Welcome to the Capitol Insights: Monday Morning Report!

These emails give you a look at the legislative calendar for the week ahead as well as other legislative and executive branch engagement opportunities.

In addition, these reports include an aggregation of bills that have been introduced during the previous week, as well as draft bills that are being circulated for co-sponsorship.

In this week's report:

Assembly Floor Calendar
Committee Schedule for the Week
Co-Sponsorship Memos
Introduced Bills
Fundraising Calendar

ASSEMBLY FLOOR CALENDAR

The Assembly will be on the floor on Thursday, September 11th at 11:00 AM. The below bills have been directly referred by the Speaker for consideration:

AJR-083: Recognizing September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin.

AB-033: Representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty.

AB-039: Requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.

AB-058: Flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.

AB-146: Requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims.

AB-161: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.

AB-189: An optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage.

AB-211: Exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.

AB-308: Prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals.

AB-387: Correction bill for 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 and making an appropriation.

AB-388: Grant program for an integrated mental health facility.

SB-033: Representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty.

SB-184: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.

SB-189: An optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage.

COMMITTEE SCHEDULE

The following meetings have been noticed as of 10:00 am Monday. Committee and Agency meeting notices are frequently updated and can be found here (for the Legislature) and here (for the Administration).

Monday, September 8

No meetings currently scheduled.

Tuesday, September 9

Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention

Executive Session at 9:45 AM

Assembly Committee on Urban Revitalization

Informational Hearing at 10:00 AM

Wednesday, September 10

Assembly Committee on Local Government

Executive Session at 10:00 AM

Public Hearing at 10:01 AM

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Public Hearing at 11:00 AM

Thursday, September 11

No meetings currently scheduled.

Friday, September 12

No meetings currently scheduled.

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #	Author	Relating To	Memo	Deadline
509	Cabral-Guevara, VanderMeer	Adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures	LRB-509 Memo	9/10
709	Sheehan, Carpenter, et.al.	Prevailing wage, granting rulemaking authority, and providing a penalty	LRB-709 Memo	9/18
718	Sinicki, Spreitzer, et.al.	Repealing Wisconsin's "right-towork" Law	LRB-718 Memo	9/18
2572	Tomczyk, Jacobson	Airport improvement contracts	LRB-2572 Memo	9/18
3277	Novak, James	The use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions	LRB-3277 Memo	9/17
3611	Clancy, Hong, Madison, Phelps, Cruz, Moore-Omokunde, Tenorio	Safe Reporting for Sex Workers	LRB-3611 Memo	9/19
4295	Wirch, Emerson, et.al.	Worker Misclassification Bill	LRB-4295 Memo	9/18
4460	Hutton, Wanggaard, Bradley, Melotik, Donovan, Franklin	Eliminating state income tax on overtime earnings	LRB-4460 Memo	9/19
4536	Dallman, Jagler	Designating the Greg Quinn and Larry Millard Memorial Bridge	LRB-4536 Memo	9/9
4589	Tusler, Hutton	Requiring the IHRA definition of antisemitism to be considered when assessing antisemitic incidents	LRB-4589 Memo	9/17

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

No new bills introduced.

Senate

EA-Bristol, Echo: Echo E. Bristol, of Lone Rock, as a Nursing Home Administrator on the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board. To serve for the term ending May 1, 2029.

Referred to Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State & Federal Affairs

EA-Hiller, Tanner: Tanner Hiller, of Mercer, as a Northern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreation Council. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2027.

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Sporting Heritage

EA-Landes, Chad: Chad Landes, of Lodi, as a Veterinarian Representative on the Veterinary Examining Board. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2027.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

EA-Pritchard, Jessica: Dr. Jessica C. Pritchard, of Madison, as a Veterinarian Representative on the Veterinary Examining Board. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2029.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

EA-Sant, Anuya Rohit: Anuya Rohit Sant, of Eau Claire, as an Architect on the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, Land Surveyors and Registered Interior Designers. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2029.

Referred to Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State & Federal Affairs

EA-Voelker, Erica: Erica Voelker, of Brodhead, as a Southern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2028.

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Sporting Heritage

EA-Wilson, Christa: Christa Wilson, of Sheboygan, as a Pharmacist Representative on the Pharmacy Examining Board. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2029.

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-408: An agricultural purchase program and making an appropriation.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-409: Passing certain vehicles stopped on or near a highway and providing a penalty.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-410: Grants for falls prevention awareness and initiatives and making an appropriation.

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-411: The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project, funding for the veterans housing and recovery program, eligibility changes for the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit, and making an appropriation.

Referred to Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veterans & Military Affairs

SB-412: Creation of a farmland link program.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-413: Immunity from prosecution for certain crimes based on assisting a victim of sexual assault, extending the time limit for prosecution of second-degree sexual assault, and the standard for terminating residential residency when tenant is the victim of sexual assault.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-414: Use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.

Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor & Economic Development

SB-415: Exempting certain farm owners from campground licensing.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-416: Requiring reports on disturbed burial sites.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-417: Visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak.

Referred to Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State & Federal Affairs

SB-418: A sales and use tax exemption for ski lifts.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-419: Emergency testing of a criminal defendant for certain diseases.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-420: Prohibiting rights of nature ordinances.

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government

SJR-080: Recognizing National Propane Day.

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

SJR-081: Congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baseball Team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship.

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

SJR-082: Proclaiming August and October 2025 to be Agent Orange Awareness Months in Wisconsin.

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

SJR-083: Recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

If you would like coverage of any above hearing, would like to engage on an above bill, or if you would like to find time to discuss the above matter in more detail, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Michael Best Strategies contact.

Have a great day,

Wisconsin GR Team