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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 256

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Relating to: a special observance day in schools for Armenian Genocide Awareness Day.

Holidays and special dates International relations

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill adds April 24, Armenian Genocide Awareness Day, to the list of special observance days that apply to general school operations. Current law provides a list of 22 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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Goodwin (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Knodl (R) , Madison (D) , McGuire (D) , Miresse (D) , Murphy (R) , Neubauer (D) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Phelps (D) , Prado (D) , Rodriguez (R) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Snyder (R) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

13 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Cruz (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , Roe (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. May 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives McGuire, Wittke, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Knodl, Madison, Miresse, Murphy, Neubauer, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Phelps, Prado, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Wirch, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson and Spreitzer

  2. May 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. May 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Cruz added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Roe added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1