Senate Joint Resolution 112
Public notice for assembly, senate, and joint committee meetings
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
Mar 7, 2018
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Senate Organization. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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 joint resolution amends the joint rules to provide that public notice of every assembly and senate committee meeting must be given at least 24 hours before the commencement of the meeting, unless the chairperson and ranking minority member of the committee determine that for good cause such notice is impossible or impractical. In no case, however, may notice be provided less than two hours in advance of a meeting. Similarly, the joint resolution amends the joint rules to provide that public notice of every joint committee meeting must be given at least 24 hours before the commencement of the meeting, unless the cochairpersons of the committee determine that for good cause such notice is impossible or impractical.
In no case, however, may notice be provided less than two hours in advance of a meeting.
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The public notice for assembly, senate, and joint committee meetings must be in such form as is reasonably likely to apprise members of the public and the news media of the meeting and must indicate the day, hour, and place of the meeting and the number, author, and relating clause of each proposal to be considered. The joint resolution requires that every committee meeting must be publicly held in a place reasonably accessible to members of the public and must be open to all citizens at all times.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Mar 7, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Mar 7, 2018
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 7, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vinehout and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Hebl, Spreitzer, Pope, Berceau and Subeck
- Mar 7, 2018 · Senate
Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 7, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor