Assembly Joint Resolution 15
Creation of a police and fire fund, and deposit of moneys into the police and fire fund (first consideration)
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
Mar 8, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a communications provider is required to collect from each subscriber of a communications service a monthly fee of 75 cents on each communications service connection with an assigned telephone number, including a communications service provided via a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) connection. The communications provider must identify the fee as a “charge for funding countywide 911 systems plus police and fire protection fee.” The fee is commonly referred to as the “police and fire protection fee.” The fee is administered by the Public Service Commission, and the revenue from the fee is deposited in the police and fire protection fund. Under current law, most of the revenue from the police and fire protection fund is used to make county and municipal aid payments.
This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2023 legislature on first consideration, requires that revenues from a police and fire protection fee be deposited into a police and fire fund and used only for expenses related to updating the 911 service infrastructure. The amendment also requires the Department of Military Affairs to administer the fee.
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A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Mar 10, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 8, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 8, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Brandtjen, Donovan, Michalski, Murphy and Mursau; cosponsored by Senator Jacque
- Mar 8, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Mar 10, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Knodl added as a coauthor
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
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
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. 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
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
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor