Week 55 January 19, 2026 to January 25, 2026

Became law 0

None this week.

Vetoed 0

None this week.

Passed a chamber top by momentum

• AB 19 Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders for adults…
• AB 219 Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)
• AB 238 Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are…
• AB 239 Relating to: harassment of search and rescue dogs and providing a penalty.
• AB 253 Relating to: independence accounts. (FE)
• AB 320 Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation.…
• AB 425 Relating to: registration of trailers used for transporting manufactured housing units. (FE)
• AB 459 Relating to: county public works notice and competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)
• AB 543 Relating to: the sales tax exemption for memberships sold to real estate brokers. (FE)
• AB 562 Relating to: marking the Mississippi River Trail. (FE)
• AB 572 Relating to: the definition of bingo.
• AB 592 Relating to: professional development for science teachers. (FE)
• AB 605 Relating to: retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities.…
• AB 650 Relating to: funding for identity verification under the unemployment insurance law and making an…
• AB 651 Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority…

61 more this week.

What moved, by topic

• Business, jobs & the economy 26
• Budget & taxes 23
• Health & mental health 15
• State government & agencies 10
• Higher education & workforce 8
• Schools (K-12) 8
• Criminal justice & public safety 7
• Courts & civil law 5

Measures that passed a committee or chamber, or became law, this week.

Busiest committees by meetings

• Ways and Means (Assembly) 4 meetings
• Financial Institutions (Assembly) 2 meetings
• Education (Assembly) 2 meetings
• Housing and Real Estate (Assembly) 2 meetings
• State Affairs (Assembly) 2 meetings
• Jobs and Economy (Assembly) 2 meetings
• Judiciary (Assembly) 2 meetings
• Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Assembly) 2 meetings

New bills filed

Assembly 24 · Senate 26

Meetings 32

• January 20 · 10 a.m. Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation (Assembly) 328 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 20 · 10:30 a.m. Commerce (Assembly) 415 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 20 · 10:45 a.m. Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency (Assembly) 400 Northeast
State Capitol, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 20 · 11 a.m. Financial Institutions (Assembly) 328 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 20 · 11 a.m. Financial Institutions (Assembly) 300 Northeast, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 20 · 1 p.m. Transportation and Local Government (Senate) 411 South, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 20 · 4 p.m. Rules (Assembly) Assembly Parlor (2nd Floor West), 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 21 · 10 a.m. Education (Assembly) 412 East, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 21 · 10 a.m. Environment (Assembly) 400 Northeast, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 21 · 10 a.m. Housing and Real Estate (Assembly) 415 Northwest, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 21 · 10:01 a.m. Education (Assembly) 412 East, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703
• January 21 · 10:30 a.m. State Affairs (Assembly) 300 Northeast, 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703

20 more this week.

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