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 9-15-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Read a second time
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security
- Dec 3, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly
Report concurrence recommended by committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 20, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-26-2010 by committee on Rules
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Representative Ziegelbauer added as a cosponsor
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 97, Noes 1
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 26, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 29, 2010 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 1-29-2010
- Feb 8, 2010 · Senate
Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 2-8-2010.
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Published 2-22-2010, 8-3-2010, 9-7-2010, 10-5-2010. Enrolled Joint Resolution 27
Terms on this page
Joint resolution
A measure both chambers pass that doesn't go to the governor, such as a schedule or an honor.
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
Joint resolution
A measure both chambers pass that doesn't go to the governor, such as a schedule or an honor.
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