SJR 74 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

SJR 74 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. It formally declares this date to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, referencing the historical event when Union troops announced freedom to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. The resolution highlights Wisconsin's longstanding Juneteenth celebration tradition, dating to Milwaukee's first observance in 1971, and acknowledges Juneteenth's national significance as a federal holiday since 2021. This resolution has no legal effect beyond symbolic recognition and does not create new laws or funding.

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Jun 2025

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Introduced Jun 27, 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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Jun 27, 2025

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Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

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Jun 27, 2025

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Introduced by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Hutton, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Tomczyk, Wall and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Haywood, Taylor, Arney, Stubbs, Moore Omokunde, Madison, 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

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