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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 617
November 6, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Hesselbein
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Carpenter
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Drake
,
L. Johnson
,
Keyeski
,
Larson
,
Pfaff
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
,
Smith
,
Spreitzer
,
Wall
and
Wirch
, cosponsored by Representatives
McCarville
,
Brown
,
Sinicki
,
Tenorio
,
Anderson
,
Andraca
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Billings
,
Cruz
,
DeSanto
,
DeSmidt
,
Doyle
,
Emerson
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Haywood
,
Hong
,
Hysell
,
J. Jacobson
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Kirsch
,
Mayadev
,
McGuire
,
Miresse
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Prado
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sheehan
,
Snodgrass
,
Spaude
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Taylor
,
Udell
,
Vining
,
Mursau
and
Snyder
. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
SB617,1,4
1
An Act
to amend
230.35 (4) (a) 10., 230.35 (4) (c) and 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.);
to
2
create
230.35 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes;
relating to:
the establishment of
3
November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government
4
are closed.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill designates November 11, the day on which Veterans Day is traditionally celebrated, as a state holiday on which state offices are closed. Under current law, the offices of the agencies of state government are generally closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and a total of nine state holidays. The bill also increases the number of regular paid holidays state employees receive annually from 9 days to 10 days and eliminates the personal floating holiday provided to state employees in recognition of Veterans Day.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB617,1
5
Section
1
.
230.35 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB617,2,1
1
230.35
(4)
(a) 5m. November 11.
SB617,2
2
Section
2
.
230.35 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB617,2,4
3
230.35
(4)
(a) 10. The day following if January 1, July 4
, November 11,
or
4
December 25 falls on Sunday.
SB617,3
5
Section
3
.
230.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB617,2,9
6
230.35
(4)
(c) Except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all
7
employees except limited term employees shall receive
9
10
paid holidays annually
8
in addition to any other authorized paid leave, the time to be at the discretion of the
9
appointing authorities.
SB617,4
10
Section
4
.
230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB617,2,16
11
230.35
(4)
(d) (intro.) In addition to the holidays granted under par. (c) and
12
except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all employees except
13
limited term employees shall earn 3.5 paid personal holidays each calendar year
,
14
plus one additional paid personal holiday each calendar year in recognition of
15
Veterans Day
. Eligibility to take the personal holidays during the year earned is
16
subject to the following:
SB617,5
17
Section
5
. Effective date.
SB617,2,18
18
(
1
) This bill takes effect on the January 1 after publication.
SB617,2,19
19
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