WisconsinSJR982025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)Senate

To create section 27 of article I of the constitution; Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration).

Sponsored By: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Robert Wirch (Democratic)

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Sen Joint Resolution 98Constitutional amendments -- First considerationDiscrimination

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Tim Carpenter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kristin Dassler-Alfheim

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dora Drake

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jodi Habush Sinykin

    Democratic • Senate

  • LaTonya Johnson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Chris Larson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Melissa Ratcliff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kelda Roys

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mark Spreitzer

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jamie Wall

    Democratic • Senate

  • Robert Wirch

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Clinton Anderson

    Democratic • House

  • Deb Andraca

    Democratic • House

  • Margaret Arney

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Bare

    Democratic • House

  • Brienne Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Ryan Clancy

    Democratic • House

  • Angelina Cruz

    Democratic • House

  • Ben DeSmidt

    Democratic • House

  • Jodi Emerson

    Democratic • House

  • Joan Fitzgerald

    Democratic • House

  • Dianne Hesselbein

    Democratic • Senate

  • Francesca Hong

    Democratic • House

  • Andrew Hysell

    Democratic • House

  • Jenna Jacobson

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Tara Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Sarah Keyeski

    Democratic • Senate

  • Karen Kirsch

    Democratic • House

  • Darrin Madison

    Democratic • House

  • Renuka Mayadev

    Democratic • House

  • Maureen McCarville

    Democratic • House

  • Tip McGuire

    Democratic • House

  • Vincent Miresse

    Democratic • House

  • Supreme Moore Omokunde

    Democratic • House

  • Greta Neubauer

    Democratic • House

  • Lori Palmeri

    Democratic • House

  • Christian Phelps

    Democratic • House

  • Priscilla Prado

    Democratic • House

  • Amaad Rivera-Wagner

    Democratic • House

  • Ann Roe

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Sheehan

    Democratic • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

  • Lee Snodgrass

    Democratic • House

  • Ryan Spaude

    Democratic • House

  • Angela Stroud

    Democratic • House

  • Shelia Stubbs

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Sequanna Taylor

    Democratic • House

  • Angelito Tenorio

    Democratic • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

  • Robyn Vining

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026Senate
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

    2/9/2026Senate
  3. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

    1/20/2026Senate
  4. Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor

    11/12/2025Senate
  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

    10/9/2025Senate
  6. Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Brown, McGuire, Palmeri, Snodgrass, Subeck, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining

    10/9/2025Senate

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