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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 689

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Relating to: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the Director of State Courts). (FE)

Holidays and special dates State courts, director of Statutes — Revision

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill changes the date of celebration for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.

Under current law, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., January 15, is a legal

holiday. Under this bill, the third Monday in January is a legal holiday and is the

day of celebration for January 15.

For further information, see the

Notes

provided by the Law Revision

Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Law Revision Committee

Votes

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 8, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Law Revision Committee

  2. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-19-2016 by Committee on Rules

  4. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  5. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  6. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  7. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  8. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  11. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  12. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Jan 28, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  19. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  22. Feb 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-19-2016

  23. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016

  24. Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-29-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 198

  25. Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-1-2016