Senate Joint Resolution 81
Proclaiming January 22nd as “Protect Life Day”
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
Jan 15, 2020
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Senate Organization. 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . All 8 are Republicans.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (16)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this proposal. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Senate vote to take it up right away
Passed, 18 to 13 · Jan 21, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 18, Noes 13”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Jan 17, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 15, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 15, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Jan 15, 2020 · Senate
Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 15, 2020 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 17, 2020 · Senate
Representative Ballweg added as a cosponsor
- Jan 21, 2020 · Senate
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 18, Noes 13
- 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.
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote