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WI SJR11
Joint Resolution
Status
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cory Tomczyk
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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 on 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 current partial veto approach that allowed governors to strike individual words or combine sentence fragments, replacing it with stricter "whole section" requirements
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Requires passage by two successive legislatures followed by voter ratification to take effect as a constitutional amendment
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Introduced February 21, 2025 by Senators Tomczyk, Bradley, and Nass with 16 Assembly cosponsors; referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
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Responds to ongoing disputes about veto scope, including the Wisconsin Supreme Court's 2020 Bartlett v. Evers decision which imposed additional restrictions the court did not unanimously agree upon
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
Available for scheduling
11/12/2025