Bill Commons

WI SJR 116

enacted

Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SJR 116 pass?

Yes. WI SJR 116 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-23): Published 6-23-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 14

What is WI SJR 116 about?

WI SJR 116 is a joint resolution in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).”.

Who sponsors WI SJR 116?

Wanggaard, Tomczyk, Nass and 4 others are the primary sponsors of WI SJR 116, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-12-30
Latest action
2026-06-23 — Published 6-23-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 14
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Huttonprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Kapengaprimary
  • Nedweskicosponsor
  • Knodlcosponsor
  • Kitchenscosponsor
  • Sortwellcosponsor
  • Allencosponsor
  • Augustcosponsor
  • Behnkecosponsor
  • Callahancosponsor
  • Dittrichcosponsor
  • Donovancosponsor
  • Goebencosponsor
  • Greencosponsor
  • Gundrumcosponsor
  • Gustafsoncosponsor
  • B. Jacobsoncosponsor
  • Kreibichcosponsor
  • Kurtzcosponsor
  • Maxeycosponsor
  • Mosescosponsor
  • Murphycosponsor
  • Pentermancosponsor
  • Steffencosponsor
  • Swearingencosponsor
  • Tuckercosponsor
  • Tuslercosponsor
  • Wichgerscosponsor
  • Armstrongcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-23

    Published 6-23-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 14

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-30

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 3-30-2026

  3. 2026-03-19

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  4. 2026-03-17

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  5. 2026-03-17

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  6. 2026-03-16

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  7. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted

    amendment-passage,receipt

  8. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  9. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 54, Noes 41

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-02-19

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 41

  11. 2026-02-19

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  12. 2026-02-19

    Point of Order Not Well Taken

  13. 2026-02-19

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 is not properly before the Assembly

  14. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  15. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted

    amendment-passage

  17. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Nedweski

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  19. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Haywood

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:01 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  22. 2026-02-18

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-01-22

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  24. 2026-01-21

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. 2026-01-21

    Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    reading-3

  26. 2026-01-21

    Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading

  27. 2026-01-21

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  28. 2026-01-21

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  29. 2026-01-16

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. 2026-01-09

    Available for scheduling

  31. 2026-01-09

    Report adoption recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-01-09

    Executive action taken

  33. 2026-01-07

    Public hearing held

  34. 2025-12-30

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  35. 2025-12-30

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Bradley, Feyen, Hutton, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Knodl, Kitchens, Sortwell, Allen, August, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Kurtz, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Penterman, Steffen, Swearingen, Tucker, Tusler, Wichgers and Armstrong

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report adoption recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-01-09 · pass · 3-2

  • ADOPTION

    2026-01-21 · pass · 18-15

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • ROYS: no
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • KEYESKI: no
    • SMITH: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • LARSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WALL: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • WIRCH: no

  • SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

    2026-02-19 · pass · 54-41

    Member-level votes (95)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED

    2026-02-19 · pass · 54-41

    Member-level votes (95)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    2026-03-17 · pass · 18-15

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr116

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