Rep. Chuck Wichgers

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 1225

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: eliminating the fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident senior citizen and making an appropriation. (FE)

Maddy summaryAB 1225 eliminates the $6.25 fee for annual fishing licenses issued to resident senior citizens in Wisconsin. To fund this change, the bill requires the state to transfer an amount equal to the total fees that would have been collected from these licenses into the conservation fund each fiscal year. The legislation also updates related statutes to reflect the zero cost for these licenses and clarifies that no issuing fee applies to them.

Failed May 14, 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 AB 629

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: driver education instruction related to work zone safety. (FE)

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 434

Failed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: indoor air quality inspection and evaluation program for public schools. (FE)

Failed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 689

Passed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: pay for performance grant requirements, use of public lands to provide temporary residence for the homeless, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Passed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 14

Passed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.

Passed Apr 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary AB 972

Passed · Wisconsin Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relating to: solicitation for prostitution and providing a penalty. (FE)

Passed 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