Production Note: Without additional financial support, WisconsinEye will close its doors by early summer. If you rely on the access to state public policy information and debate WisconsinEye provides, please consider a donation to help keep access to events like these open to all. Thank you! On May 20, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Health […]
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 […]
On November 20, 2025, the Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Protecting Kids held an informational hearing on “Assessing the Impact of Technology on Children’s Mental Health to Keep Kids Safe” featuring presentations and Q&A with: Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health Lana Nenide, MS, IMH-E, Executive Director Dr. Abby Taylor Mount Mary University Sarah Hessenauer, […]
On November 6, 2025, the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 83 Relating to: utilization management controls for antipsychotic prescription drugs under the Medical Assistance program Senate Bill 305 Relating to: grants to mental health clubhouses and making an appropriation Senate […]
On September 11, 2025, the Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session on the following: AB33 / SB33: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty; AB39: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer; AB 58: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and […]
On September 8, 2025, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Population Health Sciences Monday Seminar featured Corinne Engelman, MSPH, PhD to discuss “The Role of Genes, Metabolites, and Lifestyle in Alzheimer’s Disease.”
On September 4, 2025, the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families held a public hearing on the following: Senate Bill 407 Relating to: grant program for an integrated mental health facility Senate Bill 309 Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 […]
On September 3, 2025, the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention held a public hearing on the following: Assembly Bill 309 Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Assembly Bill 388 Relating to: grant program for an integrated mental […]
On July 10, 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ Council on Mental Health Legislative and Policy Committee met on the following agenda: 1. Call the LPC Meeting to Order 2. LPC Housekeeping Review and approve June 12, 2025, meeting minutes Announcements: opportunity for committee members to make general announcements Updates from the advocates meeting […]
On July 1, 2025, the Joint Committee on Finance met in executive session on the 2025-27 biennial budget to take action the following sections of the budget: University of Wisconsin System University of Wisconsin System — Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Building Commission Building Program Program Supplements Compensation Reserves Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board Children and […]
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 […]