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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Joint Resolution 95

Naming February 17, 2016, as Random Acts of Kindness Day in Wisconsin

Passed the Senate, then stopped

The Senate passed it on Feb 16, 2016, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 9, 2016

  2. Committee, passed

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 16, 2016

  4. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.

  5. Adopted, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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Who's behind it

3 senators are its ⁠. All 3 are Democrats.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 9 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (6)

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the proposal died with it.

  2. Feb 23, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Feb 18, 2016

    The Assembly received it.

  4. Feb 16, 2016

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  5. Feb 16, 2016

    The Senate adopted it.

  6. Feb 9, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 9, 2016

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Vinehout and Harris Dodd; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Jorgensen, Sinicki and Spreitzer

  2. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  5. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Adopted

  6. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a coauthor

  7. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Lassa added as a coauthor

  8. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  10. Feb 23, 2016 · Assembly

    Read and referred to committee on Rules

  11. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

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

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary