Bills by subject

Legislature: Procedure

80 bills and resolutions. 2 became law and 32 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 150 Requiring the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if an executive order of the president of the United States freezes federal aid to the state.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026
SB 149 Requiring the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if an executive order of the president of the United States freezes federal aid to the state.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026
SR 7 Convening additional senate floor periods to address affordability for Wisconsin.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AR 15 Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Adopted. Last action Feb 19, 2026
AR 14 Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Adopted. Last action Feb 18, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 10

Mar 23, 2026
AB 150: Requiring the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if an executive order of the president of the United States freezes federal aid to the state.
Stopped in committee.
Jan 6, 2025
AR 1: Notifying the senate and the governor that the 2025-2026 assembly is organized.
Adopted.
Jan 6, 2025
AR 2: Establishing the assembly committee structure and names for the 2025-2026 legislative session.
Adopted.
Feb 17, 2026
AR 13: Establishing special orders of business for Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
Adopted.
Feb 18, 2026
AR 14: Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Adopted.
Feb 19, 2026
AR 15: Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 149: Requiring the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if an executive order of the president of the United States freezes federal aid to the state.
Stopped in committee.
May 20, 2025
SJR 1: The session schedule for the 2025-2026 biennial session period.
Adopted.
Jan 6, 2025
SR 1: Notifying the assembly and the governor that the 2025-2026 senate is organized.
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2026
SR 7: Convening additional senate floor periods to address affordability for Wisconsin.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 34

Mar 23, 2012
AB 153: Absence without leave from a legislative session and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 382: Legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 389: The authority of a state agency to promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or administered by the agency and to implement or enforce standards, requirements, and thresholds; elimination of gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules; economic impact reports of proposed rules; elimination of statements of scope for emergency rules; legislative review of proposed rules; legislative authorization for certain proposed rules; and venue in a declaratory judgment action seeking judicial review of the validity of an administrative rule.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 671: Legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 692: Social and financial impact reports.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 8: Continuity of government (second consideration).
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 9: The vote on bills that would increase certain tax rates (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 11: The dissolution of state funds and accounts and prohibiting the state from changing the purpose of any state fund or program revenue appropriation account (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 15: Recalling January 2011 Special Session Assembly Bill 11 from the Senate.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 134: Modifying the session schedule for the 2011-12 biennial session period for the purpose of extending the last general-business floorperiod.
Stopped in committee.

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Jan 3, 2011
AR 1: Notifying the senate and the governor that the 2011-2012 assembly is organized.
Adopted.
Apr 5, 2011
AR 5: Establishing a special order of business for Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
Adopted.
May 10, 2011
AR 9: Establishing special orders of business for Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
Adopted.
Jun 16, 2011
AR 10: Establishing a special order of business for Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2012
AR 12: Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, September 22, 2011.
Stopped in committee.
Oct 25, 2011
AR 16: Establishing special orders of business for Tuesday, November 1, 2011.
Adopted.
Nov 1, 2011
AR 18: Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, November 3, 2011.
Adopted.
Feb 16, 2012
AR 21: Establishing a special order of business for Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
Adopted.
Mar 6, 2012
AR 22: Establishing special orders of business for Tuesday, March 13, 2012.
Adopted.
Mar 13, 2012
AR 24: Establishing special orders of business for Wednesday, March 14, 2012.
Adopted.
Mar 15, 2012
AR 25: Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, March 15, 2012.
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 106: Absence without leave from a legislative session and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 114: Legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 193: Prohibiting a vote on bills during the first 21 days after introduction.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 218: Legislative authorization of proposed administrative rules.
Stopped in committee.
Jan 21, 2011
SJR 1: The session schedule for the 2011-2012 biennial session period.
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 8: The vote on bills that would increase certain tax rates (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 9: The dissolution of state funds and accounts and prohibiting the state from changing the purpose of any state fund or program revenue appropriation account (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 10: Continuity of government (second consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 18, 2011
SJR 15: Modifying the session schedule for the 2011-12 biennial session period and extending the deadline for the governor's budget message.
Adopted.
Apr 11, 2012
SJR 72: Modifying the session schedule for the 2011-12 biennial session period for the purpose of extending the date for the submission of enrolled bills to the governor for executive action.
Adopted.
Jan 3, 2011
SR 1: Notifying the assembly and the governor that the 2011-2012 senate is organized.
Adopted.
Mar 2, 2011
SR 3: Imposing a penalty on a senator who is absent without leave.
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2012
SR 22: Prohibiting waiver of public hearing requirement for bills placed on a calendar.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 36

Apr 28, 2010
AB 117: Withholding of pay of certain state elected officials and prohibiting the reimbursement of certain legislator expenses; acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and committees; deadlines for the transmittal of the Building Commission's long-range state building program recommendations and the delivery of the governor's biennial budget message; submission of a report on the timeliness of the submittal of agency biennial budget requests; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill; operation of legislature before passage of biennial budget bill; and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 168: Preparation and legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill; making executive sessions of the Joint Committee on Finance relating to the biennial budget bill available in real time for viewing by the public on the legislature's Internet Web site; and reporting of certain information by lobbying principals.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 317: Interim successors for legislators, meetings of the legislature and legislative committees, and temporary seat of government for the legislature.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 960: Requiring that certain rail passenger service extension projects be enumerated by the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 16: The dissolution of state funds and accounts and prohibiting the state from changing the purpose of any state fund or program revenue appropriation account (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Oct 13, 2009
AJR 59: Continuity of government (first consideration).
Adopted.
Oct 23, 2009
AJR 78: Recall of enrolled 2009 Assembly Bill 8.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 123: Requesting that the attorney general join in defending against any lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Stopped in committee.
Jan 5, 2009
AR 1: Notifying the senate and the governor that the 2009-2010 assembly is organized.
Adopted.
Jan 27, 2009
AR 3: Establishing a special order of business for Wednesday, January 28, 2009.
Adopted.

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Apr 28, 2010
AR 7: Requiring a two-thirds majority vote in the assembly for passage, concurrence, and adoption of proposals that increase the rate of the state sales tax, increase any of the rates of the income tax or franchise tax, or increase a fee.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2009
AR 8: Establishing special orders of business for Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Adopted.
Apr 20, 2010
AR 14: The expulsion of Jeffrey Wood, a representative from the 67th Assembly District, from membership in the Wisconsin state assembly.
Adopted.
Apr 28, 2010
AR 17: The prohibition against memorializing the federal government.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AR 18: Requiring the Committee on Rules to offer a resolution calling for special orders of business on certain proposals.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AR 21: Authorizing the attorney general to file or join a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or any part thereof, and the federal Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, or any part thereof.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 13, 2010
AR 22: Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, April 15, 2010.
Adopted.
Apr 15, 2010
AR 23: Establishing special orders of business for Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
Adopted.
Apr 15, 2010
AR 24: Establishing special orders of business for Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
Adopted.
Apr 28, 2010
AR 25: Requiring the Committee on Rules to offer a resolution calling for a special order of business on 2009 Assembly Resolution 14.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 20, 2010
AR 26: Establishing special orders of business for Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Adopted.
Apr 22, 2010
AR 31: Establishing special orders of business to be commenced 12 hours after adoption of this resolution.
Adopted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 92: Preparation and legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill; making all meetings of the Joint Committee on Finance relating to the biennial budget bill available in real time for viewing by the public on the legislature's Internet Web site; and reporting of certain information by lobbying principals.
Stopped in committee.
May 20, 2010
SB 227: Interim successors for legislators, meetings of the legislature and legislative committees, and temporary seat of government for the legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 680: Requiring that certain rail passenger service extension projects be enumerated by the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Jun 11, 2010
SB 703: Content of executive budget bills and requiring a supermajority approval for certain bills in the state legislature, preparation of results-based biennial budget requests by executive branch state agencies, and state agency base budget review reports.
Stopped in committee.
Jan 27, 2009
SJR 1: The session schedule for the 2009-2010 biennial session period.
Adopted.
Feb 18, 2009
SJR 8: Modifying the session schedule for the 2009-10 biennial session period and extending the deadline for the governor's budget message.
Adopted.
Apr 28, 2010
SJR 10: The dissolution of state funds and accounts and prohibiting the state from changing the purpose of any state fund or program revenue appropriation account (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SJR 16: Limiting the provisions that may be considered by the committee of conference.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SJR 39: Continuity of government (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SJR 41: Creating a committee of conference on 2009 Assembly Bill 75, the executive budget bill of the 2009 legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 27, 2010
SJR 65: Lead poisoning hazards, lead abatement, and requesting a study.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 26, 2010
SJR 75: Recall of enrolled 2009 Senate Bill 291.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Jan 5, 2009
SR 1: Notifying the assembly and the governor that the 2009-2010 senate is organized.
Adopted.
Apr 28, 2010
SR 11: Authorizing the attorney general to file or join a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or any part thereof, and the federal Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, or any part thereof.
Stopped in committee.

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