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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SJR 42

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Relating to: designating December 14 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings.

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

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Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Harris (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , T. Cullen (D)

31 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Barca (D) , Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bernier (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Danou (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hulsey (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Pope (D) , Pridemore (R) , Ringhand (D) , Sargent (D) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wright (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 Rules and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 53

Failed 39–53 Nov 14, 2013 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. Jun 24, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Carpenter, C. Larson, Lehman, T. Cullen, L. Taylor and Harris; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, C. Taylor, Barnes, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Danou, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hulsey, Kahl, Kessler, Kleefisch, Mason, Milroy, Murphy, Ohnstad, Petryk, Pope, Pridemore, Ringhand, Sargent, Schraa, Sinicki, Smith, Vruwink and Wright

  2. Jun 24, 2013 · Senate

    Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Jun 24, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Sep 16, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-17-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  5. Sep 17, 2013 · Senate

    Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, Grothman, Gudex, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Risser, S. Fitzgerald, Schultz, Shilling, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir and Wirch of the Senate added as coauthors

  6. Sep 17, 2013 · Senate

    Adopted

  7. Sep 17, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Sep 18, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  9. Sep 19, 2013 · Assembly

    Read and referred to committee on Rules

  10. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 53

  11. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1