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AJR8 • 2025

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)

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)

Budget
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Allen, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Gundrum, Hurd, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman and Wichgers, cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Bradley and Nass
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - State Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-09 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  3. 2025-06-11 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-04-22 Asm.

    Representative Green added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-02-25 Asm.

    Representative Goeben added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-02-19 Asm.

    Representative Tusler added as a coauthor

  7. 2025-02-17 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Allen , Piwowarczyk , Behnke , Brill , Dittrich , Gundrum , Hurd , Knodl , Kreibich , Maxey , Murphy , Mursau , O'Connor , Penterman and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk , Bradley and Nass

  8. 2025-02-17 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

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)
Status: A - State Affairs