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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 689

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

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 1, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 12, 2016

  2. Committee, passed

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 19, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 9, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 198

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 1, 2016: “Published 3-1-2016”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

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.

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For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.

Who's behind it

Law Revision Committee is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Law Revision Committee

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 8, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 1, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 1, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 198.

  3. Feb 25, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 9, 2016

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 8, 2016

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

  6. Jan 28, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Jan 22, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  8. Jan 19, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  9. Jan 19, 2016

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Jan 12, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Jan 12, 2016

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  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

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary