Both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature met on September 28 to vote on a variety of matters. We covered the Assembly’s agenda here and the Senate’s agenda here. The Senate voted to confirm nearly 40 of Governor Tony Evers’ (D) appointments to various state agencies, boards, and commissions, including six agency heads: Joaquin Altoro, Executive […]
Legislative Update: Senate Confirms Several Agency Heads; Democrats Propose Personal Property Tax Repeal
Date Thu, Oct. 7, 2021 - 9:38pm By Hamilton
State Tax Collections $319 Million More Than Expected For 2020-21
Date Thu, Sep. 9, 2021 - 3:24pm By Hamilton
A new report shows the state of Wisconsin collected $319 million more in general fund taxes than previously expected for the 2020-21 fiscal year, which ended June 30. A memo released September 2 by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB), a nonpartisan government agency that serves the Wisconsin Legislature, summarizes preliminary tax data from the Department […]
Legislative Update: Special Session and Veto Override Attempt End Without Changes
Date Fri, Aug. 13, 2021 - 11:15am By Hamilton
On July 27, the Wisconsin Assembly met in extraordinary session to vote on a veto override of Assembly Bill 336. The bill would have ended Wisconsin’s participation in federal programs to provide or supplement unemployment benefits. It also would have prohibited the state from waiving the work search requirements for unemployment benefits for any reason […]
Governor Signs State Budget With 50 Partial Vetoes
Date Fri, Jul. 16, 2021 - 12:37pm By Hamilton
On Thursday, July 8, Governor Tony Evers (D) signed 2021 Act 58, the state budget for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, which began July 1. The Wisconsin Assembly approved the budget bill (Assembly Bill 68) on June 29, with the Senate concurring in the bill the following day. The two-year budget, assembled by the Republican-led Joint Finance […]
After State Budget, Governor Signs 15 Bills Into Law
Date Fri, Jul. 16, 2021 - 12:05pm By Hamilton
Since signing the 2021-2023 state budget into law on July 8, Governor Tony Evers (D) has signed 15 other bills, including the following notable acts: Assembly Bill (AB) 406: Requires the lowest schedule of unemployment insurance contribution rates to remain in effect through the end of calendar year 2023, regardless of the cash balance of […]
Governor Vetoes Personal Property Tax Repeal, “Mill Bill,” and Legislative HR Office
Date Fri, Jul. 16, 2021 - 11:50am By Hamilton
On July 8, the same day he signed the 2021-2023 state budget into law, Governor Tony Evers (D) vetoed four bills sent to him by the Legislature: Assembly Bill 191: Exempts all remaining business and manufacturing personal property from personal property tax assessments, effective January 1, 2022. Veto message Assembly Bill 367: Requires the governor […]
Legislature Passes State Budget and a Package of Related Bills
Date Thu, Jul. 1, 2021 - 8:48pm By Hamilton
This week, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a state budget for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, which began on July 1. The Assembly approved the budget bill (Assembly Bill 68) on June 29, with the Senate concurring in the bill the following day. The two-year budget proposal, assembled by the Republican-led Joint Finance Committee (JFC), would spend […]
Joint Finance Committee Finishes Its Work on the 2021-23 State Budget
Date Mon, Jun. 21, 2021 - 3:29pm By Hamilton
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) has completed its work assembling a state budget for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, which begins on July 1. In May and June, JFC held a series of executive sessions to consider various budget motions related to state agencies and programs. In the series of articles linked below, we […]
State Budget Recap: Final Motions, Taxes, Shared Revenue, WEDC, ETF (June 17)
Date Mon, Jun. 21, 2021 - 1:49pm By Hamilton
On Thursday, June 17, the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) held an executive session to consider various motions related to the 2021-23 state budget. Click here to visit our main budget recap article for more information on the overall budget process as well as each executive session held by JFC in 2021. Below is […]
State Budget Recap: Health Services, Insurance, Children and Families, Public Service Commission (June 15)
Date Sun, Jun. 20, 2021 - 3:40pm By Hamilton
On Tuesday, June 15, the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) held an executive session to consider various motions related to the 2021-23 state budget. Click here to visit our main budget recap article for more information on the overall budget process as well as each executive session held by JFC in 2021. Below is […]