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Welcome to our new Capitol Insights: Monday Morning Report! These emails, beginning next week, will go out Monday mornings to give you a look at the week ahead.


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

WEEK OF MARCH 10-14, 2025

Committee Schedule

Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities

March 11th, 2025, 10:00am


Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency

March 11th, 2025, 11:00am


Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

March 11th, 2025, 1:00 PM


Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections

March 11th, 2025, 1:00pm


Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

March 11th, 2025, 1:00pm


Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

March 12th, 2025, 10:30am


Assembly Committee on State Affairs

March 12th, 2025, 10:30 AM


Joint Public Hearing for Senate & Assembly Committees on Health

March 12th, 2025, 10:30 AM


Joint Informational Hearing for Senate & Assembly Committees on Health

March 12th, 2025, 10:31 AM


Assembly Committee on State Affairs

March 12th, 2025, 10:31 AM


Senate Committee on Health

March 12th, 2025, 12:00 PM


Senate Committee on Education

March 13th, 2025, 10:00am

Thursday, March 13th Assembly Calendar

AR-5: St. Patrick's Day

AB-13: Elections Commission Rule Suspension

AB-14: Elections Commision Rule Suspension

AB-15: Elections Commission Rule Suspension

AB-16: DNR Rule Repeal 

AB-61: Police Animals 

AB-66: Criminal Charges 

AB-74: School Notifications

AB-75: DOJ Reporting

AB-78: Vehicle Impoundment

AB-85: Parole Revocation 

AB-86: Child Trafficking

AB-87: Restitution Orders

AB-89: Theft Crimes

AB-91: School Resource Officers

Co-Sponsorship Memos

LRB #

Author

Relating To

Memo

Deadline

218

Sortwell,

Jacque

The nomination of presidential electors.

LRB-218 Memo

3/12

232

Darrin,

Johnson

Study of guaranteed employment grant program & making an appropriation.

LRB-232 Memo

3/13

906

Hutton,

Maxey

Requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims

LRB-906 Memo

3/12

993

Wanggaard,

Jacobson

Requirements for lighting on police vehicles.

LRB-993 Memo

3/17

1094

Kurtz,

Keyeski

Designating US Highway 12 in the Village of Lake Delton as the "Tom Diehl Memorial Highway."

LRB-1094 Memo

3/20

1283

Tusler,

Tomczyk

School bus back-up lamps

LRB-1283 Memo

3/10

1278

Felzkowski,

Novak

Regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements.

LRB-1278 Memo

3/21

1307

Wimberger,

Tusler

Eliminating a judgeship from District IV and the Court of Appeals and establishing an additional judgeship for the District III of the Court of Appeals

LRB-1307 Memo

3/11

1435

Maxey,

Donovan,

Madison, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Larson

Requiring periodic inspections of parking structures.

LRB-1435 Memo

3/14

1546

James,

Tusler,

Duchow,

Wanggaard

Income change notifications for child support or maintenance orders.

LRB-1546 Memo

3/20

1569

Roys,

Brown

Algorithmic software for residential housing and providing a penalty.

LRB-1569 Memo

3/10

1597

Duchow,

Wanggaard

Interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in criminal and civil proceedings.

LRB-1597

Memo

3/13

1819

Kapenga,

Moses,

Knodl,

Kaufert

Requiring the Department of Health Services to seek a waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits.

LRB-1819 Memo

3/14

1891

Maxey,

Piwowarczyk,

Rodriguez,

Bradley

Allowing an unlicensed person to use a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.

LRB-1891 Memo

3/11

1910

Cabral-Guevara,

Kaufert

Financial eligibility for the Alzheimer's family and caregiver support program.

LRB-1910 Memo

3/13

2137

Moore-Omokunde,

Larson

Passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions

LRB-2137

Memo

3/11

2146

Wimberger,

Mursau

A presumption that equalizing physical placement to tht highest degree is in the child's best interest.

LRB-2146

Memo

3/13

2164

Kurtz,

Novak,

Wittke,

McCarville,

Wanggaard,

Tomczyk,

Keyeski

Maximum life and allocation period for Tax Incremental District Number 9 in the village of DeForest and the total value of taxable property that may be included in tax incremental financing districts created in the village of DeForest.

LRB-2164 Memo

3/16

Assembly Bills Introduced

AB-99: authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use.

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-100: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-101: requiring school districts to report information related to American Indian children attending school in the school district.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-102: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities


AB-103: school board policies related to changing a pupil’s legal name and pronouns.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-104: prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

Senate Bills Introduced

SB-85: pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event.

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


SB-86: authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use.

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


SB-87: a lifetime license that authorizes an individual to teach an American Indian language in an American Indian language program and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE)

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


SB-88: the membership of the Professional Standards Council for Teachers.

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


SB-89: requiring school districts to report information related to American Indian children attending school in the school district.

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


SB-90: the sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas sold for residential use. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue


SB-91: imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-92: theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-93: recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee onJudiciary and Public Safety


SB-94: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-95: restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-96: exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities and Tourism


SB-97: parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families


SB-98: conversion of cooperative associations organized to establish and operate nonprofit plans or programs for health care into service insurance corporations.

Referred to Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry


SB-99: spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health


SB-100: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-101: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)

Available for Scheduling


SB-102: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)

Available for Scheduling


SB-103: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)

Available for Scheduling


SB-104: providing safe drinking water in public and private schools. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Education


SB-105: jailers and protective occupation annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-106: psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

Referred to Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families


SB-107: consent to mental health treatment by minors who are age 14 or older.

Referred to Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families


SB-108: sharing minors’ safety plans. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families


SB-109: clinician initiation of emergency detention of a minor and providing a penalty.

Referred to Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families


SB-110: authorizing youth behavioral health program under the Medical Assistance program and granting rule-making authority.

Referred to Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families


SB-111: transportation of minors for emergency detention.

Referred to Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families


SB-112: hunting of sandhill cranes, programs related to sandhill crane damage, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage


SB-113: a transition to grazing pilot program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue


SB-114: sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue


SB-115: Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-116: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

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


SB-117: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.

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


SB-118: a tax credit for relocating to this state due to Hurricane Helene or the Los Angeles wildfires. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue


SB-119: positions for the Office of School Safety. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-120: school board policies related to changing a pupil’s legal name and pronouns.

Referred to Senate Committee on Education


SB-121: recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-122: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Port Washington. (FE)

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

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

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