AJR 72 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin.

AJR 72 is a ceremonial resolution that officially recognizes June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. It does not create new laws or policies but formally declares this date to honor the historical significance of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States following Union troops' arrival in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. The resolution acknowledges Wisconsin’s longstanding Juneteenth observance, including Milwaukee’s celebration beginning in 1971. As a symbolic gesture, it has no legal effect beyond promoting awareness of this historical milestone.

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Introduced Jul 8, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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Mar 23, 2026

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Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Jul 8, 2025

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Introduced by Representatives Haywood, Moore Omokunde, Stubbs, Madison, Taylor, Arney, Goodwin, Rivera-Wagner, Allen, Anderson, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Neubauer, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Subeck, Stroud and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein,

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