LRB-0595/1
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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
April 9, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Carpenter, Reynolds,
Bock, Plale, Powers and Young, cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach,
Decker and Darling. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Personal
Privacy.
AJR42,1,2
1To
create section 26 of article I of the constitution; relating to: creating an
2independent right of privacy of individuals (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 1999 legislature on
first consideration, establishes an independent right of privacy of individuals, which
may not be infringed by law or by any person.
A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by 2 successive
legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
AJR42,1,3
3Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
AJR42, s. 1
4Section
1. Section 26 of article I of the constitution is created to read:
AJR42,1,65
[Article I] Section 26. Every individual shall have a right of privacy, which may
6not be infringed by law or by any person.
AJR42, s. 2
7Section
2. Numbering of new provision. The new section 26 of article I of
8the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher
9open whole section number in that article if, before the ratification by the people of
10the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has
1created a section 26 of article I of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint
2resolutions create a section 26 of article I simultaneously with the ratification by the
3people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the sections created shall
4be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the sections created by the joint
5resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers
6designated in that joint resolution and the sections created by the other joint
7resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers
8of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the sections.
AJR42,2,11
9Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
10legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
11months previous to the time of holding such election.
