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Rep. Melotik: Three bipartisan bills authored by Melotik pass the Assembly

Friday, Jan 16, 2026

Grafton, WI – This week the Wisconsin State Assembly passed three bills authored by Rep. Paul Melotik (R-Grafton). The legislation moved forward on January 13 and January 15 and focuses on protecting public safety workers, rewarding overtime work, and keeping dangerous counterfeit airbags off Wisconsin roads. Assembly Bill 417: Protecting

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