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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SJR 101

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Relating to: prohibiting the use of a donation or grant of private resources for purposes of election administration and specifying who may perform tasks related to election administration (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Elections Elections — Officials Municipality — Elections Primary elections Referendum State agencies

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Adopted, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2021 legislature on first

consideration, does all of the following:

1. Provides that no state agency or officer or employee in state government and

no political subdivision of the state or officer or employee of a political subdivision

may apply for or accept any donation or grant of private resources for purposes of

election administration.

2. Prohibits the use of a donation or grant of private resources for purposes of

election administration.

3. Prohibits any individual other than an election official designated by law

from performing any task in election administration.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures

and ratification by the people before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Roth (R) , Testin (R) , Wimberger (R)

29 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Ballweg (R) , Behnke (R) , Brooks (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Jacque (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Marklein (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Penterman (R) , Petersen (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 9, 2022 official source full page

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

Senate: INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT

Failed 11–20 Feb 22, 2022 official source full page

Not voting · 2

Senate: ADOPTION

Passed 21–11 Feb 22, 2022 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 58–32 Feb 24, 2022 official source full page

Aye · 58

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 58–32 Feb 24, 2022 official source full page

Aye · 58

Full history

  1. Feb 3, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Darling, Feyen, Roth and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives August, Vorpagel, Brooks, Armstrong, Behnke, Dallman, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Penterman, Petersen, Plumer, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Spiros, Steffen, Tittl, Wichgers and Wittke

  2. Feb 3, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics

  3. Feb 3, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 3, 2022 · Senate

    Senator Ballweg added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 7, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 7, 2022 · Senate

    Senator Jacque added as a coauthor

  7. Feb 8, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Schraa added as a cosponsor

  8. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  10. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Feb 10, 2022 · Senate

    Senator Marklein added as a coauthor

  12. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger

  14. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time

  19. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Refused to indefinitely postpone, Ayes 11, Noes 20

  20. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 11

  21. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  23. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  24. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:17 AM on 2-24-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 30

  25. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Spreitzer, Hebl, Emerson, Billings, Baldeh, Ohnstad, Neubauer, Conley, Andraca, Brostoff, Anderson, Haywood, Vining, Considine, McGuire, Pope, Doyle, Hong, Drake, Snodgrass and Hintz

  27. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  28. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  29. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 58, Noes 32

  30. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  32. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Concurred in, Ayes 58, Noes 32, Paired 4

  33. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  35. Mar 2, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  36. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 4-15-2022

  37. Jun 17, 2022 · Senate

    Published 6-16-2022. Enrolled Joint Resolution 17