On February 7, 2024, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) and her colleagues hosted a news conference to announce the introduction of the B.E.S.T Agenda, or Building Economic Security Together, a package of bills that support the economic needs of Wisconsinites from birth to retirement.
On February 6, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 1064: on the Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship and Civil Dialogue and making an appropriation Assembly Bill 1065: prohibiting University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges from using loyalty pledges and requiring them to make certain information […]
On February 6, 2024, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Senate Bill 172: establishing and operating community reentry centers and making an appropriation Senate Bill 516: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving […]
On February 5, 2024, the La Follette School of Public Affairs hosted a Family Impact Seminar briefing by Dr. J. Michael Collins, Fetzer Family Chair in Consumer & Personal Finance at the UW-Madison to discuss the current state of household financial health in Wisconsin.
On January 31, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions will hold an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 725: central bank digital currency Assembly Bill 912: financial statements of registered charitable organizations Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 951: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization […]
On January 31, 2024, the Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue held a public hearing on the following: Senate Joint Resolution 5 / Assembly Joint Resolution 6: the appropriation authority of the legislature and the allocation of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (second consideration) Senate Bill 596 / Assembly Bill 554: race-based higher […]
On January 25, 2024, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: Assembly Bill 34: restrictions on baiting deer in counties based on chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis; Senate Bill 34 / Assembly Bill 35: modifying the designation of a free fishing weekend in January; Assembly Bill 124: the definition of public […]
On January 24, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 730: the distribution of certain materials to minors Assembly Bill 615: creating a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls Assembly Bill 968: […]
On January 23, 2024, Gov. Tony Evers delivered his 2024 State of the State Address.
On January 18, 2024, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: Assembly Bill 108 / Senate Bill 111: the definition of “strip search” for the purpose of the prohibition against strip-searching a pupil; Assembly Bill 211: authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use; Assembly Bill 241 […]
On January 17, 2024, Representatives John Macco and Evan Goyke unveiled the ‘WisKids’ Child Savings Account Program.
