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Assembly Joint Resolution 17

Calling on the governor to call a special election to fill a vacancy in the Office of Secretary of State

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 22, 2023

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. 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 Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This joint resolution calls on the governor to call a special election to fill a vacancy in the Office of Secretary of State.

Who's behind it

2 representatives are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 4 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (2)

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the proposal died with it.

  2. Mar 22, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Mar 22, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives August and Vos; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu and Kapenga

  2. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Read and referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor