Wisconsin Legislation: What's Dead; What's in Limbo; What Will the Governor Sign?
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 -- 11:47 AM
(AP) -The Wisconsin Legislature is hurtling toward the end of its two-year session with multiple high-profile bills still in limbo, including a $250 million income tax cut, a plan to allow bars to stay open until nearly dawn during the Democratic National Convention and banning anyone under age 21 from vaping.The Assembly met for its final planned day of the session last week, with the Senate to return for one last day in late March.Here’s a look at what’s dead, what’s barely alive and what has a shot at becoming law laws that are dead include more money for schools, factory farm siting changes, sexual assault testing, legalize marijuana, increase penalties for carjacking and eluding police, allow lottery winners to remain anonymous, criminalize the harassing of high school referees, pay college athletes, make English the official language and legalize the taking of selfies with a marked ballot, even though there’s no evidence of anyone being prosecuted for doing that now.
Some bills that are not dead yet include 4am bar closing during the Democratic National Convention, farm aid, water quality, drug costs, constitutional convention, homelessness aid, requiring the teaching of the Holocaust and cursive writing; banning smoking and vaping for anyone under age 21; bolstering efforts to fight pollution from chemicals known as PFAS; and prohibiting the labeling of food as meat, milk or dairy if it doesn’t contain those products.
As for the governor, he says a veto is likely on a tax cut using surplus money and a veto is likely on tough on crime bills. Also bills requiring body cam footage to be retained, a new felony for bestiality and drunken driving bills are all waiting the governor's signature.
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