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SRM:wlj:rs
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
March 12, 2007 - Introduced by Representative Albers. Referred to Committee on
Elections and Constitutional Law.
AJR31,1,4
1To create section 3 (4) of article VII of the constitution;
relating to: prohibiting
2requiring attorneys licensed to practice law in this state to become members of
3the State Bar of Wisconsin, and prohibiting requiring those attorneys to pay
4dues to any bar association (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently the supreme court by rule requires all practicing attorneys to belong
to the State Bar of Wisconsin and to pay bar dues.
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2007 legislature on
first consideration, prohibits the supreme court from requiring those attorneys to
become members of the State Bar of Wisconsin or to pay dues to any bar association.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
AJR31,1,5
5Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
AJR31, s. 1
6Section
1. Section 3 (4) of article VII of the constitution is created to read:
AJR31,2,27
[Article VII] Section 3 (4) The supreme court may assess attorneys licensed to
8practice law in this state for the cost of their regulation, but the court may not require
1those attorneys to become members of the state bar of Wisconsin or pay dues to any
2bar association.
AJR31, s. 2
3Section
2. Numbering of new provision. The new subsection (4) of section
43 of article VII of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated
5by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if,
6before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint
7resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (4) of section 3 of
8article VII of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a
9subsection (4) of section 3 of article VII simultaneously with the ratification by the
10people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created
11shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the
12joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers
13designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint
14resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers
15of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.
AJR31,2,18
16Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
17legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
18months previous to the time of holding such election.
