On February 18, 2026, the Wisconsin State Senate will hold a floor session on the following: SB7: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state; SB277: the expiration of administrative rules; SB532: course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions; SB652: race-based higher education programs and requirements; SB154: requiring the Department […]
On February 17, 2026, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: AB109: a lifetime license that authorizes an individual to teach an American Indian language in an American Indian language program and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction; AB122: alternative open enrollment application procedures for residency change based on military […]
On February 12, 2026, the Senate Committee on Health held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 959 Relating to: requirements for the use of a memory care designation by community-based residential facilities Senate Bill 987 Relating to: the drug repository program
On February 11, 2026, the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care met on the following: Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 1027 Relating to: requiring information relating to the food stamp program to be compiled and provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Assembly Bill 982 Relating to: health care providers providing excused absences under […]
On February 10, 2026, the Assembly hosted the annual State of the Tribes address delivered by Chairwoman Nicole Boyd of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Following the address, the Assembly held a floor session the following: AB237: the age at which an infant is covered under the safe haven law; AB266 […]
On February 5, 2026, the Senate Committee on Health held a public hearing on Senate Bill 920 Relating to: health care providers providing excused absences under the compulsory school attendance law.
On February 4, 2026, the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care met on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 794 Relating to: independent contractor healthcare workers and healthcare worker platforms Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 418 Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak Assembly […]
On February 4, 2026, the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 174 Relating to: coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions and benefit limits under health plans Senate Bill 614 Relating to: pay for performance grant requirements Senate Bill 621 Relating to: use of […]
On February 3, 2026, the Joint Committee on Finance met on the following: Section 13.10 Meeting: I. Department of Public Instruction – Thomas McCarthy, Deputy State Superintendent The Department of Public Instruction requests a supplement of $1,000,000 GPR in fiscal year 2025-26 and $1,000,000 GPR in fiscal year 2026-27 from the committee’s appropriation under s. […]
On February 2, 2026, Wisconsin Legislative Democrats joined hemp business owners and cannabis advocates to announce the introduction of legislation to legalize recreational cannabis in Wisconsin.
On December 11, 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Council on Mental Health Legislative and Policy Committee met on the following: Mental Health Action Partnership (MHAP) updates Legislative updates Wisconsin Council on Mental Health (WCMH) updates Public comment Guest speaker on incarceration and mental health – Dr. Mike Koenigs, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UW-Madison […]