FEBRUARY 17, 2020
NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL AND AROUND WISCONSIN
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN:
LEGISLATIVE SESSION DRAWING TO CLOSE AS EVERS, GOP DISAGREE ON SURPLUS PLAN
Despite being roughly seven weeks into the New Year, the Wisconsin State Legislature is calling it quits very soon, and likely for the remainder of 2020. The State Assembly will tomorrow take up a host of bills, with the State Senate on the floor Wednesday to pass their bills. The Assembly is expected to wrap up for the year this week, and the Senate will adjourn sometime in March. The entire legislature will head back to their respective districts to campaign leading up to November, and will be back in the Capitol in January 2021 for the start of the next two-year session, beginning work on what will be Governor Evers' second state budget.

But in the immediate sense, the question remains; how will lawmakers spend a $812.2 million surplus that was recently projected from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau? The simple answer is that both sides of the aisle want to lower taxes. The not-so-simple part of their plans is which tax to lower.

The week before last, Governor Evers signed an executive order that called the Legislature into session to spend $250 million on public education. About half of that amount would have gone into the state's equalization formula for schools, thereby lowering property taxes to the tune of about $130 million. The Governor's plan would have squarely put the state at its commitment for two-thirds of K-12 education funding, alleviating some of the cost on local property owners.

Late last week, Republican leaders of the State Legislature announced their own plan on how to provide tax relief to Wisconsin's families and small businesses. Their plan, while not entirely focused on property taxes, would increase the standard deduction for income earners that would provide about $106 in income tax relief. Couples filing jointly would see nearly $150. The plan would reach about 2 million Wisconsinites, or 64% of all earners.

Also included in the Republican plan is $45 million in relief on the Personal Property Tax (PPT) for the state's manufacturers. While all companies in Wisconsin received a Schedule C exemption in 2018 for machinery and tools, manufacturers were left out of that equation because their personal property is taxed at the state level and not the local level.

Finally, the GOP plan would put $100 million toward paying off some of the state's debt.

Make sure to share your thoughts in this the Weekly Member Poll below.

What is not certain is the future of the GOP plan. A spokesperson for Governor Evers last week accused Republicans, who have cut or held the line on property taxes for nearly a decade, of failing to live up to their promise to taxpayers this year. GOP lawmakers, however, were united in their support for the plan, which includes lowering the state's debt, as well as both income and property tax relief.

Though Governor Evers did sign an Executive Order calling the Legislature to act on his surplus plan, neither chamber of the legislature were required by law to take up the measure.

Should neither side act, the state's finances will continue on schedule, and when the Legislature begins to debate Governor Evers 2021-2023 budget late next winter/early next spring, the surplus will be there waiting.
BAR TIME LEGISLATION NO LONGER ATTACHED TO WEDDING BARN LICENSES
Lawmakers have nixed a plan that would have tied the ability for bars to stay open until 4AM during the Democrat National Convention to a plan that required wedding barn owners to pay $2,000 per year to serve liquor on their premises.

The Assembly Committee on State Affairs last week voted unanimously to remove the wedding barn language after outcry from agriculture, free market, and other advocates pushed for a "clean bill," rather than politics as usual. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has for several sessions led the charge against forcing wedding barns to obtain a special license.

Representative Rob Swearingen, who was once at the helm of the Wisconsin Tavern League, authored the amendment, but said the wedding barn issue would need to be addressed next legislative session, which is set to begin in January 2021.

Under the bill, bar time for all bars in Wisconsin from July 13 to July 17 would be 4AM.
KOHL'S TO CUT 250 JOBS
Kohl's Department Stores, one of the few Fortune 500 corporations founded and headquartered in Wisconsin, announced last week that it will be cutting 250 jobs as part of a restructuring.

While the company is not closing any stores or any of its corporate offices, the discount retail giant did have a 0.2% decline in sales over the holiday season.

A company spokesperson said they will be removing "a layer of regional store leadership roles and positions, restructuring teams in our merchant organization, and changes to other positions in our corporate offices."

Kohl's will be offering what they call a competitive severance plan in addition to outplacement services for individuals who will be losing their jobs.
CENSUS BUREAU STILL NEEDS TO HIRE NEARLY 20,000 INDIVIDUALS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, they have reached 65% of their recruiting applicant goal in the state of Wisconsin, although they are 18,000 people shy for census taker positions around the state.

The individuals they are seeking will be hired to work in their own immediate communities, and would be required to go door-to-door to collect information from those who do not respond online, on the phone, or through the mail.

The Wisconsin "Complete Count Committee," a group created by and appointed by Governor Tony Evers, met for the first time last week, about one month before the census will commence nationwide. The committee met to discuss best practices, create outreach strategy, and ensure as many people as possible are counted.

No state funding will be provided for the census thanks to the State Legislature, which stripped a $1 million earmark inserted into the budget by Governor Tony Evers to provide to his Complete Count Committee.
LAWMAKER PUSHING EPI-PEN REFORM IN WISCONSIN
If a Democrat lawmaker from the Metro Milwaukee area has her way, the Wisconsin state government could manage prices for epi-pens in the state under a new proposal. EpiPen is the brand name of an auto-injectable device that delivers the drug epinephrine, used to treat emergency allergic reactions.

Rep. Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) wants to allow pharmacists to substitute generic epinephrine pens for their patients around the state, which she says would slow or stop cost swings for name-brand products. The legislation would also permit the state to buy the devices for every ambulance in the state, since some ambulances do not carry the medication due to its cost.

From Vining's statement: "One year, an epinephrine prescription could be $15 and the next year it could be $100, at the same pharmacy with the same health insurance. For people who suffer from severe allergies, access to epinephrine is not a choice – it is a life or death situation. When access to epinephrine is limited by high costs, families are left to choose between their life-saving medication and everyday needs, like groceries."
PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW CHOICE AND HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PLAY PUBLIC SCHOOL SPORTS
Students who are home-schooled or receive their schooling at a virtual charter school would be allowed to play sports with their local public schools, if a proposal is given approval by the state legislature.

The Assembly Committee on Education has passed Assembly Bill 779, which would give students in a public school district, regardless of if they attend the public school district or not, the ability to play in sports or any other extracurricular activities offered by the school district.

The lawmaker who authored the bill, Representative Tim Ramthun (R-Campbellsport) said there is nothing wrong with wanting to make sure kids have the full high school experience, even if they aren't educated in a "traditional" way.

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is opposed to the legislation, along with a Democrat from Milwaukee, Rep. LaKeisha Myers, who said it could be dangerous, saying that virtual charter schools are used primarily by students with behavioral issues, who cannot learn in a classroom.

The bill's author said opposition to the bill is due to opposition to the idea of school choice in general, not the merits of the legislation.
WEEKLY MEMBER POLL
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WEEKLY MEMBER POLL RESULTS
After reading the article, what do you think of the GOP plan to assist Wisconsin's farmers?
We need to do what ever we can to help our struggling farmers.

It should be for all types of agriculture, not only for dairy

I am good with the deduction for health insurance, but the other things no, the new trade deals should make a good market for their products, maybe their milk check deductions for the national and state dairy boards should be refunded back to them, I really do not see any value coming out of this for the farmers, the processors should have to match what the farmer's are paying if it is going to continue. If they want to help the small farmer, subsidize their milk hauling fees for them, this is killing the small farmer. Also do away with all the silly mandates placed on the farmers, they are doing their best, but the whole dehorning issue and the like have gotten out of control. It is time the milk inspectors have to work on a dairy farm and do all that this job entails for at least a year before they qualify for their position, so many who want to regulate the dairies have NO CLUE, how difficult this work can be! The "bad" farmers are few and far between, the vast majority are honest, the hardest working people who can find, they know the value of animals that are well taken care of.

It's a start. Need to find a way to make farming a little more profitable.

It's good, but it could go farther. These small farms need more help.

If there plan is to use their low income so their children can go to college for free..then I don't want it. And most have women with jobs and insurance. Farmers wives are not stay at home anymore. And there's Obama care right?

Farmers need lots of help with their bills,, their overhead is huge.

Quit subsidizing everything! There are some poor farmers but most i know are rich because they know how to get the government money.

What will help our farmers the most is to get a handle on the monopolies that exist in Agribusiness. When the farmer goes to buy his inputs he/she can only go to 3-4 businesses to buy seed, fertilizer etc and when the farmer goes to sell their products they are also limited to just a few places to sell their products. With the tax breaks that are given to large corporations they have used that money to buy up their competition. It has eliminated a free market system to the farmers and their profits will continue to be eroded in this unfair system. Our government doesn't have the courage to do something about this because these monopolies are big political contributors and yes they contribute to both parties. They butter their bread on both sides.

I'm all for giving people breaks, but I get apprehensive when government steps in. It could end up being a problem. The deductions should help ease some burden.

Too much of not fixing the root problem.

As long as corporate farmers can't tap into this assistance.

Nice to have some help but doesn't solve the problem of why dairy and grain farming barely pays the bills....Good thing Evers addressed this or nothing would be starting.

as long as we have government in the farming sector we will have subsidies. It is a commodity business, and most other countries have a form of subsidy, so it it is difficult to have a level market

who is going to subsidize my non ag business, ask that 85% cost of production or expense per 100 weight or how much to raise a replacement some will know most will call a book keeper whom does their taxes, business is business, is this a form of welfare that will not go away ?

Limit the grant ceiling on dairy processors to under 50 MILLION pounds of milk a year?? Please lets try not to give the big Ag corps more money...

help our farmers

Have to show a profit on the income tax for any " aid" to work

the small family farm is lost, beyond comming back rural Wisconsin farms building rotting through the country side, just becomming a residentual community, allowing big corperations to take over l

I like the direction of this, unfortunately as soon as these farmers start catching up on debts all their vendors will just raise the costs anyways

It’s not just farmers that need help with health insurance. What about the self employed businesses with the same amount of income.

Don't know enough to know if it will make a considerable difference.

The focus needs to be on family farms

This helps them financially but does nothing for their market. Also, don’t check off dollars go to ground like “Dairy Farmers” of Wisconsin to promote the state’s milk? Why are farmers paying this group if the government has to swoop in to do the job?

If the government MUST involve themselves, it's not the worst plan. Relieving the tax burden in several ways is kind. It's better than giving money to processors and spending to increase dairy exports. The latter two do very little to help Wisconsin dairy farmers. Instead it helps commodity brokers and dairy plants who already make a healthy profit by buying cheap milk and turning it into expensive cheese. Farmers get paid little for the cheap milk, but processors and retailers can make a healthy profit selling the cheese. If the repubs and dems alike really want to help the dairy farmers, let them sell raw milk, and ease regulations that would enable them to more easily market their own products.

Creating and protecting demand is the best way to help farmers or any business for that matter. Trouble is fewer people drink milk. And milk does not come from a nut!!

Too little too late, but some help nevertheless.
After reading the article on Governor Evers calling another special session, what are your thoughts on his plan to spend $250 million on public education?
I believe we are obligated to provide every student a good education but the state also needs to get serious about roads in our state. Could it be to share some of that money with that?

Build rainy day fund.

Our schools need support but to much is wasted as I see when we build castles for schools and our teaches seem do not teach conservative ideas

We spend too much for what we are getting out of our public schools

It is taking money away from the schools that need it and giving it to larger schools that are currently over fundedl

Property tax relief would be nice.

Of course he wants to put it toward public education. Maybe if the tests results were better and more money showed better education, but it doesn't.

I think the schools are being helped enough.

If the money is used to help counsel students to good employment and social service intervention for children who come from poor homes, I am for it.

I'm OK with spending the surplus on that, but it all depends on how it's allocated. If it's all given to Milwaukee's failing schools, I'm not on board, if it's just applied to the failing funding formula I'm not OK, but if it's given out as sparsity aid to fund specific things that are failing, then it has the potential of being a positive. However, I think tax relief is a better idea.

My god reign this guy in. Start telling him to make his budget work and quit wasting more and more money and time.

Again, where are these benefits going?

We keep putting in more money with lower results. Yes, there is more moving parts than just money, however we need to take a different approach because this one is not working.

Lets hold strict accountability to school district for spending and progress in student achievements, then decided if more is needed

Property taxes are forcing seniors out of their homes. Other states have a sunset age when you no longer have to pay to live in your own house. Having said that - the legislature could not be trusted to honor the 2/3 funding the last time they promised to.

Repblicants have been gutting education for years. And we are gonna pay for it. The sooner we fix or education system and produce more functional adults the better off we ALL are.

history has proved that throwing money at education doesn't improve results

Throw more money at education and get no results in return

Money doesn't teach

As we can see by results,throwing money at education doesn't seem to help.It would be nice to spend some money on our crappy ROADS!

Why would we not invest in our schools and children?

We should be at 2/3 state funding. The schools are going to referendum already.

If that same amount is taken off the property tax bill.

All of this surplus money needs to be returned to taxpayers, not to a failing government school system.

Consolidation and ranking of teacher performance is needed

public schools should have to prove themselves worthy of a raise. They must do better!

If you have a tax surplus, lower taxes. Don't call a special session to find a way to spend it. Duh!

The state should get back to 2/3 funding of schools, After that give back the over collected money back to the earners!

Most of the spending go to cover the costs of administration and not the core of the program.
What are your thoughts, after reading the article about lawmakers "per diem" pay?
Make Legislature part time.

I think there is other areas of government were money is wasted

I like North Dakota's plan much better, never realized our part timers get benefits and a pension, really, pretty selfish, not much of a sacrifice being a Wisconsin assembly person or state senator, no wonder so many become career politicians. That's where all those who think they are entitled to all that free stuff get their ideas! The poor middle class bears all the burden of the society.

They are only in session a couple months of the year. $53,000 for ultra part time is enough.

It will get to the point where no one will want to be in government.

We have to cut somewhere..

Our elected officials need to care more about how the tax payers are doing rather than how to enrich themselves.

I want them to have the same benefits as an average worker and also cut their long term pay. Their "per diem" rates are awfully high.

My experience with "per diem" is not positive. It seems to quickly devolve into a situation where those using it have an attitude of "oh the tax payers will pay for this, so I'll take advantage of this benefit. " And then it devolves into "oh this is MINE I get this because I want it any time." So it becomes waste.

the per diem is excessive

Looks like the pursestrings should have a limitation to how much the reps can have.

If they keep on getting called into emergancy session there would be no need for this. I like the part time model, it keeps them from making work and higher costs for the rest of us.

This is what they expected when running for office. Is it a concern for independently wealthy congressmen? Surely not...But if you want new blood , young blood in office... there has to be compensation.

get paid too much - public servants? why do they get free insurance and pensions? need to cut back

lawmakers been setting their own pay standards and benifits for years , time they live on what we have too!

Funny the 2 mentioned were supposed to be conservative. Lol.

Let them keep the per diem and eliminate their pensions.

If we don't make it feasible for lawmakers to do their job, we will only have rich, who can afford it out their pocket or lawmakers who hussle for campaign funds to make up the difference.

This is ridiculous. Who do these people really think they are?

Some of it is thankless work, but it is also a part-time position

I'm in the middle. Anyone should be fairly compensated for their expenses. It IS interesting that the top recipients are thrifty republicans...

I like North Dakota's plan!

Is there a good audit system in place.
Democrats are pushing for a $15/hour minimum wage. Good idea or bad idea?
This should be done over a period of time on scale

Not fair to small businesses, too many feel they are entitled to it, hard work and putting your nose to grind stone will accomplish a better wage and probably even higher than $15/hour

Basic economics.......

Each business should be able to make the decision of what is a fair wage for the job.

Let the market decide what is a fair wage.

There would be so many businesses that would have to close their doors, just can't afford it.

Say good buy to small business. I have a business and I would be done.(Actually already in the process). Others are going down because of the work ethics already. And even if they get paid $15 hour, there not going to do anymore than they have been because they just don't want to work.

Yes some jobs need the extra pay and some do not.

I raise in the minimum wage helps several groups of people. First our young people gain by saving more for college, their first car and home. All this spending helps the economy. Secondly are raise in the minimum wage helps displaced workers from one career to another to continue to pay their bills. And finally it adds more social security dollars for our senior citizens. I am sick of hearing of companies making millions in profits and paying their workers low wages and in the end paying zero in taxes, while their workers must go and get food stamps.

This is the worst of the worst ideas. All these minimum wage pushers need to take an economics class. This won't help employment, it will eliminate jobs that kids and part timers need. Inflation will go through the roof. Point me to a place this is working.

BAD BAD BAD IDEA. This is horrible. It will hurt far more than it helps. I can see raising the minimum wage, but to $15? NO. Not now.

min wage needs to be increased gradually, starting small.

We could never get good employees at minimum wage, that is why we pay more. the minimum wage was to be a starter wage.

menards and walmart are already paying leave government out of free enterprise, more money more tax for government on low wage earner, middle class whom purchases loses huge as cost of living increases

Want to make more money find a higher paying job. Minimum wage is for entry level positions. Not paying that much to train someone that will quit showing up after a month.

Yes, would impact me, The salaries I pay would increase for entry level employees...But it has to, living costs are inflationary insanity in the last 10 years.

minimum hour jobs aren't worth $15/hr - that's why they're not paid that. encourage people to work harder to improve skills to make more, shouldn't be subsidized

Some people in the workforce are not worth the current minimum wage. Jobs will be lost to automation

small business's would have to raise prices it's loose, loose, purchase costs would just go up

Total idiocy!! Don't they know anything about economics?Many entry level jobs will be lost.They will be replaced by automation.Especially small businesses will be hit hard as they won't be able to afford the high wages and they won't be able to afford the automation.(There are people who are not worth $15 an hour.

They should increase gradually. Just like price of goods. I

Grocery & hardware already are fighting for their lives agains WalMart and Amazon. This would choke 80% of Wisconsin.

Labor market dictates the wage any way and this will simply hurt small businesses.

Despite this "shortage" of workers... wages are stagnant. People working in 'service' jobs, such as resident care specialsts, support staff including environmental sanitation are paid circus peanuts. RARELY over $12.00.

We are doomed if this ever happens. A person should be able to sell their labor for however little or however much they’d like.

Less than $15 isn't a living wage, but it will only speed up technology replacement of lower paid workers.

government should never dictate wages ,competition for good workers will raise wages!

Great idea if it includes dairy farmers. Ha! I could finally be rich. Oh the joy! They should also mandate at least 4 weeks of paid vacation for all.

It's not intended to be a livig wage (whatever that might be). It's intended as a starting point

Wages should be determined by the free market.
LEGISLATION
SIGNED INTO LAW
AB-119  Shelter Grants (Steineke, Jim) Grants to homeless shelters, modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Administration, and making an appropriation. Signed ( Act 76 )

AB-706  Bargaining Contract (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2018-19 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. Signed ( Act 77 )

AB-707  Bargaining Contract (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2019-20 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. Signed ( Act 78 )

AB-708  Bargaining Contract (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2018-19 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. Signed ( Act 79 )

AB-709  Bargaining Contract (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2019-20 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. Signed ( Act 80 )

AB-710  Bargaining Contract (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2018-19 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. Signed ( Act 81 )

AB-711  Bargaining Contract (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2019-20 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. Signed ( Act 82 )

AB-528  Suicide Prevention Grants (Duchow, Cindi) Grants to support peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs in high schools, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Signed ( Act 83 )

SB-230  Teacher Prep Programs (Kooyenga, Dale) Teacher preparatory programs and granting rule-making authority. Signed ( Act 84 )

AB-067  School Report Information (Kitchens, Joel) Information on the school district and school accountability report. Signed ( Act 85 )

AB-110  Dyslexia Guidebook (Legislative Council) Developing a guidebook related to dyslexia and related conditions. Signed ( Act 86 )

AB-135  Electric Weapon Exception (Rohrkaste, Mike) Going armed with an electric weapon by private security personnel. Signed ( Act 87 )

AB-192  Clinical Consultations (Rohrkaste, Mike) Mental health clinical consultations under the Medical Assistance program and making an appropriation. Signed ( Act 88 )

AB-197  Driver School Offices (Zimmerman, Shannon) Driver school offices in private residences. Signed ( Act 89 )

AB-287  Advance Directives (Snyder, Pat) Certifications for advance directives and findings of incapacity related to powers of attorney for health care. Signed ( Act 90 )

AB-445  Building Code Exception (Novak, Todd) An exception to commercial building code requirements for the installation or operation of a stairway chair life in a church constructed before 1919. Signed ( Act 91 )

AB-564  Adoption Assistance (Mursau, Jeff) Eligibility for adoption assistance. Signed ( Act 92 )

SB-125  Water Infrastructure Projects (Cowles, Rob) Amounts obligated under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program for water infrastructure projects in state parks and making an appropriation. Signed ( Act 93 )

SB-156  Credential Status (Kooyenga, Dale) Retired credential status for certain professionals holding credentials granted by the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. Signed ( Act 94 )

SB-158  Paternity Testing (Testin, Patrick) Presumption and conclusive determination of paternity on the basis of genetic test results and orders that may be granted on the basis of genetic test results. Signed ( Act 95 )

SB-160  School Board Meeting Notice (Olsen, Luther) The method for providing notice of a special meeting of a school board. Signed ( Act 96 )

SB-163  Harm to Nurse (Kooyenga, Dale) Causing bodily harm to a nurse and providing a penalty. Signed ( Act 97 )

SB-231  Crossbow Transport (Olsen, Luther) Placing, possessing, or transporting a bow or crossbow in or on a motorboat, vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle. Signed ( Act 98 )

SB-335  Lake Protection Districts (Stroebel, Duey) Elections to a lake protection and rehabilitation district board of commissioners. Signed ( Act 99 )

SB-390  Physical Therapy Compact (Marklein, Howard) Ratification of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. Signed ( Act 100 )

SB-310  Fire Fighting Foam (Cowles, Rob) Regulating fire fighting foam that contains certain contaminants and granting rule-making authority. Signed ( Act 101 )

SB-438  Mortgage Priority (Marklein, Howard) The priority of a mortgage executed to an institution chartered by the federal Farm Credit Administration. Signed ( Act 102 )
VETOED
No bills to report.
BILLS IN CIRCULATION
LRB-5624  UW System Ag Study (Assembly Organization) Requiring a study by the University of System of agricultural programs and issues.

LRB-5667  Insurance Subtraction (Assembly Organization) Modifying the medical care insurance subtraction for self-employed individuals.

LRB-5670  UW Madison Study (Assembly Organization) Requiring the University of Wisconsin-Madison to conduct a research study on developing an agricultural science and technology program.

LRB-5659  Ag Building Tax Credit (Assembly Organization) An income tax credit for the property taxes paid on agricultural buildings and improvements and making an appropriation.

LRB-5411   Memo  LGBT Pride Month (Zamarrippa, JoCasta) Recognizing June 2020 as LGBT Pride Month. Deadline: Thursday, February 13, Noon

LRB-5529   Memo  Livestock Siting (Marklein, Howard) Livestock facility siting and expansion and granting rule-making authority. Deadline: Tuesday, February 11, Noon

LRB-3400   Memo  Vehicle Lamps (Spreitzer, Mark) When motor vehicle lamps are required to be lighted. Deadline: Friday, February 14, 5 pm

LRB-5656   Memo  Women's History Month (Zamarrippa, JoCasta) Proclaiming March 2020 as women's history month. Deadline: Thursday, February 13, Noon

LRB-5497   Memo  Free Clinics (Loudenbeck, Amy) Funding for free and charitable clinics. Deadline: Monday, February 17, Noon

LRB-5307   Memo  Building Plans (Roth, Roger) Examination of building plans for public buildings, public structures, and places of employment; examination of plumbings plans; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. Deadline: Thursday, February 13, Noon

LRB-5525   Memo  Veterans Programs Council (Skowronski, Ken) Members of the Council on Veterans Programs. Deadline: Friday, February 14, Noon

LRB-5695   Memo  Firearm Possession (Craig, Dave) Possession of a firearm in a place of worship by a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon. Deadline: Thursday, February 13, Noon

LRB-4621   Memo  Order to Kill Dog (Shilling, Jennifer) The requirements for a court order to kill a dog. Deadline: Friday, February 14

LRB-5385   Memo  Equal Rights (Zamarrippa, JoCasta) Equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Deadline: Wednesday, February 19, 5 pm

LRB-2501   Memo  Registration Deputies (Brostoff, Jonathan) Special registration deputies. Deadline: Friday, February 14, 3 pm

LRB-4389   Memo  Health Care Billing (Smith, Jeff) Imposing disclosure and billing requirements for certain health care providers, creating an arbitration process, and granting rule-making authority. Deadline: Wednesday, February 26, 5 pm

LRB-2516   Memo  PAC Definition (Brostoff, Jonathan) The definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes, public financing of campaigns, and making an appropriation. Deadline: Friday, February 14, 3 pm

LRB-2556   Memo  Election Office Closures (Brostoff, Jonathan) Closing state offices and not holding University of Wisconsin System classes on election days. Deadline: Friday, February 14, 3 pm

LRB-5711   Memo  Absentee Ballots (Spreitzer, Mark) Sending or transmitting absentee ballots. Deadline: Thursday, February 13, 5 pm

LRB-5701   Memo  Motorcycle Profiling (Considine, Dave) Motorcycle profiling. Deadline: Thursday, February 13, 1 pm
LRB-5220   Memo  Theatre Overtime Pay (Zamarrippa, JoCasta) Overtime pay for individuals employed at motion picture theaters. Deadline: Friday, February 14, 4 pm

LRB-5099   Memo  Child Fishing License (Shankland, Katrina) A fishing license for a child with a disability. Deadline: Friday, February 14

LRB-5663   Memo  Interrogation Notification (Emerson, Jodi) Notification of a juvenile's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian prior to a custodial interrogation of the juvenile. Deadline: Monday, February 17, 4 pm

LRB-5232   Memo  Ambulance Epinephrine (Vining, Robyn) Epinephrine for ambulances, therapeutic interchange for drug products prescribed to counteract anaphylaxis, and making an appropriation. Deadline: Wednesday, February 19, Noon

LRB-4337   Memo  Tuition Grants (Larson, Chris) Creating a grant program to cover tuition and other educational expenses at public institutions of higher education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Deadline: Thursday, February 20, Noon

LRB-5595   Memo  Accident Reporting (Ringhand, Janis) Motor vehicle accident reporting requirements and financial responsibility for certain motor vehicle accidents. Deadline: Thursday, February 20

LRB-5702   Memo  Apostle Islands (Bewley, Janet) Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Deadline: Friday, February 21, 5pm

LRB-5728   Memo  MDS Awareness Week (Hintz, Gordon) Recognizing March 1, 2020, to March 6, 2020, as Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Deadline: Monday, February 17, Noon

LRB-5564   Memo  College Athletes (Murphy, Dave) Encouraging and informing the National Collegiate Athletic Association on it policy to allow students participating in athletics to benefit fro the use of their name, image, and likeness. Deadline: Tuesday, February 18, 3 pm

LRB-5680   Memo  Erosion Control (Billings, Jill) Creating a Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Deadline: Tuesday, February 18, 5 pm

LRB-5519   Memo  Blue Book Distribution (Risser, Fred) Distribution of Blue Books to libraries under the Department of Corrections. Deadline: Friday, February 21, Noon