# Wisconsin AJR44: Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler.

Wisconsin AJR44, Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic) and 29 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AJR44
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-02
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), John Spiros (Republican), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Asm Joint Resolution 44, In memoriam
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-05-02: Read and referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-05-02: Introduced by Representatives Goodwin, Sinicki, Arney, Spiros, Doyle, Neubauer, Tenorio, Rivera-Wagner, Mursau, Madison, Brown, DeSmidt, Stubbs, Vining, Emerson, Kirsch, Fitzgerald, Phelps, Bare, Ortiz-Velez, Moore Omokunde, Kaufert, Clancy, Palmeri, J. Jacobson, Joers, Snodgrass, Haywood, Taylor, Prado, Johnson and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Drake, Carpenter, Larson, Wall, Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Smith, Ratcliff, Wirch, Spreitzer, Wanggaard and L. Johnson (House)

## Bill text

- Joint Resolution Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR44), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR44.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Joint Resolution Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR44)
- [Joint Resolution Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR44.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AJR44-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).