William Penterman

This bill expands the right of appeal for citizens who are aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission regarding the conduct of election officials. It gives complainants a stronger avenue to seek accountability when election administrators fail to follow the law. CPAC supports robust election oversight and citizen recourse against lawless officials and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-11-19 by a vote of 54-43. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill requires schools to provide academic and career planning services and mandates the reporting of detailed data on college costs and student outcomes. It pushes the education establishment to disclose whether expensive degrees actually lead to good jobs, giving parents and students better information. CPAC supports transparency in education and efforts to align schooling with real workforce needs and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-22 by a vote of 56-39. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill directs the Department of Justice to collect and report additional criminal case data, including new categories of information from the courts. It seeks to make crime and prosecution trends more transparent so lawmakers and the public can evaluate whether the system is protecting communities. CPAC supports data-driven accountability to expose soft-on-crime failures and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-13 by a vote of 54-43. The bill later became law.

This constitutional amendment requires photographic identification to vote in any election, embedding voter ID in the state constitution rather than leaving it to shifting statutes and activist judges. It fortifies election integrity by making it harder to dilute lawful votes with fraud or mischief. CPAC strongly supports voter ID as a cornerstone of secure elections and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-01-14 by a vote of 54-45. The bill later became law.

This bill allows representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations, such as the Boy Scouts, to provide information to pupils on public school property. It prevents schools from shutting out traditional, character-building youth programs while letting left-wing groups dominate student outreach. CPAC supports equal access for patriotic youth organizations that promote responsibility, service, and leadership and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-11-19 by a vote of 64-33. The bill later became law.

This bill bans the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities and prohibits storing human genome sequencing data within those countries, with penalties for violations. It is a direct strike against Beijing-style data exploitation and protects Americans' most sensitive biological information from hostile regimes. CPAC supports strong safeguards against foreign adversaries exploiting American health and genetic data and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2026-01-22 by a vote of 53-44. The bill did not become law.

This bill creates a penalty enhancer for crimes committed by agents of foreign governments or terrorist organizations who target people for their political views, and criminalizes enforcing foreign laws in Wisconsin without federal or state approval. It cracks down on transnational repression and sends a clear message that no foreign regime will police speech in Wisconsin. CPAC supports defending Americans' free speech from foreign intimidation and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2026-01-22 by a vote of 53-44. The bill did not become law.

This bill ratifies a 2025-26 collective bargaining agreement between the UW System Board of Regents and the building trades crafts union, authorizing new spending levels for those employees. It deepens the financial burden of union contracts at a time when universities should be cutting waste, not expanding it. CPAC opposes expanding costly union agreements in bloated public university systems and opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2026-01-21 by a vote of 32-1. The bill later became law.

This bill ratifies a 2025-26 collective bargaining agreement between UW-Madison and the building trades crafts union, authorizing increased expenditures on those workers. It continues the pattern of granting generous union deals inside a university already awash in administrative bloat and ideological programming. CPAC opposes public-sector union agreements that ratchet up spending without reforms and opposed this bill. The House passed this bill on 2026-01-13 by a vote of 99-0. The bill later became law.

This bill seeks to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to prohibit governmental entities from engaging in discriminatory practices against individuals or entities based on political, religious, or ideological beliefs. CPAC supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2026-01-13 by a vote of 54-45. The bill later became law.

This bill strengthens election integrity by reforming absentee ballot procedures, requiring preelection testing of voting equipment, and improving the accuracy of election night reporting. It also addresses court determinations of voter eligibility to prevent fraud and maintain public trust in the electoral process. CPAC supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-11-19 by a vote of 53-44. The bill did not become law.

This bill prohibits state funding from being used to provide health services to individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States, ensuring taxpayer dollars are not spent on supporting illegal immigration. CPAC supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-09-11 by a vote of 51-44. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill prohibits medical procedures and treatments intended to facilitate gender transitions for individuals under the age of 18. The legislation prioritizes safeguarding minors from irreversible and potentially harmful medical interventions. CPAC supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-20 by a vote of 50-43. The bill did not become law.

This bill requires the revocation of extended supervision, parole, or probation if an individual is charged with committing a new crime, ensuring that offenders face accountability for their actions while under state supervision. CPAC supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-13 by a vote of 53-43. The Governor vetoed this bill.