constitutional joint resolutions
2009-2010
No. 14 Relating to: continuity of government (first consideration).
No. 27 Relating to: veto power of county executive over appropriations (first consideration).
No. 40 Relating to: prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (first consideration).
2009 Joint Resolution 14
To amend section 34 of
article IV of the constitution;
relating to: continuity of government (first consideration).
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
Section 1
. Section 34 of
article IV of the constitution is amended to read:
[Article IV] Section 34. The legislature, in order to ensure continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from enemy action in the form of an attack a severe or prolonged, natural or human-caused, occurrence that threatens life, health, or the security of the state, shall (1) forthwith provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of public offices, of whatever nature and whether filled by election or appointment, the incumbents of which may become unavailable for carrying on the powers and duties of such offices, and (2) adopt such other measures as may be necessary and proper for attaining the objectives of this section.
Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.
2009 Joint Resolution 27
To renumber section 23a of article IV; and
to create section 23a (2) of
article IV of the constitution;
relating to: veto power of county executive over appropriations (first consideration).
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
Section 1. Section 23a of
article IV of the constitution is renumbered 23a (1) of
article IV of the constitution.
Section 2. Section 23a (2) of
article IV of the constitution is created to read:
[Article IV] Section 23a (2) In approving an appropriation in part under sub. (1), the chief executive may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the resolution or ordinance and may not create a new sentence by combining parts of 2 or more sentences of the resolution or ordinance.
Section 3
. Numbering of new provisions. The new subsection (2) of section 23a of
article IV of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (2) of section 23a of
article IV of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a subsection (2) of section 23a of article IV simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.
Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.
2009 Joint Resolution 40
To amend section 10 (1) (c) of
article V of the constitution;
relating to: prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (first consideration).
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
Section 1
. Section 10 (1) (c) of
article V of the constitution is amended to read:
[Article V] Section 10 (1) (c) In approving an appropriation bill in part, the governor 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 2 or more sentences reject a part of a bill section of the enrolled bill without rejecting the entire bill section.
Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.
