Subjects

Religious societies

124 bills across 7 sessions, from the Legislature's subject index.

• AB 50 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 45 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Became law 2025
• SJR 4 Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). Died at session end 2025
• AB 216 Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee, grants under the land information program, real property recording notification systems, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 418 Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak. Died at session end 2025
• AB 452 Relating to: subdivision plat approvals. (FE) Became law 2025
• AB 746 Relating to: an exemption from private detective and private security license and permit requirements. Died at session end 2025
• AB 796 Relating to: grants to nonprofit religious organizations for security purposes and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AB 831 Relating to: recording and taxation of real property containing a building, improvement, or fixture and consisting of no land. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• AJR 10 Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). Adopted 2025
• AJR 56 Relating to: congratulating Knights of Columbus Council 499 for achieving a century of compassionate commitment to service of the Church, their community, and their fellow man. Died at session end 2025
• SB 169 Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers. Became law 2025
• SB 218 Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee, grants under the land information program, real property recording notification systems, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 417 Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak. Vetoed 2025
• SB 479 Relating to: subdivision plat approvals. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 736 Relating to: an exemption from private detective and private security license and permit requirements. Died at session end 2025
• SB 789 Relating to: grants to nonprofit religious organizations for security purposes and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 813 Relating to: recording and taxation of real property containing a building, improvement, or fixture and consisting of no land. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SJR 48 Relating to: congratulating Knights of Columbus Council 499 for achieving a century of compassionate commitment to service of the Church, their community, and their fellow man. Passed one chamber 2025
• AB 1039 Relating to: penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• AB 1125 Relating to: disrupting access to a reproductive health service facility or place of religious worship and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• AJR 122 Relating to: recognizing December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Died at session end 2025
• AJR 134 Relating to: recognizing the holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in Wisconsin. Died at session end 2025
• SB 1018 Relating to: penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• SB 1087 Relating to: disrupting access to a reproductive health service facility or place of religious worship and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• SJR 114 Relating to: recognizing December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Died at session end 2025
• SJR 129 Relating to: recognizing the holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in Wisconsin. Died at session end 2025
• AB 301 Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Died at session end 2023
• AB 611 Relating to: right of health care providers to express professional opinions related to health or medical information or guidance. Died at session end 2023
• AB 721 Relating to: specifying Crossroads College as the entity in which the Church of Christ's property vests if the Church of Christ becomes defunct or is dissolved. Died at session end 2023
• AB 801 Relating to: possession of a firearm by a licensee in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school. Died at session end 2023
• AJR 60 Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (first consideration). Died at session end 2023
• AJR 96 Relating to: proclaiming November 2023 as Black Catholic History Month. Died at session end 2023
• SB 302 Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Died at session end 2023
• SB 687 Relating to: specifying Crossroads College as the entity in which the Church of Christ's property vests if the Church of Christ becomes defunct or is dissolved. Became law 2023
• SB 754 Relating to: possession of a firearm by a licensee in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school. Died at session end 2023
• SB 924 Relating to: right of health care providers to express professional opinions related to health or medical information or guidance. Died at session end 2023
• SJR 54 Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (first consideration). Adopted 2023
• SJR 85 Relating to: proclaiming November 2023 as Black Catholic History Month. Died at session end 2023
• AB 1 Relating to: state government actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• SB 7 Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship. Died at session end 2021
• AB 24 Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship. Vetoed 2021
• AB 68 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Became law 2021
• AB 215 Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient by an essential visitor or member of the clergy. Died at session end 2021
• AB 401 Relating to: exempting 50/50 raffles from license requirements. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 444 Relating to: expanding eligibility under the Medical Assistance program; funding infrastructure, land acquisition, and building projects; providing assistance and local government grants; maintaining an opioid and methamphetamine data system; transferring moneys to the budget stabilization fund; creating a University of Wisconsin System partnership program and admissions application fees; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 575 Relating to: property tax exemption for regional planning commissions. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 597 Relating to: possession of a firearm by a licensee in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school. Vetoed 2021
• AB 788 Relating to: grants for regional biodigesters, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 111 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 230 Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient by an essential visitor or member of the clergy. Died at session end 2021
• SB 280 Relating to: rural economic development programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and farm support grants. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 401 Relating to: exempting 50/50 raffles from license requirements. (FE) Became law 2021
• SB 439 Relating to: expanding eligibility under the Medical Assistance program; funding infrastructure, land acquisition, and building projects; providing assistance and local government grants; maintaining an opioid and methamphetamine data system; transferring moneys to the budget stabilization fund; creating a University of Wisconsin System partnership program and admissions application fees; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 560 Relating to: property tax exemption for regional planning commissions. (FE) Became law 2021
• SB 584 Relating to: possession of a firearm by a licensee in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school. Died at session end 2021
• SB 775 Relating to: grants for regional biodigesters, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 1116 Relating to: local shared services grants, regional affordable housing grants, grants for certain kinds of redevelopment, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 1131 Relating to: local health officer orders to control the 2019 novel coronavirus. Died at session end 2021
• SB 1039 Relating to: local health officer orders to control the 2019 novel coronavirus. Died at session end 2021
• SB 1073 Relating to: the duty of a member of the clergy to report child abuse. Died at session end 2021
• SB 1093 Relating to: local shared services grants, regional affordable housing grants, grants for certain kinds of redevelopment, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SR 6 Relating to: calling for action to protect Christians in Nigeria. Died at session end 2019
• AR 16 Relating to: recognizing Thanksgiving week as National Bible Week in Wisconsin. Passed one chamber 2019
• AB 140 Relating to: self-insurance by religious sects for purposes of motor vehicle financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 423 Relating to: the duty of a member of the clergy to report child abuse. Died at session end 2019
• AB 424 Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Died at session end 2019
• AB 445 Relating to: an exception to commercial building code requirements for the installation or operation of a stairway chair lift in a church constructed before 1919. Became law 2019
• AB 771 Relating to: leasing tax exempt property of a church or religious organization to an educational association. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 985 Relating to: possession of a firearm in a place of worship by a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon. Died at session end 2019
• AJR 84 Relating to: honoring Bishop Donald J. Hying. Died at session end 2019
• SB 131 Relating to: self-insurance by religious sects for purposes of motor vehicle financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 381 Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Died at session end 2019
• SB 382 Relating to: the duty of a member of the clergy to report child abuse. Died at session end 2019
• SB 400 Relating to: an exception to commercial building code requirements for the installation or operation of a stairway chair lift in a church constructed before 1919. Died at session end 2019
• SB 726 Relating to: leasing tax exempt property of a church or religious organization to an educational association. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 822 Relating to: possession of a firearm in a place of worship by a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon. Died at session end 2019
• SJR 65 Relating to: honoring Bishop Donald J. Hying. Passed one chamber 2019
• AJR 105 Relating to: proclaiming November 2019 as Black Catholic History Month. Died at session end 2019
• AJR 146 Relating to: calling for action to protect Christians in Nigeria. Died at session end 2019
• AB 64 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2017 legislature. Became law 2017
• AB 68 Relating to: self-insurance by religious sects for purposes of motor vehicle financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AJR 9 Relating to: condemning violence and hate speech and expressing solidarity with Muslims and all those targeted for their ethnicity, race, or religion. Died at session end 2017
• AR 31 Relating to: condemning the increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and other forms of bias, prejudice, and discrimination. Died at session end 2017
• SB 39 Relating to: self-insurance by religious sects for purposes of motor vehicle financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SJR 9 Relating to: condemning violence and hate speech and expressing solidarity with Muslims and all those targeted for their ethnicity, race, or religion. Died at session end 2017
• AB 401 Relating to: application of foreign law. Died at session end 2017
• AB 790 Relating to: elimination of a provision that excepts spiritual treatment of a child in the law criminalizing physical abuse of a child and in the laws governing the practice of medicine or surgery, the investigation of child abuse or neglect, the administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody, and the election of Christian Science treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 843 Relating to: open enrollment and repealing outdated or expired reporting requirements and tuberculosis screening (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Public Instruction). Became law 2017
• AB 887 Relating to: authorizing the creation of a Fox Cities regional transit authority and making appropriations. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 335 Relating to: notice requirements for zoning actions related to frac sand mining. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 368 Relating to: application of foreign law. Died at session end 2017
• SB 394 Relating to: eliminating the Building Inspector Review Board and the Contractor Certification Council and requiring the Uniform Dwelling Code Council to review complaints regarding the inspection of one-family or two-family dwelling construction. (FE) Became law 2017
• AJR 119 Relating to: Relating to: the life and public service of Bishop Robert C. Morlino. Passed one chamber 2017
• AR 7 Relating to: reaffirming the Wisconsin Assembly's unwavering commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Wisconsin residents. Died at session end 2015
• AB 83 Relating to: directional signage for the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County. Became law 2015
• SB 11 Relating to: directional signage for the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County. Died at session end 2015
• SB 21 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2015 legislature. Became law 2015
• AB 285 Relating to: regulation of columbaria maintained by religious associations. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 348 Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Died at session end 2015
• AB 410 Relating to: powers and duties of cemetery authorities; inheritance of cemetery lots in which human remains are buried; exemption of cemeteries from certain requirements concerning excavation; the powers and duties of the Cemetery Board, the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and the Department of Financial institutions; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 648 Relating to: seasonal placement of a Christmas tree in the rotunda of the state capitol building or in a church. Became law 2015
• AB 649 Relating to: self-insurance by religious sects for purposes of motor vehicle financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 782 Relating to: penalties for violations related to the motor vehicle liability insurance requirement, proof of financial responsibility, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 959 Relating to: elimination of a provision that excepts spiritual treatment of a child in the law criminalizing physical abuse of a child and in the laws governing the practice of medicine or surgery, the investigation of child abuse or neglect, the administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody, and the election of Christian Science treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 229 Relating to: regulation of columbaria maintained by religious associations. (FE) Became law 2015
• SB 262 Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Died at session end 2015
• SB 302 Relating to: powers and duties of cemetery authorities; inheritance of cemetery lots in which human remains are buried; exemption of cemeteries from certain requirements concerning excavation; the powers and duties of the Cemetery Board, the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and the Department of Financial institutions; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty. (FE) Became law 2015
• SB 534 Relating to: self-insurance by religious sects for purposes of motor vehicle financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 638 Relating to: penalties for violations related to the motor vehicle liability insurance requirement, proof of financial responsibility, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SJR 14 Relating to: commending Pope Francis. Passed one chamber 2015
• SJR 16 Relating to: proclaiming the first week in March as the Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS. Passed one chamber 2015
• AB 40 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2013 legislature. (FE) Became law 2013
• AB 216 Relating to: prohibiting the group insurance board from contracting for or providing abortion services and exempting religious employers, religious organizations, and religious institutions of higher education from contraceptive insurance coverage. Died at session end 2013
• AB 225 Relating to: various changes in the campaign finance laws; exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election; identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration; recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence; limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person; the method of reporting election returns by municipalities; fees for election recounts; the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment; residency of election officials; recall petition requirements; the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so; challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings; witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates; nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee; securing ballot containers; party representation for election officials serving at polling places; and scheduling of referendums. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 265 Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Died at session end 2013
• AB 493 Relating to: exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election and use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification. Died at session end 2013
• AB 508 Relating to: permitting a funeral establishment to be located in a cemetery, prohibiting discrimination against a funeral establishment that has no relationship with a cemetery, prohibiting discrimination against a cemetery that has no relationship with a funeral establishment, and eliminating a property tax exemption for cemetery authority property. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• AB 630 Relating to: elimination of a provision that excepts spiritual treatment of a child in the law criminalizing physical abuse of a child and in the laws governing the practice of medicine or surgery, the investigation of child abuse or neglect, the administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody, and the election of Christian Science treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 202 Relating to: prohibiting the group insurance board from contracting for or providing abortion services and exempting religious employers, religious organizations, and religious institutions of higher education from contraceptive insurance coverage. Died at session end 2013
• SB 225 Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Died at session end 2013
• SB 689 Relating to: the applicability of laws regulating the construction of one- and two-family dwellings to dwellings that are occupied by members of certain bona fide religious denominations. Died at session end 2013
• SJR 60 Relating to: commending Pope Francis. Died at session end 2013
• SJR 85 Relating to: the persecution of Christians on a worldwide scale. Died at session end 2013