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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
January 3, 2017 - Introduced by Joint Committee on Legislative Organization.
SJR1,1,1 1Relating to: the session schedule for the 2017-2018 biennial session period.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This joint resolution establishes a session schedule for the 2017-2018 biennial
session of the legislature.
Proposed 2017-2018 Session Schedule at a Glance
January 3, 2017     2017 Inauguration
January 10, 2017     Floorperiod
January 17 to 19, 2017     Floorperiod
February 7 to 9, 2017     Floorperiod
March 7 to 9, 2017     Floorperiod
March 28 to April 6, 2017     Floorperiod
April 20, 2017     Bills sent to Governor
May 2 to 11, 2017     Floorperiod
June 6 to 30, 2017, OR budget passage   Floorperiod
August 3, 2017     Nonbudget Bills sent to Governor
August 3, 2017 (or later)     Budget Bill sent to Governor
September 12 to 21, 2017     Floorperiod
October 10 to 12, 2017     Floorperiod
October 31 to November 9, 2017     Floorperiod
December 7, 2017     Bills sent to Governor
January 16 to 25, 2018     Floorperiod
February 13 to 22, 2018     Floorperiod
March 13 to 22, 2018     Last general-business Floorperiod
April 12, 2018     Bills sent to Governor

April 17 to 19, 2018     Limited-business Floorperiod
April 26, 2018     Bills sent to Governor
May 8 and 9, 2018     Veto Review Floorperiod
March 23, 2018, to January 7, 2019   Interim, committee work
May 23, 2018     Bills sent to Governor
January 7, 2019     2019 Inauguration
SJR1,2,1 1Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
SJR1,1 2Section 1. 2017-2018 session schedule. (1) Biennial session period. The
3legislature declares that the biennial session period of the 2017 Wisconsin
4legislature began on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, and that the biennial session period
5ends at noon on Monday, January 7, 2019.
SJR1,2,96 (2) Budget deadline extended. The deadline of Tuesday, January 24, 2017, set
7by section 16.45 of the statutes for introduction of the executive budget bill or bills,
8submittal of the state budget report, and delivery of the governor's budget message,
9is extended to Wednesday, February 8, 2017.
SJR1,2,1510 (3) Scheduled floorperiods and committee work periods. (a) Unreserved
11days.
Unless reserved under this subsection as a day to conduct an organizational
12meeting or to be part of a scheduled floorperiod of the legislature, every day of the
13biennial session period is designated as a day for committee activity and is available
14to extend a scheduled floorperiod, convene an extraordinary session, or take senate
15action on appointments as permitted by joint rule 81.
SJR1,2,1816 (b) Inauguration. Pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, the
17inauguration of the members of the 2017 legislature, and the organizing for business
18of the 2 houses, commences at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.
SJR1,2,2019 (c) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at 10
20a.m., and ends on January 10, 2017.
SJR1,3,2
1(d) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at 10
2a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 19, 2017.
SJR1,3,43 (e) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 10
4a.m., and ends on Thursday, February 9, 2017.
SJR1,3,65 (f) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 10 a.m.,
6and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, March 9, 2017.
SJR1,3,87 (g) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at 10
8a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, April 6, 2017.
SJR1,3,139 (h) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, April 20, 2017, at 4:30 p.m., the
10chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all
11enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both
12houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, April 6,
132017.
SJR1,3,1514 (i) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 10 a.m.,
15and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, May 11, 2017.
SJR1,3,1916 (j) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at 10 a.m.,
17and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Friday, June 30, 2017, but this floorperiod may
18not be adjourned until the general fund executive budget bill has been passed by both
19houses.
SJR1,3,2420 (k) Nonbudget bills to governor. No later than Thursday, August 3, 2017, at 4:30
21p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action
22thereon all enrolled bills, except the general fund executive budget bill, originating
23in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular,
24extraordinary, or special session, on or before Friday, July 28, 2017.
SJR1,4,6
1(L) Budget bill to governor. No later than the later of Thursday, August 3, 2017,
2at 4:30 p.m., or 4:30 p.m. on the 4th Thursday after the general fund executive budget
3bill is passed by both houses in identical form, the chief clerk of each house shall
4submit to the governor for executive action thereon any enrolled general fund
5executive budget bill originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed
6by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session.
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