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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, December 15

No meetings currently scheduled.


Tuesday, December 16

Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection

Public Hearing at 1:00 PM


Wednesday, December 17

Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


Thursday, December 18

Assembly Committee on Environment

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran, and Military Affairs 

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology, & Tourism

Public Hearing at 11:00 AM


Friday, December 19

No meetings currently scheduled.

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #

Author

Relating To

Memo

Deadline

319

Madison,

Stubbs,

Hong,

Clancy,

Phelps,

Johnson,

Larson

Violence prevention grants and

making an appropriation

LRB-319

Memo

12/23

413

Wirch,

Roys,

Anderson,
Snodgrass

National Popular Vote for

President

LRB-413 Memo

1/5

467

Hong,

Johnson,

et.al.

The establishment of a family and

medical leave insurance program;

family leave to care for a family

member and for the active duty

of a family member; the

employers that must allow an

employee to take family or

medical leave; allowing a local

government to adopt ordinances

requiring employers to provide

leave benefits; providing an

exemption from emergency rule

procedures; providing an

exemption from rule-making

procedures; granting rule-making

authority; making an

appropriation; and providing a

penalty

LRB-467 Memo

12/19

1701

Nedweski,

Knodl,

Kitchens,

Sortwell,

Kapenga

Prohibiting the governor from

using the partial veto to create or

increase any tax or fee (second

consideration)

LRB-1701 Memo

12/19

2616

Jacobson,

Johnson

The membership of the

Cosmetology Examining Board

LRB-2616 Memo

1/5

3111

Sortwell

Requiring legislative approval for

the expenditure or obligation,

encumbrance, or other

commitment of bond revenue for

purposes of conservation and

nature-based outdoor recreation

in Wisconsin and for the

expenditure of moneys from a

fund created by law specially for

any such purpose (first

consideration)

LRB-3111 Memo

12/16

3566

Kurtz,

Armstrong,

Testin

The opportunity attraction and

promotion program administered

by the Wisconsin Economic

Development Corporation

LRB-3566 Memo

12/18

4062

Madison,

Haywood, 
Wagner,

Clancy,

Arney,

Hong,

Phelps,

Tenorio,

Johnson

Written resource guides

informing inmates and juveniles

in custody of their rights and

making an appropriation

LRB-4062 Memo

12/23

4539

Taylor

Accessibility of locations of

Department of Transportation

LRB-4539 Memo

12/17

4547

Stubbs

School lockdown announcements

LRB-4547 Memo

12/19

4548

Stubbs

School safety plans

LRB-4548 Memo

12/19

4579

Stubbs

Grants to school counselors,

granting rule-making authority,

and making an appropriation

LRB-4579 Memo

12/19

4805

Armstrong,

Wanggaard

Sales Tax Exemption for Movie

Theater Projectors

LRB-4805 Memo

12/18

5047

Drake,

Johnson,

Roe

Forensic examinations done on a

crime victim to gather evidence,

modifying administrative rules

relating to reimbursement for

forensic examinations, and

making an appropriation

LRB-5047 Memo

12/23

5155

Spaude,

Spreitzer

Grants for alternatives to

prosecution and incarceration

programs for persons with

mental illness and making an

appropriation

LRB-5155 Memo

12/23

5170

McGuire,

Drake,

Carpenter

A victim protection services grant

program and making an

appropriation

LRB-5170 Memo

12/23

5203

Vining,

Hong,

Cruz,

Phelps,

Sheehan,

Roys,

Larson

Grants for students enrolled in

teacher education programs,

school district revenue limits, the

reimbursement rate for special

education costs, and making an

appropriation

LRB-5203 Memo

12/17

5280

McGuire,

Roys,

Drake

Firearm transfers and possession,

law enforcement and

prosecution, victims and

witnesses, obstruction of justice,

mental health and substance use

services, hate crimes reporting

portal, fraud, making an

appropriation, and providing a

penalty

LRB-5280 Memo

12/23

5357

Spreitzer,

Miresse,

et.al.

Farmland preservation

implementation grants,

maximum acres of agricultural

enterprise areas, indexing the

farmland preservation tax credit

for inflation, and making an

appropriation

LRB-5357 Memo

12/22

5538

Tucker,

Franklin,

James

Reimbursement for the provision

of military funeral honors

LRB-5538 Memo

12/19

5599

Cruz,

Smith,

et.al.

Keep Our Promise on Special

Education Reimbursement

LRB-5599 Memo

12/15

5628

Spreitzer,

Brown,

et. al.

The agricultural conservation

easement purchase program and

making an appropriation

LRB-5628 Memo

12/22

5637

Joers,

Keyeski,

et.al.

Healthy food incentive program

funding, payment processing

equipment and services for

farmers’ markets and farmers,

and making an appropriation

LRB-5637 Memo

12/22

5640

Anderson,

Keyeski,

et.al.

Funding for Buy Local, Buy

Wisconsin grants, the "Something

Special from Wisconsin"

promotion, and making an

appropriation

LRB-5640 Memo

12/22

5675

Emerson,

Snodgrass,

Sinykin,

Keyeski

Funding for crime victim services

and making an appropriation

LRB-5675 Memo

12/23

5693

Melotik,

Sinykin

Congratulating the Grafton High

School Black Hawks football team

for winning the 2025 Division 3

Wisconsin State Football

Championship

LRB-5693 Memo

12/17

5694

Smith,

et.al.

The spending cap for the

Wisconsin agricultural exports

program and making an

appropriation

LRB-5694 Memo

12/22

5767

Dassler-Alfheim,

Palmeri

Congratulating the University of

Wisconsin-Oshkosh Women’s

Volleyball Team for winning the

2025 NCAA Division III National

Championship

LRB-5767 Memo

12/18

5788

Keyeski,

Pfaff,

Miresse,

Jacobson

Increasing the number of

authorized positions for the

Department of Agriculture, Trade

and Consumer Protection for

regional farmer support and

making an appropriation

LRB-5788 Memo

12/19

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

AB-751: Calculation of fuel costs for an electric public utility’s fuel cost plan. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities

Senate

SB-731: Instruction in blood and organ donation in high school grades. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Education


SB-732: Various changes to the laws governing the practice of accounting and modifying various administrative rules promulgated by the Accounting Examining Board relating to accounting. 

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


SB-733: Calculation of fuel costs for an electric public utility’s fuel cost plan. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology & Tourism


SB-734: Prescription, use, and disposal of abortion-inducing drugs and providing a penalty. 

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


SB-735: Financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-736: An exemption from private detective and private security license and permit requirements. 

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


SB-737: Regulation of lease- purchase agreements for personal property and creating a cause of action. 

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


SB-738: Using an absentee ballot drop box or the U.S. mail or a commercial carrier to commit election fraud and providing a penalty. 

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


SB-739: Exemptions from food product licensing requirements for sale of pickled fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and other shelf-stable food products prepared in a person’s home and granting rule-making authority. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-740: Online clearinghouse of information for small businesses in Wisconsin. 

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


SB-741: Food waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue


SB-742: Inmate access to transparent windows and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety


SB-743: Minimum wage for all inmates and residents of state correctional institutions and county jails and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety


SB-744: Reporting of and notifications about restricted movement and solitary confinement in state correctional institutions and county jails and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety


SB-745: Eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. 

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


SB-746: Local health officer authority to mandate business closure to control communicable disease. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-747:Grants to match county investments in the health care, public health, and care provider workforce and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-748: Sales tax exemption certificates for the sale of precious metal bullion. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue


SB-749: Substance abuse counselor-in-training, clinical supervisor-in-training, and prevention specialist-in-training certifications. 

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


SB-750: Admission of students to technical college programs. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges


SB-751: The appointment of certain employees of the University of Wisconsin System and faculty governance. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges


SB-752: Creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Sporting Heritage


SB-753: Funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Sporting Heritage


SB-754: Regional transit authorities and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-755: The treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison or jail. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety


SB-756: Coverage of sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling under health insurance policies and plans. 

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


SB-757: Coverage of tests for sexually transmitted diseases by health insurance policies and plans.

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


SB-758: Social media platforms’ treatment of minors and providing a penalty. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges


SB-759: Interest rates on consumer loans and activities of consumer lenders regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions.

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Sporting Heritage


SB-760: Payday loans. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Sporting Heritage


SB-761: Eliminating and modifying certain provisions enacted under 2023 Act 12 regarding the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. 

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


SB-762: Grants for testing privately owned wells and providing education, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

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


SB-763: The management of assets of and the voting of ownership interests in securities by the Wisconsin Retirement System and the retirement systems of the City and County of Milwaukee. 

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


SB-764: Cost-sharing cap on epinephrine delivery systems under health insurance policies and plans. 

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


SB-765: Prohibiting step therapy protocols for certain cancer drugs

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


SB-766: Operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety


SB-767: Eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. 

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


SB-768: Independent contractor healthcare workers and healthcare worker platforms. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Health


SB-769: Bonding for lead service line replacement and granting bonding authority. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-770: 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. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue


SB-771: Creating a multifamily housing innovation council and allowing a multifamily dwelling up to six stories to be served by a single stairway. 

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


SB-772: Groundwater Coordinating Council activities funding and making an appropriation. 

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


SB-773: Funding for the University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. 

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


SB-774: Wolf monitoring and nonlethal abatement and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Sporting Heritage


SB-775: Sandhill crane damage abatement assistance for corn producers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Sporting Heritage


SB-776: Repealing the dry cleaner environmental response program, creating the revitalize Wisconsin program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

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


SB-777: Local regulation of certain containers. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SB-778: Packaging reduction and recycling, creating a producer responsibility program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. 

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


SB-779: Prohibiting food and beverages from being served in foam polystyrene packaging and providing a penalty.

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


SB-780: A percentage of income payment program for electricity and gas service, electricity and gas service disconnections, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Universities & Technical Colleges


SB-781: Excluding costs funded by referenda from shared costs for the purpose of determining general equalization aids for school districts. 

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


SB-782: Intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety


SB-783: The commercial driver training grant program. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government


SJR-114: Recognizing December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization


SJR-115: Proclaiming November 20 in 2025 and 2026 as Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Remembrance. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Organization

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