On June 25, 2025, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government will hold a public hearing on the following: Boardman, Kristina Of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Transportation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor Senate Bill 288 Relating to: authorized lights for funeral procession vehicles Senate […]
On June 18, 2025, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: SB 10: access to public high schools for military recruiters; SB 41: school safety grants and making an appropriation; SB 94: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions […]
On June 18, 2025, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: AB 198: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program; AB 201: extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty; AB 232: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s […]
On June 11, 2025, the Wisconsin Legislative Children’s Caucus held a briefing focused on the importance of Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) and their role in supporting children and families affected by abuse. Speakers include: Sean Michels – Supervisor, Manitowoc Child Protective Services Amanda Didier – Executive Director, Lakeshore Regional CAC Anna Johnson – Survivor and […]
On May 29, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance met in executive session on the 2025-27 biennial budget. The Committee will take action on the following sections of the budget: Secretary of State Employee Trust Funds Lieutenant Governor State Treasurer Fox River Navigational System Authority Lower Wisconsin Riverway Board State Fair Park Safety and Professional […]
On May 28, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Local Government met 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 […]
On May 27, 2025, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held 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 […]
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 held 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 […]
On May 27, 2025, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government held 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 […]
Early this morning, the United States House of Representatives passed the budget reconciliation bill with a set of proposals to cut funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), costing Wisconsin taxpayers approximately $314 million each year. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has started to analyze how these cuts would impact all Wisconsinites. […]
On May 22, 2025, Democratic state legislators held a news conference to introduce legislation that would directly invest in childcare providers and teachers to establish a childcare industry that supports the needs of families in every community in the state. Speakers include: Sen. Sarah Keyeski Sen. Kelda Roys Rep. Renuka Mayadev Rep. Alex Joers
