WI SJR116

Amends Article V, Section 10(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Constitution to prohibit the governor from using partial veto power to create, increase, or authorize the creation or increase of any tax or fee

Represents second consideration of a constitutional amendment first approved by the 2023 legislature as 2023 Enrolled Joint Resolution 16

If approved by the 2025 legislature, the amendment would be submitted to voters at the November 2026 election

Adds to existing constitutional restrictions that already prohibit the governor from creating new words by rejecting individual letters or creating new sentences by combining parts of multiple sentences when exercising partial veto authority

Introduced December 30, 2025 by Senators Kapenga, Bradley, Feyen, Hutton, Nass, Tomczyk, and Wanggaard with 26 Assembly cosponsors