What John Was Up To This Legislative Session

It was a busy session in madison! several bills that I authored were signed into law

Act 200: Protecting students from sexual misconduct by a teacher or school volunteer

Act 272: Creating an alert system for missing children who do not qualify for an Amber Alert

Act 248: Funding for Holocaust education resources

Act 159: Enhancing protections for workers in railroad maintence areas

Act 10: Defining and enhancing penalties for carjacking

Act 31: Increasing transparency in the Wisconsin Parole Commission and supporting crime victims

I was also a co-author of several important bills the assembly passed

Act 12: Increasing shared revenue payments to local municipalities, supporting local law enforcement and EMS, repealing the personal property tax

Tax Cuts: three different tax cut packages that would have provided relief to middle-class families and seniors that were vetoed by the Governor

Two Constitutional Amendments to ban outside money, like Zuckerbucks, from impacting Wisconsin elections

Act 227: Increasing training cost reimbursements for local law enforcement

Act 13: $150 million in funding for an agricultural roads grant program

As chair of the Assembly committee on criminal justice and public safety, i analyzed and approved several proposals

Act 9: Cracking down on reckless driving

Act 29: Holding fentanyl dealers accountable for overdose deaths

Grants for schools to acquire AI gun detection technology to enhance school safety