Rep. Rob Brooks

Primary AB 146

Vetoed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: local guaranteed income programs.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits cities, villages, towns, and counties in Wisconsin from using their own funds to pay individuals under guaranteed income programs. It defines these programs as those providing regular, unearned cash payments that recipients can use for any purpose, while explicitly excluding initiatives that require work or training. The law restricts the use of local tax revenues, shared state funds, and fees for these payments, effectively banning municipal funding for such initiatives.

Vetoed May 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 152

Vetoed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and authorizing the secretary of administration to transfer employees from any executive branch agency to the Department of Workforce Development for certain purposes. (FE)

Maddy summaryThis Wisconsin bill proposes allowing the Secretary of Administration to temporarily transfer employees from any state agency to the Department of Workforce Development to help manage unemployment insurance appeals. Under the plan, transferred workers would serve as appeal tribunal members for up to 120 days, with the option to extend this period if the Joint Committee on Finance approves. The legislation ensures that neither the employee's original agency nor the Department of Workforce Development can raise the transferred employee's salary during the assignment. Although the bill was passed by the legislature, the Governor vetoed it in August 2023, and subsequent attempts to override the veto failed.

Vetoed May 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 150

Vetoed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law, federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Maddy summaryAssembly Bill 150 updates Wisconsin's unemployment insurance law to rename the program "reemployment assistance" and establishes a new division within the Department of Workforce Development to manage it. The bill tightens eligibility rules by requiring job seekers to make at least two direct contacts with employers each week after their first week of benefits and mandates that they post current resumes on the state's job center website. Additionally, the legislation requires claimants nearing the end of their benefits to attend reemployment counseling and ensures they are offered at least four specific job opportunities weekly, including those with temporary staffing agencies. The bill also mandates that the department immediately create rules for drug testing applicants in occupations where such testing is standard and requires the state to continue participating in federal reemployment grants.

Vetoed May 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 615

Passed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: creating a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls. (FE)

Passed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 860

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: nonprofit agricultural organization health benefit coverage.

Failed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 153

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: the amount of benefits received under the unemployment insurance law. (FE)

Failed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 736

Passed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: establishing a Palliative Care Council. (FE)

Passed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 393

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: regulating kratom products, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Failed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 477

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions' approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Failed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 82

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: including with a referendum question for issuing bonds a statement of the estimated interest accruing on the amount of the bonds.

Failed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track