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, September 29

No meetings currently scheduled.

Tuesday, September 30

Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate

Public Hearing at 9:30 AM

Assembly Committee on Children and Families

Informational Hearing at 10:30 AM

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

Informational Hearing at 10:30 AM

Wednesday, October 1

Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions

Executive Session at 1:00 PM

Public Hearing at 1:01 PM

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Executive Session at 1:00 PM

Public Hearing at 1:01 PM

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

Public Hearing at 2:30 PM

Thursday, October 2

Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

Informational Hearing at 10:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Commerce

Public Hearing at 10:30 AM

Executive Session at 10:31 AM

Friday, October 3

No meetings currently scheduled.

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #	Author	Relating To	Memo	Deadline
96	Subeck, Hesselbein	Statutory right to contraception	LRB-96 Memo	10/10
549	Snodgrass, Spreitzer	Poll list numbers marked on certain absentee ballots	LRB-549 Memo	10/1
561	Snodgrass, Smith	Requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official	LRB-561 Memo	10/1
562	Rivera-Wagner, Snodgrass, Smith	Voter registration at high schools	LRB-562 Memo	10/1
669	Kreibich, Feyen	A process for subdividers of land to self-certify that the design and construction of public improvements comply with state and local requirements and various other changes regarding subdivision plat approvals	LRB-669 Memo	9/29
966	Goeben, Quinn, Jacque, Jagler, Tomczyk, et.al.	Limitations on the definition of abortion	LRB-966 Memo	10/8
968	Ratcliff, Smith, Joers, Anderson	Eliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12	LRB-968 Memo	10/2
969	Ratcliff, Larson, Spreitzer, Smith, Anderson, Joers	Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee	LRB-969 Memo	10/2
2355	Armstrong, Jagler	Required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development and contents and consistency of local ordinance with local comprehensive plans	LRB-2355 Memo	9/25
2257	Rodriguez, Snyder, Knodl, Rivera-Wagner, James, Johnson	A workforce home loan program	LRB-2257 Memo	9/25
2577	Cabral-Guevara, Moses	Disclosure of certain ingredients in food and providing a penalty	LRB-2577 Memo	10/1
2923	Quinn, Moses	The sale, service, and labeling of food products containing labgrown animal cells and providing a penalty	LRB-2923 Memo	10/3
3120	Armstrong, Feyen	Residential tax incremental districts and certain project costs related to residential development	LRB-3120 Memo	9/25
3369	Tomczyk, Maxey, O'Connor	Removal of vegetation obstructing outdoor advertising signs	LRB-3369 Memo	10/3
3761	Marklein, Wittke	Repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions	LRB-3761 Memo	10/3
3813	Felzkowski, Green, et.al.	The Forestry Revitalization Act: a tax credit for aviation biofuel manufacturing, authorizing the state to contract public debt for an aviation biofuel project grant, and making an appropriation	LRB-3813 Memo	9/29
4915	Emerson, Snodgrass, Rivera-Wagner, Smith	Voter registration forms and information provided to certain high school students	LRB-4915 Memo	10/1
4197	Snodgrass, Palmeri, Roys	Extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum	LRB-4197 Memo	10/1
4200	Rivera-Wagner, Krug, Emerson, Snodgrass	Requiring voter education instruction in the elementary and high school grades and incorporating voter education instruction into the state model social studies standards	LRB-4200 Memo	10/1
4364	Neylon, Testin	The Crypto Clarity and Innovation Act	LRB-4364 Memo	9/26
4422	Jagler, Krug	Changes regarding the laws governing real estate practice	LRB-4422 Memo	9/26
4458	Snodgrass, Ratcliff	Polling place accessibility	LRB-4458 Memo	10/1
4459	Snodgrass, Ratcliff	Accessibility training for election officials	LRB-4459 Memo	10/1
4469	Goeben	Local regulation of accessory dwelling units	LRB-4469 Memo	9/25
4472	Melotik, Wanggaard	Nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty	LRB-4472 Memo	10/3
4522	Taylor, Stubbs, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Miresse, Johnson	Expanding the alert system to include adults who may be in peril, including adults who may be victims of domestic violence	LRB-4522 Memo	10/3
4530	Snodgrass, Smith	Returning an absentee ballot with an incomplete certificate or with no certificate	LRB-4530 Memo	10/1
4578	Rivera-Wagner, Snodgrass, Larson	Ranked-choice voting for local nonpartisan elections	LRB-4578 Memo	10/1
4674	Murphy, Feyen	Condominium conversion reimbursement grant program	LRB-4674 Memo	9/25

4689	Rivera-Wagner	Criminalizing certain conduct intended to interfere with certain election activities and providing a penalty	LRB-4689 Memo	10/1
4710	Sortwell, James	A nuclear energy tax credit; prioritizing nuclear energy resources; approval of certain electric tariffs for very large customers; and authorizing electric utilities to recover certain precertification costs through rates	LRB-4710 Memo	9/30
4745	Jacobson, Smith	Funding for chronic wasting disease research and making an appropriation	LRB-4745 Memo	10/3
4747	Jacobson, Smith	Chronic wasting disease sampling and making an appropriation	LRB-4747 Memo	10/3
4748	Jacobson, Smith	Deer carcass disposal sites, chronic wasting disease education, and making an appropriation	LRB-4748 Memo	10/3
4779	Feyen, Goeben, O'Connor	Outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects; compensation for takings of signs, and appraisals upon which jurisdictional offers are based	LRB-4779 Memo	9/29
4800	Brown, Palmeri, Snodgrass, Subeck, McGuire, Johnson	Equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors	LRB-4800 Memo	10/6
4842	Marklein, Novak	Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial Signage	LRB-4842 Memo	10/2
4855	Jacque, Dittrich	The appointment of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding to grant reasonable visitation rights to a nonparent	LRB-4855 Memo	10/3

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

AB-454: A workforce home loan program.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate

AB-455: A condominium conversion reimbursement grant program.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate

AB-456: Changes regarding the laws governing real estate practice.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate

AB-457: The conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education

AB-458: Admissibility of expert witness testimony.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AB-459: County public works notice and competitive bidding thresholds.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Local Government

AB-460: Pupil eligibility for parental choice programs based upon participation by a sibling or a dependent child of the pupil's parent or guardian.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education

AB-461: An income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

AB-462: Employee misclassification; construction contractor registration; reporting state tax law violations committed by construction industry employers; and granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.

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

AB-463: Eligibility for an occupational license for individuals with four or more convictions of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation & Local Government

AB-464: Prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

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

AB-465: Permits authorizing the employment of minors.

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

AB-466: Project labor agreements and public contracts.

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

AB-467: Unemployment insurance work search and registration and granting rule-making authority.

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

AB-468: Various changes to the unemployment insurance and worker’s compensation laws.

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

AB-469: The unemployment insurance waiting period.

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

AB-470: Eliminating the right-to- work law.

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

AJR-093: Congratulating the Brookfield Central Girls Soccer team on their 2025 Division 2 State Soccer Championship.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Rules

AJR-094: Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Rules

Senate

EA-Bader, Lisa: Lisa Bader, of Holmen, as a Physical Therapist Assistant on the Physical Therapy Examining Board. To serve for the term ending July 1, 2029.