2021 Senate Joint Resolution 1

ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION

Relating to: the session schedule for the 2021-2022 biennial session period.

Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:

SJR1,1 Section 1 . 2021-2022 session schedule. (1) Biennial session period. The legislature declares that the biennial session period of the 2021 Wisconsin legislature began on Monday, January 4, 2021, and that the biennial session period ends at noon on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

(2) Budget deadline extended. The deadline of Tuesday, January 26, 2021, set by section 16.45 of the statutes for introduction of the executive budget bill or bills, submittal of the state budget report, and delivery of the governor's budget message, is extended to Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

(3) Scheduled floorperiods and committee work periods. (a) Unreserved days. Unless reserved under this subsection as a day to conduct an organizational meeting or to be part of a scheduled floorperiod of the legislature, every day of the biennial session period is designated as a day for committee activity and is available to extend a scheduled floorperiod, convene an extraordinary session, or take senate action on appointments as permitted by joint rule 81.

(b) Inauguration. Pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, the inauguration of the members of the 2021 legislature, and the organizing for business of the 2 houses, commences at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2021.