Schedule

On November 12, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care will meet on the following:

Executive Session:

• Assembly Bill 193 Relating to: ratification of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
• Assembly Bill 212 Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services

Public Health:

• Assembly Bill 598 Relating to: consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a petition for guardianship or protective placement
• Assembly Bill 564 Relating to: allowing chiropractors to perform school employee health examinations
• Assembly Bill 573 Relating to: sexual assault forensic examination compensation
• Assembly Bill 563 Relating to: requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke in operating rooms

On November 12, 2025, the Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs will hold a public hearing on the following:

Senate Joint Resolution 4 Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration)

Senate Bill 205 Relating to: information provided to voters concerning proposed constitutional amendments and other statewide referenda

Senate Bill 403 Relating to: online credit card contributions and providing a penalty

Senate Bill 225 Relating to: regulation of amusement rides located at campgrounds

Senate Bill 253 Relating to: jurisdiction over juveniles on federal enclaves

Senate Bill 335 Relating to: ratification of the Cosmetology Licensure Compact

Senate Bill 406 Relating to: reporting of sex and fetal anomaly following induced abortion

Senate Bill 417 Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak

On November 12, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance will hold an executive session on the following:

Assembly Bill 185 / Senate Bill 185 Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters

Assembly Bill 219 / Senate Bill 213 Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization

Assembly Bill 240 / Senate Bill 237 Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog

Programming Note: Coverage will begin immediately following the conclusion of JFC

On November 12, 2025, the Assembly Committee on State Affairs will meet on the following:

Executive Session:

• Assembly Bill 197 Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program
• Assembly Bill 296 Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors
• Assembly Bill 601 Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”
• Assembly Bill 606 Relating to: regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products, renaming the Division of Alcohol Beverages as the Division of Intoxicating Products, creating an occupational tax on hemp-derived cannabinoid products, alcohol beverage warehouses and production arrangements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty

Public Hearing:

• Assembly Bill 248 Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices
• Assembly Bill 354 Relating to: the timing of equalization aid payments to school districts

On November 12, 2025, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will meet on the following:

Executive Session:

• Senate Bill 381 Relating to: suspension without pay in cases of judicial misconduct or pending final determination in proceedings involving alleged judicial misconduct or permanent disability
• Senate Bill 423 Relating to: the time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpse
• Senate Bill 432 Relating to: mandatory reporting requirements and referring cases of threatened or suspected child abuse to law enforcement
• Senate Bill 459 Relating to: admissibility of expert witness testimony
• Senate Bill 533 Relating to: intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty
• Senate Bill 537 Relating to: nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty

Public Hearing:

• Senate Bill 238 / Assembly Bill 239 Relating to: harassment of search and rescue dogs and providing a penalty
• Senate Bill 239 Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs
• Senate Bill 248 Relating to: license eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices
• Senate Bill 575 Relating to: sexual assault forensic examination compensation

On November 13, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities will hold a public hearing on the following:

Assembly Bill 501 Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards

Assembly Bill 505 Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program

A wave of recent US Supreme Court rulings has quietly returned major decision-making authority to the states, shaping everything from abortion rights and Medicaid access to environmental policy, school athletics, and even online speech. On November 13, 2025, Ripon College Center for Politics and the People event features a presentation by Steven Sorenson, Attorney at von Briesen & Roper and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Ripon College. Prof. Sorenson will unpack how these rulings are reshaping life in Wisconsin, how they trigger conflict between the Governor and the legislature, and redraw the line between personal rights, state law, and federal authority with consequences that will last far beyond the next election.

On November 14, 2025, the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board will hold two hearings on applications for clemency. This segment features part 1 with the following applicants:

8:30 – 10am:

• Terry Hansen
• Kimberlee McGeshick
• Bradley Odeman
• Robyn Moore
• Josette Walker
• Marcus Gray
• Jacqueline Chamblis
• Gregory Rogge
• Cecile Gambrell
• Adrian Brown

10:00 to 11:30 am:

• Andrae Virgil
• Serge Deutou
• Robert Grays
• Samantha Hampton
• Jordan Kinn
• William Stapel
• Nathan Smeltzer
• David Mervosh
• Kenneth Houston
• Tyler Haecker

On November 14, 2025, the University of Wisconsin will host “Parties, Power, and Possibility: Revisiting Fusion Voting in Wisconsin,” presented by the UW Law School in partnership with the Tommy Thompson Center on Public Leadership, Elections Research Center, State Democracy Research Initiative, Center for Ballot Freedom, and New America. Discussions will examine: the function of political parties in democracy; the history and current landscape of fusion voting; legal and practical considerations for reform; and the implications for Wisconsin and beyond.

Speakers include:

• Nathan Atkinson, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Julia Azari, Marquette University
• Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin, Elections Research Center
• Dan Cantor, Center for Ballot Freedom
• Andy Craig, Rainey Center
• David G. Deininger, Former Wisconsin Court of Appeals
• Daniel DiSalvo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Lisa Disch, University of Michigan
• Jennifer Dresden, Protect Democracy
• Lee Drutman, New America
• Peter LaVenia, SUNY Oneonta
• Dan Lee, University of Nevada – Las Vegas
• Seth Masket, University of Denver
• Allie Morris, University of Wisconsin
• Derek Muller, University of Notre Dame Law School
• Alexander Tahk, Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership
• Dan Tokaji, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Beau Tremitiere, Protect Democracy

On November 14, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross will review this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association).

On November 14, 2025, the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board will hold two hearings on applications for clemency. This segment features part 2 with the following applicants:

1:00 to 2:30 pm:

• Michell Jackson
• Joshua Attleson
• Timothy Wesela
• Greta Miller
• Shanetrise Brown
• Ryan Braby
• James Bloodsaw Jr.
• Daman Washington
• Troy Rands
• Ricardo Dixon Jr.
• Terry George