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, August 4

No meetings currently scheduled.

Tuesday, August 5

Assembly Transportation Committee

Executive Session at 10:30 AM

Public Hearing at 10:31 AM

Wednesday, August 6

No meetings currently scheduled.

Thursday, August 7

No meetings currently scheduled.

Friday, August 8

No meetings currently scheduled.

CO-SPONSORSHIP MEMOS

LRB #	Author	Relating To	Memo	Deadline
1271	Cabral-Guevara, Knodl, Gustafson	Use restrictions on state and local Guevara, Rep. Dan government electronic devices	LRB-1271 Memo	8/7
3688	Brill, Cabral-Guevara	Including information about immunization waivers in enrollment or admission materials for schools, child care centers, and nursery schools	LRB-3688 Memo	8/4
3810	Jacque, Penterman	Preserve Our Wisconsin Legacy Act, making it a felony to damage or graffiti to certain historical properties	LRB-3810 Memo	8/5
4159	Udell, Anderson, Carpenter	Urging the immediate and unconditional release of documents, files, and records related to Jeffrey Epstein	LRB-4159 Memo	8/8
4170	Murphy, Jacque	Capping University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition and fee increases	LRB-4170 Memo	8/7
1261	Penterman, Nass	Repealing §196.503 of the statutes	LRB-1261 Memo	8/5
2150	Penterman, Sortwell, James	Driver education instruction related to school bus safety	LRB-2150 Memo	8/4
2151	Penterman, James	Equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices	LRB-2151 Memo	8/4
2195	Sortwell, Penterman, James	School bus operation by drivers over 70 and drivers with medical conditions	LRB-2195 Memo	8/4
2406	Hutton, Nedweski	A civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure	LRB-2406 Memo	8/4
1843	Wichgers, Jacque	Reporting of sex and fetal anomaly following induced abortion	LRB-1843 Memo	8/8
2907	Stafsholt, Tucker	Exempting certain farm owners from campground licensing	LRB-2907 Memo	8/15
2995	Stubbs, Snyder, James, Johnson	Creating a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls and making an appropriation	LRB-2995 Memo	8/1
4191	Cabral-Guevara, Wittke	Designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe	LRB-4191 Memo	8/8

INTRODUCED BILLS

Assembly

AJR-078: Proclaiming June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Day.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Rules

AB-379: Forms of proof of identification for voting.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections

AB-381: Perimenopause and menopause education.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

AB-382: Requirements for children born alive following abortion or attempted abortion and providing a penalty.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

AB-383: The veterans housing and recovery program and making an appropriation.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

AB-380: Suspension without pay in cases of judicial misconduct or pending final determination in proceedings involving alleged judicial misconduct or permanent disability.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AB-384: Virtual currency kiosks.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions

AJR-080: Declaring May 2025 and May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Months.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Rules

AJR-079: Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month.

Referred to Assembly Committee on Rules

Senate

SB-380: Eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-381: Suspension without pay in cases of judicial misconduct or pending final determination in proceedings involving alleged judicial misconduct or permanent disability.

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary & Public Safety

SB-382: Modifications to the historic rehabilitation tax credit.

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture & Revenue

If you would like coverage of any above hearing, would like to engage on an above bill, or if you would like to find time to discuss the above matter in more detail, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Michael Best Strategies contact.

Have a great day,

Wisconsin GR Team