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:

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

FLOOR CALENDAR

The Senate will be in session on 11/18 and the Assembly will be in session on 11/19.

November 18, 11:00 AM: Senate Floor Calendar

SB-279 Grants (Wanggaard, Van) Grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms.
SB-011 Organization Information (Cabral-Guevara, Rachael) Allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property.
SB-016 Public Records Applicability (Tomczyk, Cory) Participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.
SB-188 Penalty Surcharge (Feyen, Daniel) Reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced.
SB-190 Respiratory Care Compact (Cabral-Guevara, Rachael) Ratification of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact.
SB-210 Scholarships (Tomczyk, Cory) Changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships.
SB-216 Bidding Thresholds (Tomczyk, Cory) Local government competitive bidding thresholds.
SB-227 Law Enforcement (James, Jesse) The law enforcement officers’ bill of rights.
SB-291 Tax Credit Eligibility (Marklein, Howard) Making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit.
SB-310 Emergency Powers (Tomczyk, Cory) Time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations.
SB-358 Coroner Fees (Tomczyk, Cory) Fees charged for certain coroner or medical examiner services.
SB-366 Tech Ed Grants (Stafsholt, Rob) Technical education equipment grants.
SB-367 Policy Payments (Cabral-Guevara, Rachael) Virtual credit card payments in health insurance policies.
SB-376 Child Care Tax Credit (Feyen, Daniel) A tax credit for employer-provided child care.
SB-377 Memorial Identification (Marklein, Howard) Identification of the Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial on state highway maps.
SB-387 Veterans ID (Jacque, Andre) Indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards.
SB-389 School Revenue Limits (Kapenga, Chris) The per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits.
SB-391 School Bus Equipment (James, Jesse) Equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices.
SB-392 Driver Ed Instruction (James, Jesse) Driver education instruction related to school bus safety.
SB-394 Property Damage (Jacque, Andre) Damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty.
SB-413 Immunity (Marklein, Howard) 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.
SB-419 Criminal Defendant Testing (Feyen, Daniel) Emergency testing of a criminal defendant for certain diseases.
SB-421 Rothschild Dam (Tomczyk, Cory) A grant for modernization of a dam in the village of Rothschild and making an appropriation.
SB-423 Hiding a Corpse (Wanggaard, Van) The time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpse.
SB-424 Teacher Prep (Wanggaard, Van) Teacher preparatory programs.
SB-432 Mandatory Reporting (Quinn, Romaine) Mandatory reporting requirements and referring cases of threatened or suspected child abuse to law enforcement.
SB-439 Levy Increase (Marklein, Howard) Levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland.
SB-440 Legal Notices (Quinn, Romaine) Newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices.
SB-448 Videoconferencing (James, Jesse) The use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions.
SB-459 Witness Testimony (Wanggaard, Van) Admissibility of expert witness testimony.
SB-461 DOT Projects (Marklein, Howard) Alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation.
SB-466 Missing Child Alerts (James, Jesse) Age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert.
SB-474 Fire Suppression Products (Marklein, Howard) Fire suppression products derived from soybeans.
SB-482 Research Tax Credit (Feyen, Daniel) Increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit.
SB-485 Video Surveillance (James, Jesse) Video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities.
SB-498 UW Free Speech (Cabral-Guevara, Rachael) Free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards.
SB-504 Health Insurance (Felzkowski, Mary) Dental provider network rental by insurance plans.
SB-521 Memorial Signage (Marklein, Howard) Highway signs for the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial.
SB-525 Advertising Signs (Tomczyk, Cory) Removal of vegetation obstructing outdoor advertising signs.
SB-528 Airport Improvement (Tomczyk, Cory) Airport improvement contracts.
SB-529 Obsolete Provisions (Marklein, Howard) Repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions.
SB-531 Insurance Policies (Felzkowski, Mary) Postloss assignment of rights or benefits under property insurance policies to residential contractors and providing a penalty.
SB-532 UW Fees (Hutton, Rob) Course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions.
SB-533 Correctional Officers (James, Jesse) Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty.
SB-536 Tax Exemption (Bradley, Julian) The sales tax exemption for memberships sold to real estate brokers.
SB-537 Airbags (Wanggaard, Van) Nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty.
SB-553 Abortion Definition (Quinn, Romaine) Limitations on the definition of abortion.
SB-593 Insurance Law (Quinn, Romaine) Various changes to insurance laws.
AB-074 School Notifications (Franklin, Benjamin) Parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member.
AB-089 Theft Crimes (Penterman, William) Theft crimes and providing a penalty.
AB-136 Impersonating Officer (Wichgers, Chuck) Classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty.
AB-165 Income Programs (Piwowarczyk, Jim) Local guaranteed income programs.
AB-166 Data Reporting (Melotik, Paul) Academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes.
AB-211 Smoking Ban (Gustafson, Nate) Exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.
AB-265 Human Trafficking (Wittke, Robert) Human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty.
AB-280 Tax Credit Adjustments (Armstrong, David) Workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit.
AB-302 Funeral Processions (Kaufert, Dean) Authorized lights for funeral procession vehicles.
AB-308 Health Services (Dallman, Alex) Prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals.
AB-366 Support Animals (Tittl, Paul) Emotional support animals in housing; falsely claiming that an animal is a service animal; and providing a penalty.
AB-409 Passing Vehicles (Piwowarczyk, Jim) Passing certain vehicles stopped on or near a highway and providing a penalty.
AB-424 Manufactured Homes (Krug, Scott) Requirements for the rental of mobile and manufactured homes.
AB-450 Building Code (Penterman, William) Applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings.
AB-452 Subdivisions (Kreibich, Rob) A process for subdividers of land to self certify that the design and construction of public improvements comply with state requirements and various other changes regarding subdivision plat approvals.
AB-456 Real Estate Practice (Krug, Scott) Changes regarding the laws governing real estate practice.
SJR-101 Awareness Month (Jacque, Andre) Declaring November as Veteran Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
SJR-103 Ukraine (Jacque, Andre) Condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.
SJR-106 Greendale Marching Band (Wanggaard, Van) Congratulating the Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship for the 20th consecutive year.
AJR-092 Marine Corps (Kurtz, Tony) Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday.

November 19, 11:00 AM: Assembly Floor Calendar

AJR-109 Veterans (Kurtz, Tony) Honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic and Latino veterans.
AB-009 Organization Information (Dittrich, Barbara) Allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property.
AB-032 Recruiters (Penterman, William) Access to public high schools for military recruiters.
AB-152 County Board Notices (Goeben, Joy) Bid requirement for publication and printing of county board proceedings, notices, and advertisements in counties having a population of 250,000 or more and at least two English newspapers published daily.
AB-156 Abuse Prevention Education (Gundrum, Rick) Requiring child sexual abuse prevention education.
AB-180 FoodShare (Moses, Clint) Requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits.
AB-185 Tax Exemption (Kitchens, Joel) Property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters.
AB-195 Property (Krug, Scott) Revoking a transfer of real property on death, obtaining evidence of the termination of a decedent’s property interests, disbursing deposits after rescission of real property wholesaler contracts, and filing satisfactions of judgment.
AB-207 Referenda Information (O'Connor, Jerry) Information provided to voters concerning proposed constitutional amendments and other statewide referenda.
AB-223 Nomination Papers (Piwowarczyk, Jim) Residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions.
AB-225 Venue Determination (Duchow, Cindi) Determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for purposes of venue.
AB-238 Search Dogs (Green, Chanz) Prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs.
AB-240 Tax Exemption (Green, Chanz) A sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog.
AB-268 WEC Appeals (Wittke, Robert) The right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials.
AB-306 Emergency Powers (Jacobson, Brent) Time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations.
AB-312 Absentee Voting (Krug, Scott) Hours for voting by absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site.
AB-326 Grant Writing (Kurtz, Tony) Local grant writing and compliance assistance.
AB-347 Coroner Fees (Snyder, Patrick) Fees charged for certain coroner or medical examiner services.
AB-367 Minor League Baseball (Dallman, Alex) Exemptions from minimum wage, overtime pay, and recordkeeping requirements for minor league baseball players.
AB-374 Election Law (Krug, Scott) Compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act.
AB-385 Campaign Contributions (Murphy, Dave) Online credit card contributions and providing a penalty.
AB-420 Teacher Prep (Goeben, Joy) Teacher preparatory programs.
AB-422 Hiding a Corpse (Tusler, Ron) The time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpse.
AB-426 Election Observers (Tittl, Paul) Election observers and providing a penalty.
AB-433 Legal Notices (Novak, Todd) Newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices.
AB-518 Substitute Teaching (Penterman, William) Allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program.
AB-530 Drone Operation (Kitchens, Joel) The operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.
AB-582 Dual Enrollment (Murphy, Dave) Dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits.
AB-592 Teacher Development (Franklin, Benjamin) Professional development for science teachers.
AB-595 Vote Act Compliance (Krug, Scott) Compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter registration list.
AB-596 Grant Program (Franklin, Benjamin) A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation.
AB-597 Grant Program (Franklin, Benjamin) A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments.
AB-601 Sports Wagers (August, Tyler) Excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.
AB-602 Tax Credit Program (Rodriguez, Jessie) Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
AB-613 Parent Notification (Goeben, Joy) Notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom.
AB-614 Teacher Authority (Goeben, Joy) A teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct.
AB-616 Reimbursement Funding (Krug, Scott) Funding for reimbursements to municipalities for required office hours for in-person absentee voting and making an appropriation.
AB-617 Elections (Krug, Scott) Applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty.
AB-644 School Aid (Kitchens, Joel) State aid for consolidated school districts.
AB-645 Consolidation Grants (Kitchens, Joel) Grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing.
AB-646 District Consolidation Study (Duchow, Cindi) Requiring a school district consolidation study.
AB-647 Grade Sharing Grants (Nedweski, Amanda) Whole grade sharing grants for school boards.
AB-648 School District Aid (Nedweski, Amanda) Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts.
AB-649 Grade Sharing Funding (Duchow, Cindi) Supplemental funding for whole grade sharing grants, supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts, grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing, and making an appropriation.
SB-010 Recruiters (Cabral-Guevara, Rachael) Access to public high schools for military recruiters.
SB-162 County Board Notices (Wimberger, Eric) Bid requirement for publication and printing of county board proceedings, notices, and advertisements in counties having a population of 250,000 or more and at least two English newspapers published daily.
SB-193 Property (Jagler, John) Revoking a transfer of real property on death, obtaining evidence of the termination of a decedent’s property interests, disbursing deposits after rescission of real property wholesaler contracts, and filing satisfactions of judgment.
SB-270 WEC Appeals (Wanggaard, Van) The right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials.
SB-337 Grant Writing (Marklein, Howard) Local grant writing and compliance assistance.
SB-374 Minor League Baseball (Feyen, Daniel) Exemptions from minimum wage, overtime pay, and recordkeeping requirements for minor league baseball players.

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, November 17

Assembly Committee on Elder Services

Informational Hearing at 12:00 PM

Tuesday, November 18

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency

Executive Session at 11:00 AM

Public Hearing at 11:01 AM

Assembly Committee on Government Efficiency and Modernization Informational Hearing at 11:30 AM

Assembly Committee on Corrections

Public Hearing at 12:00 PM

Wednesday, November 19

Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage

Public Hearing at 9:00 AM

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government

Public Hearing at 10:30 AM

Thursday, November 20

Assembly Committee on Elder Services

Informational Hearing at 11:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Rulemaking

Public Hearing at 11:00 AM

Friday, November 21

No meetings currently scheduled.

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #	Author	Relating To	Memo	Deadline
80	Subeck, Hesselbein	Prohibiting step therapy protocols for certain cancer drugs	LRB-80 Memo	11/26
82	Subeck, Hesselbein	Cost-sharing cap on epinephrine delivery systems under health insurance policies and plans	LRB-82 Memo	11/26
139	Wimberger, O'Connor	Using an absentee ballot drop box or the U.S. mail or a commercial carrier to commit election fraud and providing a penalty	LRB-139 Memo	11/26
158	Subeck, Snodgrass, Mayadev, Roys, Johnson	The treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison or jail	LRB-158 Memo	11/21
207	Bare, Emerson, Joers, Hesselbein	Grants to match county investments in the health care, public health, and care provider workforce and making an appropriation	LRB-207 Memo	11/28
243	Bare, Arney, Kirsch, Roys	Coverage of tests for sexually transmitted diseases by health insurance policies and plans	LRB-243 Memo	11/28
244	Bare, Miresse, Udell, Roys	Coverage of sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling under health insurance policies and plans	LRB-244 Memo	11/28
546	Clancy, et.al., Drake, Larson	Telecommunications service access by inmates and juveniles and making an appropriation	LRB-546 Memo	11/21
608	Wimberger, Krug	Net metering for rooftop energy systems	LRB-608 Memo	11/17
770	Marklein, Novak	Service award program	LRB-770 Memo	11/14
929	Kitchens, Snyder, Duchow, Franklin, Novak, Rodriguez, Krug, Allen, Oritz-Velez, Rivera-Wagner, James, Tomczyk	Eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program	LRB-929 Memo	11/25
1071	Gundrum, Jacque	Prohibiting noncommercial uses of neonicotinoid pesticides	LRB-1071 Memo	11/21
2108	Vining, Hong, Joers, Pfaff	Go Big for Small Business	LRB-2108 Memo	11/21
2898	Tomczyk, Brill	An exemption from private detective and private security license and permit requirements	LRB-2898 Memo	11/21
3755	Clancy, Madison, Arney, Hong, Phelps, Tenorio, Larson	Custody of the county jail and its inmates (first consideration)	LRB-3755 Memo	11/21
4048	Phelps, Madison, Hong, Arney, Clancy, Tenorio, Roys, Larson	Climate control in state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction and making an appropriation	LRB-4048 Memo	11/21
4049	Clancy, Madison, Arney, Hong, Phelps, Tenorio, Drake, Larson	Inmate access to transparent windows and making an appropriation	LRB-4049 Memo	11/21
4050	Madison, Clancy, Hong, Arney, Phelps, Tenorio, Larson	Inmate access to the outdoors	LRB-4050 Memo	11/21
4051	Madison, Clancy, Stubbs, Arney, Cruz, Goodwin, Hong, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Drake, Johnson	Minimum wage for all inmates and residents of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction and making an appropriation	LRB-4051 Memo	11/21
4052	Roys, Larson, Drake, Phelps, Clancy, Madison, Arney, Hong, Tenorio	Recreational opportunities and structured programming for inmates in state correctional institutions and county jails and houses of correction	LRB-4052 Memo	11/21
4053	Clancy, Hong, Phelps, Madison, Arney, Tenorio, Roys, Johnson, Larson	Visiting periods for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction	LRB-4053 Memo	11/21
4056	Johnson, Larson, Stubbs, Madison, Arney, Brown, Clancy, Hong, Phelps, Tenorio	Personal hygiene products for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails and making an appropriation	LRB-4056 Memo	11/20
4057	Johnson, Roys, Drake, Larson, Vining,	Free feminine hygiene products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails	LRB-4057 Memo	11/20
4058	Larson, Madison, Brown, Stubbs, Arney, Clancy, Hong, Phelps, Tenorio	Bathing periods for inmates of state correctional institutions and county jails or houses of correction	LRB-4058 Memo	11/21
4059	Madison, Clancy, Taylor, Arney, Hong, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Drake, Roys, Johnson, Larson	Reporting of and notifications about restricted movement and solitary confinement in state correctional institutions and county jails and making an appropriation	LRB-4059 Memo	11/21
4060	Madison, Clancy, Hysell, Arney, Goodwin, Hong, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Roys, Drake, Johnson, Larson	Department of Corrections reporting of complaints in state correctional institutions and making an appropriation	LRB-4060 Memo	11/21
4061	Clancy, Madison, Tenorio, Arney, Hong, Phelps, Moore-Omokunde, Larson	Access to prisons and jails for oversight purposes	LRB-4061 Memo	11/21
4205	Brill, Gustafson, Jacque	Prescription, use, and disposal of abortion-inducing drugs and providing a penalty	LRB-4205 Memo	11/20
4347	Hesselbein, Sinicki	Considering post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in sentencing certain criminal offenders	LRB-4347 Memo	11/20

4348	Hesselbein, McCarville	Veterans Benefits Education Week	LRB-4348 Memo	11/20
4389	Green, Tomczyk	Fees for snowmobile registration and trail use stickers	LRB-4389 Memo	11/17
4528	Tomczyk, Jacobson	Weight limits for vehicles transporting grain, feed, or commercial fertilizer	LRB-4528 Memo	11/20
4666	Rodriguez, James	Preferences for woman-owned businesses in state procurement for architectural and engineering services	LRB-4666 Memo	11/19
4702	Marklein, Wittke	Various changes to the laws governing the practice of accounting and modifying various administrative rules promulgated by the Accounting Examining Board relating to accounting	LRB-4702 Memo	11/13
4715	Hesselbein, Tenorio	Funding for a grant administration system for veterans benefits programs and making an appropriation	LRB-4715 Memo	11/20
4717	Hesselbein, Johnson	Veterans cemetery caretaker positions and making an appropriation	LRB-4717 Memo	11/20
4760	Hesselbein, Brown	Reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors	LRB-4760 Memo	11/20
5146	Felzkowski, Armstrong	Financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district	LRB-5146 Memo	11/21
5210	Brill, LeMahieu	Alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services	LRB-5210 Memo	11/17
5214	Pfaff, DeSanto, et.al.	Farm to fork grants, farm to school grants, matching funds for the federal farm to school program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation	LRB-5214 Memo	11/20
5222	Hong, Clancy, Madison, Arney, Phelps, Tenorio	Solitary Confinement	LRB-5222 Memo	11/20
5451	Udell, Ratcliff	Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service and opposing any effort to dismantle, privatize, or weaken this vital institution	LRB-5451 Memo	11/27
5471	Hong, Smith, et.al.	Food waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation	LRB-5471 Memo	11/27
5495	Madison, Hong, Spaude, Moore-Omokunde, Anderson, Arney, Brown, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Phelps, Roe, Tenorio, Larson	A percentage of income payment program for electricity and gas service, electricity and gas service disconnections, granting rulemaking authority, and making an appropriation	LRB-5495 Memo	11/21

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

AB-644: State aid for consolidated school districts.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education

AB-645: Grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education

AB-646: Requiring a school district consolidation study.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education

AB-647: Whole grade sharing grants for school boards.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education

AB-648: Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education

AB-649: Supplemental funding for whole grade sharing grants, supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts, grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing, and making an appropriation.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education

AB-650: Funding for identity verification under the unemployment insurance law and making an appropriation.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor and Integrated Employment

AB-651: Various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor and Integrated Employment

AB-652: Various changes to the unemployment insurance law.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor and Integrated Employment

Senate

EA-Buboltz-Dubbs, Sadie: Dubs, Sadie - Sadie Buboltz-Dubs, of De Pere, as an Athletic Trainer on the Athletic Trainers Affiliated Credentialing Board. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2026.

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

EA-Dembinski, Kevin: Kevin Anthony Dembinski, of New London, as a Funeral DirectorRepresentative on the Funeral Directors Examining Board. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2027.

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

EA-Esser, Paul: Paul T. Esser, of Sun Prairie, as a Public Member on the Pharmacy Examining Board. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2029.

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

EA-Kiel, Kristi: Kristi Kiel, of Washburn, as a Naturopathic Doctor Representative on the Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2028.

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

EA-Wheaton, Scott: Designer Engineer 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

SB-624: Applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE)

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

SB-625: Funding for reimbursements to municipalities for required office hours for in-person absentee voting and making an appropriation.

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

SB-626: Police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-627: Setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-628: Notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS. (FE)

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

SB-629: Legal action against certain private postsecondary schools.

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges

SB-630: Funding sources for certain private postsecondary schools and granting rule-making authority.

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges

SB-631: Student financial protection at certain private postsecondary schools. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges

SB-632: Naturopathic doctors. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-633: Meeting in closed session to consider information technology security issues.

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

SB-634: The age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children.

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

SB-635: Refundable individual income tax credit for premarital counseling and making an appropriation.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-636: A sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-637: A sales and use tax exemption and an income and franchise tax credit for nuclear energy facilities.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-638: The maximum compensation for compatibility with elective offices in cities, villages, and towns.

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government

SB-639: Veterans mental health services and making an appropriation.

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

SB-640: Tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges

SB-641: Allowing local governments to enact ordinances related to fire detection, prevention, or suppression in residential buildings.

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government

SB-642: Creating a landlord fire prevention grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

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

SB-643: An audit of fire sprinkler systems in certain residential buildings and making an appropriation.

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

SB-644: Prohibiting individuals under age 21 from accessing intoxicating hemp products and providing a penalty. (FE)

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

SB-645: Serving margarine as a substitute for butter in certain circumstances.

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

SB-646: Reports on the competency of involuntarily committed individuals to refuse medication or treatment based upon an examination by an advanced practice registered nurse.

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

SB-647: Fraudulent claims for unclaimed property and providing a penalty. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-648: Prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty. (FE)

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

SB-649: Banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty.

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

SB-650: Penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty.

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

SB-651: Prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary.

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

SB-652: Race-based higher education programs and requirements.

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges

SB-653: Imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)

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

SB-654: Exempting persons engaged in certain contract research services from the sales and use tax. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-655: Requiring a school district consolidation study. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Education

SB-656: State aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Education

SB-657: Noncompete clauses for medical practitioners.

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

SB-658: Creating a tax credit for insurers for certain investments in community development entities.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

SB-659: Installation of a speed limiter for repeated reckless driving violations, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government

SB-660: A public information campaign related to aggressive driving and making an appropriation. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government

SB-661: A local intersection safety program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government

SJR-109: Recognizing October 26 in 2025 and 2026, as Intersex Awareness Day in Wisconsin.

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

SJR-110: Calling for the immediate resolution to the trade war with China.

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

SJR-111: Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

SJR-112: Relating to: recognizing and congratulating the Stevens Point Area Senior High boys cross country team.

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

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