Guide to Researching Wisconsin Legislation - legis wisconsin 2025

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  2. Begin by reviewing the introduction section, which outlines the purpose of the guide. Familiarize yourself with the resources available through the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB).
  3. Move on to the 'Drafting Records' section. Here, you will find fields that require you to input specific bill numbers or session years. Use our platform's text fields to enter this information accurately.
  4. In the 'Legislative History Sources' section, utilize checkboxes or dropdowns to select relevant sources such as Session Laws and Journals. This will help streamline your research process.
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Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) since January 7, 2013 Speaker pro tempore Kevin Petersen (R) since January 3, 2023 Majority Leader Tyler August (R) since January 3, 2023 Minority Leader Greta Neubauer (D) since January 10, 202224 more rows
The Wisconsin state legislature is made up of two houses: the Wisconsin State Assembly, and the Wisconsin State Senate. Every citizen of Wisconsin is represented by two legislators, elected by the people in their area: one in the Assembly, and one in the Senate.
Except for one state, Nebraska, all states have a bicameral legislature made up of two chambers: a smaller upper house and a larger lower house. Together the two chambers make state laws and fulfill other governing responsibilities.
Wisconsin State Assembly Redistricting: Legislature-dominant Salary: $57,408/year + per diem Members Total: 9918 more rows
The Wisconsin Constitution, like the U.S. Constitution, vests primary lawmaking powers with an elected legislative body, the Wisconsin Legislature, subject to the checks and balances of executive veto and review for constitutional sufficiency and interpretation by the state judiciary.

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Recent years (2005/06 to present) of the Wisconsin Blue Book are available on the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau website ().
A bill must pass both houses in identical form to become law. Senate pass different versions of a bill, it may be referred to a conference committee where members of both houses will attempt to work out differences.
The Wisconsin state legislature is made up of two houses: the Wisconsin State Assembly, and the Wisconsin State Senate.

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