2025 Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Items In Committee

• AB100

  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.

  Representative Dittrich
  Senator Hutton
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• AB102

  Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

  Representative Dittrich
  Senator Hutton
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• AB104

  Relating to: prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age.

  Representative Allen
  Senator Tomczyk
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• AB137

  Relating to: maximum life and allocation period for Tax Incremental District Number 9 in the village of DeForest and the total value of taxable property that may be included in tax incremental financing districts created in the village of DeForest.

  Representative Kurtz
  Senator Wanggaard
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• CR25-064

  Relating to procedures for nomination paper challenges.

  Elections Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• CR25-065

  Relating to challenge procedures for declarations of candidacy.

  Elections Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EAGAINES

  of Wauwatosa, as a Private Sector Representative on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

  Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EAGILLICKM

  of Lac Du Flambeau, as a Commissioner on the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2031.

  Labor and Industry Review Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EAGILLICK

  of Milwaukee, as a Commissioner on the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2025.

  Labor and Industry Review Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EAPECHACEK

  of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

  Department of Workforce Development
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EATOWNSENDM

  of Madison, as a Commissioner on the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2027.

  Labor and Industry Review Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EABLUMENFELDK

  of Verona, as Secretary of the Department of Administration, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

  Department of Administration
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EALOUNSBURY

  of Belleville, as a Commissioner on the Labor and Industry Review Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2029.

  Labor and Industry Review Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EADOYLE

  of Madison, as an Irish-American Community Representative on the Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026.

  Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EAGUERIN

  of Waunakee, as an Institute of Higher Education Representative on the Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026.

  Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EAMCELVANNA

  of Verona, as a Wisconsin Business Representative on the Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026.

  Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EABOIVIN

  of Shawano, as a Private Sector Representative on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

  Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EASCOTTR

  of Brookfield, as a Local Government Representative on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2029.

  State of Wisconsin Investment Board
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EABALDEH

  of Madison, as a Private Sector Representative on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

  Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• EADAVIS

  of Madison, as a Commissioner on the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2031.

  Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB116

  Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

  Senator Hutton
  Representative Dittrich
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB117

  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.

  Senator Hutton
  Representative Dittrich
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB122

  Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Port Washington.

  Senator Feyen
  Representative Brooks
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB133

  Relating to: maximum life and allocation period for Tax Incremental District Number 9 in the village of DeForest and the total value of taxable property that may be included in tax incremental financing districts created in the village of DeForest.

  Senator Wanggaard
  Representative Kurtz
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB142

  Relating to: algorithmic software for residential housing, and providing a penalty.

  Senator Roys
  Representative Brown
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB143

  Relating to: the nomination of presidential electors.

  Senator Jacque
  Representative Sortwell
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB149

  Relating to: requiring the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if an executive order of the president of the United States freezes federal aid to the state.

  Senator Larson
  Representative Phelps
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB150

  Relating to: passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions.

  Senator Larson
  Representative Moore Omokunde
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB154

  Relating to: requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits.

  Senator Kapenga
  Representative Moses
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB156

  Relating to: requiring first responders to be trained to administer epinephrine delivery systems.

  Senator Testin
  Representative Krug
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB157

  Relating to: prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age.

  Senator Tomczyk
  Representative Allen
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB187

  Relating to: study of guaranteed employment grant program and making an appropriation.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative Madison
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB196

  Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law.

  Senator Tomczyk
  Representative Knodl
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB197

  Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants.

  Senator Jacque
  Representative Jacobson
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB198

  Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits.

  Senator Wimberger
  Representative Tucker
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB200

  Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law.

  Senator Feyen
  Representative Kreibich
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB201

  Relating to: workforce metrics.

  Senator Feyen
  Representative Armstrong
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB211

  Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.

  Senator Tomczyk
  Representative Gustafson
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB217

  Relating to: eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.

  Senator Ratcliff
  Representative Clancy
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB220

  Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions.

  Senator Wanggaard
  Representative Piwowarczyk
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB223

  Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services.

  Senator Spreitzer
  Representative Phelps
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB233

  Relating to: inducements to sign or refrain from signing nomination papers, recall petitions, and certain other petitions.

  Senator Larson
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB240

  Relating to: workforce literacy grant program.

  Senator Jagler
  Representative Maxey
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB241

  Relating to: tax incremental financing districts containing qualified data centers.

  Senator Jagler
  Representative Born
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB242

  Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts.

  Senator Kapenga
  Representative Maxey
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB271

  Relating to: right to bodily autonomy, elimination of certain abortion-related regulations, and coverage of abortion under certain health care coverage plans.

  Senator Roys
  Representative Subeck
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB287

  Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority.

  Senator Wimberger
  Representative Piwowarczyk
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB296

  Relating to: enumeration of projects in the Authorized State Building Program, modifications to building program project budgets, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and making a transfer to the state building trust fund.

  Senator Testin
  Representative Born
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB324

  Relating to: prohibiting conversion therapy.

  Senator Carpenter
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB338

  Relating to: enforcement of the federal Help America Vote Act.

  Senator Jacque
  Representative Wichgers
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB351

  Relating to: funding for University of Wisconsin System student health services and making an appropriation.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative Vining
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB357

  Relating to: establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes.

  Senator Jacque
  Representative Murphy
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB361

  Relating to: authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party.

  Senator Carpenter
  Representative Ortiz-Velez
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB362

  Relating to: forms of proof of identification for voting.

  Senator Carpenter
  Representative Kirsch
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB378

  Relating to: compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act.

  Senator Feyen
  Representative Krug
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB397

  Relating to: appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.

  Senator Larson
  Representative Rivera-Wagner
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB414

  Relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty.

  Senator Wanggaard
  Representative Kitchens
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB429

  Relating to: prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and university campuses and providing a penalty.

  Senator Roys
  Representative Brown
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB431

  Relating to: discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law.

  Senator Wanggaard
  Representative Duchow
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB441

  Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.

  Senator Quinn
  Representative Tittl
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB453

  Relating to: the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election.

  Senator Carpenter
  Representative Ortiz-Velez
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB457

  Relating to: the unemployment insurance waiting period.

  Senator Smith
  Representative DeSmidt
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB458

  Relating to: eliminating the right-to-work law.

  Senator Spreitzer
  Representative Sinicki
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB460

  Relating to: prohibiting abusive work environments and creating a cause of action.

  Senator Spreitzer
  Representative Tenorio
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB462

  Relating to: permits authorizing the employment of minors.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Fitzgerald
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB463

  Relating to: local minimum wage ordinances.

  Senator Hesselbein
  Representative Subeck
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB464

  Relating to: state preemption of local employment regulations.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Haywood
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB465

  Relating to: project labor agreements and public contracts.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Fitzgerald
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB468

  Relating to: reducing costs of trade examinations administered by third parties and making an appropriation.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Moore Omokunde
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB471

  Relating to: unemployment insurance work search and registration and granting rule-making authority.

  Senator Wall
  Representative Stroud
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB486

  Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance and worker’s compensation laws.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative Hysell
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB487

  Relating to: training requirements for a license to carry a concealed weapon.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative Stroud
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB488

  Relating to: requiring job postings to include salary range and benefits, retaining records of job postings, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative Moore Omokunde
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB490

  Relating to: prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

  Senator Carpenter
  Representative Sheehan
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB494

  Relating to: repealing prohibition on state and local government labor regulation.

  Senator Drake
  Representative Moore Omokunde
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB500

  Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law.

  Senator Carpenter
  Representative Arney
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB506

  Relating to: the state civil service system.

  Senator Larson
  Representative Udell
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB507

  Relating to: allowing Social Security Disability Insurance recipients to receive concurrent unemployment insurance benefits.

  Senator Dassler-Alfheim
  Representative Sinicki
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB509

  Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum.

  Senator Roys
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB510

  Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB511

  Relating to: returning an absentee ballot with an incomplete certificate or with no certificate.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB512

  Relating to: voter registration at high schools.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Rivera-Wagner
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB513

  Relating to: voter registration forms and information provided to certain high school students.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Emerson
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB514

  Relating to: voter preregistration of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds.

  Senator Smith
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB515

  Relating to: unemployment insurance benefits.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative McCarville
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB517

  Relating to: accessibility training for election officials.

  Senator Ratcliff
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB518

  Relating to: polling place accessibility.

  Senator Ratcliff
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB523

  Relating to: poll list numbers marked on certain absentee ballots.

  Senator Spreitzer
  Representative Snodgrass
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB539

  Relating to: allowing the enactment of family and medical leave ordinances.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative Subeck
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB540

  Relating to: prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative Sinicki
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB541

  Relating to: actions in circuit court alleging discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing.

  Senator Johnson
  Representative Sinicki
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB554

  Relating to: prohibiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes for any election.

  Senator Jacque
  Representative Brill
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB562

  Relating to: reporting requirements for recipients of economic development grants and loans.

  Senator Testin
  Representative Armstrong
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB563

  Relating to: qualifying investments for purposes of claiming the early stage seed investment and angel investment credits.

  Senator Feyen
  Representative Wittke
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB564

  Relating to: qualified new business venture eligibility.

  Senator Feyen
  Representative Wittke
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB567

  Relating to: verifying a voter’s change of address and registration status and removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list.

  Senator Jacque
  Representative Behnke
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB572

  Relating to: requirements for the sale and resale of entertainment event tickets and providing a penalty.

  Senator Roys
  Representative Billings
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB595

  Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter registration list.

  Senator Tomczyk
  Representative Krug
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB597

  Relating to: allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving absentee ballots, and providing a penalty.

  Senator Tomczyk
  Representative Duchow
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB617

  Relating to: the establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed.

  Senator Hesselbein
  Representative McCarville
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB624

  Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty.

  Senator Cabral-Guevara
  Representative Krug
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB625

  Relating to: funding for reimbursements to municipalities for required office hours for in-person absentee voting and making an appropriation.

  Senator Cabral-Guevara
  Representative Krug
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
• SB633

  Relating to: meeting in closed session to consider information technology security issues.

  Senator Bradley
  Representative Gustafson
  S-Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development