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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SJR 84

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Relating to: expenditure of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Executive office Federal aid Legislature Legislature — Finance joint committee on

  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

Under current law under the statutes, the governor has authority to accept

federal moneys on behalf of the state and to allocate federal moneys without the

approval or participation of the legislature. This constitutional amendment,

proposed to the 2021 legislature on first consideration, prohibits the legislature from

delegating its sole power to determine how federal moneys may be spent. The

amendment further provides that no executive branch official or department may

make an initial allocation of federal moneys without the approval of a joint

committee of the legislature designated by legislative rule.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it becomes effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

18 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Born (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kurtz (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Penterman (R) , Schraa (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Wittke (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 14, 2022 official source full page

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

Senate: ADOPTION

Passed 21–12 Jan 25, 2022 official source full page

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 60–36 Feb 23, 2022 official source full page

Aye · 60

Not voting · 1

Senate: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 11

Passed 20–11 Mar 8, 2022 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 3, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Marklein, Stroebel, Darling and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Kurtz, Armstrong, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Murphy, Gundrum, Edming, Penterman, James, Knodl, Macco and Behnke

  2. Jan 3, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue

  3. Jan 6, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Schraa added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 7, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Kuglitsch added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 11, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Dittrich added as a cosponsor

  6. Jan 11, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 13, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 14, 2022 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  9. Jan 14, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  15. Jan 25, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Jan 31, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Magnafici added as a cosponsor

  18. Feb 14, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke

  19. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Wittke

  20. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:39 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  22. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  24. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 36, Paired 2

  27. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Born added as a cosponsor

  28. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  30. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  31. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  32. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  33. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  34. Apr 15, 2022 · Senate

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

  35. Jun 17, 2022 · Senate

    Published 6-16-2022. Enrolled Joint Resolution 14