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Senator Patrick Testin

President Pro Tempore

Senate District 24

(R - Stevens Point)
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 Room 8 South
State Capitol
PO Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707 Telephone:
 (608) 266-3123
 Fax:
 (608) 282-3564
Staff:
 James Emerson James.Emerson@legis.wisconsin.gov
Christina Nelson Christina.Nelson@legis.wisconsin.gov
Adam Tobias Adam.Tobias@legis.wisconsin.gov
Andrew Trenta Andrew.Trenta@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Madison, Wisconsin, June 9, 1988; married.
  • Graduate Marinette High School, 2006; B.S. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2011; Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) Fellow, 2018.
  • Sales professional for Wisconsin-based wine distributor.
  • Member: Stevens Point Elk Lodge 641; Ignite Leadership Network of Portage County; Wisconsin Wing, Civil Air Patrol Legislative Squadron.
  • Recipient: Associated Builders and Contractors Building Wisconsin Award 2021–22, 2019–20; Wisconsin Property Taxpayer Champion 2021, 2019; Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Champion of Commerce 2017–18; Wisconsin Ducks Unlimited Friend of the Ducks Award 2021; American Conservative Union Conservative Excellence Award 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017; VFW Department of Wisconsin Legislator of the Year 2018; Dairy Business Association Legislative Excellence Award 2020, 2018; Wisconsin Water Alliance Outstanding Legislator of the Year 2020; Wisconsin Nurses Association Outstanding Legislator of the Year 2022; American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence 2022; Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association Hero Award 2020, 2018; Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Champion of Craft Beverage Freedom Award 2017–18; Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Legislator of the Year 2020; Wisconsin Counties Association Outstanding Legislator of the Year 2021–2022, 2019–2020; Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Working for Wisconsin Award 2021–22, 2019–20, 2017–18; Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians Friend of Family Medicine Award 2019–20, 2017–18; Wisconsin Paper Council Legislator of the Year 2020; Wisconsin Economic Development Association Champion of Economic Development Award 2019–20, 2017–18; Wisconsin Grocers Association Friend of Grocers 2020; Cooperative Network Friend of Cooperatives Award 2018; Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Legislator of the Year 2022, 2018; Whitetails of Wisconsin Legislator of the Year 2022, 2018; Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA) and Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards (WALHDAB) Friend of Public Health 2019–20; Wisconsin Hemp Alliance Hemp Hero Award 2020; Wisconsin Child Support Enforcement Association (WCSEA) Legislative Award 2018; Wisconsin Library Association Wisconsin Library Champion 2018; 3rd District Republican Party of Wisconsin Best Legislator of the Year Award 2019; Wisconsin Electric Cooperatives Association Champion of Electric Cooperatives Award 2021; Conservatives for a Clean Energy Future Clean Energy Champion 2020; Wisconsin Game Preserve Association Legislator of the Year 2022; Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association Community Health Center State Grant Champion 2021; Wisconsin State Firefighters Association Friend of Wisconsin State Firefighters Association 2020.
  • Elected to Senate since 2016. Leadership positions: President Pro Tempore 2023, 2021; Majority Caucus Vice Chair, 2019, 2017.

Member of Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council, Wisconsin Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial Commission, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 279
    Relating to: talent recruitment grants. (FE)

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 284
    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. (FE)

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 284
    Relating to: a sustainable aviation fuel production tax credit. (FE)

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 58
    Relating to: urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing.

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 285
    Relating to: talent recruitment grants. (FE)

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 296
    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. (FE)

  • 5/29/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 283
    Relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance. (FE)

  • 5/19/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 57
    Relating to: urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing.

  • 5/16/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 257
    Relating to: the electronic vaping device directory and electronic nicotine devices. (FE)

  • 5/16/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 258
    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)

  • 5/12/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 257
    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)

  • 5/9/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 245
    Relating to: a pilot school-centered mental health program. (FE)

  • 5/9/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 49
    Relating to: commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War.

  • 5/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 234
    Relating to: the electronic vaping device directory and electronic nicotine devices. (FE)

  • 5/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 232
    Relating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development. (FE)

  • 4/29/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 229
    Relating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development. (FE)

  • 4/29/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 231
    Relating to: creating a tax credit for expenses related to film production services and for capital investments made by a film production company, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 204
    Relating to: creating a video game production tax credit and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 28
    Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 204
    Relating to: creating a video game production tax credit and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
    Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.

  • 4/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 190
    Relating to: ratification of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 173
    Relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)

  • 4/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 154
    Relating to: use of certified seed potatoes in planting potatoes and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 3/27/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 164
    Relating to: use of certified seed potatoes in planting potatoes and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 3/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 156
    Relating to: requiring first responders to be trained to administer epinephrine delivery systems. (FE)

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 152
    Relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program. (FE)

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 128
    Relating to: requiring first responders to be trained to administer epinephrine delivery systems. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 96
    Relating to: exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 113
    Relating to: a transition to grazing pilot program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 71
    Relating to: ratification of the Dietitian Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 68
    Relating to: the prescription drug monitoring program. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 68
    Relating to: the prescription drug monitoring program. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 45
    Relating to: ratification of the Dietitian Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 22
    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. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 24
    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. (FE)

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 6/2/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 63
    Relating to: proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 288
    Relating to: authorized lights for funeral procession vehicles.

  • 5/15/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 256
    Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 5/9/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 242
    Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts.

  • 4/25/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 221
    Relating to: all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles with out-of-state registrations.

  • 4/25/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 34
    Relating to: honoring the 50th anniversary of the child support program.

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 211
    Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 213
    Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 27
    Relating to: proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.

  • 4/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 182
    Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)

  • 4/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 181
    Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

  • 4/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 183
    Relating to: reimbursement of emergency services under the Medical Assistance program when a patient is not transported, reporting on changes to the scope of practice of emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 176
    Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 177
    Relating to: standard industrial classification codes for linen supply and industrial launderers and modifying the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit. (FE)

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 145
    Relating to: the procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 117
    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.

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 116
    Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 57
    Relating to: county sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 25
    Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 18
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 4
    Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 285
    Relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance. (FE)

  • 5/30/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
    Relating to: proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.

  • 5/19/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 269
    Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 5/19/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 260
    Relating to: a pilot school-centered mental health program. (FE)

  • 5/7/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 48
    Relating to: commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War.

  • 5/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 231
    Relating to: creating a tax credit for expenses related to film production services and for capital investments made by a film production company, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 34
    Relating to: honoring the 50th anniversary of the child support program.

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 222
    Relating to: a sustainable aviation fuel production tax credit. (FE)

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 221
    Relating to: all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles with out-of-state registrations.

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 219
    Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 211
    Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 208
    Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 206
    Relating to: the procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 198
    Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 197
    Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 199
    Relating to: reimbursement of emergency services under the Medical Assistance program when a patient is not transported, reporting on changes to the scope of practice of emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 193
    Relating to: ratification of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 183
    Relating to: standard industrial classification codes for linen supply and industrial launderers and modifying the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 176
    Relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program. (FE)

  • 4/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 159
    Relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)

  • 3/13/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 18
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 118
    Relating to: a transition to grazing pilot program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 106
    Relating to: exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)

  • 3/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 100
    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.

  • 3/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 102
    Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 34
    Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 24
    Relating to: county sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE)

  • 2/10/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr.

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 8
    Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 1/31/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 1
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Authored Amendments

  • 6/2/2025: 2025 SSA1-SB257
    Relating to: the electronic vaping device directory and hemp-derived electronic vaping devices.

2025 Votes