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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Joint Resolution 10

Prohibiting the assembly and senate from passing certain bills following a general 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 1, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Adopted, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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, provides that after the November general election, the assembly and the senate may not pass any bill that affects any of the following until after the next political year commences:

1. The powers and duties of the legislature, legislative leaders, legislative committees, or any other unit of the legislature.

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2. The powers and duties of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, or superintendent of public instruction.

3. The powers, duties, and election of any justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, or circuit court judge.

4. The powers, duties, and jurisdiction of the supreme court or any appeals or circuit court.

5. The powers, duties, and composition of any state agency or other public entity created by law.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Who's behind it

6 senators are its ⁠. All 6 are Democrats.

22 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 28 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (22)

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the proposal died with it.

  2. Mar 15, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Mar 1, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.

  4. Mar 1, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 1, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Ringhand, Carpenter, Hansen, Larson, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Spreitzer, Billings, Brostoff, Crowley, Doyle, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Meyers, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Subeck, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Vruwink and Zamarripa

  2. Mar 1, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 15, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · 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.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor