hist198926To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.
By Senators Tomczyk and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Nedweski, O'Connor, Pronschinske and Wichgers.
Relating to: special circumstances battery to a community service officer and providing a penalty.
By Senators James and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Armstrong, Murphy, Dittrich, Nedweski, B. Jacobson, Callahan, Brill, Allen, Subeck, Wichgers, Mursau and Behnke.
hist198928To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report.
By Senators Jagler, Quinn, Feyen, Wanggaard, Tomczyk, Nass, Bradley, Wimberger, Kapenga, Marklein, James, Jacque, Testin and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Novak, O'Connor, Kreibich, Tusler, Gundrum, Duchow, Penterman, Murphy, Sortwell, Born, Maxey, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Nedweski, Gustafson, Donovan, Green, Dittrich, Dallman, Brill, B. Jacobson, Rodriguez, Spiros, Allen, Knodl, Kaufert and Moses.
Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes.
By Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Bare, Behnke, Brown, Kreibich, Miresse, Palmeri, Subeck, Wichgers and Sinicki.
hist198930To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage. Relating to: allowing certain married persons to claim the earned income tax credit when filing a separate return.
By Senators Jacque and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Dittrich, Goodwin, Gundrum, Kreibich, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Vining, Wichgers and Sinicki.
hist198931To the committee on Agriculture and Revenue. Relating to: creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program.
By Senators James, Larson and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Franklin, Kaufert, Madison, Anderson, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hysell, Kreibich, Maxey, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Stroud, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers.
hist198932To the committee on Agriculture and Revenue. Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
By Senators Tomczyk, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Knodl, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Krug, Murphy, Nedweski, Piwowarczyk, Tusler and Wichgers.
Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women.
By Senators James, Felzkowski, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Tomczyk, Wall, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Rodriguez, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Palmeri, Petersen, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, Udell, Vining, Wichgers and Wittke.
Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Middleton.
By Senators Testin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Joers, Bare, Armstrong, Arney, DeSmidt, Hysell, Palmeri, Tenorio, Udell and Roe.
hist198935To the committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development. Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.
By Senators Hutton, Bradley, Wanggaard, Feyen, Nass, Tomczyk and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Duchow, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Armstrong, Brooks, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Penterman, Murphy, Tucker, Wichgers and Behnke.
hist198939To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: technical colleges’ lease of their facilities to others.
By Senators Feyen and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Armstrong, Born, Callahan, Gundrum, Miresse and Piwowarczyk.
hist198950To the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist198954Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Swearingen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 25. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
February 5, 2025
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to various statutes, I am making the following appointments based on the nominations from Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein:
State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
Senator Jeff Smith
Commission on Uniform State Laws
Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin
Building Commission
Senator Brad Pfaff
Educational Communications Board
Senator Chris Larson
Council on Highway Safety
Senator Brad Pfaff
Historical Society of Wisconsin Board of Curators
Senator Dora Drake
Legislative State Supported Programs Study and Advisory Committee
Senator Brad Pfaff
Senator Dianne Hesselbein
Council on Migrant Labor
Senator Tim Carpenter
Council on Military and State Relations
Senator Robert Wirch
Sporting Heritage Council
Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
State Capitol and Executive Residence Board
Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin
Council on Tourism
Senator Sarah Keyeski
Transportation Projects Commission
Senator Tim Carpenter
Senator Brad Pfaff
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
Women’s Council
Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
Please don’t hesitate to contact my office with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
DEVIN LEMAHIEU