Schedule

On November 17, 2025, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Population Health Sciences Monday Seminar features Alison Cohen PhD, MPH. Dr. Cohen will discuss community-based participatory research and critical feminist epidemiology approaches and how they can be applied in different settings, drawing upon examples from her prior research. 

On November 17, 2025, the Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Elder Services will hold an informational hearing in Wausau, WI on the following:

Elderly Independence

• Julie Streufert, Executive Director – The Landing
• Chief Jeremy Kopp, Wausau Fire Department
• Jill Renken, Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging
• Matt Kosloski, Wausau Fire Department Community Care Paramedic
• Mike Rhea, Executive Director – ADRC of Central Wisconsin

Scams Targeting Elderly Populations 

• Sheriff Chad Billeb, Marathon County Sheriff’s Office 

On November 18, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety will hold a public hearing on the following:

Assembly Bill 19 Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders for adults at risk; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an adult at risk; sexual assault of an adult at risk; and providing a penalty

Assembly Bill 477 Relating to: age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert

Assembly Bill 252 Relating to: the notice of an investigation of child abuse or neglect or unborn child abuse provided to appropriate authorities of the U.S. Department of Defense

On November 18, 2025, the Wisconsin State Senate will hold a floor session on the following: SB 279: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms; SB 11: allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property; SB 16: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations; SB 188: reduction of penalty surcharge when certain fines or forfeitures reduced; SB 190: ratification of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; SB 210: changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships; SB 216: local government competitive bidding thresholds; SB 227: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights; SB 291: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit; SB 310: time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations; SB 358: fees charged for certain coroner or medical examiner service; SB 366: technical education equipment grants; SB 367: virtual credit card payments in health insurance policies; SB 376: a tax credit for employer-provided child care; SB 377: identification of the Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial on state highway maps; SB 387: indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards; SB 389: the per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits; SB 391: equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices; SB 392: driver education instruction related to school bus safety; SB 394: damage or graffiti to certain historical property and providing a penalty; SB 413: immunity from prosecution for certain crimes based on assisting a victim of sexual assault, extending the time limit for prosecution of second degree sexual assault, and the standard for terminating residential residency when tenant is the victim of sexual assault; SB 419: emergency testing of a criminal defendant for certain diseases; SB 421: a grant for modernization of a dam in the village of Rothschild; SB 423: the time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpse; SB 424: teacher preparatory programs; SB 432: mandatory reporting requirements and referring cases of threatened or suspected child abuse to law enforcement; SB 439: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland; SB 440: newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices; SB 448: the use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions; SB 459: admissibility of expert witness testimony; SB 461: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation; SB 466: age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert; SB 474: fire suppression products derived from soybeans; SB 482: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit; SB 485: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities; SB 498: 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; SB 504: dental provider network rental by insurance plans; SB 521: highway signs for the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial; SB 525: removal of vegetation obstructing outdoor advertising signs; SB 528: certain airport improvement contracts; SB 529: repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions; SB 531: postloss assignment of rights or benefits under property  insurance policies to residential contractors and providing a penalty; SB 532: course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions; SB 533: intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty; SB 536: the sales tax exemption for memberships sold to real estate brokers; SB 537: nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty; SB 553: limitations on the definition of abortion; SB 593: various changes to insurance laws; AB 74: parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member; AB 89: theft crimes and providing a penalty; AB 136: classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty; AB 165: local guaranteed income programs; AB 166: academic and career planning services provided to pupils  and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes; AB 211: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban; AB 265: human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty; AB 280: workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit; AB 302: authorized lights for funeral procession vehicles; AB 308: prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully  present individuals; AB 366: emotional support animals in housing; falsely claiming that an animal is a service animal and providing a penalty; AB 409: passing certain vehicles stopped on or near a highway and providing a penalty; AB 424: requirements for the rental of mobile and manufactured homes; AB 450: applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings; AB 452: subdivision plat approvals; AB 456: changes regarding the laws governing real estate practice; SJR 101: declaring November as Veteran Mental Health  and Suicide Awareness Month in Wisconsin; SJR 103: condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia; SJR 106: congratulating the Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship for the 20th consecutive year; AJR 92: recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday.

On November 18, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency will meet on the following:

Executive Session:

• Assembly Bill 274 Relating to: the expiration of administrative rules
• Assembly Bill 275 Relating to: challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation
• Assembly Bill 276 Relating to: statements of scope for administrative rules
• Assembly Bill 277 Relating to: requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose any costs

Public Hearing:

• Assembly Bill 487 Relating to: meeting in closed session to consider information technology security issues

On November 19, 2025, the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 112 Relating to: hunting of sandhill cranes, programs related to sandhill crane damage, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

On November 19, 2025, the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum will host “Wisconsin Nuclear Energy Day” featuring the following agenda:

9:30 – 10:30 AM The Future of Nuclear Energy in Wisconsin Policy

• Panel featuring Sen. Julian Bradley, Sen. Jesse James, Rep. David Steffen, and Rep. Shae Sortwell. Moderated by former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch

10:45 – 11:45 AM Nuclear Energy advancements, economics, and implications

• Panel featuring Chris Heck (Nuclear Energy Institute), a representative from the UW Department of Nuclear Engineering, Robb Hughes (Realta Fusion), and Ellen Nowak (American Transmission Company). Moderated by Customers First Coalition Executive Director, Kristin Gilkes

12:00 – 1:00 PM Keynote

• Grace Stanke Vanderhei, nuclear engineer and former Miss America and Miss Wisconsin, joined in a fireside conversation by Chris Heck of the Nuclear Energy Institute

On November 19, 2025, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government will hold a public hearing on the following:

Senate Bill 160 Relating to: designating the Tom Diehl Memorial Highway

Senate Bill 400 Relating to: use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices

Senate Bill 451 Relating to: the conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit

Senate Bill 467 Relating to: local wheel tax referenda

Senate Bill 497 Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects; compensation for takings of signs, and appraisals upon which jurisdictional offers are based

Senate Bill 508 Relating to: owner liability for illegally passing a school bus and providing a penalty

Senate Bill 599 Relating to: retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities

On November 21, 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).