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WISCONSIN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
Capitol Update
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July 6, 2020
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SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
2019-20 SESSION
The following summarizes bills of interest to the Wisconsin Catholic Conference, where it either took a position and/or the bills were signed into law. Legislation is listed by general topic: life issues, children and families, education, health care, social concerns, criminal justice, stewardship, institutional concerns, and miscellaneous. Under each topic, proposals are listed in numerical order. Senate proposals precede Assembly proposals.
NC
indicates no companion bill. Unless otherwise noted, all the proposals listed had at least one public hearing.
STATE BUDGET
SB-059
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AB-056
Executive Budget (Joint Finance) State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2019 legislature.
LIFE ISSUES
SJR-086
Persons (Jacque, André) The term persons (first consideration).
AJR-130
(Sanfelippo, Joe)
WCC Position/Activity
:
For information only.
Testimony
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-025
Human Trafficking Driver Ed (Johnson, LaTonya) Driver education instruction on human trafficking.
AB-022
(Thiesfeldt, Jeremy)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
SB-049
Prostitution Prosecution (Darling, Alberta) Prosecuting a person under the age of 18 with committing an act of prostitution.
AB-041
(Billings, Jill)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-114
Stillbirth Tax Credit (Darling, Alberta) Creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth.
AB-128
(Ballweg, Joan)
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-173
Selective Abortions (Testin, Patrick) Sex-selective, disability-selective, and other selective abortions and providing a penalty.
AB-182
(Dittrich, Barbara)
SB-174
Induced Abortion Information (Kapenga, Chris) Informed consent regarding a certain abortion-inducing drug regimen and reporting requirements for induced abortions.
AB-180
(Vos, Robin)
SB-175
Abortion Requirements (Roth, Roger) Requirements for children born alive following abortion or attempted abortion and providing a penalty.
AB-179
(Steineke, Jim)
SB-187
Abortion Provider Certification (Stroebel, Duey) Certification of abortion providers under the Medical Assistance program.
AB-183
(Dittrich, Barbara)
SB-199
Abortion Providers
(Jacque, André) Certification of abortion providers in the Medical Assistance program.
AB-181
(Brandtjen, Janel)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-443
Human Cremation (Schachtner, Patty) The use of alkaline hydrolysis to cremate human remains, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
AB-492
(Novak, Todd)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Opposed.
Status
:
No public hearing. Failed to pass.
SB-499
Medication Requests (Risser, Fred) Permitting certain individuals to make requests for medication for the purpose of ending their lives and providing a penalty.
AB-552
(Pope, Sondy)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Opposed.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-503
Suicide Prevention Program (Olsen, Luther) Implementing a suicide prevention program and making an appropriation.
AB-525
(Ballweg, Joan)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-504
Suicide Prevention Grants (Olsen, Luther) Grants for suicide prevention programming and making an appropriation.
AB-530
(VanderMeer, Nancy)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-524
Fetal Body Parts (Jacque, André) Sale, use, and final disposition of fetal body parts, reporting of sex and fetal anomaly following induced abortion, and providing a penalty.
AB-590
(Brandtjen, Janel)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Monitored.
Status
:
No public hearings. Failed to pass.
SJR-081
Protect Life Day (Jacque, André) Proclaiming January 22nd as Protect Life Day.
AJR-118
(Brandtjen, Janel)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
SB-061
Shelter Admission (Darling, Alberta) A minor contracting for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program.
AB-052
(Loudenbeck, Amy)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
SB-191
Adoption Tax Credit (Bernier, Kathy) Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain adoption expenses and modifying eligibility for the adoption expenses tax deduction.
AB-201
(Rohrkaste, Mike)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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No public hearing. Failed to pass.
SB-533
Adoption Assistance (Darling, Alberta) Eligibility for adoption assistance. AB-564 (Mursau, Jeff)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
EDUCATION
SB-056
School Drills (Olsen, Luther) Fire, tornado, and school safety drills for public and private schools.
AB-054
(Born, Mark)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
SB-057
Pupil Records (Olsen, Luther) Pupil records.
AB-053
(Born, Mark)
WCC Position/Activity
: Monitored.
SB-064
School Report Information (Kooyenga, Dale) Information on the school district and school accountability report.
AB-067
(Kitchens, Joel)
WCC Position/Activity
: Monitored.
SB-111
Virtual Instruction (Kooyenga, Dale) Allowing private schools participating in a parental choice program to provide hours of direct pupil instruction virtually.
AB-129
(Jagler, John)
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-183
Special Ed Licenses (Marklein, Howard) Requirements for initial licensure as a special education teacher.
AB-194
(Tranel, Travis)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
SB-184
Reciprocity Licenses (Marklein, Howard) A license to teach based on reciprocity and granting rule-making authority.
AB-195
(Tranel, Travis)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
SB-225 Palliative Care Council (Petrowski, Jerry) Establishing a Palliative Care Council. AB-242 (Snyder, Pat)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-230
Teacher Prep
Programs (Kooyenga, Dale) Teacher preparatory programs and granting rule-making authority.
AB-232
(Myers, LaKeshia)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
SB-495
Parental Choice Program (Olsen, Luther) Application and reporting deadlines for the statewide parental choice program and evidence of accreditation for a private school participating in a parental choice program.
AB-554
(Jagler, John)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
SB-496
ID Card Info (Olsen, Luther) Requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines.
AB-531
(Stafsholt, Rob)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
SB-498
Suicide Prevention Grants (Darling, Alberta) Grants to support peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs in high schools, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
AB-528
(Duchow, Cindi)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
SB-527
Pupil Restraint (Olsen, Luther) The seclusion and physical restraint of pupils.
AB-585
(Quinn, Romaine)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
SB-744
Holocaust Education (Darling, Alberta) Incorporating the Holocaust and other genocides into the state model social studies standards and requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides.
AB-816
(Plumer, Jon)
Status
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Failed to pass.
AB-084
School Lunch Requirements (Tauchen, Gary) Imposing requirements related to school lunch and breakfast programs in certain schools.
NC
WCC Position/Activity
:
For information only. Testimony
Status
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Failed to pass.
HEALTH CARE
SB-028
Direct Primary Care (Kapenga, Chris) Direct primary care agreements.
AB-026
(Sanfelippo, Joe)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
Status
:
AB-026 vetoed.
SB-254
Advance Directives (Marklein, Howard) Certifications for advance directives and findings of incapacity related to powers of attorney for health care.
AB-287
(Snyder, Patrick)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Monitored.
SB-286
Pharmacist Prescriptions
(Bernier, Kathy) Permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
AB-304
(Kitchens, Joel)
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-380
Medical Assistance Coverage
(Kooyenga, Dale) Coverage of services under Medical Assistance provided through telehealth and other technologies, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
AB-410 (Loudenbeck, Amy)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
SB-394
Camp Health Records (Tiffany, Tom) Electronic health records at recreational and educational camps.
AB-437
(Oldenburg, Loren)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
SB-396
Camp Regulation (Tiffany, Tom) Regulation of recreational and educational camps, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
AB-435
(Felzkowski, Mary)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Monitored.
SB-582
Peer Recovery Reimbursement (Testin, Patrick) Reimbursement for peer recovery coach services under the Medical Assistance program and coordination and continuation of care following an overdose.
AB-650
(Nygren, John)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Monitored.
SOCIAL CONCERNS
SB-119
Housing Grants (Bernier, Kathy) Housing grants to homeless individuals and families and making an appropriation.
AB-123
(Snyder, Pat)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-120
Housing Navigator Grants (Bernier, Kathy) Housing navigator grants and making an appropriation.
AB-121
(Dittrich, Barbara)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-121
Housing Quality Standards Loans (Bernier, Kathy) Housing quality standards loans, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
AB-125
(Pronschinske, Treig)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-122
Shelter Grants (Darling, Alberta) Grants to homeless shelters, modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Administration, and making an appropriation.
AB-119
(Steineke, Jim)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
SB-124
Homeless Employment (Feyen, Dan) Employment and training activities for homeless populations, the Council on Workforce Investment, and local workforce development boards.
AB-122
(Rodriguez, Jessie)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-144
Housing Cost Grants (Olsen, Luther) Grants to defray housing costs and for diversion programming and making an appropriation.
AB-124
(Plumer, Jon)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-145
Homeless Case Management (Olsen, Luther) Homelessness case management services and making an appropriation.
AB-120
(James, Jesse)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-151
Immigration Policy Prohibition (Nass, Steve) Prohibiting local ordinances, resolutions, and policies that prohibit the enforcement of federal or state law relating to illegal aliens or immigration status, authorizing certain elective office holders to commence an enforcement action, providing a reduction in shared revenue payments, and creating governmental liability for damages caused by illegal aliens.
AB-138
(Spiros, John)
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-155
Health Care Provider Program (Darling, Alberta)
Participation in the Volunteer Health Care Provider program by agencies serving homeless individuals.
AB-162
(Thiesfeldt, Jeremy)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Monitored.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB-034
Certificates of Qualification (Darling, Alberta) Creating a procedure for granting certificates of qualification for employment for persons convicted of a crime and making an appropriation.
AB-030
(Hutton, Rob)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Monitored.
SB-039
Record Expungement (Darling, Alberta) Expungement of records of certain crimes.
AB-033
(Steffen, David)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-316
Jailed Pregnant Person (Taylor, Lena) The treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison and county jail.
AB-398
(Subeck, Lisa)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-468
Public Defender Pay (Petrowski, Jerry) Funding the public defender pay progression and making an appropriation.
AB-501
(Loudenbeck, Amy)
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-592
Prisoner Medication (Darling, Alberta) Providing medication and a valid prescription to a prisoner upon release.
AB-653
(Brooks, Rob)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-749
Retail Theft (Stroebel, Duey) Mandatory minimum sentence for three or more convictions for retail theft and providing a penalty.
AB-807
(Sanfelippo, Joe)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Opposed.
Status
:
Failed to pass.
SB-752
Parole Revocation (Craig, Dave) Recommendation to revoke parole, probation, and extended supervision if a person is charged with a crime.
AB-805
(Hutton, Rob)
WCC Position/Activity
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Opposed.
SB-753
Juvenile Placement (Craig, Dave) Acts for which a juvenile may be placed in correctional placement or the Serious Juvenile Offender Program.
AB-806
(Sanfelippo, Joe)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Opposed.
SB-754
Parole Release (Craig, Dave) Earned release from parole or extended supervision and discharge from probation.
AB-809
(Hutton, Rob)
WCC Position/Activity
:
Opposed.
STEWARDSHIP OF CREATION
SB-137
Nitrate Testing (Testin, Patrick) Nitrate testing pilot program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
AB-148
(Kurtz, Tony)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-632
Pollution Notifications (Shilling, Jennifer) Notifying counties of certain water pollution violations, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
AB-700
(Billings, Jill)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-710
Wastewater Systems (Jacque, André) The private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation grant program.
AB-791
(Krug, Scott)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-716
Tar Sealants (Cowles, Rob) Prohibiting the sale and use of coal tar-based sealants and high PAH sealant products.
AB-797
(Kitchens, Joel)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-717
PFAS Collection (Cowles, Rob) Expanding the clean sweep program to include collection of certain fire-fighting foams and making an appropriation.
AB-792
(Ramthun, Timothy)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-718
Nitrate Reduction Pilot (Cowles, Rob) Creating a pilot grant program for farmers to reduce nitrate loading, funding research for nitrate loading reduction methods, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
AB-796
(Kitchens, Joel)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-722
Well Testing Grants (Testin, Patrick) Supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
AB-800
(Shankland, Katrina)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-724
Well Compensation Grants (Testin, Patrick) The well compensation grant program and making an appropriation.
AB-789
(Shankland, Katrina)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
INSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS
SJR-065
Bishop Hying (Marklein, Howard) Honoring Bishop Donald J. Hying.
AJR-084
(Wichgers, Chuck)
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Passed.
AJR-105
Black Catholic History Month (Myers, LaKeshia) Proclaiming November 2019 as Black Catholic History Month. NC
WCC Position/Activity
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Supported.
Status
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Failed to pass.
SB-381
Sexual Contact with Child (Taylor, Lena) The statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
AB-424
(Taylor, Chris)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
Status
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No public hearings. Failed to pass.
SB-382
Child Abuse Reporting (Taylor, Lena) The duty of a member of the clergy to report child abuse.
AB-423
(Taylor, Chris)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
Status
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No public hearings. Failed to pass.
SB-400
Building Code Exception (Marklein, Howard) An exception to commercial building code requirements for the installation or operation of a stairway chair life in a church constructed before 1919.
AB-445
(Novak, Todd)
WCC Position/Activity
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Monitored.
SB-822
Firearm Possession
(Craig, Dave) Possession of a firearm in a place of worship by a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon.
AB-985
(Magnafici, Gae)
Status
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Failed to pass.
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