WI SJR 98

in committee

Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration).

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SJR 98 pass?

Not yet. WI SJR 98 is in committee 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 98 about?

WI SJR 98 is a joint resolution in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration).”.

Who sponsors WI SJR 98?

Wirch, Wall, Spreitzer and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI SJR 98, joined by 38 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-10-09
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type: joint resolution
Last updated: —

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Newest first

2026-03-23
Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
amendment-failure
2026-02-09
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2026-01-20
Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
2025-11-12
Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor
2025-10-09
Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
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2025-10-09
Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Brown, McGuire, Palmeri, Snodgrass, Subeck, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining
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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr98

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