Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Joint Resolution
SJR 97: Relating to: recognizing September 25, 2025, as First Amendment Day for all people of Wisconsin.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SJR 97 is a joint resolution introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: recognizing September 25, 2025, as First Amendment Day for all people of Wisconsin. Primary sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic). It lists 23 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 28 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Deb Andraca | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Karen Kirsch | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Dave Murphy | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Available for scheduling
- Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Introduced by Senators Ratcliff, Carpenter, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, McCarville, Miresse, Murphy, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell