Wichgers, Chuck
Born
1965
Contact
Email · Rep.Wichgers@legis.wisconsin.gov
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12
Bills sponsored
this session · 769 all-time
272
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 272 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
909
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 909 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
January 2018 Special Session session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 10 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 10 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 10 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
769 billsCurrent session 12 bills
- AB 418 Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak. Failed
- AB 407 Relating to: reporting of sex and fetal anomaly following induced abortion. Failed
- AB 330 Relating to: enforcement of the federal Help America Vote Act. Failed
- AB 136 Relating to: classification of the crime of impersonating law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and certain other emergency personnel and providing a penalty. To Executive
- AB 37 Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates. (FE) Failed
- AB 36 Relating to: law enforcement and firefighter annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer. (FE) Failed
- AB 703 Relating to: Town of Norway water abatement grant and making an appropriation. (FE) Failed
- AB 629 Relating to: police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty. Vetoed
- AJR 101 Relating to: honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. Introduced
- AJR 16 Relating to: recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in Wisconsin. Introduced
- AB 1039 Relating to: penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty. Failed
- AB 898 Relating to: registration of births by surrogate mother. Failed
Historical 757 bills
- AB 146 Relating to: local guaranteed income programs. Vetoed
- AB 8 Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War. Failed
- AB 370 Relating to: guaranteed admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and requiring high schools to prepare class rankings for certain pupils. (FE) Died
- AB 384 Relating to: an increase and expansion of the retirement income subtraction. (FE) Failed
- AB 642 Relating to: parental notification related to school library materials. (FE) Failed
- AJR 135 Relating to: recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in Wisconsin. Died
- AB 25 Relating to: the distribution and labeling of fertilizers and soil or plant additives produced from manure. (FE) Failed
- AB 397 Relating to: determining the lawful presence of a person arrested for or charged with a crime or certain civil violations. (FE) Failed
- AB 30 Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE) Failed
- AB 92 Relating to: creation of a Joint Committee on State Mandates and required funding of state mandates. (FE) Failed
- AB 778 Relating to: requiring the display of the national motto in public schools. (FE) Failed
- AB 680 Relating to: state aid adjustments under the full-time open enrollment program. (FE) Failed
- AB 503 Relating to: intentional exposure of genitals and providing a penalty. Failed
- AB 50 Relating to: felony theft of property and providing a penalty. Failed
- AB 44 Relating to: the responsibility of a property owner for discharge of a hazardous substance by another. Failed
- AB 716 Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Massage Compact. (FE) Failed
- AB 126 Relating to: participation in the federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System. (FE) Failed
- AB 504 Relating to: attendance of children at public events with groups of nude adults and providing a penalty. Failed
- AB 1160 Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for firearms and ammunition. (FE) Failed
- AB 1001 Relating to: school safety grants for public and private schools and making an appropriation. (FE) Failed
- AB 311 Relating to: athletic training and coverage of the services of athletic trainers under health insurance policies and plans. (FE) Failed
- AB 2 Relating to: eliminating the personal property tax. (FE) Failed
- AB 767 Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates. (FE) Failed
- AB 60 Relating to: requirements for adult-entertainment establishments and providing a penalty. Failed
- AB 780 Relating to: indication of veteran status of former service member on an operator's license or identification card. (FE) Failed
Co-sponsored
272 billsCurrent session 272 bills
- AB 602 Relating to: participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. Vetoed
- AB 597 Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE) To Executive
- AB 596 Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE) To Executive
- AB 590 Relating to: definition of athletic training. (FE) Failed
- AB 584 Relating to: a property tax exemption for prefabricated recreational structures. (FE) Failed
- AB 583 Relating to: resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistance for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making an appropriation. (FE) Failed
- AB 582 Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. (FE) Vetoed
- AB 574 Relating to: verifying a voter’s change of address and registration status and removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list. (FE) Failed
- AB 566 Relating to: qualifying investments for purposes of claiming the early stage seed investment and angel investment credits. (FE) Passed
- AB 564 Relating to: allowing chiropractors to perform school employee health examinations. Passed
- AB 560 Relating to: prohibiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes for any election. Failed
- AB 556 Relating to: zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE) Failed
- AB 555 Relating to: intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty. Failed
- AB 554 Relating to: the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed
- AB 550 Relating to: the disclosure of certain ingredients in food and providing a penalty. (FE) Failed
- AB 549 Relating to: manufactured home sales and certificates of title and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services related to manufactured home purchase contracts. (FE) Vetoed
- AB 548 Relating to: special registration plates for persons awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. (FE) Failed
- AB 545 Relating to: course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE) Failed
- AB 542 Relating to: dental provider network rental by insurance plans. Failed
- AB 530 Relating to: the operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty. To Executive
- AB 525 Relating to: repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions. (FE) Failed
- AB 521 Relating to: removal of vegetation obstructing outdoor advertising signs. Failed
- AB 519 Relating to: the appointment of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding to grant reasonable visitation rights to a nonparent. (FE) Failed
- AB 518 Relating to: allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program. Vetoed
- AB 503 Relating to: the definition of hemp. (FE) Failed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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AB 411
Relating to: creation of a farmland link program. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
AB 315
Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 279
Relating to: talent recruitment grants. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
AB 269
Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | June 18, 2025 |
|
AB 226
Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
AB 182
Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2026 |
|
AB 156
Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | November 19, 2025 |
|
AB 96
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 95
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 94
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 91
Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AB 85
Relating to: recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AB 66
Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AB 58
Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | September 11, 2025 |
|
AB 50
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 23 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Yea | pass | July 02, 2025 |
|
AB 39
Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | September 11, 2025 |
|
AB 38
Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
AB 6
Relating to: requiring a school board to spend at least 70 percent of its operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures and annual pay increases for school administrators. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AB 4
Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AB 453
Relating to: required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | October 07, 2025 |
|
SJR 108
Relating to: recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SJR 106
Relating to: congratulating the Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship for the 20th consecutive year.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SJR 76
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Senator Bruce S. Peloquin.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | October 14, 2025 |
|
SB 498
Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
SB 283
Relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SB 214
Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
SB 182
Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | October 14, 2025 |
|
SB 108
Relating to: sharing minors’ safety plans. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SB 106
Relating to: psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SB 76
Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | October 14, 2025 |
|
AR 6
Relating to: proclaiming March 2025 and March 2026 as Women’s History Months.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AR 4
Relating to: proclaiming our appreciation and respect for our Grocery and Retail Food Employees.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AJR 96
Relating to: proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months.
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AJR 95
Relating to: designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AJR 94
Relating to: proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AJR 91
Relating to: recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AJR 85
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baseball Team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AJR 66
Relating to: congratulating Southwest Wisconsin Technical College for winning the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AJR 58
Relating to: designating May as Older Americans Month in Wisconsin.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | September 11, 2025 |
|
AJR 50
Relating to: recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday.
Assembly Amendment 23 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Yea | pass | July 02, 2025 |
|
AJR 39
Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | September 11, 2025 |
|
AJR 38
Relating to: proclaiming 2025 as the year of the snake.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
AJR 6
Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AJR 4
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AB 840
Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 20, 2026 |
|
AB 673
Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 672
Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 659
Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
AB 652
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 20, 2026 |
|
AB 648
Relating to: supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | November 19, 2025 |