AJR 99 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin.

AJR 99 is a symbolic resolution recognizing October 14, 2025, as "First Responders Appreciation Day" in Wisconsin. It does not create new laws or policies but formally honors all professional and volunteer first responders, including police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. The resolution acknowledges their daily risks and service to the public, specifically noting Wisconsin's over 4,800 career firefighters, 20,600 volunteer firefighters, 14,700 law enforcement officers, and 17,426 EMS personnel. This is a non-binding gesture of appreciation with no direct impact on legislation or funding.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Oct 2025

Assembly Passage

Oct 2025

Senate Passage

Oct 2025

Governor

Introduced Oct 8, 2025 Last action Oct 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

Joint Resolution Text → Enrolled Joint Resolution · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enrolled, adding specific statistics about Wisconsin's first responders (firefighters, police, and EMS) to the 'Whereas' clauses. The text was also reformatted to include signatures from the Senate President and Assembly Speaker, indicating the bill has passed both chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature.

Scope change

The scope of the resolution was expanded to include specific counts of first responders in Wisconsin, detailing the number of career and volunteer firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical services personnel.

DEFINITION

Added specific statistics for Wisconsin first responders, including over 4,880 career firefighters, 20,600 volunteer firefighters, 14,700 law enforcement officers, and 17,426 career and volunteer emergency medical services personnel.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document status from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, adding signatures from the Senate President and Assembly Speaker.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Oct 14, 2025

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Oct 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

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Oct 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

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Oct 8, 2025

Committee

Read and referred to Committee on Rules

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Oct 8, 2025

Introduced

Introduced by Representatives August, Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Born, Callahan, Dallman, DeSmidt, Donovan, Doyle, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hurd, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Nedweski, Neubauer, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Prado, Pronschinske, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman, Roe and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, J

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