(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Republican Senate leadership said it would be back in session in November with a full slate of bills and they will do as promised on Tuesday morning, with a scheule including action on 68 different bills or resolutions.
The bills include everything from legislating free speech as Wisconsin’s public universities and technical colleges to making the state’s high school sports association subject to open meetings and public records law.
The Assembly will then meet on Wednesday when it votes on a law that would allow sports wagering to expand across the state through the state’s tribes despite questions on whether that law will violate the Wisconsin Constitution.
The Assembly is also set to vote on five bills related to school consolidation that included a $1,500 per student one-time payment for districts that consolidate in the three years starting in 2027.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association argued against the law change, claiming it would “get pummeled” with requests. The group said it is private and does not accept tax money but bill proponents are calling for transparency from the group that legislates how public school conduct high school sports.
The bills include one to prevent the University of Wisconsin system from charging an online course fee unless the school can show actual costs directly related to offering the course online.
The Senate calendar also includes legislation limiting which dogs are considered service dogs, blocking local guaranteed income programs, day care video monitoring rules and increasing the penalties for disarming or impersonating law enforcement.
The Assembly calendar includes a series of bills from Rep. Scott Krug, R-Rome, including a Monday absentee vote count bill that he said in committee he did not believe would pass this year.
