January 6, 2025 - Introduced by Joint Committee on Legislative Organization.
SJR1,1,1
1Relating to: the session schedule for the 2025-2026 biennial session period. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This joint resolution establishes a session schedule for the 2025-2026 biennial session of the legislature.
Proposed 2025-2026 Session Schedule at a Glance
January 6, 2025 2025 Inauguration
January 7 to 9, 2025 Floorperiod
January 13 to 15, 2025 Floorperiod
January 21 to 23, 2025 Floorperiod
February 18 to 20, 2025 Floorperiod
March 11 to 20, 2025 Floorperiod
April 15 to 24, 2025 Floorperiod
May 8, 2025 Bills sent to Governor
May 13 to 15, 2025 Floorperiod
June 3 to 30, 2025, OR budget passage Floorperiod
August 7, 2025 Nonbudget Bills sent to Governor
August 7, 2025 (or later) Budget Bill sent to Governor
September 2 to 11, 2025 Floorperiod
October 7 to 16, 2025 Floorperiod
November 11 to 20, 2025 Floorperiod
December 4, 2025 Bills sent to Governor
January 13 to 15, 2026 Floorperiod
January 20 to 22, 2026 Floorperiod
February 10 to 19, 2026 Floorperiod
March 17 to 19, 2026 Last general-business Floorperiod
April 2, 2026 Bills sent to Governor
April 14 to 16, 2026 Limited-business Floorperiod
April 23, 2026 Bills sent to Governor
May 12 and 13, 2026 Veto Review Floorperiod
May 27, 2026 Bills sent to Governor
March 20, 2026, to January 4, 2027 Interim, committee work
January 4, 2027 2027 Inauguration
SJR1,2,1
1Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That: SJR1,12Section 1. 2025-2026 session schedule. (1) Biennial session period. 3The legislature declares that the biennial session period of the 2025 Wisconsin 4Legislature began on Monday, January 6, 2025, and that the biennial session period 5ends at noon on Monday, January 4, 2027. SJR1,2,96(2) Budget deadline extended. The deadline of Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 7set by section 16.45 of the statutes for introduction of the executive budget bill or 8bills, submittal of the state budget report, and delivery of the governor’s budget 9message, is extended to February 20, 2025. SJR1,2,1510(3) Scheduled floorperiods and committee work periods. (a) 11Unreserved days. Unless reserved under this subsection as a day to conduct an 12organizational meeting or to be part of a scheduled floorperiod of the legislature, 13every day of the biennial session period is designated as a day for committee activity 14and is available to extend a scheduled floorperiod, convene an extraordinary 15session, or take senate action on appointments as permitted by joint rule 81. SJR1,3,216(b) Inauguration. Pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, the
1inauguration of the members of the 2025 legislature, and the organizing for 2business of the 2 houses, commences at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2025. SJR1,3,43(c) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 10 4a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 9, 2025. SJR1,3,65(d) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 10 6a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. SJR1,3,87(e) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 810 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 23, 2025. SJR1,3,109(f) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 1010 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, February 20, 2025. SJR1,3,1211(g) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 10 12a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, March 20, 2025. SJR1,3,1413(h) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 10 14a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, April 24, 2025. SJR1,3,1915(i) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., the 16chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon 17all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk’s house and having been passed by 18both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, 19April 24, 2025. SJR1,3,2120(j) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 10 21a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, May 15, 2025. SJR1,4,222(k) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 10 23a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Monday, June 30, 2025, but this
1floorperiod may not be adjourned until the general fund executive budget bill has 2been passed by both houses. SJR1,4,73(L) Nonbudget bills to governor. No later than Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 44:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive 5action thereon all enrolled bills, except the general fund executive budget bill, 6originating in the chief clerk’s house and having been passed by both houses, in 7regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, July 24, 2025. SJR1,4,138(m) Budget bill to governor. No later than the later of Thursday, August 7, 92025, at 4:30 p.m., or 4:30 p.m. on the 4th Thursday after the general fund executive 10budget bill is passed by both houses in identical form, the chief clerk of each house 11shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon any enrolled general fund 12executive budget bill originating in the chief clerk’s house and having been passed 13by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session. SJR1,4,1514(n) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 1510 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, September 11, 2025. SJR1,4,1716(o) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 10 17a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, October 16, 2025. SJR1,4,1918(p) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 1910 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, November 20, 2025. SJR1,5,220(q) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., 21the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action 22thereon all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk’s house and having been
1passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before 2Thursday, November 20, 2025. SJR1,5,43(r) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 410 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
