Welcome to the Capitol Insights: Monday Morning Report!

These Monday morning 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:

Budget Listening Sessions
Floor Calendar
Committee Schedule for the Week
Co-Sponsorship Memos
Introduced Bills
Fundraising Calendar

BUDGET LISTENING SESSIONS

Sen. James & Rep. Hurd

April 21st, at 10:00am- 11:00am - Neillsville

April 21st, at 12:00pm- 1:00pm - Loyal

April 21st, at 2:00pm- 3:00pm - Withee

April 21st, at 4:00pm- 5:00pm - Medford

Sen. Jesse James

April 24th, at 1:00pm-2:00pm - Phillips

April 24th, at 3:00pm- 4:00pm - Park Falls

Rep. Scott Allen

April 26th, at 9:00am-10:00am

Joint Finance Committee

April 28th, at 10:00am-5:00pm - Hayward

April 29th, at 10:00am-5:00pm - Wausau

Sen. Dassler-Alfheim & Rep. Kaufert

May 1st, at 5:00pm- 6:30pm

Rep. William Penterman

May 3rd, at 10:00am- 11:00am - Johnson Creek

May 3rd, at 2:00pm- 3:00pm - Juneau

Sen. Dassler-Alfheim & Rep. Palmeri

May 5th, at 5:00pm- 6:30pm

FLOOR CALENDAR - April 22, 2025

12:00 PM: Senate Floor Calendar

The following bills will be considered during the Senate floor session:

SB-023 Relating to the extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women.
SB-024 Relating to limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Middleton.
SB-046 Relating to the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.
SB-047 Relating to the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.
SB-048 Relating to the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.
SB-049 Relating to repealing an administrative rule of the Department of Natural Resources related to the possession of firearms.
SB-066 Relating to registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty.
SB-076 Relating to dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
SB-078 Relating to the distribution and labeling of fertilizers and soil or plant additives produced from manure.
SB-121Relating to recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty.
SB-126 Relating to the effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126.
SB-134 Relating to alternative open enrollment application procedures for residency change based on military orders.
SB-164 Relating to use of certified seed potatoes in planting potatoes and providing a penalty.
SR-003 Relating to notifying the assembly and the governor that Cyrus Anderson is 2elected senate chief clerk of the 2025-2026 senate.
SJR-016 Relating to recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in Wisconsin.
SJR-022 Relating to designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
SJR-023 Relating to proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week.
SJR-024 Relating to proclaiming April 26, 2025, as Shared Parenting Day in Wisconsin.
SJR-027 Relating to proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.
SJR-028 Relating to reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.
SJR-029 Relating to designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months.
SJR-032 Relating to designating the first full week in May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
AJR-017 Relating to proclaiming the week of April 14, 2025, as Two Lights for Tomorrow Week in the state of Wisconsin.
AJR-020 ARelating to proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week.
AJR-021 Relating to designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
AJR-022 Relating to proclaiming April 26, 2025, as Shared Parenting Day in Wisconsin.
AJR-023 Relating to designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months.
AJR-024 Relating to reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.
AJR-025 Relating to proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.

1:00 PM: Assembly Floor Calendar

The following bills will be considered during the Assembly floor session:

AJR-012 Relating to honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.
AJR-014 Relating to proclaiming honoring the life and public service of Representative David O. Martin.
AJR-019 Relating to honoring April 22, 2025, as the 55th anniversary of Earth Day.
AJR-020 Relating to proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week.
AJR-021 Relating to designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
AJR-022 Relating to proclaiming April 26, 2025, as Shared Parenting Day in Wisconsin.
AJR-023 Relating to designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months.
AJR-024 Relating to reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.
AJR-025 Relating to proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.
AB-073 Relating to statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets.
AB-162 Relating to workforce metrics.
AB-164 Relating to various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants.
AB-165 Relating to local guaranteed income programs.
AB-166 Relating to academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes.
AB-167 Relating to various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits.
AB-168 Relating to various changes to the unemployment insurance law.
AB-169 Relating to various changes to the unemployment insurance law.

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, April 21

Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

Public Hearing at 1:00pm

Wednesday, April 23

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Executive Session at 10:00am

Public Hearing at 10:01am

Assembly Committee on Health, Aging, & Long-Term Care

Public Hearing at 10:00am

Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Public Hearing at 1:00pm

Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy

Public Hearing at 1:00pm

Senate Committee on Health

Public Hearing at 1:00pm

Thursday, April 24

Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor, & Economic Development

Public Hearing at 10:00am

Friday, April 25

No meetings currently scheduled

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #	Author	Relating To	Memo	Deadline
23	Subeck, Smith	Advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution	LRB-23 Memo	4/24
60	Jacque, Murphy	Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights	LRB-60 Memo	4/21
444	Jacque, Callahan	Regulation of amusement rides located at campgrounds	LRB-444 Memo	4/21
1099	Goeben, Cabral-Guevara	Requiring retail sellers to accept cash and providing a penalty	LRB-1099 Memo	4/23
2081	Summerfield, James	Tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty	LRB-2081 Memo	4/25
2456	Armstrong, Callahan, Hurd, Bradley, Testin	Film & Television Production Incentives and Creating a State Film Office	LRB-2456 Memo	4/22
2762	Goeben, James	The law enforcement officers’ bill of rights	LRB-2762 Memo	4/22
55	Jacque, Gundrum	Posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings	LRB-55 Memo	4/28
255	Madison, Stroud, Miresse, Tenorio, McCarville, Palmeri, Joers, Jacobson, Spreitzer, Sinykin	The right of the people to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment and to its preservation (first consideration)	LRB-255 Memo	4/22
1166	Jacque, Dallman	Criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty	LRB-1166 Memo	4/28
1379	Green, James	Prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs	LRB-1379 Memo	4/25
1380	Green, James	Harassment of search and rescue dogs and providing a penalty	LRB-1380 Memo	4/25
1403	Green, James	A sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog	LRB-1403 Memo	4/25
1581	Dittrich, James	A pilot school-centered mental health program	LRB-1581 Memo	5/1
2004	Maxey, Jagler	Workforce literacy grant program	LRB-2004 Memo	4/25
2206	Gundrum, Hutton	The age at which an infant is covered under the safe haven law	LRB-2206 Memo	4/28
2237	Snyder, Novak, James	Grants to child advocacy centers	LRB-2237 Memo	4/24
2641	Summerfield, James	Regulation of the Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company	LRB-2641 Memo	4/25
2730	Born, Brooks, Jagler	Tax incremental financing districts for qualified data centers	LRB-2730 Memo	4/21
2823	Testin, Sortwell	Transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development	LRB-2823 Memo	4/21
2904	Drake	The WIN Bill - Creates a financial services innovation program and a cryptocurrency pilot project, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation	LRB-2904 Memo	4/25

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

AB-174: Relating to: transmission facilities; installation of large wind energy, large solar energy, and battery energy storage systems; installation of light-mitigating technology systems; and prioritizing nuclear energy resources. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities

AB-175: Relating to: requiring periodic inspections of parking structures.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate

AB-176: Relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program. (FE)

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

AB-177: Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

AB-178: Relating to: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AB-179: Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation

AB-180: Relating to: requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform

AB-181: Relating to: county forest administration grant eligibility.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

AB-182: Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate

AB-183: Relating to: standard industrial classification codes for linen supply and industrial launderers and modifying the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

AB-184: Relating to: coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions and benefit limits under health plans.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Insurance

AB-185: Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

AB-186: Relating to: study of guaranteed employment grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

AB-187: Relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Local Government

AB-188: Relating to: reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Local Government

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

Referred to Assembly Committee on Children and Families

AB-190: Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs

AB-191: Relating to: requiring a subpoena to a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer served in official capacity to be served at the officer’s work address.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AB-192: Relating to: fatality review teams and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Local Government

AB-193: Relating to: ratification of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact. (FE)

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

AB-194: Relating to: modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate

AB-195: Relating to: 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.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AB-196: Relating to: rehired annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Local Government

AB-197: Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs

AB-198: Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs

AB-199: Relating to: reimbursement of emergency services under the Medical Assistance program when a patient is not transported, reporting on changes to the scope of practice of emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs

AB-200: Relating to: applying the motor vehicle fuel tax supplier’s administrative allowance to diesel fuel, a motor vehicle fuel tax refund for evaporation losses, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation

AB-201: Relating to: extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

AB-202: Relating to: voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE)

Referred to Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate

Senate

SB-181: Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-182: Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-183: Relating to: reimbursement of emergency services under the Medical Assistance program when a patient is not transported, reporting on changes to the scope of practice of emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

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

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government

SB-185: Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

SB-186: Relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government

SB-187: Relating to: study of guaranteed employment grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

SB-188: Relating to: reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

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

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

SB-190: Relating to: ratification of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-191: Relating to: requiring a subpoena to a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer served in official capacity to be served at the officer’s work address.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

SB-192: Relating to: fatality review teams and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-193: Relating to: 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.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

SB-194: Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

SB-195: Relating to: serving maple syrup in a public eating place.

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

SB-196: Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)

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

SB-197: Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants. (FE)

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

SB-198: Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits. (FE)

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

SB-199: Relating to: academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

SB-200: Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)

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

SB-201: Relating to: workforce metrics. (FE)

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

SB-202: Relating to: local guaranteed income programs.

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government

SB-203: Relating to: 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. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-204: Relating to: creating a video game production tax credit and making an appropriation. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

SB-205: Relating to: information provided to voters concerning proposed constitutional amendments and other statewide referenda. (FE)

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

SB-206: Relating to: voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE)

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

SB-207: Relating to: creating a hazard mitigation revolving loan program, creating a Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

SB-208: Relating to: prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state. (FE)

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

SB-209: Relating to: limiting liability relating to traffic control devices for manufacturers and others.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

SB-210: Relating to: changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Education

SB-211: Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.

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

SB- 212: Relating to: the form of referendum questions.

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

SB-213: Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

SB-214: Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Health

SB-215: Relating to: town clerk and treasurer appointments, publication requirements for proposed budget summary and notice of public hearing, and discontinuance of highways. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government

SB-216: Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government

SB-217: Relating to: eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.

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

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Have a great day,

Wisconsin GR Team