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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AJR 50

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Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Constitution, united states Corporation Elections — Ballots Referendum United states — Congress

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

In the case of

Citizens United v. F.E.C.

, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

corporations are "persons" for the purpose of political speech, thus allowing

corporations to make unlimited expenditures in political campaigns. The U.S.

Constitution grants Congress the power to propose amendments to the Constitution

that become effective when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

Amendments can have the effect of overturning—in effect repealing—prior decisions

of the Supreme Court. This resolution places a question on the November 2014 ballot

to ask the people if Congress should propose an amendment to overturn

Citizens

United v. F.E.C.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bewley (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Doyle (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Hulsey (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pasch (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Wachs (D) , Wright (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D)

13 cosponsors

Bernard Schaber (D) , Carpenter (D) , Clark (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , Risser (D) , Schultz (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on State Affairs and Government Operations and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 60

Failed 39–60 Feb 11, 2014 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. Aug 27, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Shankland, Zamarripa, Berceau, Bewley, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hulsey, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pasch, Pope, Sargent, Sinicki, Wachs, Wright and Young; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Carpenter, Harris, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Schultz, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch

  2. Aug 27, 2013 · Assembly

    Read and referred to Committee on Government Operations and State Licensing

  3. Oct 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Representative Clark added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 17, 2013 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations and State Licensing and referred to committee on State Affairs and Government Operations pursuant to Assembly Resolution 19

  5. Oct 30, 2013 · Assembly

    Representative Bernard Schaber added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on State Affairs and Government Operations and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 60

  7. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1