The Forty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1901, to May 15, 1901, in regular session.[1]
Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1900. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1898.[1]
September 14, 1901: Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States, following the death of President William McKinley.
Voters approved an amendment to the Wisconsin constitution to authorize a general banking law and remove previous referendum requirements for banking laws.
Voters approved an amendment to the Wisconsin constitution to convert the Superintendent of Public Instruction to a nonpartisan, 4-year office, with pay set by legislation.
Voters approved an amendment to the Wisconsin constitution to prohibit individuals, companies, political committees, and other entities from providing any free pass, free transportation, or free communication to any officer of state, local, or county government in Wisconsin.
May 6, 1901: An Act to apportion and district anew the state of Wisconsin into senate districts, 1901 Act 309.
May 13, 1901: An Act to apportion and district anew the state of Wisconsin into congressional districts, 1901 Act 398.
Joint Resolution agreeing to a proposed amendment to article XI of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, giving the legislature power to pass a general banking law, 1901 Joint Resolution 2. This was the second required legislative approval of this amendment, which was then ratified by voters in November 1902.
Joint Resolution agreeing to constitutional amendment, 1901 Joint Resolution 3. Amendment (1) converting the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin from a political to nonpartisan office, (2) moving the elections for superintendent from Fall to Spring, (3) changing the term from two years to four years, (4) moving inauguration from the first Monday in the January following the election to the first Monday in the July following the election, and (5) enabling the Legislature to set the pay of the superintendent through law. This was the second required legislative approval of this amendment, which was then ratified by voters in November 1902.
Joint Resolution for the submission of an amendment to section 1 of article VII of the constitution relating to the justices of the supreme court, 1901 Joint Resolution 8. Proposed adding two more justices to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and proposing a process to determine the chief justice when two justices held equal seniority.
Joint Resolution agreeing to a proposed amendment to article XIII of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, to prohibit the pass system, 1901 Joint Resolution 9. This was the second required legislative approval of this amendment, which was then ratified by voters in November 1902.
Joint Resolution providing for an amendment of section 23, article IV of the constitution and for separate county government in certain counties, 1901 Joint Resolution 12. Suggested an amendment to allow the Legislature to establish a separate system of county government that could be applied to creating new counties around cities with populations greater than 100,000.
^ abFroehlich, William H., ed. (1901). "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 721–770. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ abFroehlich, William H., ed. (1901). "Legislative Employees". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 398–399. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
