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WI AJR124
Joint Resolution
Status
12/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Shae Sortwell
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AI Summary
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Proposed constitutional amendment (Article IV, Section 35) requiring legislative approval for conservation and nature-based outdoor recreation expenditures from public debt revenue or specially created funds when amounts exceed a threshold set by law
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Legislative approval may be granted by joint resolution or legislative rule, including rules requiring approval by a joint legislative committee such as the Joint Committee on Finance
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Responds to Evers v. Marklein (2024 WI 31), which struck down Joint Committee on Finance approval requirements for Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program expenditures as unconstitutional separation of powers violations
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First consideration by the 2025 Legislature; must be adopted by two successive legislatures and ratified by voters to take effect
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Introduced December 23, 2025 by Representatives Sortwell, Allen, Murphy, O'Connor, and Tittl; referred to Committee on Environment
Legislative Description
Requiring legislative approval for the expenditure or obligation, encumbrance, or other commitment of bond revenue for purposes of conservation and nature-based outdoor recreation in Wisconsin and for the expenditure of moneys from a fund created by law specially for any such purpose (first consideration).
Last Action
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment
12/23/2025