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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SJR 37

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accounting and expenditure of state funds (first consideration).

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on

first consideration, requires the state to budget and account for all funds it receives

or expends in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The amendment restricts, in the budget bill, expenditures and other financial

uses from the general fund that exceed revenues and other financing sources as

estimated by the legislature in accordance with generally accepted accounting

principles. It further requires that any existing budget deficit be extinguished by at

least ten percent for each year covered by the budget bill.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,

and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Hopper (R) , Kapanke (R) , Kedzie (R) , Leibham (R) , Schultz (R)

21 cosponsors

Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Davis (R) , Gottlieb (R) , Kerkman (R) , Knodl (R) , Lothian (R) , M. Williams (R) , Nass (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Pridemore (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Stone (R) , Strachota (R) , Tauchen (R) , Townsend (R) , Van Roy (R) , Vos (R) , Vukmir (R)

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hopper, Leibham, Kedzie, Schultz, Darling and Kapanke;Cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Brooks, Vukmir, Knodl, Nass, Gottlieb, Vos, Nygren, Stone, Kerkman, Lothian, Pridemore, Van Roy, Spanbauer, Bies, Townsend, Petersen, Davis, Petrowski, M. Williams and Tauchen

  2. Jun 2, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  3. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1