AJR 96 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months.

AJR 96 is a symbolic resolution designating October 2025 and October 2026 as "Breast Cancer Awareness Months" in Wisconsin. It does not create new laws, funding, or obligations; it is a ceremonial proclamation to promote public awareness of breast cancer. The resolution cites Wisconsin-specific breast cancer statistics and screening recommendations to justify the designation. As a procedural joint resolution, it has no direct policy impact but serves to highlight this public health issue.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Oct 2025

Assembly Passage

Oct 2025

Senate Passage

Oct 2025

Governor

Introduced Oct 3, 2025 Last action Feb 9, 2026

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Joint Resolution Text → Enrolled Joint Resolution · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill transitioned from a draft version to an enrolled, final version, adding signatures from the Senate President, Assembly Speaker, and Assembly Chief Clerk to certify its passage. The substantive policy content regarding the proclamation of Breast Cancer Awareness Months for October 2025 and 2026 remains unchanged, with only minor reordering of the background 'Whereas' clauses.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's effect has not changed; it remains a symbolic resolution proclaiming specific months as awareness months.

TECHNICAL

The document was finalized by adding the signatures of the presiding officers and the Assembly Chief Clerk, converting the text from a draft introduction to an official enrolled resolution.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Oct 14, 2025

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Oct 8, 2025

Committee

Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization

upper

Oct 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Oct 3, 2025

Committee

Read and referred to Committee on Rules

lower

Oct 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Joers, Kaufert, Kirsch, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, McCarville, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rodriguez, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Wittke and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Nass, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, W

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39 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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