Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AJR10: To amend section 18 of article I of the constitution; Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
What the bill says
To amend section 18 of article I of the constitution; relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
From the enrolled text, January 23, 2026:
To amend section 18 of article I of the constitution; relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). Whereas, the 2023 legislature in regular session considered a proposed amendment to the constitution in 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 54, which became 2023 Enrolled Joint Resolution 11, and agreed to it by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, which proposed amendment reads as follows: AJR10,1Section 1. Section 18 of article I of the constitution is amended to nor shall any person be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry, without consent; nor shall any control of, or interference with, the rights of conscience be permitted, or any preference be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship; nor shall any money be drawn from the treasury for the benefit of religious societies, or religious or theological seminaries; nor shall the state or a political subdivision of the state order the closure of or forbid gatherings in places of worship in response to a state of emergency at the national, state, or local level, including an emergency related to public health. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the foregoing proposed amendment …
Sponsors
- Tusler, Ron (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Green, Chanz (R, HD-074)
- Allen, Scott (R, HD-082)
- Armstrong, David (R, HD-067)
- Behnke, Elijah (R, HD-006)
- Brill, Lindee (R, HD-027)
- Brooks, Robert (R, HD-059)
- Callahan, Calvin (R, HD-035)
- Dittrich, Barbara (R, HD-099)
- Donovan, Bob (R, HD-061)
- Franklin, Benjamin (R, HD-088)
- Goeben, Joy (R, HD-005)
Latest actions
- : Published 5-26-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 10
- : Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 1-27-2026
- : Report correctly enrolled on 1-23-2026
- : Received from Senate concurred in
- : Ordered immediately messaged
- : Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- : Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading
- : Ordered to a third reading
- : Read a second time
- : Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Votes
- CONCURRENCE (January 21, 2026): 18 yea, 15 nay, passed
- ADOPTION (January 13, 2026): 56 yea, 43 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AJR10?
- AJR10 is a bill in the Wisconsin Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): To amend section 18 of article I of the constitution; Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
- What does AJR10 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 18 of article I of the constitution; relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
- What is the status of AJR10?
- Signed into law as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Published 5-26-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 10 (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored AJR10?
- Tusler, Ron (R, HD-003), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AJR10?
- On the Wisconsin Legislature website: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/ajr10
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