Senate Joint Resolution 6
Opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate
Topics: Drugs, Federal-state relations, Motor vehicle: Driver's license
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Feb 24, 2009, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 3, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 25 to 8
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 25, 2009: “Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2009”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Pedro Colon · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this proposal.
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 12, 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 Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to adopt it
Passed, 25 to 8 · Feb 24, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Adopted, Ayes 25, Noes 8”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Mar 13, 2009
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 Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 86 to 12 · Mar 24, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Concurred in, Ayes 86, Noes 12”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 24, 2009
The Assembly adopted it too, 86 to 12.
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Mar 13, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 13, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Feb 24, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Feb 24, 2009
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 24, 2009
The Senate adopted it, 25 to 8.
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Feb 12, 2009
The committee voted to recommend adopting it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 5, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 3, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Feb 3, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 3, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Taylor, Grothman, Lehman, Plale and Erpenbach;Cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Kessler, Berceau, Colon, Fields, Mason, Roys, Sinicki, Toles, Turner, A. Williams, Young and A. Ott
- Feb 3, 2009 · Senate
Read and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Feb 5, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 11, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 12, 2009 · Senate
Report adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 18, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-24-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 24, 2009 · Senate
Adopted, Ayes 25, Noes 8
- Feb 24, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Mar 10, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 13, 2009 · Assembly
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Mar 13, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-24-2009 by committee on Rules
- Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly
Concurred in, Ayes 86, Noes 12
- Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 25, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 25, 2009 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2009
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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