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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SJR 81

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: proclaiming January 22nd as “Protect Life Day”.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

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Sponsors

Introduced by: Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Fitzgerald (R) , Jacque (R) , Marklein (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R)

16 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Ramthun (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Senate: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 18, Noes 13

Passed 18–13 Jan 21, 2020 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Jan 15, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Fitzgerald, Darling, Stroebel, Craig, Tiffany, Roth and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Dittrich, Murphy, Allen, Thiesfeldt, Sanfelippo, Magnafici, Gundrum, Neylon, Kuglitsch, Horlacher, Ramthun, Tittl, Wichgers and Skowronski

  2. Jan 15, 2020 · Senate

    Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Jan 15, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Jan 17, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Ballweg added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 18, Noes 13

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1