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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SJR 4

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Relating to: deleting from the constitution the office of state treasurer (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Public lands, board of commissioners of Public record Treasurer — State Trust fund

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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, deletes from the constitution the office of state treasurer.

Term of incumbent

Under the proposal, the final election for state treasurer required by the

constitution is the one that was held in November 2014. The incumbent will continue

to serve until the first Monday in January 2019.

State treasurer's duties

Currently, the only duty assigned to the state treasurer by the constitution is

to serve as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands; all other duties

are prescribed by law. The proposal removes the state treasurer as a member of the

Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.

The three-member Board of Commissioners of Public Lands presently consists

of the secretary of state, the state treasurer, and the attorney general. Under this

proposal, the lieutenant governor becomes a member in place of the state treasurer.

Second consideration and ratification

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,

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

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gudex (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

24 cosponsors

Allen (R) , August (R) , Born (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Gannon (R) , Genrich (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knudson (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Neylon (R) , Petersen (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Steffen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Sep 30, 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 28, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Gudex, Wanggaard, Roth, Marklein, Nass, LeMahieu and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, August, Kuglitsch, Neylon, Tittl, Craig, Rohrkaste, Gannon, Kleefisch, Weatherston, Steffen, Sanfelippo, Allen, Genrich, Czaja, Born, Kremer, Knudson, Petersen, Krug, R. Brooks, Tauchen and Horlacher

  2. Jan 28, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Government Reform

  3. Sep 14, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Jarchow added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 15, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 24, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 30, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Sep 30, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1