Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Religious liberty and the right of conscience (first consideration)
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.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 12, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
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. 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
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 2013 legislature on first consideration, protects the right of conscience from state action. It prohibits the state from burdening the right of conscience unless it proves it has a compelling interest and the burden is the least-restrictive alternative. It further defines burden to include indirect burdens such as withholding benefits, assessing penalties, or exclusion from programs or access to facilities.
A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . All 20 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Jun 12, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Jun 12, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 12, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Craig, Jacque, Bernier, Born, Brooks, Endsley, Hutton, Kapenga, Kestell, Krug, T. Larson, Nass, A. Ott, Pridemore, Sanfelippo, Stroebel, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, LeMahieu and Bies; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Grothman, Kedzie, Lazich and Moulton
- Jun 12, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
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.
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. 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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor