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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1
January 6, 2025 - Introduced by
Joint Committee on Legislative Organization
.
SJR1,1,1
1
Relating to:
the session schedule for the 2025-2026 biennial session period.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This joint resolution establishes a session schedule for the 2025-2026 biennial session of the legislature.
Proposed 2025-2026 Session Schedule at a Glance
January 6, 2025
2025 Inauguration
January 7 to 9, 2025
Floorperiod
January 13 to 15, 2025
Floorperiod
January 21 to 23, 2025
Floorperiod
February 18 to 20, 2025
Floorperiod
March 11 to 20, 2025
Floorperiod
April 15 to 24, 2025
Floorperiod
May 8, 2025
Bills sent to Governor
May 13 to 15, 2025
Floorperiod
June 3 to 30, 2025,
OR
budget passage
Floorperiod
August 7, 2025
Nonbudget Bills sent to Governor
August 7, 2025 (or later)
Budget Bill sent to Governor
September 2 to 11, 2025
Floorperiod
October 7 to 16, 2025
Floorperiod
November 11 to 20, 2025
Floorperiod
December 4, 2025
Bills sent to Governor
January 13 to 15, 2026
Floorperiod
January 20 to 22, 2026
Floorperiod
February 10 to 19, 2026
Floorperiod
March 17 to 19, 2026
Last general-business Floorperiod
April 2, 2026
Bills sent to Governor
April 14 to 16, 2026
Limited-business Floorperiod
April 23, 2026
Bills sent to Governor
May 12 and 13, 2026
Veto Review Floorperiod
May 27, 2026
Bills sent to Governor
March 20, 2026, to January 4, 2027
Interim, committee work
January 4, 2027
2027 Inauguration
SJR1,2,1
1
Resolved by the
senate
, the
assembly
concurring, That:
SJR1,1
2
Section
1
. 2025-2026 session schedule.
(1)
Biennial session period.
3
The legislature declares that the biennial session period of the 2025 Wisconsin
4
Legislature began on Monday, January 6, 2025, and that the biennial session period
5
ends at noon on Monday, January 4, 2027.
SJR1,2,9
6
(2)
Budget deadline extended.
The deadline of Tuesday, January 28, 2025,
7
set by section 16.45 of the statutes for introduction of the executive budget bill or
8
bills, submittal of the state budget report, and delivery of the governor’s budget
9
message, is extended to February 20, 2025.
SJR1,2,15
10
(3)
Scheduled floorperiods and committee work periods.
(a)
11
Unreserved days.
Unless reserved under this subsection as a day to conduct an
12
organizational meeting or to be part of a scheduled floorperiod of the legislature,
13
every day of the biennial session period is designated as a day for committee activity
14
and is available to extend a scheduled floorperiod, convene an extraordinary
15
session, or take senate action on appointments as permitted by joint rule 81.
SJR1,3,2
16
(b)
Inauguration.
Pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, the
1
inauguration of the members of the 2025 legislature, and the organizing for
2
business of the 2 houses, commences at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2025.
SJR1,3,4
3
(c)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 10
4
a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
SJR1,3,6
5
(d)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 10
6
a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
SJR1,3,8
7
(e)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at
8
10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
SJR1,3,10
9
(f)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at
10
10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
SJR1,3,12
11
(g)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 10
12
a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
SJR1,3,14
13
(h)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 10
14
a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
SJR1,3,19
15
(i)
Bills to governor.
No later than Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., the
16
chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon
17
all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk’s house and having been passed by
18
both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday,
19
April 24, 2025.
SJR1,3,21
20
(j)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 10
21
a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
SJR1,4,2
22
(k)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 10
23
a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Monday, June 30, 2025, but this
1
floorperiod may not be adjourned until the general fund executive budget bill has
2
been passed by both houses.
SJR1,4,7
3
(L)
Nonbudget bills to governor.
No later than Thursday, August 7, 2025, at
4
4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive
5
action thereon all enrolled bills, except the general fund executive budget bill,
6
originating in the chief clerk’s house and having been passed by both houses, in
7
regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, July 24, 2025.
SJR1,4,13
8
(m)
Budget bill to governor.
No later than the later of Thursday, August 7,
9
2025, at 4:30 p.m., or 4:30 p.m. on the 4th Thursday after the general fund executive
10
budget bill is passed by both houses in identical form, the chief clerk of each house
11
shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon any enrolled general fund
12
executive budget bill originating in the chief clerk’s house and having been passed
13
by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session.
SJR1,4,15
14
(n)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at
15
10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
SJR1,4,17
16
(o)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 10
17
a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
SJR1,4,19
18
(p)
Floorperiod.
A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at
19
10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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