Rep. Scott Allen

Primary AB 1020

Vetoed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: expansion of the second individual income tax bracket. (FE)

Maddy summaryThis Wisconsin bill proposes expanding the state's individual income tax brackets to apply to higher income levels. It would create two new tax tiers for single filers, heads of households, and married couples, taxing income between $14,320 and $112,500 at 4.40 percent and income above $315,310 at 7.65 percent. The legislation also includes provisions to adjust these tax brackets annually based on changes in the consumer price index to account for inflation. Although the bill passed the legislature, the Governor vetoed it, and the measure failed to override that veto.

Vetoed May 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 572

Vetoed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes and court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote.

Maddy summaryThis bill would update Wisconsin's voter registration rules to ensure that people living in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes can request absentee ballots. It also establishes a process for the state election commission to automatically restore voting rights for individuals whose previous court rulings declared them ineligible to vote, provided a later court review overturns that decision. Under the proposed changes, the commission must notify affected voters of their eligibility within three business days and provide them with the necessary forms to re-register if needed. The legislation aims to streamline administrative procedures and correct past determinations without requiring voters to navigate complex legal hurdles to regain their right to vote.

Vetoed May 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

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 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 AJR 109

Signed into law · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration).

Signed into law Apr 29, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary AJR 6

Signed into law · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: the appropriation authority of the legislature and the allocation of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (second consideration).

Signed into law Apr 29, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary AJR 53

Passed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: celebrating the 175th year of Wisconsin's statehood.

Passed 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 349

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: limitations on ownership of agricultural or forestry land in this state by foreign persons. (FE)

Failed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AJR 59

Passed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin.

Passed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track