---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration)."
description: "Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AJR 109"
citation: "Wisconsin AJR 109 (2023)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Behnke", "Bodden", "Brandtjen", "Dittrich", "Goeben", "Gundrum", "Maxey", "Murphy", "O'Connor", "Vos", "Wichgers"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ef6f1ec-c1ef-4987-8fa1-677720702cc3"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/joint_resolution/ajr109"
source_hash: "a57964a8d3896e76223db8e695f51ac5a36416d7163176d430901408b86d454a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AJR 109 (2023) — Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled Joint Resolution** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2023/REG/AJR109)
2. **Joint Resolution Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AJR109)

## Votes

- Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 1 — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- ADOPTION — **62–35** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **22–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Bodden — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Goeben — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Maxey — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- O'Connor — primary (person)
- Vos — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Allen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, O'Connor, Vos and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara and Jacque `introduction`
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Rettinger added as a coauthor
- **2024-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2024-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Report adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and adopted, Ayes 62, Noes 35 `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2024-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-19-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 3-19-2024
- **2024-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-29-2024. Enrolled Joint Resolution 15 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ef6f1ec-c1ef-4987-8fa1-677720702cc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).