Schedule

On May 27, 2025, the Wisconsin Elections Commission will hold a special meeting on the following:

A. Call to Order

B. Administrator’s Report of Appropriate Meeting Notice

C. Review and Submission to the Legislature of the 2025 Accessibility Report under Wis. Stat. § 5.25(4)(d)

D. Consideration and Resolution of Wis. Stat. § 5.06 Complaints

1. EL 23–47 – Brian Peters v. Jennifer Goergen
2. EL 24-23 – Andrew Yunker v. Michelle Luedtke
3. EL 24-91 – Erin Webster v. Suzanne Pinnow
4. EL 24-95 – David VanderLeest v. Celestine Jeffreys et al.
5. EL 24-108 Marie & Steven Schmidt v. Kaitlyn Bernarde

E. Revision of Certification of Residence Form to Include a Proof of Residence Step, and Revision of Complaint form to include directions to additional complainants to provide a verification.

F. Consideration of Modifications to Clearinghouse Rule 24- 043 relating to certification and training of municipal clerks following a request from the Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules

G. Closed Session*

1. Litigation Update and Consideration of Potential Litigation
2. Wis. Stat. § 5.05 Complaints
3. Advisory Opinion Consideration and Potential Action

On May 27, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families will hold a joint public hearing on the following:

Assembly Bill 111 / Senate Bill 106 Relating to: psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

Assembly Bill 112 / Senate Bill 107 Relating to: consent to mental health treatment by minors who are age 14 or older.

Assembly Bill 113 / Senate Bill 108 Relating to: sharing minors’ safety plans.

Assembly Bill 114 / Senate Bill 109 Relating to: clinician initiation of emergency detention of a minor and providing a penalty.

Assembly Bill 260 / Senate Bill 245 Relating to: a pilot school-centered mental health program.

On May 27, 2025, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government will hold a public hearing on the following:

Senate Bill 37 Relating to: local regulation of vegetable gardens

Senate Bill 44 Relating to: local regulation of fowl

Senate Bill 155 Relating to: requiring periodic inspections of parking structures

Senate Bill 162 Relating to: bid requirement for publication and printing of county board proceedings, notices, and advertisements in counties having a population of 250,000 or more and at least two English newspapers published daily

Senate Bill 184 Relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device

Senate Bill 186 Relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters

On May 27, 2025, Democratic members of the Joint Committee on Finance held a news conference responding to Wisconsin Republicans working in concert with their Federal counterparts on actions towards cutting public services and taxes.

NOTE: WisEye coverage of this hearing will take place upon completion of the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families and Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention

On May 27, 2025, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will hold a public hearing on the following:

Senate Bill 169 Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers

Senate Bill 235 Relating to: criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty

Senate Bill 236 Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty

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

Senate Bill 278 Relating to: sunset of the community-oriented policing-house grant program

Senate Bill 279 Relating to: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms

On May 27, 2025, the Assembly Committee on State Affairs will meet on the following:

Executive Session:

• Assembly Bill 138 Relating to: jailers and protective occupation annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer.

Public Hearing:

• Assembly Bill 269 Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority

On May 28, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment will hold a public hearing on the following:

Assembly Bill 232 Relating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development

Assembly Bill 235 Relating to: workforce literacy grant program

Assembly Bill 241 Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts.

On May 28, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Local Government will meet on the following:

Executive Session:

• Assembly Bill 187 Relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters
• Assembly Bill 217 Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds

Public Hearing:

• Assembly Bill 196 Relating to: rehired annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System
• Assembly Bill 116 Relating to: transportation of minors for emergency detention
• Assembly Bill 214 Relating to: town clerk and treasurer appointments, publication requirements for proposed budget summary and notice of public hearing, and discontinuance of highways

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin’s top ranking Republican, will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker luncheon on May 28, 2025 hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Johnson will speak briefly and then take questions from a panel of journalists as well as questions from the audience.

The media panel:

• Charles Benson – TMJ4 News
• Emilee Fannon – CBS 58 News
• Matt Smith – WISN -TV News

On May 28, 2025, the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 280 Relating to: interest earned on coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds.

NOTE: WisEye coverage of this hearing will take place upon completion of the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment.

On May 28, 2025, the Senate Committee on Health will hold a public hearing on the following:

Senate Bill 203 Relating to: regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements

Senate Bill 258 Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority

Senate Bill 264 Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans.

On May 29, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions will hold a public hearing on Clearinghouse Rule 24-049 Relating to the authorization of one or more additional fee structures and establishing maximum fees or charges that may be made thereunder by adjustment service companies, and modifying chapter DFI-Bkg 73 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code to incorporate certain requirements of the federal Telemarketing Sales Rule.

On May 30, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross will review this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association).

On June 9, 2025, WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers Host Lisa Pugh will sit down with Wisconsin Hospital Association President and CEO Eric Borgerding and Senior Vice President of Government Relations Kyle O’Brien to discuss the transition of leadership. (Brought to you by Nicolet National Bank)