Wisconsin Legislature: Holidays and special dates

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125th Anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System proclaimed January 1 to December 31, 2025 - AJR63

125th Anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System proclaimed January 1 to December 31, 2025 - SJR62

2025 proclaimed the year of the snake - AJR38

2025 proclaimed the year of the snake - SJR42

250th birthday of the U.S. Army on June 14, 2025 celebrated - AJR50

250th birthday of the U.S. Army on June 14, 2025 celebrated - SJR55

50th Anniversary of the child support program commended - AJR34

50th Anniversary of the child support program commended - SJR34

55th Anniversary of Earth Day: honoring April 22, 2025 as - AJR19

55th Anniversary of Earth Day: honoring April 22, 2025 as - SJR17

Amateur Radio Week proclaimed June 22-28, 2025 - AJR60

Amateur Radio Week proclaimed June 22-28, 2025 - SJR59

American Birkebeiner Week: February 17-23, 2025 proclaimed as and 51st anniversary celebrated - AJR2

American Birkebeiner Week: February 17-23, 2025 proclaimed as and 51st anniversary celebrated - SJR5

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: May 2025 and May 2026 declared as - AJR80

Armenian Genocide Awareness Day, April 24th, added to list of special observance days in schools as part of Genocide Awareness Month - AB256

Armenian Genocide Awareness Day, April 24th, added to list of special observance days in schools as part of Genocide Awareness Month - SB246

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month: May recognized as - AJR39

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month: May recognized as - SJR40

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th - AJR53

Black History Month: February 2025 recognized as and contributions to the state of named persons recognized - AJR5

Black History Month: February 2025 recognized as and contributions to the state of named persons recognized - SJR10

Black Music Month: June 2025 recognized as - AJR73

Black Music Month: June 2025 recognized as - SJR75

Dairy Month in Wisconsin: June proclaimed as - AJR59

Dairy Month in Wisconsin: June proclaimed as - SJR63

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month: May 2025 declared as - AJR37

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month: May 2025 declared as - SJR39

Endosalpingiosis Awareness Month: March designated as - AJR13

Endosalpingiosis Awareness Month: March designated as - SJR12

Equal Pay Day: March 25, 2025 recognized as - AJR54

Equal Pay Day: March 25, 2025 recognized as - SJR47

Eye Health Awareness Month: May proclaimed as - AJR47

Eye Health Awareness Month: May proclaimed as - SJR51

Food Allergy Awareness Month: May 2025 and May 2026 designated as - AJR51

Food Allergy Awareness Month: May 2025 and May 2026 designated as - SJR54

Gun Violence Awareness Day: June 6, 2025 proclaimed as - AJR61

Gun Violence Awareness Day: June 6, 2025 proclaimed as - SJR60

Hmong-Lao Veterans Day recognized May 14, 2025 and May 14, 2026; honoring Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the U.S. in the Vietnam War - AJR48

Hmong-Lao Veterans Day recognized May 14, 2025 and May 14, 2026; honoring Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the U.S. in the Vietnam War - SJR49

Holocaust Remembrance Day recognized April 24, 2025 and April 27 to May 4, 2025 proclaimed as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin - AJR25

Holocaust Remembrance Day recognized April 24, 2025 and April 27 to May 4, 2025 proclaimed as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin - SJR27

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2025 proclaimed as - AJR3

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2025 proclaimed as - SJR3

IBS Patient Support Group commended and recognition of World IBS Days, April 17-19, 2025 - AJR28

IBS Patient Support Group commended and recognition of World IBS Days, April 17-19, 2025 - SJR25

Immigrant Heritage Month: June 2025 proclaimed as - AJR70

Immigrant Heritage Month: June 2025 proclaimed as - SJR72

Jewish American Heritage Month: May 2025 and May 2026 proclaimed as - AJR41

Jewish American Heritage Month: May 2025 and May 2026 proclaimed as - SJR45

Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2025 proclaimed as - AJR72

Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2025 proclaimed as - SJR74

Juneteenth (June 19) and Veterans Day (November 11) designated as state holidays; state employees paid holidays provision [Sec. 2383-2387, 9147 (2), 9401 (1)] - AB50

Juneteenth (June 19) and Veterans Day (November 11) designated as state holidays; state employees paid holidays provision [Sec. 2383-2387, 9147 (2), 9401 (1)] [original bill only] - SB45

LGBTQ Pride Month: June 2025 recognized as - AJR79

LGBTQ Pride Month: June 2025 recognized as - SJR73

Mental Health Awareness Months: May 2025 and May 2026 designated as - AJR55

Mental Health Awareness Months: May 2025 and May 2026 designated as - SJR53

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month: June 2025 designated as - AJR64

National Infertility Awareness Week: April 20-26 proclaimed as; legal right of patients with infertility to undergo treatments affirmed - AJR52

National Infertility Awareness Week: April 20-26 proclaimed as; legal right of patients with infertility to undergo treatments affirmed - SJR56

Older Americans Month: May designated as - AJR58

Older Americans Month: May designated as - SJR57

Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month: April 2025 and April 2026 designated as - AJR23

Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month: April 2025 and April 2026 designated as - SJR29

Pollinator Awareness Month: June 2025 designated as - AJR62

Pollinator Awareness Month: June 2025 designated as - SJR61

Probation and Parole Agent Appreciation Week recognized July 21-27, 2025 - AR9

Purple Day proclaimed March 26, 2025 to promote epilepsy awareness - AJR15

Rare Disease Day observed February 28, 2025 - AR3

Resilience of Southeast Asian American communities honored; 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War, the conclusion of the Secret War in Laos, and the Fall of Phnom Penh in Cambodia in 1975 commended - AJR40

Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2025, celebrated and saluting all persons of Irish descent - AR5

School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week: April 28 to May 2, 2025 recognized as - AJR20

School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week: April 28 to May 2, 2025 recognized as - SJR23

Shared Parenting Day: April 26, 2025 proclaimed as - AJR22

Shared Parenting Day: April 26, 2025 proclaimed as - SJR24

Skilled Trades Day: celebrating May 7, 2025 as - AJR29

Skilled Trades Day: celebrating May 7, 2025 as - SJR26

St. Joseph the Worker Day: May 1 of each year recognized as; executive branch requested to recognize - AJR16

St. Joseph the Worker Day: May 1 of each year recognized as; executive branch requested to recognize - SJR16

State parks daily admission fees waived April 22nd of each year (Earth Day) - AB267

State parks daily admission fees waived April 22nd of each year (Earth Day) - SB265

Syttende Mai Weekend proclaimed May 16-18, 2025 - AJR35

Syttende Mai Weekend proclaimed May 16-18, 2025 - SJR35

Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week proclaimed the first full week in May - AJR32