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SJR11 • 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
Senators Tomczyk, Bradley and Nass, cosponsored by Representatives Allen, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Gundrum, Hurd, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Wichgers and Tusler
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development , Ayes 3, Noes 2

  3. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  4. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-10-29 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-04-22 Sen.

    Representative Green added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-02-25 Sen.

    Representative Goeben added as a cosponsor

  8. 2025-02-21 Sen.

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

  9. 2025-02-21 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

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: S - Available for Scheduling