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WI SJR 146

in committee

Relating to: reserving to the people the power of referendum to reject acts of the legislature and the power of initiative to propose and approve at an election laws and constitutional amendments (first consideration).

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SJR 146 pass?

Not yet. WI SJR 146 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SJR 146 about?

WI SJR 146 is a joint resolution in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: reserving to the people the power of referendum to reject acts of the legislature and the power of initiative to propose and approve at an election laws and constitutional amendments (first consideration).”.

Who sponsors WI SJR 146?

Carpenter, Wirch, Keyeski and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SJR 146.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Carpenterprimary
  • Wirchprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Smithprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-19

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Keyeski, Wirch and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Arney, Goodwin, Joers, Mayadev, Roe and Stubbs

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  2. 2026-03-19

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-23

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr146

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