SJR 42 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: proclaiming 2025 as the year of the snake.

SJR 42 is a ceremonial resolution that declares 2025 as "the Year of the Snake" to honor the Lunar New Year and celebrate Asian American cultural traditions in Wisconsin. It does not create new laws or policies; instead, it symbolically recognizes the significance of the Lunar New Year in Asian cultures and the positive traits associated with the snake in Chinese tradition. The resolution aims to foster appreciation for Wisconsin's diverse Asian American communities and their contributions to the state's cultural fabric. This is a non-binding proclamation with no direct impact on legislation or affected populations.

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Introduced Apr 29, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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Mar 23, 2026

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Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Apr 29, 2025

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Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

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Apr 29, 2025

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Introduced by Senators Ratcliff, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio, Hong, Mayadev, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Haywood, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Taylor, Udell and Vining

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