SJR 99 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

SJR 99 is a symbolic resolution recognizing October 14, 2025, as "First Responders Appreciation Day" in Wisconsin. It honors all professional and volunteer police, fire, and emergency medical services personnel (including Wisconsin's over 4,800 career firefighters, 20,600 volunteer firefighters, 14,700 law enforcement officers, and 17,426 EMS personnel) for their daily service and risks. The resolution has no policy or legal effect - it merely declares a day of recognition through legislative proclamation. It does not create new requirements, funding, or changes to laws affecting first responders.

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Oct 2025

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Introduced Oct 10, 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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Oct 10, 2025

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Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

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Oct 10, 2025

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Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, James, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Jacque, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Testin, Wall, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives August, Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Born, Callahan, Dallman, DeSmidt, Donovan, Doyle, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hurd, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Nedweski, Neubauer, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-

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