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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

AJR 24: Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AJR 24 is a joint resolution introduced in the Wisconsin House on April 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. Primary sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), Ben Franklin (Republican), Travis Tranel (Republican), Jill Billings (Democratic), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Will Penterman (Republican), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Rob Swearingen (Republican), Bob Wittke (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Ben FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Travis TranelPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Jill BillingsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Jodi EmersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Scott KrugPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Joe SheehanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Shelia StubbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Rob SwearingenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Bob WittkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Patrick TestinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Laid on the table
  3. Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Haywood added as a coauthor
  5. Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules
  6. Representative Murphy added as a coauthor
  7. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
  8. Read and referred to Committee on Rules
  9. Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Franklin, Tranel, Billings, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Goodwin, Kaufert, Krug, Miresse, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Sheehan, Stubbs, Swearingen, Wittke and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Tomczyk, Roys, Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wanggaard

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source