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WI SJR 40

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Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SJR 40 pass?

Not yet. WI SJR 40 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SJR 40 about?

WI SJR 40 is a joint resolution in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.”.

Who sponsors WI SJR 40?

Spreitzer, Smith, Roys and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI SJR 40.

Introduced
2025-04-29
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Smithprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Hesselbeinprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Carpenterprimary
  • Wallprimary
  • Habush Sinykinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-29

    Introduced by Senators Habush Sinykin, Wall, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio, Mayadev, Hong, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Haywood, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, McGuire, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Johnson, Udell and Vining

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-29

    Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-29

    Available for scheduling

  4. 2025-05-02

    Representative Cruz added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-05-09

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-03-23

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr40

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