On February 21, 2024, the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 752: modifying the tax treatment of college savings accounts and the employee college savings account contribution credit; Senate Bill 832: payday loans; Senate Bill 851: financial statements of registered charitable organizations; Senate Bill […]
On February 7, 2024, the Joint Committee on Finance held an executive session on the following: Assembly Bill 140 / Senate Bill 161: the Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement and making an appropriation Assembly Bill 408 / Senate Bill 398: a tax credit for transportation services for blind workers Assembly Bill 461 / Senate Bill 451: […]
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 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 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 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.