Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: a presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child’s best interest.
By Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Dallman, Knodl, Kreibich, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, and Steffen; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger.
Relating to: bid requirement for publication and printing of county board proceedings, notices, and advertisements in counties having a population of 250,000 or more and at least two English newspapers published daily.
By Representatives Goeben, O'Connor, and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger and Wall.
Relating to: income change notifications for child support or maintenance orders.
By Representatives Tusler, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators James and Nass.
Relating to: use of certified seed potatoes in planting potatoes and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Krug, Callahan, Billings, Mursau, O'Connor, Petersen, Tranel, and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Marklein, and Pfaff.
Relating to: designating the Tom Diehl Memorial Highway.
By Representatives Kurtz, Dallman, Kaufert, Dittrich, Goodwin, Joers, Kreibich, McCarville, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Sinicki, Subeck, and Tranel; cosponsored by Senators Keyeski, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, and Spreitzer.
Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education.
By Representatives Gundrum, Snyder, Dittrich, Behnke, Donovan, Kitchens, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators James, Jacque, Cabral-Guevara, and Spreitzer.
Relating to: prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Pronschinske, Summerfield, and Ortiz-Velez; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Nass, Spreitzer, and Wall.
hist201646To committee on Housing and Real Estate. Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff.
By Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Callahan, Green, Gustafson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Steffen, Subeck, and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Keyeski, and Spreitzer.
hist201645To committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment. Relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program.
By Representatives Novak, Kitchens, Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Green, Gundrum, Hong, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kreibich, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Steffen, Tranel, and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Testin, Pfaff, and Spreitzer.
Relating to: eliminating daylight saving time in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Gustafson, Maxey, Zimmerman, Brown, Goeben, Miresse, Brill, Tittl, Kreibich, Behnke, J. Jacobson, and Palmeri; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Larson.
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Communications
March 24, 2025
Edward A. Blazel
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2025-26 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council, as well as activities of the committee:
• LCCR-2025-01, Study Committee on the Future of the University of Wisconsin System.
• LCCR-2025-05, Study Committee on the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Wisconsin.
• LCRL-2025-02, Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations (2025 Assembly Bill 98 and 2025 Senate Bill 85; 2025 Assembly Bill 99 and 2025 Senate Bill 86; 2025 Assembly Bill 109 and 2025 Senate Bill 87; 2025 Assembly Bill 110 and 2025 Senate Bill 88; and 2025 Assembly Bill 101 and 2025 Senate Bill 89).
• LCRL-2025-03, Study Committee on Recodification of Battery Statutes (2025 Senate Bill 121 and 2025 Assembly Bill 121).
• LCRL-2025-04, Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes (2025 Assembly Bill 117 and 2025 Senate Bill 112).
• LCRL-2025-06, Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors (2025 Senate Bill 106 and 2025 Assembly Bill 111; 2025 Senate Bill 107 and 2025 Assembly Bill 112; 2025 Senate Bill 108 and 2025 Assembly Bill 113; 2025 Senate Bill 109 and 2025 Assembly Bill 114; 2025 Senate Bill 110 and 2025 Assembly Bill 115; and 2025 Senate Bill 111 and 2025 Assembly Bill 116).
Please include this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at http://legis.state.wi.us/lc. Sincerely,
ANNE SAPPENFIELD
Director
Joint Legislative Council
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The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on April 1, 2025:
hist201606Representative Tenorio added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 17, 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. hist201635Representative Dittrich added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 73, relating to: statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets. _____________
The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on April 2, 2025:
hist201655Representative Tenorio added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 79, relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution. hist201642Senator Drake added as a cosponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 7, Relating to: proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day. _____________
Agency Reports
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 13.172 (2) and (3), the following is a list of agency reports received from the executive branch and legislative service agencies. Department of Financial Institutions
Year-End Banking Annual Report
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 220.14
Received on March 6, 2025
Referred to Financial Institutions
Department of Transportation
Biennial Report of Agency Review of Administrative Rules Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 227.29 (1)
Received on March 17, 2025
Referred to Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
Department of Veterans Affairs
Biennial Report of Agency Review of Administrative Rules Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 227.29 (1)
Received on March 19, 2025
Referred to Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Biennial Report of Agency Review of Administrative Rules Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 227.29 (1)
Received on March 19, 2025
