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WISCONSIN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
Capitol Update
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November 27, 2017
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Contents Include:
1. WCC Supports Heal Without Harm Bill
2. Assembly Passes Bills Supported by WCC
3. Interagency Council on Homelessness Enacted into Law
4. Floor Periods End for 2017
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. Upcoming Hearings of Interest
6. New Bills of Interest
7. Websites of Interest
WCC Supports Heal Without Harm Bill
On November 14, the WCC testified in support of
Assembly Bill 550
(Rep. Joel Kleefisch, R-Oconomowoc), one part of
the Heal Without Harm Initiative, which provides for final disposition of stillborn children, facilitates organ and tissue donations from stillbirths, and authorizes a study of potential public blood and tissue banks in Wisconsin. The Assembly Health
Committee took no further action on the bill.
Assembly Passes Bills Supported by WCC
Senate Bill 300
(Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine)
creates a crime
for a person over the age of 18 who
solicit
s
a sexually e
xplicit photograph, recording,
or other representation from a person who is under the age of 18.
Under current law, there is no penalty for such solicitation. The bill now goes to the
Governor.
Assembly Bill 300
,
which
provides information about mandatory pupil examinations
and
Assembly Bill 304
, which
a
llow
s
a pupil's parent or guardian to opt out of certain statewide examinations
, are both authored by
(Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, R-Fond du Lac)
. The WCC
testified
in support of AB 304 and for information on AB 300.
Assembly Bill 501
(
Rep. Michael
Rohrkaste,
R-Neenah
)
creates a
FoodShare healthy eating incentive pilot program, which the WCC supported.
The last three bills now go to the Senate.
Interagency Council on Homelessness Enacted into Law
Governor Walker today signed Assembly Bill 234, establishing an Interagency Council on Homelessness, into law as 2017 Wisconsin Act 74.
The Council will be responsible for establishing and periodically reviewing a
statewide policy for preventing and ending homelessness. The WCC registered in support of the bill.
Floor Periods End for 2017
The last legislative floor session of 2017 took place on November 9. While some committees will hold hearings later this month, much of the Legislature's work will slow until the new year. Floor sessions are scheduled to resume on January 16, 2018. Until then, the Capitol Update will be issued as the need arises.
Upcoming Hearings of Interest
(N.B. Only bills of interest are flagged. In most cases, committees will be considering other bills as well.)
Assembly Mental Health,
11 am
,
Tue, Dec. 12
, 225-NW
AB-631
Caregiver Tax Credit (Skowronski, Ken) Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses incurred by a family caregiver to assist a qualified family member.
AB-632
Alzheimer's Awareness Grants (Rohrkaste, Michael) Grants for Alzheimer's disease and dementia awareness and making an appropriation.
AB-633
Palliative Care Council (Snyder, Patrick) Establishing a palliative care council.
New Bills of Interest
SB-526
Child Care Lead Testing (Johnson, La Tonya) Testing for lead in drinking water in buildings used for child care and granting rule-making authority. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
SB-528
Caregiver Tax Credit (Testin, Patrick) Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses incurred by a family caregiver to assist a qualified family member. Referred to Senate Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues
SB-529
Marriage Licenses (Carpenter, Tim) Marriage license application requirements, issuance, and validity. Referred to Senate Public Benefits, Licensing & State-Federal Relations
SB-530
Prescription Drugs (Erpenbach, Jon) Prohibiting elimination of covered prescription drugs or devices during a contract year for certain health care plans. Referred to Senate Health & Human Services
SB-536
Pupil Assessment Access (Olsen, Luther) Access to pupil assessments that are required to be administered by school boards, operators of independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program and repealing rules related to accessing pupil assessments. Referred to Senate Education
SB-548
Palliative Care Council (Moulton, Terry) Establishing a palliative care council. Referred to Senate Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues
SB-550
Juvenile Court Jurisdiction (Petrowski, Jerry) The age at which a person is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction and making appropriations. Referred to Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
SB-556
Student Absence Evaluation (Olsen, Luther) Requiring an evaluation to determine whether a pupil with an extended absence from school is a child with a disability. Referred to Senate Education
SB-567
Medically Accurate Information (Erpenbach, Jon) Medically accurate information. Referred to Senate Health & Human Services
SB-568
Reproductive Facility Safety Program (Erpenbach, Jon) Creating a reproductive health care facility safety program and making an appropriation. Referred to Senate Health & Human Services
SB-569
Right to Choose Abortion (Erpenbach, Jon) Right to choose an abortion and elimination of certain abortion-related regulations. Referred to Senate Health & Human Services
AB-622
Prescription Drugs (Kolste, Debra) Prohibiting elimination of covered prescription drugs or devices during a contract year for certain health care plans. Referred to Assembly Insurance
AB-631
Caregiver Tax Credit (Skowronski, Ken) Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses incurred by a family caregiver to assist a qualified family member. Referred to Assembly Mental Health
AB-632
Alzheimer's Awareness Grants (Rohrkaste, Michael) Grants for Alzheimer's disease and dementia awareness and making an appropriation. Referred to Assembly Mental Health
AB-633
Palliative Care Council (Snyder, Patrick) Establishing a palliative care council. Referred to Assembly Mental Health
AB-634
Administrative Subpoenas (Kleefisch, Joel) Administrative subpoenas for the investigation of human trafficking crimes and Internet crimes against children. Referred to Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety
AB-656
Right to Choose Abortion (Taylor, Chris) Right to choose an abortion and elimination of certain abortion-related regulations. Referred to Assembly Health
AB-657
Medically Accurate Information (Taylor, Chris) Medically accurate information. Referred to Assembly Health
AB-658
Reproductive Facility Safety Program (Taylor, Chris) Creating a reproductive health care facility safety program and making an appropriation. Referred to Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety
AB-660
Juvenile Court Jurisdiction (Born, Mark) The age at which a person is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction and making appropriations. Referred to Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety
AB-669
Counting 4K Pupils (Genrich, Eric) Counting pupils enrolled in four-year-old kindergarten. Referred to Assembly Education
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Websites of Interest
WisconsinEye
- Independent, nonpartisan news service that provides uncut video coverage of state government proceedings, as well as interviews with lawmakers and policy experts.
To find out who your legislators are, go to the Wisconsin State Legislature's
home page
and type your address in the top right hand corner under "Find My Legislators."
Capitol Update
is a periodic e-mail on legislative issues from the Wisconsin Catholic Conference.
Wisconsin Catholic Conference
131 W. Wilson St., Suite 1105
Madison, WI 53703
608/257-0004
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