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AJR 1

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Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).

Constitutional amendments — Second consideration Supreme court

  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

Explanation of Proposal

This constitutional amendment, to be given second consideration by the 2015

legislature for submittal to the voters in April 2015, was first considered by the

2013

legislature in 2013 Senate Joint Resolution

57

, which became

2013

Enrolled Joint

Resolution

16

.

The amendment directs the supreme court to elect a chief justice for a term of

two years.

Procedure for Second ConsideratioN

When a proposed constitutional amendment is before the legislature on second

consideration, any change in the text approved by the preceding legislature causes

the proposed constitutional amendment to revert to first consideration status so that

second consideration approval would have to be given by the next legislature before

the proposal may be submitted to the people for ratification [see joint rule 57 (2)].

If the legislature approves a proposed constitutional amendment on second

consideration, it must also set the date for submitting the proposed constitutional

amendment to the people for ratification and must determine the question or

questions to appear on the ballot.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , August (R) , Ballweg (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Weatherston (R)

14 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Darling (R) , Farrow (R) , Kremer (R) , Lasee (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Moulton (R) , Murphy and R. Brooks , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Tiffany (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Jan 16, 2015 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. Jan 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hutton, August, Krug, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Horlacher, Jacque, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Mursau, Neylon, A. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Tauchen, Tittl, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Kapenga and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Darling, Farrow, Lasee, Lazich, LeMahieu, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Vukmir and Wanggaard

  2. Jan 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Murphy and R. Brooks added as coauthors

  5. Jan 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hebl, Wachs and Goyke

  6. Jan 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  9. Jan 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jan 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2015 by committee on Rules

  11. Jan 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Kremer added as a coauthor

  12. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  13. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1