Earlier this week, the Wisconsin State Senate met for a floor session where my colleagues and I voted on several pieces of legislation that will benefit the residents of our state.

Some of the bills we passed include:

• AB 74: Requires school districts to notify the parents of an alleged victim of sexual misconduct by a school staff member within one day of the incident. This legislation is in response to a recent Capital Times report that revealed the Department of Public Instruction investigated more than 200 Wisconsin teachers, aides, substitutes and administrators from 2018 to 2023 who were accused of sexual wrongdoing or grooming behaviors toward students. Because DPI continues the practice of shielding this information from the public, the Legislature is obligated to step in and better safeguard our state’s youth.
• SB 389: Repeals Gov. Tony Evers’ reckless decision to manipulate the 2023-25 state budget by using his line-item veto authority to change a two-year school funding increase into an automatic 400-year tax hike. Without SB 389, Gov. Evers’ actions will continue to jack up property taxes by $246 every two years for the next four centuries, which comes to a total of $49,200. No governor should have the power to raise taxes on residents who won’t even be born until the 25th century.
• AB 308: Prohibits a Wisconsin governor or state agency from creating an administrative rule that would implement a program in which undocumented immigrants could receive taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage.
• SB 498: Establishes free speech and academic freedom standards at the Universities of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Technical College System that will protect students and faculty who believe they cannot speak their minds at work or in the classroom.
• SB 394: Makes it a felony to damage any structure, painting, statue or monument of commemorative or historical significance that is located on public property or is maintained by state or local governments.