On February 13, 2024 the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: Senate Bill 158. preliminary health care credentials granted to previously unlicensed individuals; Senate Bill 174: requiring use of the electronic system of vital records for medical certifications of death; Senate Bill 58: nitrate contamination and the well compensation grant program; Senate Bill […]
On February 8, 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 315: possession of child pornography and providing a penalty Assembly Bill 950: excepting xylazine testing materials from the definition of drug paraphernalia and civil and criminal liability […]
On February 7, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 450: ready-to-use glucagon rescue therapies in schools Assembly Bill 640: a license to teach based on working as a paraprofessional in a school district Assembly Bill 1005: student teaching requirement for […]
On February 1, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Education will held an executive session and a public hearing on the following: Executive Session: Assembly Bill 919: funding for the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center and making an appropriation Assembly Bill 937: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards […]
On January 31, 2024, Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee) hosted a legislative symposium on human trafficking. The event features accounts from victims and insights from professionals working in the field. The focuses on understanding the human impact of trafficking, reviewing recent advancements in the area, and discussing future strategies to strengthen our state’s response. Speakers include: […]
On January 30, 2024, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 11: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs Senate Bill 87: restitution upon conviction of vehicular homicide Senate Bill 275: statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets Senate Bill 514: fleeing […]
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: […]
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Wisconsin is making progress to protect victims. Eleven bills are making their way through the legislature following last week’s announcement by the Speaker’s Task Force on Human Trafficking that their work has completed. Leaders of the committee admit, this is just a first step; there is still much […]
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Wisconsin is making progress to protect victims. Eleven bills are making their way through the legislature following last week’s announcement by the Speaker’s Task Force on Human Trafficking that their work has completed. Leaders of the committee admit, this is just a first step; there is still much […]
On January 10, 2024, Representative Rep. Jerry O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac), Rep. Jodi Emerson (D- Eau Claire), and other Speaker’s Task Force members on Human Trafficking unveiled the bipartisan Speaker’s Task Force on Human Trafficking Task Force Final Report and legislative recommendations.
On October 25, 2023, the Speaker’s Task Force on Human Trafficking held a public hearing at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh featuring invited testimony followed by public testimony. Topics include: Overview of the current status of human trafficking activities in Wisconsin; Discussion of tools, processes, and techniques that are working and have been found to be successful; […]
