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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AJR 148

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Relating to: establishing that making political contributions and spending money to influence elections may not be considered free speech for corporations (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Corporation Elections — Campaign expense Freedom of speech and press

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 2019 legislature on first

consideration, prohibits construing political contributions made by corporations and

money otherwise spent by corporations to influence elections as free speech under

the Wisconsin Constitution.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it becomes effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

3 cosponsors

Larson (D) , Ringhand (D) , Smith (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Subeck, Zamarripa, Cabrera, Neubauer, Sargent, Sinicki, Hesselbein, Ohnstad, Spreitzer, Pope, Shankland, Anderson, Billings, Emerson and Considine; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Larson and Ringhand

  2. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1