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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 398

Special observance days in schools

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 10, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Sep 28, 2021

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 22, 2022

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 213

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2022: “Published 4-1-2022”

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What it does

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

This bill adds September 11 to the list of special observance days that apply to general school operations. Current law provides a list of 21 special observance days, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day; Susan B. Anthony's birthday;

Environmental Awareness Day; Bullying Awareness Day; and Veterans Day. Under current law, a special observance day must be appropriately observed when school is held on that day or, if the day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, on the school day immediately preceding or following the special observance day. The bill specifies that September 11 is a day to remember the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, and to honor law enforcement officers and fire fighters.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

28 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 33 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (28)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 1 · Sep 15, 2021

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 31, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 31, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 213.

  3. Mar 30, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 22, 2022

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Dec 7, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Sep 29, 2021 to Oct 21, 2021

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  7. Sep 28, 2021

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Sep 28, 2021

    The Senate passed it.

  9. Sep 27, 2021 to Sep 28, 2021

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  10. Sep 15, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  11. Aug 25, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Jun 21, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  13. Jun 10, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.

  14. Jun 10, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 10, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bradley, Cowles, Felzkowski, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives James, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Brooks, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Pronschinske, Rozar, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Subeck, Mursau and Tusler

  2. Jun 10, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

  3. Jun 21, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  4. Aug 25, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 15, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 15, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  7. Sep 15, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Sep 24, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Sep 27, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Kurtz added as a cosponsor

  10. Sep 28, 2021 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  11. Sep 28, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Sep 28, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Sep 28, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Sep 28, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Sep 28, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Sep 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Ramthun added as a cosponsor

  18. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor

  19. Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  20. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules

  21. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  22. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Feb 25, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Mar 30, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-30-2022

  30. Mar 31, 2022 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-31-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 213

  31. Mar 31, 2022 · Senate

    Published 4-1-2022

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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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

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary