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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
February 19, 2010 - Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Parisi, Staskunas,
Townsend, Berceau, Sinicki, Black, Roys, Jorgensen, A. Williams, Smith,
Zepnick
and Hraychuck, cosponsored by Senators Risser, Holperin,
Kreitlow, Miller
and Robson. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and
Ethics.
AJR109,1,1 1Relating to: prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2009 legislature on
first consideration, amends the Wisconsin Constitution to prohibit the governor, in
exercising his or her partial veto power over an appropriations bill, from partially
vetoing parts of bill sections of an enrolled bill without rejecting the entire bill
section. Currently, in exercising the partial veto power, the governor is limited only
insofar as 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. The new restriction on the
governor's partial veto power contained in this resolution subsumes and expands on
the current restrictions in the constitution.
A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive
legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
AJR109,1,2 2Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
AJR109, s. 1 3Section 1. Section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution is amended to read:
AJR109,2,24 [Article V] Section 10 (1) (c) In approving an appropriation bill in part, the
5governor may not create a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of
6the enrolled bill, and may not create a new sentence by combining parts of 2 or more

1sentences
reject a part of a bill section of the enrolled bill without rejecting the entire
2bill section
.
AJR109,2,5 3Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
4legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
5months previous to the time of holding such election.
AJR109,2,66 (End)
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