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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SJR 59

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Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to increase state expenditures (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Governor Governor — Legislation by request of

  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

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2019 legislature on

first consideration, amends the Wisconsin Constitution to prohibit the governor, in

exercising his or her partial veto power over an appropriations bill, from increasing

state expenditures for any purpose over that provided in the enrolled bill. Currently,

in exercising the partial veto power, the governor is limited only insofar as that he

or she may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the

enrolled bill, and may not create a new sentence by combining parts of two or more

sentences of the enrolled bill.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Fitzgerald (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kooyenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R) , Wanggaard (R)

22 cosponsors

Allen (R) , August (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Duchow (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 23, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: MOVE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE 11TH ORDER

Passed 19–14 Nov 5, 2019 official source full page

Senate: ADOPTION

Passed 19–14 Nov 5, 2019 official source full page

Full history

  1. Aug 8, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Craig, Stroebel, Darling, LeMahieu, Tiffany, Fitzgerald, Feyen, Nass, Kooyenga, Kapenga, Wanggaard, Jacque and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Kuglitsch, Sanfelippo, August, Skowronski, Gundrum, Quinn, Katsma, Knodl, Brooks, Duchow, Ramthun, Vorpagel, Krug, Brandtjen, James, Sortwell, Allen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Tusler

  2. Aug 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts

  3. Aug 14, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 15, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 17, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Risser

  6. Oct 22, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 23, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Oct 23, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Nov 1, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  14. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Placed at the foot of the 11th on the calendar of 11-5-2019, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  16. Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Jan 29, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  18. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1