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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AJR 102

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Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).

Constitutional amendments — Second consideration Discrimination Discrimination in education Discrimination in employment Disease Municipality State agencies

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

EXPLANATION OF PROPOSAL

This proposed constitutional amendment, to be given second consideration by the 2025 legislature for submittal to the voters in November 2026, was first considered by the 2023 legislature in 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 109, which became 2023 Enrolled Joint Resolution 15.

This proposed constitutional amendment prohibits governmental entities in the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration.

PROCEDURE FOR SECOND CONSIDERATION

When a proposed constitutional amendment is before the legislature on second consideration, any change in the text approved by the preceding legislature causes the proposed constitutional amendment to revert to first consideration status so that second consideration approval would have to be given by the next legislature before the proposal may be submitted to the people for ratification [see joint rule 57 (2)].

If the legislature approves a proposed constitutional amendment on second consideration, it must also set the date for submitting the proposed constitutional amendment to the people for ratification and must determine the question or questions to appear on the ballot.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Wichgers (R)

5 cosponsors

B. Jacobson (R) , Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Jan 8, 2026 official source full page

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

Assembly: ADOPTION

Passed 54–45 Jan 13, 2026 official source full page

Aye · 54

Nay · 45

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 16, 2026 official source full page

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

Senate: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 18–15 Jan 21, 2026 official source full page

Senate: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 18–15 Jan 21, 2026 official source full page

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–15 Jan 21, 2026 official source full page

Full history

  1. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Wanggaard, Kapenga and Tomczyk

  2. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Nov 5, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  6. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  8. Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative B. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  9. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Adopted, Ayes 54, Noes 45

  11. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Jan 16, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  18. Jan 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Hesselbein, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  20. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  21. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  23. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  24. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 2 was not germane well taken

  25. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  26. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading

  28. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  29. Jan 21, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-23-2026

  32. Jan 27, 2026 · Assembly

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 1-27-2026

  33. May 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Published 5-26-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 11