Assembly Joint Resolution 111
Reserving to the people the power of initiative to propose and approve laws at an election (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
Dec 20, 2019
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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 1, 2020: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics. 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 constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2019 legislature on first consideration, creates a petition process by which the people may propose and approve laws at an election. Under the amendment, the people may propose, by petition filed with the secretary of state, laws for a vote at an election. The petition must:
1. Be signed by qualified electors equaling at least 5 percent of the vote cast for the office of secretary of state at the last preceding election for secretary of state.
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2. Include the full text of the proposed law prepared in proper form, as provided by law, and the entire text of the referendum question, as well as an explanatory statement of the effect of either a “yes" or “no" vote. Upon request by any qualified elector, the secretary of state must have the proposed law drafted in proper form and made available to the public.
3. Be filed with the secretary of state not fewer than 120 days before the election at which the proposed law is to be voted upon.
After verifying the petition's signatures, the secretary of state must order the submission of the initiative law to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection at the next succeeding general election occurring subsequent to 120 days after the filing of the petition.
If approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting at the election described above, the initiative law then must be introduced for consideration by the legislature in the legislative session following that election. The initiative law may not be altered or amended by the legislature and may not be partially vetoed by the governor.
After having been introduced as proposed legislation, if the initiative law does not then become law, the secretary of state must order the submission of the initiative law to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection at the next succeeding general election. If approved, the initiative law becomes law.
A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Dec 20, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics.
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Dec 20, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 20, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Crowley, Hebl, Emerson, Brostoff, Stubbs, Shankland and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Hansen and L. Taylor
- Dec 20, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
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