2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate resolution

SJR 98

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).

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 11

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Senate Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 6

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 9, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
January 20, 2026	Senate	Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
November 12, 2025	Senate	Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor
October 9, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
October 9, 2025	Senate	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

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.