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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Resolution 19

Public access to the state capitol building

Topics: Administration, Department of: Agency and general functions, State capitol

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 11, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Adopted, not reached

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

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

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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 resolution directs the secretary of administration to take all necessary steps to ensure that public access to the state capitol building, including specifically the senate gallery, offices of senators, and all rooms at which senate or joint committee meetings are conducted, is the same as public access was on January 28, 2011.

Who's behind it

14 senators are its ⁠. All 14 are Democrats.

See all 14 names

Authors (14)

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the proposal died with it.

  2. May 11, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  3. May 11, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Risser, Carpenter, Miller, Erpenbach, C. Larson, Vinehout, Taylor, Jauch, S. Coggs, Wirch, Lassa, T. Cullen, Holperin and Hansen

  2. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  3. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor