Assembly Joint Resolution 85
Deleting from the constitution the office of secretary of state (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
Jan 31, 2014
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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 State Affairs and Government Operations. 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 proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2013 legislature on first consideration, deletes from the constitution the office of secretary of state.
Secretary of state's duties Currently, the constitution assigns four duties to the secretary of state; all other duties are prescribed by law. The four duties prescribed by the constitution are to:
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1) serve as governor when there is a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor and the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office, or serve as acting governor when there is a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor and the governor is absent from the state, impeached, or incapable of performing the duties of office; 2) keep a fair record of the official acts of the legislature and executive department of the state; 3) serve as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands; and 4) keep the great seal of Wisconsin.
Under this proposal, the secretary of state is replaced by the attorney general in the line of gubernatorial succession. The proposal deletes the requirement that the secretary of state keep legislative and executive records. The proposal also removes the secretary of state as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Under the proposal, the constitution continues to provide for a great seal, but its placement is determined by law.
Term of incumbent Under the proposal, the final election for secretary of state required by the constitution is the one that will be held in November 2014. The incumbent will continue to serve until the first Monday in January 2019.
Board of Commissioners of Public Lands The three-member Board of Commissioners of Public Lands presently consists of the secretary of state, the state treasurer, and the attorney general. Under this proposal, the state superintendent of public instruction becomes a member in place of the secretary of state.
Second consideration and ratification A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . All 13 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (13)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Jan 31, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Jan 31, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 31, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Schraa, August, Born, Kerkman, Nass, Murphy, Craig, Sanfelippo, Knodl, Pridemore, Bies, Thiesfeldt and Kulp; cosponsored by Senator Gudex
- Jan 31, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- 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