hist202757To committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. Relating to: prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state.
By Representatives Haywood, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Palmeri, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Brown, Joers, Sheehan, Stroud, Hong, Tenorio, Stubbs, Goodwin, Rivera-Wagner, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Bare, Anderson, Moore Omokunde, Behnke, Madison, Sinicki, Mayadev, Emerson, Johnson, and Miresse; cosponsored by Senators Keyeski, Pfaff, Larson, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Drake, Hesselbein, Smith, Wirch, and L. Johnson.
hist202758To committee on Housing and Real Estate. Relating to: town clerk and treasurer appointments, publication requirements for proposed budget summary and notice of public hearing, and discontinuance of highways.
By Representatives Dallman, Anderson, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Gustafson, Johnson, Knodl, Kreibich, Kurtz, Mursau, O'Connor, Swearingen, VanderMeer, Wichgers, and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Pfaff, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Jacque, James, Marklein, and Spreitzer.
Relating to: eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.
By Representatives Clancy, Snodgrass, Arney, Cruz, Neubauer, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Udell, Stroud, DeSmidt, Tenorio, Hong, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Kirsch, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Anderson, Vining, Subeck, Emerson, Bare, Palmeri, Sinicki, Johnson, Roe, Miresse, Sheehan, Mayadev, and Haywood; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter, Roys, Larson, Hesselbein, Drake, and Smith.
Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee, grants under the land information program, real property recording notification systems, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Green, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Franklin, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, VanderMeer, and Summerfield; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Nass, and Wanggaard.
hist202761To committee on Housing and Real Estate. Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds.
By Representatives O'Connor, Brooks, Armstrong, Novak, Donovan, Kitchens, Franklin, VanderMeer, B. Jacobson, Gundrum, Knodl, Mursau, Dittrich, and Melotik; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk.
Relating to: limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons.
By Representatives Moses, Callahan, Gundrum, O'Connor, Allen, Tucker, Maxey, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Franklin, Mursau, Murphy, Dittrich, Palmeri, Sortwell, Steffen, Melotik, and Brill; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Quinn, Bradley, Wanggaard, Nass, and Pfaff.
Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization.
By Representatives Novak, Tranel, Armstrong, Donovan, Franklin, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, Pronschinske, Swearingen, and Gustafson; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Feyen, and Tomczyk.
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.
By Representatives Phelps, Neubauer, Arney, Clancy, Cruz, Rivera-Wagner, Snodgrass, Stroud, Udell, Anderson, Bare, Billings, Brown, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Sinicki, Subeck, and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Ratcliff, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Roys, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, and Smith.
hist202765To committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment. Relating to: all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles with out-of-state registrations.
By Representatives Mursau, Dittrich, Duchow, Gustafson, O'Connor, and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Pfaff, and Testin.
Relating to: a sustainable aviation fuel production tax credit.
By Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Anderson, Green, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Miresse, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Roe, and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Testin, Pfaff, Spreitzer, and Tomczyk.
Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions.
By Representatives Piwowarczyk, B. Jacobson, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Rodriguez, Spiros, Steffen, and Tucker; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Marklein, Quinn, and Tomczyk.
hist202769To committee on Campaigns and Elections. Relating to: the form of referendum questions.
By Representatives Andraca, Snodgrass, Joers, DeSmidt, Rivera-Wagner, Brown, Sheehan, Roe, Fitzgerald, Clancy, Prado, Subeck, Sinicki, Madison, Tenorio, Vining, Ortiz-Velez, Mayadev, Johnson, Miresse, and Palmeri; cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Wall, Roys, Ratcliff, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Drake, and Spreitzer.
hist202770To committee on Campaigns and Elections. Relating to: determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for purposes of venue.
By Representatives Duchow, Allen, Brooks, Kreibich, Maxey, and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Marklein, and Quinn.
Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.
By Representatives Moses, Callahan, O'Connor, Melotik, Behnke, Knodl, Wichgers, Allen, Mursau, and Goeben; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara.
Relating to: inducements to sign or refrain from signing nomination papers, recall petitions, and certain other petitions.
By Representatives Snodgrass, Rivera-Wagner, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Hong, J. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Roe, Spaude, Stroud, Udell, and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, and Ratcliff.
hist202773To committee on Campaigns and Elections. _____________
Committee Reports
The committee on State Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 58
Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Swearingen, Green, Wittke, Moses, and Piwowarczyk.
Noes: 1 - Representative Sinicki.
Assembly Bill 161
Relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Swearingen, Green, Wittke, Moses, and Piwowarczyk.
Noes: 1 - Representative Sinicki.
ROB SWEARINGEN
Chairperson
Committee on State Affairs
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Enrolled Joint Resolution
The following Assembly proposal, which has been approved by both the Assembly and Senate, has been enrolled by the Legislative Reference Bureau:
EDWARD A. BLAZEL
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Communications
The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on April 22, 2025:
hist202670Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 158, 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.
