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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
  • Assembly Floor Calendar
  • 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, January 12

Joint Committee on Tax Exemptions

Executive Session at 9:00 AM


Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Executive Session at 10:00 AM


Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

Executive Session at 1:00 PM


Tuesday, January 13

Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Public Hearing at 9:30 AM


Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

Public Hearing at 9:30 AM


Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

Executive Session at 9:30 AM


Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


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

Public Hearing at 10:00 AM


Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Executive Session at 2:00 PM


Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology, and Tourism

Executive Session at 2:30 PM

Public Hearing at 2:31 PM


Assembly Committee on Rules

Executive Session at 3:00 PM


Wednesday, January 14

Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

Public Hearing at 9:30 AM

Executive Session at 9:31 AM


Assembly Committee on Science, Technology, and AI

Executive Session at 10:00 AM


Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment

Executive Session at 10:00 AM


Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Executive Session at 11:00 AM

Public Hearing at 11:01 AM


Assembly Committee on Agriculture

Executive Session at 11:30 AM

Public Hearing at 11:31 AM


Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor, and Economic Development

Public Hearing at 1:00 PM


Senate Committee on Health

Public Hearing at 1:00 PM


Legislative Council 2025 Law Revision Committee 

Study Meeting at 2:00 PM


Thursday, January 15

No meetings currently scheduled.


Friday, January 16

No meetings currently scheduled.

Tuesday, 1/13: Assembly Floor Calendar

AJR-034 (Rep. Nancy VanderMeer) - Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the child support program.


AJR-102 (Rep. Dave Murphy) - Prohibiting discrimination by governmental entities. 


AJR-110 (Rep. Dan Knodl) - Condemning actions by the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.


AJR-116 (Rep. Bob Donovan) - Congratulating Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Championship for the 20th consecutive year. 


SJR-034 (Sen. Jesse James) -

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the child support program.


SJR-103 (Sen. Andre Jacque) -

Condemning actions by the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.


SJR-106 (Sen. Van Wanggaard) -

Congratulating Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Championship for the 20th consecutive year.


AB-019 (Rep. Rob Kreibich) -

Increasing penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders; freezing assets in financial exploitation cases; sexual assault provisions; and related penalties.


AB-124 (Rep. Joy Goeben) - 

Prohibiting individuals convicted of violent crimes from changing their name; penalty included.


AB-126 (Rep. Ron Tusler) -

Requiring back-up lamps on school buses.


AB-155 (Rep. Tony Kurtz) - 

Designating the Tom Diehl Memorial Highway.


AB-182 (Rep. David Armstrong) -

Modifications to the low-income housing tax credit.


AB-219 (Rep. Todd Novak) -

Creating a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization.


AB-252 (Rep. Robert Brooks) - 

Requiring notice of child abuse or unborn child abuse investigations to the U.S. Department of Defense family advocacy program. 


AB-281 (Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk) - 

Employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority.


AB-313 (Rep. Robert Brooks) - 

Setting minimum net worth requirements for licensed mortgage brokers. 


AB-327 (Rep. Scott Krug) - 

Establishing weight limits for utility terrain vehicles.


AB-351 (Rep. Clint Moses) - 

Regulating virtual credit card payments in health insurance policies.


AB-362 (Rep. John Spiros) -

Mandating cardiac emergency response plans for schools and school-sponsored athletic events.


AB-380 (Rep. Shae Sortwell) - 

Providing for suspension without pay in cases of judicial misconduct or pending determinations of misconduct or permanent disability.


AB-394 (Rep. William Penterman) - 

Including school bus safety in driver education instruction.


AB-395 (Rep. William Penterman) -

Requiring audiovisual recording devices on school buses.


AB-399 (Rep. William Penterman) - 

Mandating certain telecommunications providers to offer basic voice service.


AB-417 (Rep. Paul Melotik) - Allowing emergency testing of criminal defendants for certain diseases. 


AB-425 (Rep. Scott Krug) -

Registration requirements for trailers transporting manufactured housing units.


AB-443 (Rep. Dean Kaufert) - 

Increasing the maximum municipal court cost fee.


AB-473 (Rep. Calvin Callahan) - 

Regulating post-loss assignment of rights or benefits under property insurance policies; penalty included.


AB-477 Rep. Shelia Stubbs) -

Changing the age threshold for issuing a Missing Child Alert.


AB-509 (Rep. Alex Dallman) - 

Alternative delivery methods for Department of Transportation projects.


AB-520 (Rep. Todd Novak) -

Authorizing highway signs for the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial.


AB-525 (Rep. Robert Wittke) - 

Repealing obsolete tax credits and provisions.


AB-543 (Rep. David Steffen) - Sales tax exemption for memberships sold to real estate brokers.


AB-562 (Rep. Travis Tranel) - 

Marking the Mississippi River Trail.


AB-677 (Rep. Amanda Nedweski) -

Creating a crime for grooming a child for sexual activity; penalty included.


AB-786 (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) - 

Ratifying the agreement between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for FY 2025-26; authorizing funds.


AB-787 (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) - 

Ratifying the agreement between the UW System Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for FY 2025-26; authorizing funds.


AB-788 (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) - 

Ratifying the agreement between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association for the 2025-27 biennium; authorizing funds.


AB-789 (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) - 

Ratifying the agreement between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association for the 2025-27 biennium; authorizing funds.


SB-136 (Sen. Cory Tomczyk) - 

Requiring back-up lamps on school buses.


SB-146 (Sen. Van Wanggaard) - 

Prohibiting individuals convicted of violent crimes from changing their name; penalty included.


SB-259 (Sen. Andre Jacque) - 

Requiring notice of child abuse or unborn child abuse investigations to the U.S. Department of Defense family advocacy program.


SB-315 (Sen. Rob Stafsholt) - 

Setting minimum net worth requirements for licensed mortgage brokers.


SB-339 (Sen. Mary Felzkowski) - Establishing weight limits for utility terrain vehicles.


SB-367 (Sen. Rachel Cabral-Guevara) - 

Regulating virtual credit card payments in health insurance policies.


SB-391 (Sen. Jesse James) - 

Requiring audiovisual recording devices on school buses.


SB-392 (Sen. Jesse James) - 

Including school bus safety in driver education instruction.


SB-395 (Sen. Steve Nass)

Mandating certain telecommunications providers to offer basic voice service.


SB-419 (Sen. Daniel Feyen) -

Allowing emergency testing of criminal defendants for certain diseases.


SB-461 (Sen. Howard Marklein) - 

Alternative delivery methods for Department of Transportation projects.


SB-466 (Sen. Jesse James) -

Changing the age threshold for issuing a Missing Child Alert.


SB-521 (Sen. Howard Marklein) -

Authorizing highway signs for the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial.


SB-529 (Sen. Howard Marklein) - 

Repealing obsolete tax credits and provisions.


SB-531 (Sen. Mary Felzkowski) -

Regulating post-loss assignment of rights or benefits under property insurance policies; penalty included.

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #

Author

Relating To

Memo

Deadline

2941

Arney,

Drake

Purpose statements for grants of

local zoning and subdivision

authority

LRB-2941

Memo

1/21

2636

Wittke,

Tomczyk

A tax credit for certain sales and

use taxes paid on service sold

through an amusement device

LRB-2636

Memo

1/13

3252

Felzkowski,

Knodl

Recording and taxation of real

property containing a building,

improvement, or fixture and

consisting of no land

LRB-3252 Memo

1/2

4169

Haywood,

Drake,

Spreitzer,

Smith

A first-time home buyer

purchasing assistance fund and

loan program and making an

appropriatio

LRB-4169 Memo

1/20

4174

Madison,

Larson,

Roys,

Spreitzer,

Smith,

et. al.

Local regulation of landlords

LRB-4174 Memo

1/20

4330

Haywood,

Johnson,

Spreitzer,

Smith

A home repair program and

making an appropriation

LRB-4330 Memo

1/20

4575

Johnson, 
Haywood

Constructing laterals and service

pipes without a landowner’s

permission in the City of

Milwaukee

LRB-4575 Memo

1/7

4658

Wittke,

Wanggaard

Performance-Based Fees Charged

by Debt Settlement Companies

LRB-4658 Memo

1/16

4679

Spreitzer,

Doyle,

et.al.

Changes to the low-income

housing tax credit

LRB-4679 Memo

1/20

5050

James,

Spiros

Repealing unconstitutional

provisions related to operating

while intoxicated

LRB-5050 Memo

1/8

5229

Gustafson,

Cabral-Guevara

The use of live animals in medical

training and providing a penalty

LRB-5229 Memo

1/12

5294

Arney, 
Drake

Levy increase limits in political

subdivisions with qualifying

parking lot redevelopment

LRB-5294 Memo

1/21

5296

Arney,

Johnson

Local infill projects

LRB-5296 Memo

1/21

5526

Mursau,

Brill,

Kreibich,

Tomczyk

Nuisance actions against racing

facilities

LRB-5526 Memo

1/14

5691

Dittrich,

Feyen

Recognizing February 6 as Ronald

Reagan Day in Wisconsin

LRB-5691 Memo

1/9

5774

Kreibich,

Jacque

Allowing employment of minors

in the operation of a pizza-dough

roller

LRB-5774 Memo

1/20

5842

Hurd,

Testin

Limitations on extraterritorial

zoning and subdivision

ordinances of incorporated

municipalities

LRB-5842 Memo

1/14

5891

Zimmerman,

Quinn

Certain requirements related to

data centers

LRB-5891 Memo

1/7

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

AB-815: Creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation


AB-816: Grants to WisconsinEye for the establishment of an endowment fund, creating the Office of the Public Affairs Network to administer a public affairs network in Wisconsin, and making an appropriation.

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-817: Reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs


AB-818: Demonstration charter school operators. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities


AB-819: Allowing discounts for prompt payment of health care fees. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Insurance


AB-820: The practice of audiology, licensure of audiologists, the composition of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, and repealing an administrative rule related to the practical examination of audiologists. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform


AB-821: Forensic examinations done on a crime victim to gather evidence, modifying administrative rules relating to reimbursement for forensic examinations, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety


AB-822: Administration of town road improvements under the local roads improvement program. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation


AB-823: Healthy food incentive program funding, payment processing equipment and services for farmers’ markets and farmers, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Agriculture


AB-824: Displaying a human trafficking resource center hotline poster. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy


AB-825: A grant program to support parent and guardian volunteer programs in schools, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-826: School safety plans. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-827: School lockdown announcements.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-828: Grants to school counselors, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-829: The state superintendent’s power to issue a subpoena in a license revocation investigation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-830: Required inclusions in the long-range statewide transportation plan. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Transportation


AB-831: Recording and taxation of real property containing a building, improvement, or fixture and consisting of no land. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Ways and Means


AB-832: Required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-833: Establishing a human trafficking victim services grant program and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety


AB-834: Courtroom supports for and sealing the identifying information of child victims and child witnesses of human trafficking crimes. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Judiciary


AB-835: Grants for students enrolled in teacher education programs, school district revenue limits, the reimbursement rate for special education costs, and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Education


AB-836: Increasing the number of authorized positions for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for regional farmer support and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Agriculture


AB-837: Placement of sexually violent persons on supervised release. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety


AB-838: Making a grant for dredging of the Deerskin River in the town of Washington in Vilas County and making an appropriation. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Environment


AB-839: Allowing the Town of Three Lakes in Oneida County to create a tax incremental district in the same manner as a city or village. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Ways and Means


AB-840: Certain requirements related to data centers. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AB-840: Certain requirements related to data centers. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AJR-127: Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 

Referred to Assembly Committee on State Affairs


AJR-128: Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh women’s volleyball team for winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship. 

Referred to Assembly Committee on Rules

Senate

SB-580: Selling and reselling entertainment tickets and providing a penalty. 

Referred to Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology & Tourism

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