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Representative John Macco

Assembly District 88

(R - Ledgeview)
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Madison Office:
 Room 208 North
State Capitol
PO Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708 Telephone:
 (608) 237-9188
(888) 534-0088 Fax:
 (608) 282-3688 Voting Address:
 1874 Old Valley Rd.
De Pere, WI 54115
Staff:
 Reanna Rasmussen Reanna.Rasmussen@legis.wisconsin.gov
Alekzander Timmerman Alekzander.Timmerman@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Green Bay, Wisconsin, September 23, 1958; widowed, remarried; 2 children, 3 stepchildren, 9 grandchildren.
  • Graduate Green Bay Southwest High School, 1976; attended Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
  • Founder of financial planning group; founder of retail franchise; business consultant.
  • Member: NRA; Celebration Church Green Bay (board member); National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) Budget and Revenue Committee (chair) and Task Force on State and Local Taxation (chair).
  • Former member: American Cancer Society of Wood County; Old Main Street Marshfield; Old Main Street De Pere; Old Main Street Green Bay; U.S. Ski Patrol; Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
  • Elected to Assembly since 2014.

2023 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 7/27/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 364
    Relating to: adopting federal tax law changes regarding contributions to a health savings account and telehealth services. (FE)

  • 5/25/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 291
    Relating to: waiting period for marriage after divorce judgment.

  • 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 256
    Relating to: increasing county and municipal aid payments and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 262
    Relating to: phase-in changes to individual income tax rates and brackets. (FE)

  • 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 160
    Relating to: requiring allowance for health care providers to refer individuals to aging and disability resource centers for options counseling.

  • 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 162
    Relating to: notification of certain facility closures, change in type or level of services or means of reimbursement accepted, and care management organization notification of contract termination with a provider that is a nursing home or community-based residential facility.

  • 4/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 148
    Relating to: disenrollment of ineligible individuals from and redeterminations of eligibility for the BadgerCare Plus program and database confirmation for public assistance program eligibility. (FE)

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 102
    Relating to: reducing the eligibility threshold to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE)

  • 2/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 82
    Relating to: including with a referendum question for issuing bonds a statement of the estimated interest accruing on the amount of the bonds.

  • 2/21/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 78
    Relating to: appointment of certain lawfully present aliens as law enforcement officers.

  • 2/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 51
    Relating to: appointment of certain lawfully present aliens as law enforcement officers.

2023 Co-authored Proposals

  • 9/6/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 407
    Relating to: advertising real property as for sale by owner.

  • 9/5/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 393
    Relating to: regulating kratom products, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 8/29/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 66
    Relating to: requiring a supermajority in each house of the legislature for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration).

  • 8/29/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 386
    Relating to: lowering the individual income tax rates in the third bracket and increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction. (FE)

  • 8/11/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 378
    Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

  • 8/11/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 384
    Relating to: an increase and expansion of the retirement income subtraction. (FE)

  • 8/11/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 377
    Relating to: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.

  • 8/4/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 374
    Relating to: selling and fitting over-the-counter hearing aids.

  • 7/27/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 357
    Relating to: the definition of abortion.

  • 7/27/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 370
    Relating to: guaranteed admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and requiring high schools to prepare class rankings for certain pupils. (FE)

  • 6/30/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 338
    Relating to: price transparency in hospitals and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 6/30/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 344
    Relating to: grants to Choose Life Wisconsin and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 6/22/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 336
    Relating to: a grant program for financial assistance for adoption and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 6/22/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 329
    Relating to: child sex dolls and providing a penalty.

  • 6/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 56
    Relating to: proclaiming June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.

  • 6/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 54
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Daniel LeMahieu.

  • 6/12/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 321
    Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 6/1/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 302
    Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for data center equipment or software. (FE)

  • 5/25/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 52
    Relating to: honoring 2023 as the 100th anniversary of the Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society.

  • 5/17/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 273
    Relating to: Department of Revenue enforcement and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 5/15/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 47
    Relating to: recognizing May 2023 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Month in Wisconsin.

  • 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Resolution 10
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Karl Van Roy.

  • 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 251
    Relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.

  • 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 252
    Relating to: interception of oral communications by public bodies in public spaces.

  • 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 259
    Relating to: 100-day prescription drug supplies under SeniorCare and amending an administrative rule related to 100-day prescription drug supplies permitted under SeniorCare. (FE)

  • 4/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 243
    Relating to: designating and marking the Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway. (FE)

  • 4/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 176
    Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 154
    Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 155
    Relating to: the sale or rental of soda water beverage equipment and coin-operated vending machines. (FE)

  • 4/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 150
    Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law, federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 4/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 147
    Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits. (FE)

  • 4/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 146
    Relating to: local guaranteed income programs.

  • 4/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 151
    Relating to: workforce metrics. (FE)

  • 4/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 152
    Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and authorizing the secretary of administration to transfer employees from any executive branch agency to the Department of Workforce Development for certain purposes. (FE)

  • 4/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 145
    Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state's public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.

  • 4/4/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 142
    Relating to: restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source.

  • 4/4/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 141
    Relating to: restriction on the sale or use of a device based on its energy source.

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 117
    Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 128
    Relating to: venue for actions in which the legislature is a party.

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 127
    Relating to: the face-to-face requirement for retail sales of alcohol beverages and remote orders for the sale of alcohol beverages to be delivered or picked up on retail licensed premises. (FE)

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 103
    Relating to: application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements.

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 90
    Relating to: third-party processing of applications for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants and granting rulemaking authority. (FE)

  • 2/23/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 62
    Relating to: assignment of dental benefits under health insurance.

  • 2/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 45
    Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE)

  • 2/13/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 36
    Relating to: a time limit for processing sexual assault kits. (FE)

  • 2/13/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 37
    Relating to: expungement of records of certain crimes and discrimination based on expunged conviction. (FE)

  • 2/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 28
    Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. (FE)

  • 2/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 12
    Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)

  • 1/6/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
    Relating to: conditions for release prior to conviction, including the imposition of bail (second consideration).

2023 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 9/20/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 445
    Relating to: regulating kratom products, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 9/20/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 435
    Relating to: lowering the individual income tax rates in the third bracket and increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction. (FE)

  • 9/8/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 63
    Relating to: requiring a supermajority in each house of the legislature for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration).

  • 8/25/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 394
    Relating to: advertising real property as for sale by owner.

  • 8/9/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 373
    Relating to: selling and fitting over-the-counter hearing aids.

  • 8/9/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 377
    Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

  • 8/9/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 378
    Relating to: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.

  • 8/9/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 382
    Relating to: an increase and expansion of the retirement income subtraction. (FE)

  • 7/20/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 367
    Relating to: guaranteed admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and requiring high schools to prepare class rankings for certain pupils. (FE)

  • 7/13/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 364
    Relating to: adopting federal tax law changes regarding contributions to a health savings account and telehealth services. (FE)

  • 6/21/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 345
    Relating to: grants to Choose Life Wisconsin and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 6/21/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 346
    Relating to: a grant program for financial assistance for adoption and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 6/21/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 343
    Relating to: the definition of abortion.

  • 6/13/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 53
    Relating to: proclaiming June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.

  • 6/9/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 329
    Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 6/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 328
    Relating to: price transparency in hospitals and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 6/8/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 52
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Daniel LeMahieu.

  • 6/7/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 321
    Relating to: child sex dolls and providing a penalty.

  • 5/24/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 308
    Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for data center equipment or software. (FE)

  • 5/24/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 47
    Relating to: recognizing May 2023 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Month in Wisconsin.

  • 5/24/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 48
    Relating to: honoring 2023 as the 100th anniversary of the Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society.

  • 5/15/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 288
    Relating to: waiting period for marriage after divorce judgment.

  • 5/2/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 260
    Relating to: interception of oral communications by public bodies in public spaces.

  • 5/2/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 263
    Relating to: 100-day prescription drug supplies under SeniorCare and amending an administrative rule related to 100-day prescription drug supplies permitted under SeniorCare. (FE)

  • 5/2/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 268
    Relating to: Department of Revenue enforcement and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 4/20/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 249
    Relating to: designating and marking the Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway. (FE)

  • 4/20/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 253
    Relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.

  • 4/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 232
    Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law, federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 4/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 237
    Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits. (FE)

  • 4/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 236
    Relating to: local guaranteed income programs.

  • 4/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 245
    Relating to: disenrollment of ineligible individuals from and redeterminations of eligibility for the BadgerCare Plus program and database confirmation for public assistance program eligibility. (FE)

  • 4/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 234
    Relating to: workforce metrics. (FE)

  • 4/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 235
    Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and authorizing the secretary of administration to transfer employees from any executive branch agency to the Department of Workforce Development for certain purposes. (FE)

  • 4/3/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 154
    Relating to: requiring allowance for health care providers to refer individuals to aging and disability resource centers for options counseling.

  • 4/3/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 145
    Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 4/3/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 148
    Relating to: the sale or rental of soda water beverage equipment and coin-operated vending machines. (FE)

  • 4/3/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 155
    Relating to: notification of certain facility closures, change in type or level of services or means of reimbursement accepted, and care management organization notification of contract termination with a provider that is a nursing home or community-based residential facility.

  • 4/3/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 211
    Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 131
    Relating to: venue for actions in which the legislature is a party.

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 18
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Rebecca M. Blank.

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 130
    Relating to: the face-to-face requirement for retail sales of alcohol beverages and remote orders for the sale of alcohol beverages to be delivered or picked up on retail licensed premises. (FE)

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 117
    Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state's public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 121
    Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

  • 3/1/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 100
    Relating to: application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements.

  • 3/1/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 102
    Relating to: reducing the eligibility threshold to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE)

  • 2/21/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 83
    Relating to: including with a referendum question for issuing bonds a statement of the estimated interest accruing on the amount of the bonds.

  • 2/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 49
    Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE)

  • 2/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 63
    Relating to: assignment of dental benefits under health insurance.

  • 2/3/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 28
    Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. (FE)

  • 2/3/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 37
    Relating to: a time limit for processing sexual assault kits. (FE)

  • 2/3/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 38
    Relating to: expungement of records of certain crimes and discrimination based on expunged conviction. (FE)

  • 1/27/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 12
    Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)

  • 1/5/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: conditions for release prior to conviction, including the imposition of bail (second consideration).

2023 Authored Amendments

  • 6/15/2023: 2023 ASA2-AB2
    Relating to: eliminating the Technical College System operating levy.

  • 5/30/2023: 2023 ASA1-AB204
    Relating to: renewal dates and continuing education requirements for certain credentials issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards, the nursing workforce survey, and granting rule-making authority.

  • 5/2/2023: 2023 AA1-ASA1-AB2

  • 4/25/2023: 2023 ASA1-AB2
    Relating to: eliminating the personal property tax.

2023 Votes