E-Updates

On Wednesday, an amended version of Assembly Bill 245 (AB 245), which I authored with Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) and Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma), passed in the Assembly. AB 245 makes reforms to our shared revenue program, provides support to local public safety, and repeals the Personal Property Tax (PPT).

The Assembly was on the floor on Tuesday to consider a number of bills. I'd like to highlight Senate Bill 76 (SB 76), a bill introduced by my colleagues Rep. John Spiros and Sen. Jesse James that defines 'carjacking' in state statute and increases the penalty of carjacking with use or threat of a dangerous weapon.

As a reminder, my Budget Town Hall Meetings are scheduled for next week! This is a great opportunity for you to share your thoughts regarding Wisconsin’s 2023-25 budget with me. I hope to see you at one of the sessions!

This session I'm once again serving as a member of the Joint Committee on Finance. Every two years state government reviews our revenues and expenditures and puts forth a new biennial budget. We've already begun our work on the 2023-25 budget, and this week we held our agency briefings. This is when we invite state agencies to come before the committee and speak on their budget requests.