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WI AJR8
Joint Resolution
Status
2/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Scott Allen
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AI Summary
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Amends Article V, Section 10(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Constitution to limit the governor's partial veto power over appropriation bills to two actions: rejecting entire bill sections capable of standing alone as complete law, and reducing appropriation amounts.
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Eliminates the governor's current ability to strike individual words, digits, or portions of sentences within appropriation bills, replacing broader existing restrictions.
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Requires passage by two successive legislatures and voter ratification before taking effect, as mandated for constitutional amendments.
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Introduced February 17, 2025 by 15 Assembly Republicans and 3 Senate cosponsors; referred to Committee on State Affairs.
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Responds to Bartlett v. Evers (2020 WI 68), where the Wisconsin Supreme Court imposed restrictions on partial veto power without unified reasoning.
Legislative Description
Restricting the governor’s partial veto authority to only rejecting entire bill sections of an appropriation bill that are capable of separate enactment and reducing appropriations in a bill (first consideration).
Last Action
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen
2/9/2026