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.
SJR 28 is a joint resolution by the Wisconsin Legislature that reaffirms the state's commitment to its sister-state relationship with Taiwan, established in 1986. The resolution expresses support for the federal Taiwan Relations Act and endorses Taiwan's efforts to secure a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States. It also advocates for increasing Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations that impact its people's well-being. This bill primarily affects the diplomatic and economic relationship between Wisconsin and Taiwan by formally stating the legislature's supportive stance.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2025
Last action Apr 24, 2025
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Joint Resolution Text
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Enrolled Joint Resolution
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MINOR
The bill was finalized into its official enrolled form, correcting grammatical errors (such as adding 's' to 'Wisconsin') and reformatting the text for legal publication. The core policy content, including the recognition of sister-state ties and support for trade agreements, remained substantively unchanged, though a new resolution was added to direct the transmission of copies to the congressional delegation and a specific office in Chicago.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter remains the same.
TECHNICAL
Corrected grammatical errors in the text, specifically changing 'Wisconsin' to 'Wisconsin's' in several instances to ensure proper possessive usage.
Added a new resolution directing the Senate Chief Clerk to send copies of the resolution to the Wisconsin congressional delegation and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago.
Reformatted the document layout, including page headers, footers, and the removal of draft committee references to finalize the text for official record.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Concurred in
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Testin, Tomczyk, Roys, Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wanggaard;
cosponsored 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
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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