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Contents Include:
1. Governor Evers Vetoes Pro-Life Bills
2. Joint Finance Committee Approves State Budget
3. Assembly Passes Housing Bills
4. New Bills of Interest
Governor Evers Vetoes Pro-Life Bills
On June 21 Governor Evers vetoed four pro-life bills that aim to protect children, provide more information to women seeking abortion, and better track and regulate abortions in Wisconsin:
AB-179
,
AB-180
,
AB-182
, and
AB-183
. In response, the WCC issued a
press release
denouncing the Governor's vetoes.
Joint Finance Committee Approves State Budget
On June 13, the JFC approved the state budget (
SB-059
and
AB-56
). The Assembly will take up the bill on June 25, after which it will go to the Senate, which is expected to vote on the bill on June 26. Once approved by both houses, the bill will then go to Governor Evers for his review and action. The WCC will send out a summary of the final budget once the Governor has signed it into law.
Assembly Passes Housing Bills
On June 18, the Assembly passed seven bills that would reduce homelessness and are based on the recommendations of the Wisconsin Interagency Council on Homeless:
AB 119
(shelter grants),
AB 120
(case management),
AB-121
(grants),
AB 122
(job training),
AB 123
(grants),
AB-124
(grants), and
AB-125
(loans).
The bills now await action in the Senate. The WCC registered in support.
New Bills of Interest
AB-263
Parental Rights (Brandtjen, Janel) Termination of parental rights; the rights of alleged fathers in certain proceedings; and payments allowed in connection with an adoption. Referred to Assembly Children and Families
AB-287
Advance Directives (Snyder, Pat) Certifications for advance directives and findings of incapacity related to powers of attorney for health care. Referred to Assembly Health
AB-290
Pharmacist Prescriptions (Sargent, Melissa) Permitting pharmacists to prescribe, administer, and dispense certain contraceptives, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Referred to Assembly Health
AB-291
Trauma-Informed Care (Tittl, Paul) Trauma-informed care position grants and making an appropriation. Referred to Assembly Children and Families
AB-295
Homestead Tax Credit (Riemer, Daniel) Increasing the homestead tax credit maximum income. Referred to Assembly Ways and Means
AB-304
Pharmacist Prescriptions
(Kitchens, Joel) Permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Referred to Assembly Committee on Health
AB-307
Suicide Prevention Grant (Rohrkaste, Mike) Grants to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., and making an appropriation. Referred to Assembly Committee on Mental Health
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