Senate Joint Resolution 27
Abolishing the office of lieutenant governor (first consideration)
Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, Legislature: Member, Lieutenant Governor
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
Apr 9, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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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
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, abolishes the office of lieutenant governor.
Presently, the constitution provides that, upon the governor's death, resignation, or removal from office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. It also provides that, if the governor is absent from the state, impeached, or, from mental or physical disease, becomes incapable of performing the duties of the office, the lieutenant governor serves as acting governor. This joint resolution provides that the speaker of the assembly, instead, shall become governor or acting governor under those circumstances.
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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
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Sep 30, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 9, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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Apr 9, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 9, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators A. Lasee and Leibham;Cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Brooks, Bies, Knodl and Van Roy
- Apr 9, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations
- Sep 30, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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