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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Joint Resolution 49

The life and public service of Wayne F. Whittow

Topics: Legislature: Member, Milwaukee: City, Whittow, Wayne F.

Passed the Senate, then stopped

The Senate passed it on Jan 24, 2012, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 4, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 24, 2012

  4. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.

  5. Adopted, not reached

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

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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Who's behind it

6 senators are its ⁠. All 6 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 14 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (8)

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the proposal died with it.

  2. Jan 27, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Jan 24, 2012

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  4. Jan 24, 2012

    The Senate adopted it.

  5. Nov 4, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  6. Nov 4, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Risser, Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Holperin and C. Larson;Cosponsored by Representatives Kessler, Pasch, Spanbauer, Turner, Craig, Sinicki and Fields

  2. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  3. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Jan 23, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-24-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  5. Jan 24, 2012 · Senate

    Adopted

  6. Jan 24, 2012 · Senate

    Senator Taylor added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 24, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in 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

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

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

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