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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 38
April 29, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Smith
,
Larson
,
Spreitzer
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Drake
,
Hesselbein
,
L. Johnson
,
Keyeski
,
Pfaff
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
,
Wall
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Carpenter
and
Wirch
, cosponsored by Representatives
Subeck
,
Sheehan
,
Anderson
,
Andraca
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Billings
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
Cruz
,
DeSanto
,
DeSmidt
,
Doyle
,
Emerson
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Haywood
,
Hong
,
Hysell
,
J. Jacobson
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Madison
,
Mayadev
,
McCarville
,
McGuire
,
Miresse
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Palmeri
,
Phelps
,
Prado
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Taylor
,
Tenorio
,
Udell
,
Vining
and
Kirsch
. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR38,1,1
1
Relating to:
an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
In the case of
Citizens United v. F.E.C.
, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations are “persons” for the purpose of political speech, thus allowing corporations to make unlimited expenditures in political campaigns. The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to propose amendments to the Constitution that become effective when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. Amendments can have the effect of overturning—in effect repealing—prior decisions of the Supreme Court. This resolution places a question on the November 2026 ballot to ask the people if Congress should propose an amendment to overturn
Citizens United v. F.E.C.
SJR38,1,4
2
Resolved by the
senate
, the
assembly
concurring, That
the following
3
question be submitted, for advisory purposes only, to the voters of this state at the
4
general election to be held in November 2026:
SJR38,2,2
5
Question
1:
Overturning Citizens United.
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s
6
decisions in
Citizens United
and related cases allow unlimited spending to influence
7
local, state, and federal elections. To allow all Americans to have an equal say in
1
our democracy, shall Wisconsin’s congressional delegation support, and the
2
Wisconsin Legislature ratify, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating:
SJR38,2,4
3
1. Only human beings are
endowed
with constitutional rights—not
4
corporations, unions, nonprofit organizations, or other artificial entities; and
SJR38,2,6
5
2. Money is not speech, and therefore limiting political contributions and
6
spending is not equivalent to limiting political speech?”
SJR38,2,7
7
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