Wisconsin Legislature: Holidays and special dates

holidays and special datesHolidays and special dates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (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)] - SB45

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week proclaimed the first full week in May - SJR32

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month: April 2025 and April 2026 designated as - AJR21

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month: April 2025 and April 2026 designated as - SJR22

Transit Equity Day proclaimed February 4, 2025 - AJR7

Transit Equity Day proclaimed February 4, 2025 - SJR8

Two Lights for Tomorrow Week proclaimed the week of April 14, 2025 relating to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. - AJR17

Two Lights for Tomorrow Week proclaimed the week of April 14, 2025 relating to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. - SJR18

Vel R. Phillips’s birthday, February 18, added to list of special observance days in schools - AB125

Vel R. Phillips’s birthday, February 18, added to list of special observance days in schools - SB135

Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Visibility: March 31, 2025 proclaimed as - AJR31

Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Visibility: March 31, 2025 proclaimed as - SJR31

Women’s History Month: March 2025 and March 2026 designated as and contributions to the state of named persons recognized - AR6

Women’s History Month: March 2025 and March 2026 designated as and contributions to the state of named persons recognized - SR2

holocaustHolocaust, see International relations

homelessHomeless, see Public assistance

homestead creditHomestead credit

Homestead credit renamed property tax and rent rebate [Sec. 404, 1219, 1277, 1407, 1418-1420, 1429, 1432, 1437] - AB50

Homestead credit renamed property tax and rent rebate [Sec. 404, 1219, 1277, 1407, 1418-1420, 1429, 1432, 1437] - SB45

Homestead tax credit: income phase-out threshold increased and indexed for inflation [Sec. 1409-1417, 9337 (1)] - AB50

Homestead tax credit: income phase-out threshold increased and indexed for inflation [Sec. 1409-1417, 9337 (1)] - SB45

Homestead tax: maximum income threshold increased and indexed for inflation - AB52

Homestead tax: maximum income threshold increased and indexed for inflation - SB60

honesty testing deviceHonesty testing device, see Lie detector

hospitals and health care facilitiesHospitals and health care facilities

Advanced practice RN licensure system created; nurse-midwife license and practice requirements repealed; prescription authority and medical malpractice insurance provisions; hospital emergency services staffing [Sec. 485-491, 732, 1056-1062, 1065, 1069, 1209, 1463, 1464, 1591, 1689, 2017, 2035-2051, 2187, 2198-2202, 2211, 2212, 2480-2489, 2491-2500, 2503, 2507-2511, 2513-2518, 2527, 2528, 2616-2619, 2638, 2661, 2662, 2672, 2673, 2682, 2683, 2697, 2698, 2714, 2715, 2717, 2720-2728, 2730, 2732, 2733, 2735-2743, 2745-2751, 2753-2757, 2789-2793, 2802-2804, 2807, 2815, 2823-2826, 2831-2837, 2870, 2973-2993, 3123, 3198, 3205, 9138 (2), (3), 9438 (2)] - AB50

Advanced practice RN licensure system created; nurse-midwife license and practice requirements repealed; prescription authority and medical malpractice insurance provisions - AB257

Complex patient pilot program [Sec. 9119 (3)] - AB50

Complex patient pilot program [Sec. 9119 (3)] - SB45

Crisis urgent care and observation facilities grants: appropriation changes [Sec. 286] - AB50