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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Jan. 3, 2023 WI SJR 1 Establishes the 2023 Legislative Session Schedule Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
Jan. 19, 2023 WI SJR 2 Requires a Defendant's Potential Risk Factors be Considered when Setting Bail Joint Resolution Passed - House (74 - 23)
Jan. 17, 2023 WI SJR 2 Requires a Defendant's Potential Risk Factors be Considered when Setting Bail Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
Jan. 19, 2023 WI SJR 4 Authorizes Referendum on Welfare Work-Search Requirements Joint Resolution Passed - House (62 - 35)
Jan. 17, 2023 WI SJR 4 Authorizes Referendum on Welfare Work-Search Requirements Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
March 14, 2023 WI AB 53 Require Schools Report to Law Enforcement Data on Crimes and Incidents that Occur on Their Property Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
March 14, 2023 WI AB 69 Requires Armed School Resource Officers (SRO) in Schools with 25 Percent Incident Arrest Rates Bill Passed - House (59 - 36)
March 22, 2023 WI AB 55 Increases Penalties for Reckless Driving Bill Passed - House (85 - 12)
March 22, 2023 WI AB 70 Increases Felony Penalties for Rioting Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 141 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Clean Energy Devices Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
April 18, 2023 WI AB 141 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Clean Energy Devices Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
April 18, 2023 WI AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
April 18, 2023 WI SB 76 Increases Penalties for Carjacking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 18)
March 22, 2023 WI SB 76 Increases Penalties for Carjacking Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 147 Amends Conditions that Individuals Can be Fired from Their jobs for Misconduct Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
April 25, 2023 WI AB 147 Amends Conditions that Individuals Can be Fired from Their jobs for Misconduct Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
April 25, 2023 WI AB 148 Reduces State Spending and the Number of Ineligible Individuals Receiving Public Benefits Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 149 Requires Employers Inform the State Workforce Department of Ineligibility Questions for Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
April 25, 2023 WI AB 149 Requires Employers Inform the State Workforce Department of Ineligibility Questions for Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 150 Requires Drug Testing Requirements for individuals Claiming Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
April 25, 2023 WI AB 150 Requires Drug Testing Requirements for individuals Claiming Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 152 Requires that Individuals Provide Proof of Identity when Filing Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
April 25, 2023 WI AB 152 Requires that Individuals Provide Proof of Identity when Filing Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
June 7, 2023 WI SB 49 Prohibits Local Governments from Blocking Utility Services based on the Type of Energy Source Provided Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
March 22, 2023 WI SB 101 Increases Penalties for Providing or Selling Drugs that Result in an Individual's Death Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 200 Requires Department of Safety and Professional Services Update the Legislature on the Time Length to Process Credentialed Applications Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 201 Requires Department of Safety and Public Service Update their Website Monthly on the Time it Takes to Process Credentialed Applications Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 202 Reduces the Time DSPS Takes to Review the Legal Records of Individuals Applying for Licensed Credentials Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 203 Specifies that it's Applicants Responsibility to Submit Materials to Renew Credentials Bill Passed - House (83 - 13)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 204 Extends the Renewal Period from 2 years to 4 years for Individuals in the Health and Business Professions Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 205 Authorizes Business and Healthcare Workers Licensed in Another State to Work in Wisconsin Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
June 7, 2023 WI AB 206 Requires DSPS to Post on Their Website Other State's Licensing Requirements that Meet Wisconsin Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
June 14, 2023 WI AB 245 Establishes a New City and County Tax to Pay for Underfunded Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 26)
June 14, 2023 WI AB 245 Establishes a New City and County Tax to Pay for Underfunded Programs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
June 28, 2023 WI AB 321 Amends Statutes Relating to Reading Instruction and Parent Choice in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
June 21, 2023 WI AB 321 Amends Statutes Relating to Reading Instruction and Parent Choice in Schools Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
June 14, 2023 WI SB 330 Increases Per Pupil Payments in Parental Choice Programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 31)
June 14, 2023 WI SB 330 Increases Per Pupil Payments in Parental Choice Programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
June 14, 2023 WI AB 266 Establishes Judicial Review of Local Government Decisions Relating to Land Development Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
March 22, 2023 WI SB 92 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Impound Vehicles in Violations of Certain Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 12)
March 22, 2023 WI SB 92 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Impound Vehicles in Violations of Certain Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
March 22, 2023 WI SB 75 Establishes Cash Bail in the State Constitution Bill Passed - House (67 - 30)
March 22, 2023 WI SB 75 Establishes Cash Bail in the State Constitution Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
June 29, 2023 WI SB 70 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 34)
June 28, 2023 WI SB 70 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
June 21, 2023 WI AB 322 Authorizes Ratification of a Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the State and Law Enforcement Association Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
Sept. 14, 2023 WI AB 415 Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
Sept. 14, 2023 WI AB 387 Authorizes Parents to Contribute up to $10,000 Per Year to a Child Care Reimbursement Account Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
Sept. 14, 2023 WI AB 388 Appropriates $15 Million for a Loan Program for Child Care Centers to Pay for Renovation Costs Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
Date No. Title Outcome
1/03 SJR 1 Establishes the 2023 Legislative Session Schedule Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
1/19 SJR 2 Requires a Defendant's Potential Risk Factors be Considered when Setting Bail Joint Resolution Passed - House (74 - 23)
1/17 SJR 2 Requires a Defendant's Potential Risk Factors be Considered when Setting Bail Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (23 - 9)
1/19 SJR 4 Authorizes Referendum on Welfare Work-Search Requirements Joint Resolution Passed - House (62 - 35)
1/17 SJR 4 Authorizes Referendum on Welfare Work-Search Requirements Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
3/14 AB 53 Require Schools Report to Law Enforcement Data on Crimes and Incidents that Occur on Their Property Bill Passed - House (61 - 35)
3/14 AB 69 Requires Armed School Resource Officers (SRO) in Schools with 25 Percent Incident Arrest Rates Bill Passed - House (59 - 36)
3/22 AB 55 Increases Penalties for Reckless Driving Bill Passed - House (85 - 12)
3/22 AB 70 Increases Felony Penalties for Rioting Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
6/07 AB 141 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Clean Energy Devices Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
4/18 AB 141 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Clean Energy Devices Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
6/07 AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
4/18 AB 142 Prohibits Local Restrictions on Motor Vehicles Based on Energy Sources Bill Passed - House (63 - 35)
4/18 SB 76 Increases Penalties for Carjacking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 18)
3/22 SB 76 Increases Penalties for Carjacking Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
6/07 AB 147 Amends Conditions that Individuals Can be Fired from Their jobs for Misconduct Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
4/25 AB 147 Amends Conditions that Individuals Can be Fired from Their jobs for Misconduct Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
4/25 AB 148 Reduces State Spending and the Number of Ineligible Individuals Receiving Public Benefits Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
6/07 AB 149 Requires Employers Inform the State Workforce Department of Ineligibility Questions for Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
4/25 AB 149 Requires Employers Inform the State Workforce Department of Ineligibility Questions for Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
6/07 AB 150 Requires Drug Testing Requirements for individuals Claiming Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
4/25 AB 150 Requires Drug Testing Requirements for individuals Claiming Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - House (60 - 35)
6/07 AB 152 Requires that Individuals Provide Proof of Identity when Filing Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
4/25 AB 152 Requires that Individuals Provide Proof of Identity when Filing Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Bill Passed - House (59 - 35)
6/07 SB 49 Prohibits Local Governments from Blocking Utility Services based on the Type of Energy Source Provided Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
3/22 SB 101 Increases Penalties for Providing or Selling Drugs that Result in an Individual's Death Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 3)
6/07 AB 200 Requires Department of Safety and Professional Services Update the Legislature on the Time Length to Process Credentialed Applications Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
6/07 AB 201 Requires Department of Safety and Public Service Update their Website Monthly on the Time it Takes to Process Credentialed Applications Bill Passed - House (63 - 33)
6/07 AB 202 Reduces the Time DSPS Takes to Review the Legal Records of Individuals Applying for Licensed Credentials Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
6/07 AB 203 Specifies that it's Applicants Responsibility to Submit Materials to Renew Credentials Bill Passed - House (83 - 13)
6/07 AB 204 Extends the Renewal Period from 2 years to 4 years for Individuals in the Health and Business Professions Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
6/07 AB 205 Authorizes Business and Healthcare Workers Licensed in Another State to Work in Wisconsin Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
6/07 AB 206 Requires DSPS to Post on Their Website Other State's Licensing Requirements that Meet Wisconsin Standards Bill Passed - House (62 - 34)
6/14 AB 245 Establishes a New City and County Tax to Pay for Underfunded Programs Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 26)
6/14 AB 245 Establishes a New City and County Tax to Pay for Underfunded Programs Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12)
6/28 AB 321 Amends Statutes Relating to Reading Instruction and Parent Choice in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
6/21 AB 321 Amends Statutes Relating to Reading Instruction and Parent Choice in Schools Bill Passed - House (67 - 27)
6/14 SB 330 Increases Per Pupil Payments in Parental Choice Programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House (62 - 31)
6/14 SB 330 Increases Per Pupil Payments in Parental Choice Programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 9)
6/14 AB 266 Establishes Judicial Review of Local Government Decisions Relating to Land Development Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1)
3/22 SB 92 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Impound Vehicles in Violations of Certain Laws Concurrence Vote Passed - House (85 - 12)
3/22 SB 92 Authorizes Law Enforcement to Impound Vehicles in Violations of Certain Laws Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1)
3/22 SB 75 Establishes Cash Bail in the State Constitution Bill Passed - House (67 - 30)
3/22 SB 75 Establishes Cash Bail in the State Constitution Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10)
6/29 SB 70 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 34)
6/28 SB 70 Appropriates Funds for the 2023 State Budget Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 13)
6/21 AB 322 Authorizes Ratification of a Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the State and Law Enforcement Association Bill Passed - House (91 - 2)
9/14 AB 415 Establishes a 5-Member Advisory Commission to Examine State Legislative District Maps Bill Passed - House (64 - 32)
9/14 AB 387 Authorizes Parents to Contribute up to $10,000 Per Year to a Child Care Reimbursement Account Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
9/14 AB 388 Appropriates $15 Million for a Loan Program for Child Care Centers to Pay for Renovation Costs Bill Passed - House (62 - 35)
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