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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

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 3

No meetings currently scheduled.


Tuesday, November 4

Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections

Executive Session at 10:30 AM

Public Hearing at 10:31 AM


Assembly Committee on State Affairs

Public Hearing at 11:30 AM


Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Public Hearing at 12:00 PM


Senate Committee on Education

Informational Hearing at 1:00 PM

Public Hearing at 1:01 PM


Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks, and Outdoor Recreation

Executive Session at 1:00 PM


Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention 

Public Hearing at 2:00 PM


Wednesday, November 5

Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Public Hearing at 9:00 AM

Executive Session at 9:01 AM


Assembly Committee on Science, Technology and AI

Executive Session at 9:30 AM

Informational Hearing at 10:00 AM


Assembly Committee on Children and Families

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government

Public Hearing at 10:30 AM


Assembly Committee on Commerce

Public Hearing at 11:00am


Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs 

Public Hearing at 11:00 AM


Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

Executive Session at 11:00 AM

Public Hearing at 11:01 AM


Thursday, November 6

No meetings currently scheduled.


Friday, November 7

No meetings currently scheduled.

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #

Author

Relating To

Memo

Deadline

794

Pfaff,

Doyle

Allowing renters to claim the

veterans and surviving spouses

property tax credit

LRB-794 Memo

10/30

818

Spreitzer,

Smith,

Roe,

Anderson,

Brown

Banning child marriage in

Wisconsin

LRB-818 Memo

11/3

1378

Dallman,

Tomczyk

Imposing certain prohibitions on

foreign influence at University of

Wisconsin System institutions

LRB-1378 Memo

11/7

1425

Marklein,

Zimmerman

The New Markets Development

Act – increasing and attracting

growth capital for small

businesses in rural and

underserved parts of Wisconsin

LRB-1425 Memo

11/5

1442

Kitchens,

Jacque

The offering of deer to a meat

processing facility for provision to

a food pantry

LRB-1442 Memo

11/12

1525

Jacobson,

Tomczyk

Setting a maximum age for

serving as a supreme court

justice or judge of a court of

record

LRB-1525 Memo

11/4

2268

Madison,

Goodwin,

Larson

A local intersection safety

program and making an

appropriation

LRB-2268 Memo

11/5

3075

Cabral-Guevara,

Neylon


Noncompete clauses for medical

practitioners

LRB-3075 Memo

11/6

3258

Testin,

Moses

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

LRB-3258 Memo

11/7

3864

Armstrong,

Rivera-Wagner,

Quinn

Study of Redundancies in Legal

Requirements for New Housing

Construction

LRB-3864 Memo

11/7

4073

Johnson,

Sinicki,

Arney,

Andraca

An audit of fire sprinkler systems

in certain residential buildings

LRB-4073 Memo

11/5

4075

Johnson,

Drake,

Arney,

Sinicki,

Andraca

Creating a landlord fire

prevention grant program,

granting rule-making authority,

and making an appropriation

LRB-4075 Memo

11/5

4166

Johnson,

Drake,

Andraca,

Sinicki,

Arney

Allowing local governments to

enact ordinances related to fire

detection, prevention, or

suppression in residential

buildings

LRB-4166 Memo

11/5

4224

Goodwin,

Stubbs,

Madison,

Larson

A public information campaign

related to aggressive driving and

making an appropriation

LRB-4224 Memo

11/5

4256

Wall,

Mursau,

Palmeri

Managed forest land recording

fees

LRB-4256 Memo

11/10

4344

Goodwin,

Oritz-Velez,

Sinicki

Installation of a speed limiter for

repeated reckless driving

violations, granting rule-making

authority, and providing a

penalty

LRB-4344 Memo

11/5

4711

Habush-Sinykin,

Doyle

Reducing the eligibility threshold

to claim the veterans and

surviving spouses property tax

credit

LRB-4711 Memo

11/10

4724

Goeben

Subtraction of charitable

contributions by non-itemizers

LRB-4724 Memo

11/7

4761

Kurtz,

Pronschinske,

Marklein

Fees for nonresident hunting,

trapping, and fishing approvals

and nonresident vehicle

admission receipts

LRB-4761 Memo

11/12

4784

Jacobson,

Spreitzer

The Farming Forward Program,

income tax credits for beginning

farmers and owners of farm

assets and making an

appropriation

LRB-4784 Memo

11/14

4786

Cabral-Guevara,

Dittrich

Reports on the competency of

involuntarily committed

individuals to refuse medication

or treatment based upon an

examination by an advanced

practice registered nurse

LRB-4786 Memo

11/7

4799

Jagler,

Kitchens

The maximum compensation for

compatibility with elective offices

in cities, villages, and towns

LRB-4799 Memo

11/5

4840

Hurd,

Hutton

Mathematics assessments,

achievement plans, and

interventions

LRB-4840 Memo

10/30

4886

Goeben,

Jacque

Refundable individual income tax

credit for premarital counseling

and making an appropriation

LRB-4886 Memo

11/6

4966

Dittrich,

James

The use of oral fluids for

preliminary screening of a person

suspected of operating a motor

vehicle while intoxicated

LRB-4996 Memo

11/11

5020

Wimberger,

Piwowarczyk

Adopting the Uniform Public

Expression Protection Act

LRB-5020 Memo

11/12

5028

Novak,

Marklein

Serving margarine as a substitute

for butter in certain

circumstances

LRB-5028 Memo

11/7

5058

Jacque,

Kreibich

Proxy advisor transparency act

LRB-5058 Memo

11/12

5064

Testin,

Moses

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

LRB-5064 Memo

11/7

5067

Hurd,

James

Animal health fees and license

registrations

LRB-5067 Memo

11/7

5092

Hutton,

Wittke

Employer Data Transparency

LRB-5092 Memo

11/14

5117

Feyen,

Sortwell

A sales and use tax exemption

and an income and franchise tax

credit for nuclear energy facilities

LRB-5117 Memo

11/5

5142

Tomczyk,

Moses

Prohibiting coverage of organ

transplantation and related care

under health insurance policies

and the Medical Assistance

program if the organ is

transplanted in or originates from

a country known to have

participated in forced organ

harvesting

LRB-5142 Memo

11/7

5336

Bare,

Hesselbein

Proclaiming the months of

October 2025 and October 2026

as Cybersecurity Awareness

Month

LRB-5336 Memo

10/31

5340

Spreitzer,

Anderson

Calling for the immediate

resolution to the trade war with

China

LRB-5340 Memo

11/5

5378

Feyen,

Franklin,

Steffen

A sales and use tax exemption for

nuclear fusion technology

projects

LRB-5378 Memo

11/5

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

AB-596: A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs


AB-597: A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs


AB-598: Consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a petition for guardianship or protective placement. 

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


AB-599: Allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections


AB-600: Faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities


AB-601: Excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-602: Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Ways and Means


AB-603: Providing written notice of tax assessor entry upon property. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Local Government


AB-604: Coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Local Government


AB-605: Retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Local Government


AB-606: Regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products, renaming the Division of Alcohol Beverages as the Division of Intoxicating Products, creating an occupational tax on hemp-derived cannabinoid products, alcohol beverage warehouses and production arrangements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-607: Housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-608: Funding for student success and retention at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities


AB-609: Right to carry a weapon in this state, licenses to carry a concealed weapon, and providing a penalty. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-610: A sales and use tax exemption for firearms, bows and arrows for archery, crossbows, and ammunition sold during certain times of the year. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Ways and Means


AB-611: Per pupil aid. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-612: The Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program, a major land acquisitions program, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation


AB-613: Notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-614: 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. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AJR-112: The right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Judiciary

Senate

SB-593: Various changes to insurance laws. 

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


SJR-105: The right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). 

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


SB-594: Ranked-choice voting for local nonpartisan elections, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

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


SB-595: 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. 

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


SB-596: Providing written notice of tax assessor entry upon property. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-597: Allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty. 

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


SB-599: Retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-600: Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Education


SB-603: Per pupil aid. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Education


SB-606: A sales and use tax exemption for firearms, bows and arrows for archery, crossbows, and ammunition sold during certain times of the year. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue


SB-607: Right to carry a weapon in this state, licenses to carry a concealed weapon, and providing a penalty. 

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


SB-598: Coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Health


SB-601: An income tax subtraction for payments on education loans. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue


SB-602: Prohibiting a virtual school from participating in a parental choice program. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Education


SB-604: Teacher and administrator licensure in parental choice programs and in the Special Needs Scholarship Program and granting rule-making authority. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Education


SB-605: Housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. 

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


SJR-104: Recognizing September 23, 2025, and September 23, 2026, as Celebrate Bisexuality Day in Wisconsin. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

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