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Wisconsin has nearly three-dozen new laws.
Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed 34 pieces of legislation into law. The list includes new laws that do everything from getting tougher on child traffickers, to changing Wisconsin’s labor laws to allow some minor league baseball players to get paid, to allowing for purple lights on cars during funerals.
Evers signed most of the laws without comment, but he did single-out the new anti-human trafficking law.
“Crimes of this nature—most especially when it comes to our kids—should be punishable by the full extent of the law,” Evers said. “With this bill, we are helping ensure that we’re protecting some of our most vulnerable youth and holding predators accountable, most especially when they prey on our kids.”
Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, wrote the human trafficking legislation. He agreed with Evers on the law’s importance and thanked the governor for signing it.
“Human trafficking continues to be a curse in Wisconsin and in particular southeast Wisconsin. Ensuring that traffickers stay behind bars will help victims come forward and begin the process of repairing their lives, while providing a significant deterrent to the traffickers themselves,” Wanggaard said in a statement.
Evers also signed another Wanggaard-authored law, which allows for more information sharing and cooperation between police departments and sheriff’s offices across the state.
He also signed a new law that puts a 60-day clock on local emergency proclamations. That legislation came from Rep. Brent Jacobson, R–Mosinee.
“If the COVID Pandemic taught us anything, it taught us that governments can and will use emergencies to abuse their authority,” Jacobson said. “I’m proud to see this legislation added to our state statutes, enshrining the principles of limited, balanced government at the local level and protecting Wisconsinites from government overreach if, God forbid, we experience another major emergency like COVID.”
Tuesday’s wave of new law signings comes after the governor vetoed nine Republican-sponsored plans on Friday.
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