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  • » LC Briefing Book
  • ( See also the Legislative Council web site )
  • 2019-2020 Wisconsin Legislator Briefing Book PDF

  • Chapter 1 PDF - Wisconsin's Structure of Government and Law

  • Chapter 2 PDF - Legislative Process, Resources, and Glossary

  • Chapter 3 PDF - Legislative Agencies, Staff, and Organizations

  • Chapter 4 PDF - Administrative Rulemaking

  • Chapter 5 PDF - Open Meetings Law

  • Chapter 6 PDF - Open Records Law

  • Chapter 7 PDF - Agriculture

  • Chapter 8 PDF - Alcohol Beverages

  • Chapter 9 PDF - Criminal Justice, Corrections, and Juvenile Justice

  • Chapter 10 PDF - Economic Development

  • Chapter 11 PDF - Education, Elementary-Secondary

  • Chapter 12 PDF - Education, Post-Secondary

  • Chapter 13 PDF - Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

  • Chapter 14 PDF - Ethics, Lobbying, Elections, and Campaign Finance

  • Chapter 15 PDF - Family Law

  • Chapter 16 PDF - Financial Institutions

  • Chapter 17 PDF - General Insurance

  • Chapter 18 PDF - Health Care and Health Insurance

  • Chapter 19 PDF - Housing and Landlord-Tenant Law

  • Chapter 20 PDF - Human Services and Aging

  • Chapter 21 PDF - Labor and Employment Law

  • Chapter 22 PDF - Municipal and County Government

  • Chapter 23 PDF - Privacy

  • Chapter 24 PDF - State-Tribal Relations

  • Chapter 25 PDF - Taxes, Revenue, and the Budget Process

  • Chapter 26 PDF - Transportation

  • Chapter 27 PDF - Utilities and Energy

  • Chapter 28 PDF - Veterans, Military Affairs, and Emergency Management

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