Relating to: eliminating and modifying certain provisions enacted under 2023 Act 12 regarding the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. (FE)
SB 761 eliminates and modifies specific provisions from 2023 Act 12 affecting Milwaukee's city government. It repeals requirements that the fire and police commission board must include members from the same political party (removing a 3-member cap for 7-member boards) and removes the need for the mayor to appoint members from employee association lists. The bill also changes the appointment process, allowing the mayor to appoint board members without common council confirmation for existing members, while requiring new members to complete training. Additionally, it modifies a tax provision related to rail transportation projects in Milwaukee, excluding the "Lakefront Line" route.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 12, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer;
cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Taylor, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Joers, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Vining
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