Assembly unanimously passes bill to speed sexual assault kit processing
Tuesday, Apr 18, 2023
The Assembly today unanimously approved a “fast-pass” for certain sexual assault kits to expedite state crime lab processing.
The Assembly today unanimously approved a “fast-pass” for certain sexual assault kits to expedite state crime lab processing.
The Assembly today passed on a 77-20 bipartisan vote a bill that would require the Department of Corrections to post information about the Parole Commission’s actions online and open meetings to the public.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills aimed at combatting reckless driving by increasing penalties and allowing police to impound vehicles.
The state Senate voted 20-11 along party lines to call on Dem Gov. Tony Evers to order a special election for secretary of state after he appointed former State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the office.
Assembly lawmakers approved 67-30 a trailer bill to the constitutional amendment regarding bail on the April 4 ballot that would define “serious harm” and “violent crime.”
The GOP-controlled Senate today took the final procedural step to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of three administrative rules, including one seeking to bar conversion therapy for gay patients. The move keeps the rules from taking effect until after the regular session ends in April 2024.
The Senate voted 23-8 to reclassify Wisconsin’s existing statutes on taking a car without the owner’s consent into one category for carjacking.
The state Senate has unanimously confirmed three of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet picks.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills that would require schools to collect crime data and to hire resource officers if they report too many incidents resulting in arrests.
The Assembly today backed the Legislative Black Caucus’ Black History Month resolution highlighting seven people, including the state’s first Black woman to become a major general in the U.S. Army Reserve and its first Black appeals court judge.
The GOP-controlled Assembly today moved to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of rules barring conversion therapy for gay patients, directing clerks to fill in missing information from witnesses on absentee ballot envelopes and regulating pools at short-term rentals.
The Assembly today approved putting on the April ballot a constitutional amendment to overhaul the state’s bail system and an advisory referendum on work search requirements for public assistance.
The state Senate moved Tuesday to place on the April ballot two initiatives: a constitutional amendment to overhaul bail policies; and an advisory referendum on whether childless, able-bodied adults should have to seek work to qualify for public assistance. Republicans
The Senate voted Tuesday to ban discriminating against someone over whether they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine and to allow parents to opt out their kids if schools implement a mask requirement. AB 316 would ban the state and local governments
The state would break Milwaukee Public Schools into multiple districts while lifting any income limits on its voucher programs under bills the Senate approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Tony Evers. The sweeping package of bills would touch everything from
Two days after Speaker Robin Vos said the bill was unlikely to move because a site hadn’t been chosen for the facility, the Assembly unanimously approved funding a replacement for the state’s troubled youth prison in north-central Wisconsin. In doing
The Assembly approved allowing clerks to begin processing absentee ballots the day before an election, but only after Dems and Republicans accused each other of negotiating in bad faith on the proposal. Meeting for the final time of the regular
The Assembly approved in a voice vote the amended version of a bill that would allow people to charge for the use of electric vehicle charging stations. Rep. Deb. Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, criticized the bill for what she called a
Medical professionals who advise their patients to try alternative treatments for things like COVID-19 couldn’t be disciplined for their guidance under legislation the Assembly approved. Backers included the legislation in a “medical freedom” package they introduced earlier this year, complaining
The Senate approved a series of bills that would revamp the unemployment program and add new restrictions to Medical Assistance that backers say would help move people off government safety net programs and into the workforce. That includes enforcing drug
The Assembly today unanimously approved a “fast-pass” for certain sexual assault kits to expedite state crime lab processing.
The Assembly today passed on a 77-20 bipartisan vote a bill that would require the Department of Corrections to post information about the Parole Commission’s actions online and open meetings to the public.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills aimed at combatting reckless driving by increasing penalties and allowing police to impound vehicles.
The state Senate voted 20-11 along party lines to call on Dem Gov. Tony Evers to order a special election for secretary of state after he appointed former State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to the office.
Assembly lawmakers approved 67-30 a trailer bill to the constitutional amendment regarding bail on the April 4 ballot that would define “serious harm” and “violent crime.”
The GOP-controlled Senate today took the final procedural step to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of three administrative rules, including one seeking to bar conversion therapy for gay patients. The move keeps the rules from taking effect until after the regular session ends in April 2024.
The Senate voted 23-8 to reclassify Wisconsin’s existing statutes on taking a car without the owner’s consent into one category for carjacking.
The state Senate has unanimously confirmed three of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet picks.
The Assembly today approved a pair of bills that would require schools to collect crime data and to hire resource officers if they report too many incidents resulting in arrests.
The Assembly today backed the Legislative Black Caucus’ Black History Month resolution highlighting seven people, including the state’s first Black woman to become a major general in the U.S. Army Reserve and its first Black appeals court judge.
The GOP-controlled Assembly today moved to keep in place the Legislature’s suspension of rules barring conversion therapy for gay patients, directing clerks to fill in missing information from witnesses on absentee ballot envelopes and regulating pools at short-term rentals.
The Assembly today approved putting on the April ballot a constitutional amendment to overhaul the state’s bail system and an advisory referendum on work search requirements for public assistance.
The state Senate moved Tuesday to place on the April ballot two initiatives: a constitutional amendment to overhaul bail policies; and an advisory referendum on whether childless, able-bodied adults should have to seek work to qualify for public assistance. Republicans hope both could help drive conservative turnout this spring with
The Senate voted Tuesday to ban discriminating against someone over whether they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine and to allow parents to opt out their kids if schools implement a mask requirement. AB 316 would ban the state and local governments from discriminating against someone based on whether they have received
The state would break Milwaukee Public Schools into multiple districts while lifting any income limits on its voucher programs under bills the Senate approved Tuesday and sent to Gov. Tony Evers. The sweeping package of bills would touch everything from the number of districts in the state’s largest city —
Two days after Speaker Robin Vos said the bill was unlikely to move because a site hadn’t been chosen for the facility, the Assembly unanimously approved funding a replacement for the state’s troubled youth prison in north-central Wisconsin. In doing so, Vos sought to credit GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch
The Assembly approved allowing clerks to begin processing absentee ballots the day before an election, but only after Dems and Republicans accused each other of negotiating in bad faith on the proposal. Meeting for the final time of the regular session, the Assembly broke late Thursday afternoon for nearly four
The Assembly approved in a voice vote the amended version of a bill that would allow people to charge for the use of electric vehicle charging stations. Rep. Deb. Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, criticized the bill for what she called a “power grab” by public utilities. The Senate bill would bar
Medical professionals who advise their patients to try alternative treatments for things like COVID-19 couldn’t be disciplined for their guidance under legislation the Assembly approved. Backers included the legislation in a “medical freedom” package they introduced earlier this year, complaining that the government has prevented medical professionals and pharmacists from
The Senate approved a series of bills that would revamp the unemployment program and add new restrictions to Medical Assistance that backers say would help move people off government safety net programs and into the workforce. That includes enforcing drug testing requirements to qualify for food stamps and cutting off