WisconsinVoters would decide limits on governors’ partial veto tax and fee changes
At the November 2026 election, Wisconsin voters would decide whether to bar governors from using a partial veto to create or increase taxes or fees.
What it does
Voters would decide whether to bar the governor from using a partial veto to create or increase a tax or fee.
Argument forVoters could limit a governor’s ability to use a partial veto to create or increase taxes or fees through budget bills.
Argument againstGovernors might have less room to use a partial veto to approve budget bills if that action would create or increase a tax or fee.
More detail
The legislature would ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment barring the governor from using a partial veto to create or increase a tax or fee. The restriction would apply when the governor approves part of an appropriation bill using partial veto authority. The amendment would take effect only if voters ratify it. The proposed amendment would go before voters at the election on the first Tuesday of November 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 23Published 6-23-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 14To Governor
- Mar 30Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 3-30-2026
- Mar 19Report correctly enrolledMinor
- Mar 17Action ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- Mar 16Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 23Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adoptedMajor
- Feb 19Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 54, Noes 41Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 19Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 41
- Feb 19Decision of the Chair appealed
- Feb 19Point of Order Not Well Taken
- Feb 19Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 is not properly before the Assembly
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 19Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 19Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adoptedMajor
- Feb 19Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative NedweskiMinor
- Feb 19Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 19Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative HaywoodMinor
- Feb 19Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative HaywoodMinor
- Feb 18Made a special order of business at 11:01 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 18Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 22Received from SenateMinor
- Jan 21Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded ADOPTION. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 15Minor
- Jan 21Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading
- Jan 21Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Jan 21Read a second timeMinor
- Jan 16Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 9Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report adoption recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 9Report adoption recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2Minor
- Jan 9Executive action taken
- Jan 7Public hearing held
- 2025
- Dec 30Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal AffairsMinor
- Dec 30Introduced 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 ArmstrongIntroduced
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