Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

SJR 116 — Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).

Last action — Published 6-23-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 14

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 30, 2025. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 34 sponsors

    1 primary, 33 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill prohibits the governor from using the partial veto to create or raise taxes or fees.

The resolution amends the state constitution to prevent the governor from modifying tax or fee laws via partial veto. This aims to restrict the governor's power in financial matters.

Summary

To amend section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

28 added · 76 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Joint Resolution 116 clarifies that the governor is prohibited from using their partial veto power to create or raise any taxes or fees. This is important because it ensures that the governor cannot alter financial aspects of a budget simply by vetoing parts of it, which could lead to unintended tax increases. The proposed change will be voted on by the public in November 2026, allowing citizens to have a say in how veto powers are exercised regarding taxes and fees.

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CORRECTED COPY - 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5785/1 MPG:cdc SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 116 December 30, 2025 - Introduced by SenatorAPENGA, BRADLEY, EYEN , UTTON , N ASS, OMCZYK and W ANGGAARD , cosponsored by RepresentativEDWESKI , K NODL, K ITCHENS, S ORTWELL , ALLEN , AUGUST , B EHNKE, C ALLAHAN , D ITTRIC, DONOVAN , OEBEN , GREEN, GUNDRUM , GUSTAFSON, B.
Senate Joint Resolution 116 ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION To amend section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution;
ACOBSON , K REIBIC, K URTZ, M AXEY, M OSES, M URPHY , PENTERMAN , STEFFEN , SWEARINGEN , TUCKER , USLER and W ICHGERS.
Referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.
To amend section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau EXPLANATION OF PROPOSAL This proposed constitutional amendment, to be given second consideration by the 2025 legislature for submittal to the voters in November 2026, was first considered by the 2023 legislature in 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 112, which became 2023 Enrolled Joint Resolution 16.
This constitutional amendment provides that the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto power over an appropriation bill, may not create or increase or authorize the creation or increase of any tax or fee.
Currently, in exercising the partial veto power, the governor is limited only in that he or she may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the enrolled bill and may not create a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill.
In Bartlett v.
Evers, 2020 WI 68, the Wisconsin Supreme Court further restricted the governor’s partial veto power, but there was no agreement by the court on the reasons for the new restrictionThe new restriction on the governor’s partial veto power contained in the amendment is in addition to the current restrictions in the constitution.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5785/1 MPG:cdc S ECTION 1 PROCEDURE FOR SECOND CONSIDERATION When a proposed constitutional amendment is before the legislature on second consideration, any change in the text approved by the preceding legislature causes the proposed constitutional amendment to revert to first consideration status so that second consideration approval would have to be given by the next legislature before the proposal may be submitted to the people for ratification [see joint rule 57 (2)].
If the legislature approves a proposed constitutional amendment on second consideration, it must also set the date for submitting the proposed constitutional amendment to the people for ratification and must determine the question or questions to appear on the ballot.
SECTION 1.
S ECTION 1.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution is agreed to by the 2025 legislature;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution is agreed to by the 2025 legislature;
and, be it further - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-5785/1 MPG:cdc S ECTION 1 Resolved, That the questions concerning ratification of the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be stated on the ballot as follows:
and, be it further Resolved, That the questions concerning ratification of the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be stated on the ballot as follows:
Shall section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating or increasing or authorizing the creation or increase of any tax or fee?” (END )
Shall section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution be Senate Joint Resolution 116 - 2- amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating or increasing or authorizing the creation or increase of any tax or fee?” Representative Robin J.
Vos Senator Mary Felzkowski Speaker of the Assembly President of the Senate Date Cyrus Anderson Senate Chief Clerk
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Action History

  1. Published 6-23-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 14

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

  3. Report correctly enrolled

  4. Action ordered immediately messaged

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

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

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

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

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

  10. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 41

  11. Decision of the Chair appealed

  12. Point of Order Not Well Taken

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

  14. Rules suspended

  15. Ordered to a third reading

  16. Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted

  17. Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Nedweski

  18. Read a second time

  19. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Haywood

  20. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Haywood

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

  22. Referred to committee on Rules

  23. Received from Senate

  24. Ordered immediately messaged

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

  26. Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading

  27. Ordered to a third reading

  28. Read a second time

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

  30. Available for scheduling

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

  32. Executive action taken

  33. Public hearing held

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

  35. 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

Sponsors

  • Nedweski · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Kitchens · Cosponsor
  • Sortwell · Cosponsor
  • Allen · Cosponsor
  • August · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Callahan · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Donovan · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Green · Cosponsor
  • Gundrum · Cosponsor
  • Gustafson · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Kurtz · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Moses · Cosponsor
  • Murphy · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • Steffen · Cosponsor
  • Swearingen · Cosponsor
  • Tucker · Cosponsor
  • Tusler · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • Van Wanggaard · Cosponsor
  • Cory Tomczyk · Cosponsor
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor
  • Rob Hutton · Cosponsor
  • Dan Feyen · Cosponsor
  • Julian Bradley · Cosponsor
  • Chris Kapenga · Primary

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1 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 55 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (33)

Not signed on (98)

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Votes

CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED

Passed 54 Yea · 41 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 04100
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 544100
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 54 Yea · 41 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 04100
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 544100
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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ADOPTION

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01500
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Dassler-Alfheim, Kristin Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Habush Sinykin, Jodi Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SJR 116 do?
To amend section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution;
Who sponsors SJR 116?
SJR 116 is sponsored by 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, Armstrong, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), Tomczyk, Cory (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), Hutton, Rob (Republican), Feyen, Dan (Republican), Bradley, Julian (Republican), and Kapenga, Chris (Republican).
What is the current status of SJR 116?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 30, 2025. Enacted.
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