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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AJR 62

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Relating to: the public's right to access governmental records (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Public record

  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

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2015 legislature on first

consideration, provides that the people have the right to access, inspect, and copy

records of governmental bodies, except as the public interest requires.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,

and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Doyle (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

7 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Lassa (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , 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 36, Noes 60

Failed 36–60 Oct 20, 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. Sep 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Barca, Hebl, Sinicki, Kolste, Doyle, Wachs, Mason, Pope, Bowen, Riemer, Spreitzer, Jorgensen, Zamarripa, Ohnstad, Shankland, Hesselbein, Brostoff, Subeck and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Carpenter, Wirch, Lassa, Risser, Ringhand and Harsdorf

  2. Sep 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Oct 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on State Affairs and Government Operations and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1