Wisconsin Legislature: Holidays and special dates

National Suicide Prevention Month: September proclaimed as - SJR50

National Teacher Appreciation Day: May 3, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR105

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: May 2016 proclaimed as - SJR113

National Tolerance Week: December 1-7, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR98

National Wear Red Day: February 6, 2015 proclaimed as - SJR10

National Wear Red Day: February 5, 2016 proclaimed as - AJR99

National Wear Red Day: February 5, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR81

Native American Heritage Month: November proclaimed as - SJR71

Nelson Mandela Day: July 18, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR108

Nik Wallenda Day: August 11, 2015 declared as - SJR36

Older Americans Month: May designated as - AJR35

Older Americans Month: May designated as - AR10

Polish-American Heritage Month: October proclaimed as - SJR61

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: October 2015 proclaimed as - AJR73

Prematurity Awareness Month: November 2015 proclaimed as - AJR83

Prematurity Awareness Month: November 2015 proclaimed as - SJR70

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: September 2015 proclaimed as - AJR61

Random Acts of Kindness Day: February 17, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR95

Safe Digging Month: April 2016 proclaimed as - AJR112

Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 2015: saluting all persons of Irish descent - AR6

Syttende Mai Weekend proclaimed May 13-15, 2016 - AJR110

Syttende Mai Weekend proclaimed May 13-15, 2016 - SJR89

Syttende Mai Weekend proclaimed May 15-17, 2015 - SJR9

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 4-8, 2015 recognized as - SR5

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month: February recognized as - AJR15

Towing Industry Awareness Week: November 1-7 proclaimed as - AJR56

Towing Industry Awareness Week: second week in September of each year proclaimed as - AJR58

Towing Industry Awareness Week: second week in September of each year proclaimed as - SJR51

USO Wisconsin Month: February 2016 proclaimed as - AJR54

USO Wisconsin Month: February 2016 proclaimed as - SJR45

Veteran Education Awareness Week: Governor required to annually proclaim the second week in November as - AB185

Veteran Education Awareness Week: Governor required to annually proclaim the second week in November as - SB189

Veterans Day (November 11): paid leave of absence for public and private employees who are veterans; collective bargaining, discrimination, and complaint provisions - SB350

Wisconsin Wing Civil Air Patrol Month: December 2016 proclaimed as - AR31

Wisconsin Wing Civil Air Patrol Month: December 2016 proclaimed as - SR10

Women in STEM Month: November designated as - AJR100

Women in STEM Month: November designated as - SJR82

Worker's Memorial Day: April 28, 2015 proclaimed as - AJR21

Worker’s Memorial Day: April 28, 2016 proclaimed as - AJR108

World AIDS Day: December 1, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR97

``World Pancreatic Cancer Day”: November 13, 2015 declared as - AJR80

holmquist, carsonHolmquist, Carson

``Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway”: route of STH 87 designated as; DOT to mark, contributions from interested parties provision - AB601

``Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway”: route of STH 87 designated as; DOT to mark, contributions from interested parties provision - SB447

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Public service commended and congratulations upon her retirement from LFB - AJR95

home care servicesHome care services, see Trades and occupations

home detentionHome detention, see Parole or probation

homeschoolHomeschool, see School -- Curriculum

homestead creditHomestead credit

Homestead tax credit: indexing for inflation restored - AB85

homicideHomicide, see Crime and criminals -- Homicide or murder

honesty testing deviceHonesty testing device, see Lie detector

horicon marshHoricon Marsh, see Wetland

horse racingHorse racing, see Racing

horsesHorses

Equine−assisted learning and equine−assisted psychotherapy: civil liability immunity for equine activities expanded to include - AB169

Equine−assisted learning and equine−assisted psychotherapy: civil liability immunity for equine activities expanded to include - SB126

hospiceHospice, see Medical service

hospitalsHospitals, see also Insurance -- Health; Medical assistance; Mental health -- Hospitals and institutes; Nursing homes and adult care; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Veteran -- Hospitals and home

Abortion law revisions re postfertilization age of unborn child, prohibition at or after 20 weeks, hospital and clinic reporting requirements, and informed consent; exemption, civil remedies, injunction, and penalty provisions - AB237

Accompaniment by victim advocate: victims of certain crimes have right to request re examination, consultation, proceedings, or interviews; hospital and law enforcement civil liability immunity and confidentiality provisions [S.Amdt.3: child abuse limited to sexual abuse, parent or legal guardian may request an advocate for a minor] - SB323

Adult children prevented from visiting or communicating with parent residing in a hospital, hospice, nursing home, or CBRF may petition court for visitation; conditions set [A.Amdt.1: facilities expanded; A.Amdt.2: sanctions, remedies, and guardian conduct provisions added; A.Amdt.3: expedited hearings provision added; A.Amdt.5: ``adult child" changed to ``family members" and definition provision] - AB674

Adult children prevented from visiting or communicating with parent residing in a hospital, hospice, nursing home, or CBRF may petition court for visitation; conditions set - SB487

Ambulance staffing requirements revised re EMTs and first responders; DHS duties [S.Amdt.1: respiratory care practitioner and pediatric patient transferred to another hospital by airplane provisions added; S.Amdt.3: municipality population provisions and waivers added; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB143

Ambulatory surgical center assessment: DHS annual report required - AB840

Ambulatory surgical center assessment: DHS annual report required - SB692

Ambulatory surgical center assessment: DHS report required, DOR provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3483t] - SB21

Behavioral health care coordination pilot projects and psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot projects authorized; grant to develop Internet site and system re availability of inpatient psychiatric beds; DHS duties and reports required - AB408

DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, and Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals - AB852

Federally qualified health centers: MA reimbursement rates [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1791p] - SB21

Health care information from hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers collected, analyzed, and disseminated by an entity revised - AB765

Health care information from hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers collected, analyzed, and disseminated by an entity revised - SB628

Health: patient rights to medically accurate information; Office of Advancement in Medical Knowledge and Care created; hospital offering maternity care services required to permit all standard reproductive health care services in its capacity and honor stated conscientious beliefs of certain health care providers; abortion laws revised; employment retribution and unfair discrimination prohibitions; DHS to establish an Implementation Health Care Task Force, report required; prohibited acts against health care patient or provider, penalties and civil actions provisions; health care liability insurance policy requirements; Comprehensive Women’s Health Research Council created - AB880

Hospitals with disproportionate share of low-income patients: supplemental payments from DHS [Sec. 9118 (8)] - AB21

Hospitals with disproportionate share of low-income patients: supplemental payments from DHS [Sec. 9118 (8); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 1791r, deletes 9118 (8)] - SB21

Lay caregiver: hospitals required to provide patients with opportunity to designate re aftercare instructions; medical records provision - SB19

Lysosomal storage disorders: newborn screening required; DHS duties - AB65

Lysosomal storage disorders: newborn screening required; DHS duties - SB39

Marshfield Clinic Day: October 13, 2016 declared as to commemorate the clinics’ 100th anniversary - AJR114

Marshfield Clinic Day: October 13, 2016 declared as to commemorate the clinics’ 100th anniversary - SJR110

Outpatient mental health clinics: DHS to accept evidence of accreditation by certain organizations for certification for reimbursement purposes; on-site inspection waived - AB712

Pain clinic certification provisions created, requirements specified; DHS duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.1: payment method revised and MEB provision added] - AB366

Pain clinic certification provisions created, requirements specified; DHS duties - SB272

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report [S.Amdt.2: expands entities the property is transferred to] - SB227