I have made some recent changes to my website, so please feel free to explore. I hope you find it to be informative and helpful.
As your State Senator, I represent all of Kenosha County as well as the town and city of Burlington in Racine County. Having been born and raised in this district, I strongly believe that the most important part of my job is serving you, my constituents.
In the Legislature, I have worked hard over the past 13 years on numerous initiatives. As a fiscal conservative, I try
to cut spending in many different areas, and led the charge to reduce income taxes by indexing the income tax brackets to the rate of inflation.
As your State Senator, I have worked on many important initiatives like SeniorCare, a prescription drug benefit for Wisconsin seniors to reduce the costs of their lifesaving prescription drugs, and the Home Owners Property Tax Exemption (HOPE) which can reduce the average property tax bill by over $500.
During the budget cycle we were able to preserve our commitments to education, cut social security taxes on seniors while protecting our natural resources, and continue focusing on growing our economy.
As this legislative session continues I hope we refocus and discuss issues that really matter; the issues we discuss while sitting around our kitchen tables. We need to concentrate on reducing property taxes, expanding health care coverage while preserving the levels of service we have come to expect from our government.
Thanks again for visiting, and I hope to hear from you soon!
Senator Robert Wirch
Senate District 22
RECENT NEWS
Wirch Will Join Other Legislators Taking Furloughs to Assist in Helping Resolve the State Budget
Deficit
Faced with a $6.6 billion budget deficit the State Legislature was faced with difficult choices in the 2009-2011 State of Wisconsin Budget. Every state agency, including the Legislature are forced to make cuts.
The state constitution does not allow legislators to be furloughed, but I will write a check to give back what other employees are being asked to give up.
The State Senate has proposed making additional cuts through staff furloughs. Each member of my staff will take an 8 day unpaid furlough for each of the next two years the same as other state workers.
Governor Doyle has signed Senate Bill 190, authored by State Senator Bob Wirch, into law. The bill puts in place needed reforms to help small business owners when they enter into automatically renewing contracts to receive services or lease equipment from other businesses. READ MORE >
April, 21 2010
Wirch Bill on Life Settlements Passes Legislature Bill Now Goes to Governor
Senate Bill 513, authored by State Senator Bob Wirch and Representative Peter Barca passed the State Assembly on an overwhelming, bi-partisan voice vote. READ MORE >
April, 20 2010
Wirch Bill to Ensure Provider Coverage of Autism Passes Senate and Assembly
Senator Bob Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) announced that Senate Bill 667 that would license and regulate Board Certified Behavior Analysts to allow them to provide services to children with autism passed the Senate and the Assembly today, April 20, 2010. READ MORE >
April, 20 2010
Wirch’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Bill Passes Senate and Assembly
Senator Bob Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie), the author of Senate Bill 163 that would ensure insurance coverage of colorectal cancer examinations, is pleased to announce the bill has passed both the Senate and the Assembly and now will be before the Governor for his signature. READ MORE >
April, 13 2010
Wirch Small Business Bill Passes Legislature
The Wisconsin State Senate passed Senate Bill 190, authored by State Senator Bob Wirch. The bill puts in place needed reforms to help small business owners when they enter into automatically renewing contracts to receive services or lease equipment from other businesses. READ MORE >
April, 13 2010
Senate Passes Wirch Bill to Provide Convenient Emission Testing Locations
Madison –Today, the Senate passed Senate Bill 505 authored by Senator Wirch (D- Pleasant Prairie) that will allow for private dealerships or repair facilities to conduct auto emission testing and give motorists more convenient testing locations. Currently emission inspections are required by the federal government on cars and most trucks in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha counties because those areas violate federal standards for ground-level ozone. READ MORE >
April, 13 2010
Senate Passes Wirch Bill to Require Shareholder Approval of Corporate Expenditures
Madison- Today, the Senate passed Senate Bill 540 authored by Senator Wirch (D- Pleasant Prairie) that would ensure that a majority of a corporation’s shareholders approve of independent expenditures before they are made. This legislation will help address concerns relating to corporate spending in political campaigns and will help add transparency to the decision making process that determines how a shareholder’s money is spent. READ MORE >
March, 15 2010
Wirch Professional Employer Organization Bill Signed into Law
Senate Bill 504, authored by State Senator Bob Wirch, was signed into law by Governor Doyle during a ceremony held in the Capitol today. The bill passed both the Senate and Assembly and updates the provisions of 2007 Wisconsin Act 189 which established the original regulatory framework for Professional Employer Organizations or PEOs. READ MORE >
The American Jobs Act, authored by State Senator Bob Wirch, was signed into law today by Governor Doyle during a ceremony in the Capitol. The bill had previously passed the Senate on a voice vote and the State Assembly with a 69 vote majority. READ MORE >
January, 21 2010
Wirch American Jobs Act Passes Senate
The American Jobs Act, authored by State Senator Bob Wirch, has passed the State Senate and can now be sent to the Governor. The bill passed the Senate on a voice vote and had already passed the State Assembly with a 69 vote majority. READ MORE >
I have made some recent changes to my website, so please feel free to explore. I hope you find it to be informative and helpful.