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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

SJR 83: Relating to: recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Passed one chamber 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

SJR 83 is a joint resolution introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on September 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Primary sponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), André Jacque (Republican), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic). It lists 27 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 35 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie WallPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Tim CarpenterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Dora DrakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Dianne HesselbeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Brad PfaffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Bob WirchPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Angelina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Jodi EmersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Joan FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Tara JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Maureen McCarvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Christian PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Ann RoeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Ryan SpaudeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Travis TranelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49

“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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  3. Received from Senate
  4. Ordered immediately messaged
  5. Adopted
  6. Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
  7. Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
  8. Available for scheduling
  9. Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
  10. Introduced by Senators Wall, Jacque, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Stroud, Tranel, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Kreibich, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Stubbs, Subeck and Tenorio

Sources

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