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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:


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

BUDGET LISTENING SESSIONS

Sen. Larson, Rep. Sinicki, & Rep. Clancy

June 11th at 5:30 PM -- South Shore Park, Milwaukee


Sen. Jeff Smith

June 9th at 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM -- Menomonie

June 12th at 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM -- Chippewa Falls

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, June 9

No meetings currently scheduled.


Tuesday, June 10

Senate Committee on Education 

Public Hearing at 10:00am 


Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention

Executive Session at 10:00am

Public Hearing at 10:15am


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

Public Hearing at 10:15am


Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy

Public Hearing at 12:00pm


Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government

Public Hearing at 12:00pm


Joint Finance Committee

Executive Session at 1:00pm


Wednesday, June 11

No meetings currently scheduled.


Thursday, June 12

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment

Executive Session at 9:30am


Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

Executive Session at 10:00am


Joint Finance Committee

Executive Session at 1:00pm


Friday, June 13

No meetings currently scheduled.

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #

Author

Relating To

Memo

Deadline

13

Vining,

Hong,

Moore-Omokunde,

Roe,

DeSanto,

Johnson

Grants to hire school mental

health professionals who are

members of a racial minority

group, granting rule-making

authority, and making an

appropriation

LRB-13

6/6

36

Kurtz,

Testin

The Warren Knowles-Gaylord

Nelson Stewardship 2000

Program and a major land

acquisitions program

LRB-36

6/5

116

Subeck,

Fitzgerald,

Larson

Storage of a firearm in residence

if child is present and providing a

criminal penalty

LRB-116 Memo

6/19

288

Kurtz,

Swearingen,

Marklein

Local grant writing and

compliance assistance

LRB-288 Memo

6/13

777

O'Connor,

Donovan, Mursau,

Wanggaard

Increasing certain court fees and

surcharges and indexing those

amounts for inflation

LRB-777 Memo

6/12

827

Stubbs,

Johnson,

et. al.

Sales and transfers of firearms

and providing a penalty

LRB-827 Memo

6/10

829

Stubbs,

Larson,

et.al.

Waiting period for the purchase of handguns.

LRB-829 Memo

6/10

906

Gustafson,

Goeben,

Jacque

The timing of equalization aid

payments to school districts

LRB-906 Memo


1158

Allen, Tittl

Recognizing July 21, 2025, to July

27, 2025, as Probation and Parole

Agent Appreciation Week

LRB-1158 Memo

6/10

1381

Bradley,

Felzkowski,

Wittke,

Donovan

Price Transparency for Patients

Act

LRB-1381 Memo

6/19

1598

Andraca,

Johnson,

et.al.

Extreme risk protection

temporary restraining orders and

injunctions, making an

appropriation, and providing a

penalty

LRB-1598 Memo

6/10

1677

Vining,

Roe,

DeSanto,

Moore-Omokunde,

Palmeri,

Roys,

Johnson

Coverage of treatment for mental

health or substance use disorders

under health insurance policies

and plans

LRB-1677 Memo

6/13

1678

Vining,

Roe,

DeSanto,

Moore-Omokunde,

Palmeri,

Roys,

Johnson

Payment for school medical

services

LRB-1678 Memo

6/13

1680

Vining,

Roe,

DeSanto,

Moore-Omokunde,

Palmeri,

Roys,

Johnson

School mental health and pupil

wellness aid and making an

appropriation

LRB-1680 Memo

6/13

1681

Vining,

Hong,

Johnson

Aid for comprehensive school

mental health services and

making an appropriation

LRB-1681 Memo

6/13

1682

Vining,

Hong,

Moore-Omokunde,

Roe,

DeSanto,

Johnson

Grants for prospective school

social workers, granting rule-

making authority, and making an

appropriation

LRB-1682 Memo

6/13

1683

Vining, Emerson, Roe,

DeSanto,

Moore-Omokunde,

Palmeri,

Johnson

Stipend payments for school

social worker interns and making

an appropriation

LRB-1683 Memo

6/13

1691

Vining, Emerson,

Roe,

DeSanto,

Moore-Omokunde,

Palmeri,

Johnson

Funding for University of

Wisconsin System student health

services and making an

appropriation

LRB-1691 Memo

6/13

1700

Vining,

Hong,

DeSanto,

Roe,

Moore-Omokunde,

Palmeri,

Johnson

Training to address student

mental health and making an

appropriation

LRB-1700 Memo

6/13

2054

Spiros,

Pronschinske,

Novak,

James

Requiring cardiac emergency

response plans for cardiac

emergencies that occur on school

property or at school sponsored

athletic events

LRB-2054 Memo

6/5

2278

Mayadev,

Hysell,

Bare,

Larson

Withholding state payments to

the federal government if federal

aid to the state is withheld under

certain circumstances

LRB-2278 Memo

6/17

2712

Donovan, Anderson, James,

Pfaff

Small law enforcement agency

training grant pilot program

LRB-2712 Memo

6/5

2749

Carpenter

Limiting the release of certain

balloons into the atmosphere,

granting rule-making authority,

and providing a penalty

LRB-2749 Memo

6/12

2779

Mayadev,

Hysell,

Bare,

Larson

Pursuing liens on federal

property if federal aid to the

state is withheld under certain

circumstances

LRB-2779 Memo

6/17

2904

Drake,

Rivera-Wagner

The WIN Bill creating the Office

of Financial Technology

Innovation in the Department of

Financial Institutions and a

cryptocurrency pilot project,

granting rule-making authority,

and making an appropriation

LRB-2904 Memo

6/9

2939

Jacque,

Goeben

Ratification of the Cosmetology

Licensure Compact

LRB-2939 Memo

6/9

3145

Snodgrass,

Larson,

et.al.

Requiring bicycle and pedestrian

facilities in highway projects and

granting rule-making authority

LRB-3145 Memo

6/17

3161

Felzkowski,

Krug,

Quinn,

Tucker

The weight limit for utility terrain

vehicles

LRB-3161 Memo

6/16

3226

Tranel,

Jacque

Honoring respected Wisconsin

author, educator, and farmer,

Jerry Apps

LRB-3226 Memo

6/10

3342

Joers,

Hesselbein,

et. al.

Prohibition against undetectable

firearms, possessing a frame or

receiver of a firearm without a

serial number, and providing a

penalty.

LRB-3342 Memo

6/10

3407

Snodgrass,

Larson,

et. al.

Refundable income tax credit for

bicycle purchases and making an

appropriation

LRB-3407 Memo

6/17

3506

Snodgrass,

Larson,

et. al.

Requiring vehicles to stop for

pedestrians at certain

intersections and crosswalks

LRB-3506 Memo

6/17

3520

Snodgrass,

Larson,

et. al.

Establishing a civil cause of action

for civil rights violations

LRB-3520 Memo

6/17

3454

Emerson, Smith

Honoring the life and public

service of Representative

Terrence A. "Terry" Willkom

LRB-3545 Memo

6/9

3556

Bare,

Cruz,

Hong,

Hysell,

Mayadev,

Hesselbein,

Larson

Prohibiting the state from sharing

data with the federal government

that contains personally

identifiable information if the

data is not first masked or

otherwise anonymized and

authorizing a civil cause of action

for negligent violations of that

prohibition

LRB-3556 Memo

6/17

3586

Drake, Johnson,

Moore-Omokunde,

et.al.

Honoring Anna Mae Robertson

for her extraordinary

achievements and service to our

nation

LRB-3586 Memo

6/6

3617

Feyen, Snyder,

Kitchens

A virtual reality technology pilot

program for school districts

LRB-3617 Memo

6/9

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

AB-300: Relating to: a grant program for the purchase of automated registration plate reader systems. (FE)

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety


AB-301: Relating to: grants to mental health clubhouses and making an appropriation. (FE)

Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care


AB-302: Relating to: authorized lights for funeral procession vehicles.

Assembly Committee on Transportation


AB-303: Relating to: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline grants. (FE)

Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention


AB-304: Relating to: a grant to assist in the purchase and renovation of an existing facility in the city of Chippewa Falls to provide a 50-bed treatment center to men with substance use disorders. (FE)

Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention


AB-305: Relating to: designating the rusty patched bumble bee as the state native insect.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-306: Relating to: time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations.

Assembly Committee on Local Government


AB-307: Relating to: the pupil participation limit in the state parental choice program.

Assembly Committee on Education


AB-308: Relating to: prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals. (FE)

Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-309: Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention


AB-310: Relating to: creating a nutrient loss reduction grant program. (FE)

Assembly Committee on Agriculture


AB-311: Relating to: changing an individual’s sex on a birth certificate.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary


AB-312: Relating to: hours for voting by absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site. (FE)

Assembly Committee on Local Government


AB-313: Relating to: the minimum net worth requirement for licensed mortgage brokers.

Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions


AB-314: Relating to: adopting gender-neutral terminology and incorporating gender-neutral marriage and parentage rights. (FE)

Assembly Committee on State Affairs

Senate

SB-301: Relating to: rehired annuitants. (FE)

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government


SB-302: Relating to: performance grants based on improving employment rates for individuals on probation, parole, or extended supervision. (FE)

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-303: Relating to: grants for technical colleges to provide mapping data to law enforcement. (FE)

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety


SB-304: Relating to: hours for voting by absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site. (FE)

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


SB-305: Relating to: grants to mental health clubhouses and making an appropriation. (FE)

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


SB-306: Relating to: provision of virtual mental health services for students at certain UW System institutions. (FE)

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


SB-307: Relating to: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline grants. (FE)

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


SB-308: Relating to: a grant to assist in the purchase and renovation of an existing facility in the city of Chippewa Falls to provide a 50-bed treatment center to men with substance use disorders. (FE)

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


SB-309: Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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


SB-310: Relating to: time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations.

Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government


SB-311: Relating to: prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals. (FE)

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


SB-312: Relating to: changing an individual’s sex on a birth certificate.

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


SB-313: Relating to: providing permanency plan and comments to out-of-home care providers in advance of a permanency plan review or hearing. (FE)

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


SB-314: Relating to: the pupil participation limit in the state parental choice program.

Senate Committee on Education


SB-315: Relating to: the minimum net worth requirement for licensed mortgage brokers.

Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage


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