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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Joint Resolution 49

Election of chief justice (first consideration)

Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, Supreme Court

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Mar 6, 2012, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jul 20, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 6, 2012

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Adopted, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ⁠”

Read the proposal

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2011 legislature on first consideration, directs the supreme court to elect a chief justice as the first order of business each time a justice is elected or reelected.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Who's behind it

18 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 18 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 25 names

Authors (18)

Signed on in support (7)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this proposal, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this proposal.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 3 · Feb 22, 2012

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 and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the proposal died with it.

  2. Mar 6, 2012

    The Assembly adopted it.

  3. Feb 22, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Feb 22, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend adopting it, 5 to 3.

  5. Dec 15, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Jul 20, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.

  7. Jul 20, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jul 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives August, Krug, Kramer, Bies, Brooks, Craig, Farrow, Jacque, Kestell, Knilans, Knudson, A. Ott, Petersen, Pridemore, Spanbauer, Strachota, Wynn and Marklein;Cosponsored by Senators Zipperer, Vukmir, Kedzie, Galloway, Lasee, Olsen and Wanggaard

  2. Jul 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  3. Dec 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Report adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  6. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules

  8. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hebl, Kessler, Barca, Pope-Roberts, Young, E. Coggs, Roys, Bewley, Pasch, Mason, Pocan, Toles, C. Taylor, Ringhand, Zamarripa, Hulsey, Seidel, Turner, Danou and Molepske Jr

  10. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  11. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  13. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

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

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

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary