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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SJR 61

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prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (first consideration).

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Adopted, completed

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, amends the Wisconsin Constitution to prohibit the governor, in

exercising his or her partial veto power over an appropriations bill, from partially

vetoing parts of bill sections of an enrolled bill without rejecting the entire bill

section. Currently, in exercising the partial veto power, the governor is limited only

insofar as that he or she may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters

in the words of the enrolled bill, and may not create a new sentence by combining

parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill. The new restriction on the

governor's partial veto power contained in this resolution subsumes and expands on

the current restrictions in the constitution.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

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

Sponsors

Introduced by: Holperin (D) , Kreitlow (D) , Miller (D) , Risser (D) , Robson (D)

14 cosponsors

A. Williams (D) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hebl (D) , Hraychuck (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Parisi (D) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Staskunas (D) , Townsend (R) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Mar 5, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 12

Passed 21–12 Apr 13, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 50, Noes 48

Passed 50–48 Apr 20, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Risser, Holperin, Kreitlow, Miller and Robson;Cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Parisi, Staskunas, Townsend, Berceau, Sinicki, Black, Roys, Jorgensen, A. Williams, Smith, Zepnick and Hraychuck

  2. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations

  3. Feb 24, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 5, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 5, 2010 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  6. Mar 5, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  9. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  11. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:02 A.M. on 4-20-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  17. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 50, Noes 48

  21. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Apr 21, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. May 7, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-7-2010

  24. May 11, 2010 · Senate

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 5-11-2010

  25. May 13, 2010 · Senate

    Published 5-25-2010, 8-3-2010, 9-7-2010 and 10-5-2010. Enrolled Joint Resolution 40