Assembly Joint Resolution 85
Option for each county to combine the offices of county clerk, register of deeds, and treasurer (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
Nov 9, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. 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 2015 legislature on first consideration, gives counties the option to combine the offices of county clerk, register of deeds, and treasurer.
The constitutional amendment requires that a statewide referendum take place after this constitutional amendment is ratified that puts the following question to the voters: "Shall the offices of register of deeds and treasurer in this county be eliminated and the duties, powers, and functions of those offices be assumed by the office of county clerk of this county?" In each county in which the question is approved by a majority of the votes cast in the county, and beginning with the first general election at which county clerks, registers of deeds, and treasurers are normally elected that occurs after the question is approved, the constitutional amendment provides that the offices of register of deeds and treasurer in such a county are eliminated and the office of county clerk of the county assumes all duties, powers, and functions assigned by law to county registers of deeds and treasurers.
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The constitutional amendment further provides that any county that does not approve the above question in the statewide referendum may still place the question on the ballot in a subsequent election by a majority vote of the county board or if a petition to place the question on the ballot is filed with the county clerk that is signed by electors of the county equalling at least 10 percent of the votes cast for the office of county clerk, register of deeds, or treasurer, whichever is fewer, in the last preceding election at which those offices were on the ballot.
A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it becomes effective.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
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Authors (7)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Nov 9, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Nov 9, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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