While the Assembly plans to use nearly all of its available February floor days, the Senate plans to convene for only two days this month. The first of those sessions occurred on February 11, when the upper chamber met to pass a series of administrative rules along party lines and took up several controversial transgender policy bills. The Senate also passed by voice vote legislation creating a segregated account within the insurance security fund for long-term care insurance assessments.
Below are the votes on the highlighted bills and the link to the full calendar.
February 11 – Full calendar
SB-176 Broadband Grants (Quinn, Romaine) An income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. Passed, 20-13.
SB-224 Victim Rights (Jacque, Andre) The rights of sexual assault crime victims. Passed, (Voice Vote).
SB-275 Admin Rules (Hutton, Rob) Statements of scope for administrative rules. Passed, 18-15.
SB-276 Admin Rules (Wimberger, Eric) Challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation. Passed, 18-15.
SB-277 Admin Rules (Nass, Steve) The expiration of administrative rules. Passed, 18-15.
SB-289 Admin Rules (Bradley, Julian) Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose any costs. Passed, 18-15.
SB-405 Gender Transition (Hutton, Rob) A civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure. Passed, (Voice Vote). Messaged.
SB-699 Pupil Transport (LeMahieu, Devin) Alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. Passed, (Voice Vote).
SB-783 CDL Training (Wimberger, Eric) The commercial driver training grant program. Passed, (Voice Vote).
Assembly Bills, Passed and Messaged
AB-100 Athletic Sports (Dittrich, Barbara) 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. Passed, 18-15.
AB-102 College Sports (Dittrich, Barbara) Designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants. Passed, 18-15.
AB-103 School Policies (Dittrich, Barbara) School board policies related to changing a pupil’s legal name and pronouns. Passed, 18-15.
AB-104 Gender Transitions (Allen, Scott) Prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age. Passed, 18-15.
AB-459 Notice Thresholds (O’Connor, Jerry) County public works notice and competitive bidding thresholds. Passed, (Voice Vote).
AB-699 Long-Term Care Insurance (Petersen, Kevin) A long-term care insurance assessment and a long-term care insurance assessment tax credit. Passed, 32-1.