Bills to Watch

Keep watch on important bills as they move through the State Capitol, and take action to help propel pro-conservation bills forward.

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TYPE TITLE ASSEMBLY SENATE GOVERNOR STANCE
SJR 5 & AJR 6 : Eliminating the Governor’s Ability to Spend Federal Dollars Passed Passed On the Ballot in Aug. 2024
SB 14 & AB 11 : Providing State Park Passes to Fourth Grade Families Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
AJR 24 : Establishing an Economic Justice Bill of Rights Awaiting Action
SB 39 & AB 38 : Improving Absentee Ballot Tracking Passed by Voice Vote Awaiting Action
SB 46 & AB 44 : Removing Options for Cleaning up Contaminated Properties Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 47 & AB 46 : Creating Unnecessary Hoops for Solar Projects Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 49 & AB 45 : Limiting Local Communities’ Ability to Address Climate Change Passed by Voice Vote Passed Vetoed
Veto Override of SB 49 : Limiting Local Communities’ Ability to Address Climate Change Awaiting Action Passed
SB 58 & AB 64 : Expanding Access to the Well Compensation Grant Program Awaiting Action Passed by Voice Vote
SB 69 & AB 76 : Exacerbating Felony Disenfranchisement Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
AB 70 & SB 96 : Outlawing Protected Protest Passed Awaiting Action
AJR 76 & SJR 71 : Undermining Local Democracies Passed Passed On the Ballot in Nov. 2024
AJR 77 & SJR 78 : Prohibiting Grants that Make Our Elections More Accessible Passed Passed Approved by Voters in Apr. 2024
AJR 78 & SJR 73 : Baking the Discriminatory Voter ID Law Into Our Constitution Passed Passed
SJR 94 & AJR 101 : Prohibiting Ranked Choice Voting Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 134 & AB 133 : Improving the Farmland Preservation Tax Credit Passed Passed Signed Into Law
SB 139 & AB 137 : Setting an Arbitrary Wolf Population Goal in Statute Passed by Voice Vote Passed Vetoed
SB 151 & AB 165 : Creating Unnecessary Hurdles for Wind Energy Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 212 & AB 142 : Restricting the Transition to Clean Transportation Passed Passed Vetoed
SB 213 & AB 141 : Restricting the Transition to Clean, Cost-Efficient Appliances Passed Passed Vetoed
SB 222 & AB 222 : Improving Flood Resilience Passed by Voice Vote Passed Signed Into Law
SB 265 & AB 270 : Best Practices for Hunter Safety Passed by Voice Vote Awaiting Action
AB 289 & SB 322 : Allowing Local Protections Against Pesticides Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 282 & AB 290 : Restoring Local Limitations on Single-Use Products Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 312 & AB 312 : Poison Pill Tied to Establishing PFAS Community Grant Programs Passed Passed Vetoed
SB 316 & AB 318 : Poisoning Our Ponds Passed Passed Vetoed
AB 319 : Creating Loopholes for Mining Reclamation Awaiting Action
AB 320 : Weakening Mining-Related Waterway Protections Passed
SB 357 & AB 361 : Native Plants for Pollinators Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 358 & AB 359 : Truth in Labeling for Pollinators Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 359 & AB 358 : Allowing Local Regulations that Protect Pollinators Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 360 & AB 360 : Prohibiting Neonicotinoids Near Pollinator Habitats Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 361 & AB 362 : License Plates for Pollinators Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
AB 415 : Entrenching Legislative Control Over Redistricting Passed Passed Vetoed
AB 497 & SB 570 : Notifying Voters When a Polling Place Changes Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
AB 498 & SB 551 : Providing New Voters With Voter Registration Opportunities Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
AB 499 & SB 562 : Restoring Voter Registration Opportunities in Wisconsin High Schools Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 541 & AB 579 : Selling Our Shoreline Passed by Voice Vote Passed Signed Into Law
SB 561 & AB 605 : Beginning Automatic Voter Registration Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 619 & AB 655 : Supporting Grazing on Perennial Grasslands Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 686 & AB 722 : Restricting the Freedom to Invest in a Clean Future Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 720 & AB 754 : Providing Healthy School Meals for All Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 729 & AB 757 : Protecting Incarcerated Wisconsinites from Extreme Temperatures Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
AB 738 : Shutting Down Clean Energy Awaiting Action
SB 755 & AB 802 : Long Term Transportation Planning Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 760 & AB 811 : Evaluating the Social Cost of Carbon Emissions in Wisconsin Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 761 & AB 809 : Creating More Green Jobs Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 762 & AB 810 : Creating the Wisconsin Climate Corps Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 769 & AB 839 : Funding Research on Agriculture and Climate Change Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 771 & AB 850 : Creating Local plans that Factor in Climate Change Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 774 & AB 835 : Providing New Tools to County Conservationists Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 775 & AB 823 : Bolstering the Energy Innovation Grants Program Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 777 & AB 825 : Allowing Communities to Enact Additional Energy Standards Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 778 & AB 841 : Supporting Farmers Who Help Tackle Climate Change Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 784 & AB 832 : Expanding Access to Energy Efficiency Improvements Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 786 & AB 829 : Building the Next Generation of Climate Leaders Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 793 & AB 843 : Improving Bike and Pedestrian Infrastructure Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 794 & AB 833 : Incorporating Climate Science Into Academic Standards Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 795 & AB 840 : Expanding the Focus on Energy Program Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
AB 796 : Developing New Facilities with Transparency and Accountability Awaiting Action
AB 804 : Protecting Incarcerated Wisconsinites’ Right to the Outdoors Awaiting Action
SB 806 & AB 826 : Mitigating Energy Burdens on Low-Income Households Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
AB 819 : Creating Green Spaces in Urban Areas Awaiting Action
AB 827 & SB 871 : Creating a Public School Weatherization Grant Program Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 834 & AB 899 : Legislative Control Over Elections Administration Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 860 & AB 887 : Expediting Lead Pipe Removal Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 861 & AB 888 : Supporting Lead Remediation in Our Homes Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 936 & AB 1047 : Creating a Local Election Administration Grant Program Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 937 & AB 1043 : Expanding Early Voting Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 938 & AB 1046 : Removing Barriers to the Ballot for College Students Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 943 & AB 1045 : Restoring the 10-Day Voter Registration Residency Requirement Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 1022 & AB 1119 : Ensuring PFAS Groundwater Protections Move Forward Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 1075 & AB 1169 : Creating More Hoops for Clean Energy Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 1079 & AB 1173 : Permitting PFAS Groundwater Protections to Move Forward Awaiting Action Awaiting Action
SB 1093 : Phasing Out the Non-Essential Use of PFAS Awaiting Action
Appointments : Firing Meagan Wolfe for Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Passed
Appointments : Opposing Sharon Adams for the Natural Resources Board Passed
Appointments : Opposing Paul Buhr for the Natural Resources Board Awaiting Action
Appointments : Opposing Dylan Jennings for the Natural Resources Board Passed
Appointments : Opposing Sandra Dee Nass for the Natural Resources Board Passed
Appointments : Opposing Jim VandenBrook for the Natural Resources Board Passed
Appointments : Opposing Todd Ambs for the Natural Resources Board Passed
Appointments : Douglas Cox for the Natural Resources Board Awaiting Action
Appointments : Patty Schachtner for the Natural Resources Board Awaiting Action
Appointments : Robin Schmidt for the Natural Resources Board Awaiting Action