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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SJR 54

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Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Constitution, united states Corporation Elections — Ballots Referendum United states — Congress

  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

In the case of

Citizens United v. F.E.C.

, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

corporations are “persons" for the purpose of political speech, thus allowing

corporations to make unlimited expenditures in political campaigns. The U.S.

Constitution grants Congress the power to propose amendments to the Constitution

that become effective when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

Amendments can have the effect of overturning—in effect repealing—prior decisions

of the Supreme Court. This resolution places a question on the November 2018 ballot

to ask the people if Congress should propose an amendment to overturn

Citizens

United v. F.E.C.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

29 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Kolste (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wachs (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hansen, Ringhand, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Risser, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, C. Taylor, Kolste, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Genrich, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Mason, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Vruwink, Wachs and Zamarripa

  2. Jun 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read and referred to Committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism

  3. Jul 18, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Young added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 6, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Zepnick added as a cosponsor

  5. Sep 7, 2017 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor

  6. Sep 27, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Fields added as a cosponsor

  7. Jan 25, 2018 · Senate

    Rereferred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)

  8. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1