WILL Supports A Red Tape Reset
Everyday life, work, and innovation in Wisconsin are bogged down by an outdated and bloated regulatory code. With over 165,000 restrictions on the books, Wisconsin ranks the 13th most regulated state in the country. Excessive red tape drives up costs, stifles economic growth, and limits opportunity for families, businesses, and communities.
We are supporting a legislative package to roll back the burdensome regulations that have real costs to Wisconsin families.
WILL Supports Tax Credit Opt In
Created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), this landmark federal initiative establishes the first-ever nationwide, privately funded K-12 scholarship program backed by a 100% federal tax credit—dollar for dollar, up to $1,700 annually. For the first time, individuals can receive a direct federal tax credit for donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs), which in turn provide scholarships to students for a wide range of educational needs.
At no cost to Wisconsin taxpayers, these scholarships can be used across all types of schooling for tuition, tutoring, transportation, internet access, therapies, supplemental courses, and other qualified expenses.
WILL Supports Education Package
Assembly Republicans unveiled a comprehensive package of education bills aimed at addressing critical challenges in our classrooms and expanding opportunities for families to choose the best educational path for their children. WILL supports these legislative efforts.
WILL Supports WEC Reform Legislation
WILL supports a bill aimed at ensuring that Wisconsin electors who file election-related complaints with the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“WEC”) have a statutory right, upon receiving an adverse determination from WEC, to seek judicial review of that determination in the Wisconsin court system.¹
Under Wisconsin law, specifically Wis. Stat. § 5.06, the Wisconsin Legislature established a mechanism for Wisconsin voters to file complaints against local election officials with WEC. Subject to certain administrative requirements, WEC is statutorily required to review these complaints and then issue a determination on the merits, which may include ordering an election official to conform his or her conduct to the law.
WILL Supports Price Transparency in Health Care
Price transparency is a tool that puts power back into the hands of patients—giving them an outlet to shop for services, compare prices, and make more informed decisions about their health. Established federal rules already require hospitals to disclose pricing information. However, a recent review found that only 30% of sampled Wisconsin hospitals were fully compliant with the federal rules. In response, several states have taken bi-partisan action to codify price transparency requirements into state law, including Colorado and Texas. The proposed legislation would build on those efforts.
WILL OPPOSES ROFR Legislation
2025 Senate Bill 28 and Assembly Bill 25 attempt to create an ROFR statute in Wisconsin for the first time. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL”) opposes this legislation. It is unconstitutional because it impermissibly discriminates against nonresident companies. Additionally, it is a bad policy that will drive up costs for ratepayers. While supporters of this legislation claim it is necessary to ensure “reliability,” existing laws already accomplish that goal.
WILL Backs New DPI Reform Bill!
New legislation (AB-1) introduced by Senator John Jagler (R-Watertown) and Representative Bob Wittke (R-Caledonia) to reverse the years-long process of lowering academic and performance standards by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). WILL believes these changes have been made to hide declining academic performance of Wisconsin schools since 2020.