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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SJR 2

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

Constitutional amendments — Second consideration Supreme court

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Adopted, completed

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: Darling (R) , Farrow (R) , Lasee (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Tiffany (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

33 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (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) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 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.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 14

Passed 17–14 Jan 20, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 14

Passed 17–14 Jan 20, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 14

Passed 17–14 Jan 20, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Adopted, Ayes 17, Noes 14

Passed 17–14 Jan 20, 2015 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 62, Noes 34, Paired 2

Passed 62–34 Jan 22, 2015 official source full page

Aye · 62

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 33, Noes 62

Failed 33–62 Jan 22, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

Passed 62–34 Jan 22, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

Passed 62–34 Jan 22, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

Passed 62–34 Jan 22, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

Passed 62–34 Jan 22, 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 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tiffany, Darling, Farrow, Lasee, Lazich, LeMahieu, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Vukmir and Wanggaard; cosponsored 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

  2. Jan 7, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jan 13, 2015 · Senate

    Representative R. Brooks added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 15, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 15, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 15, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 16, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Jan 16, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jan 16, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Risser, L. Taylor, Erpenbach, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Bewley, Ringhand, C. Larson, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa and Shilling

  11. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Risser, L. Taylor, Erpenbach, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Bewley, Ringhand, C. Larson, Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen, Lassa and Shilling

  12. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Taylor and Risser

  13. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 14

  15. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 14

  16. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 14

  17. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  19. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time

  20. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Adopted, Ayes 17, Noes 14

  21. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Jan 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  23. Jan 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  24. Jan 20, 2015 · Assembly

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

  25. Jan 20, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Kremer added as a cosponsor

  26. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  27. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  28. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 33, Noes 62

  29. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Wachs, Ohnstad, Pope, Berceau, Billings, Kolste, Sargent, Kessler, Stuck, Hesselbein, Considine, Meyers, Young, Spreitzer, Doyle, Danou, Shankland, Brostoff, Bowen, Hintz, Johnson, Jorgensen, Zamarripa and Barca

  30. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

  31. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Barca, Subeck, Sargent and Zamarripa

  32. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

  33. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Goyke and Wachs

  34. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

  35. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Wachs, Shankland, Mason, Goyke, C. Taylor, Young, Berceau and Ohnstad

  36. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

  37. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  38. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  39. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 62, Noes 34, Paired 2

  40. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  41. Jan 22, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  42. Jan 28, 2015 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  43. Feb 5, 2015 · Senate

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 2-5-2015

  44. Feb 6, 2015 · Senate

    Published 2-19-2015, 8-4-2015, 9-1-2015, 10-6-2015. Enrolled Joint Resolution 2