Relating to: recognizing October as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month in Wisconsin.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Steve Nass

Designates October as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month in Wisconsin to recognize affected individuals and encourage awareness activities, with no regulatory or funding changes.

Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Nass

Summary — SJR 89 (Wisconsin): Recognizing October as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month

Status: Available for scheduling
Bill type: Joint resolution (ceremonial/recognition)
Primary sponsor: Senator Nass
Introduced: December 1, 2025 (as provided)

Note on source materials: The documents you supplied include text from unrelated measures (a Missouri constitutional amendment and a Tennessee confirmation resolution). The full text of the Wisconsin SJR 89 recognizing “Vaccine Injury Awareness Month” was not included. The summary below is therefore based on the bill title, classification, sponsor, and the usual form and effect of state legislative recognition resolutions.

Purpose and intent

The resolution would formally designate October as “Vaccine Injury Awareness Month” in Wisconsin. Its intent is symbolic — to acknowledge individuals who believe they have experienced adverse events associated with vaccination, raise public awareness of vaccine injury concerns, and encourage education, support, or remembrance activities during that month.

Key provisions (expected/typical for this type of measure)

Officially recognizes and proclaims October as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month in the state of Wisconsin.

Encourages state and local agencies, schools, health-care organizations, community groups, and citizens to observe the month with appropriate programs, educational activities, or commemorations.

Contains no regulatory mandates, entitlement changes, or appropriation of funds (typical for ceremonial joint resolutions).

Because the actual text was not provided, the summary above reflects the common structure and purpose of recognition joint resolutions; specific language, directives, or calls to action in the enacted text (if any) could vary.

Who would be affected

Primarily symbolic: members of the public, advocacy groups, and individuals who identify as vaccine-injured would receive official recognition and visibility.

State and local public-health bodies, schools, and community organizations might be invited (but are not legally required) to participate in awareness activities.

There would be no direct regulatory or funding impact on health-care providers, insurers, or vaccine programs unless the resolution included additional provisions (not present in the materials supplied).

Procedural and timeline aspects

As a joint resolution, SJR 89 must be passed by both the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly to be adopted.

Because it is a recognition (ceremonial) measure, it typically does not require the governor’s signature to have effect as a legislative proclamation in practice, though state practice may vary.

Status currently: Available for scheduling (per your information). No enacted date or adoption votes were provided.

Limitations and follow-up

The actual resolution text was not included in the provided documents; unrelated legislative texts were also present. For a definitive account of obligations, exact wording, or any additional provisions (e.g., requests to state agencies, specified activities, or funding), request or review the official bill text from the Wisconsin Legislature’s bill tracking system or the bill’s legislative file.