Wisconsin House Joint Resolution 137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-23 - Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To renumber section 9 of article IV; to renumber and amend section 3 of article IV, section 10 of article IV and section 1 of article IX; to amend section 3 of article I, section 4 of article I, section 1 of article III, section 2 (intro.) of article III, section 2 (4) (a) of article III, section 4 (1) of article VII, section 1 of article VIII, section 1 of article X, section 3 of article X and section 1 of article XI; and to create section 27 of article I, section 28 of article I, section 29 of article I, section 7 of article III, section 3 (2) of article IV, section 3 (3) of article IV, section 9 (2) of article IV, section 9 (3) of article IV, section 10 (2) of article IV, section 17 (4) of article IV, section 17 (5) of article IV, section 17 (6) of article IV, section 17 (7) of article IV, section 17 (8) of article IV, section 17 (9) of article IV, section 1 (2) of article IX and section 14 of article XIII of the constitution; relating to: participation in the legislative and electoral process, the right to vote, the right to an impartial judiciary, the right of privacy, the right to a quality education, the right to health care services, voting rights for certain felons, uniform voting procedures, mandatory recounting of ballots, the procedure for legislative redistricting and congressional reapportionment, the establishment of a state governmental accountability board, administration of election laws, ethics laws, and lobbying laws, public access to the capitol, requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws, petition and referendum by the people to reject acts of the legislature, open meetings of the supreme court, public funding of supreme court election campaigns, graduated and progressive taxation of individuals, the right to a clean, healthy environment, safe drinking water, and clean air, establishment of a board and a department of natural resources and the appointment of the secretary of natural resources, independence of the superintendent of public instruction, the authority of the superintendent of public instruction to require minimum staffing levels and minimum funding levels for public schools, appropriating public funds to support sectarian schools, treatment of corporations as natural persons, and the right of workers to organize and collectively bargain (first consideration).

Participation in the legislative and electoral process, the right to vote, the right to an impartial judiciary, the right of privacy, the right to a quality education, the right to health care services, voting rights for certain felons, uniform voting procedures, mandatory recounting of ballots, the procedure for legislative redistricting and congressional reapportionment, the establishment of a state governmental accountability board, administration of election laws, ethics laws, and lobbying laws, public access to the capitol, requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws, petition and referendum by the people to reject acts of the legislature, open meetings of the supreme court, public funding of supreme court election campaigns, graduated and progressive taxation of individuals, the right to a clean, healthy environment, safe drinking water, and clean air, establishment of a board and a department of natural resources and the appointment of the secretary of natural resources, independence of the superintendent of public instruction, the authority of the superintendent of public instruction to require minimum staffing levels and minimum funding levels for public schools, appropriating public funds to support sectarian schools, treatment of corporations as natural persons, and the right of workers to organize and collectively bargain (first consideration).

Rep. Chris Taylor [D]

Rep. Elizabeth Coggs [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-23	House	Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2012-03-15	House	Read first time and referred to committee on Assembly Organization
2012-03-15	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/proposals/reg/asm/joint_resolution/ajr137
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2011/REG/AJR137.pdf