Joan A. Ballweg

Joan A. Ballweg

State Senator

Wisconsin SD-014

Republican

D

63%

Freedom Score

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Session Voting Records

Reports

2023-2024 Sessions

Wisconsin: Senate

Score: 67

Internet Sales Taxes and "Remote" Retail Permits

Prohibits online retailers from selling cigars or pipe tobacco without a "remote" permit, including for the collection of state taxes, and mandates the use of an age verification system.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

AB910 Roll Call 1407745

Restoring Sound Money

Creates a sales and use tax exemption for gold, silver, and other precious metals.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

AB29 Roll Call 1407696

Rejecting Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers

Stopped the advancement of a bill that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to become law enforcement officers.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

Motion to Refer: AB51 Roll Call 1388523

Second Amendment Financial Privacy

Forbids a financial institution from requiring the use of a merchant category code that identifies the merchant as a firearms retailer and provides that no governmental entity may maintain a list of firearms owners.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

SB466 Roll Call 1364505

Voter ID for Absentee Ballots

Would require persons seeking "indefinitely confined status" due to "frailty, physical illness, or a disability" to submit proof of voter indentation before receiving automatic absentee ballots.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

AB494 Roll Call 1357643

Repealing Work-Permit Requirements for Minors

Would eliminate the requirement for a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age to obtain a state-authorized work permit prior to employment.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

SB436 Roll Call 1356129

Safeguarding Wisconsin’s 1849 Abortion Ban

Would provide that "abortion" under state law "does not include a physician's performance medical procedures or treatments designed or intended to prevent the death of a pregnant woman and not designed or intended to kill the unborn child."

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

SB343 Roll Call 1356136

Prohibiting Sex Mutilation Against Children

Prohibits "gender transition medical intervention" for individuals under 18 years of age.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

AB465 Roll Call 1356171

Preventing Local “Guaranteed Income” Programs

Prevents political subdivisions from making expenditures "for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program."

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

AB146 Roll Call 1356123

"Gender-Neutral" Language in the Military

Removes "gender-specific" language from Article 133 of the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice, which prohibits "conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman."

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

SB166 Roll Call 1348253

100-Day Drug Supplies for SeniorCare Recipients

Would allow SeniorCare participants to purchase 100-day supplies of prescription drugs.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

SB263 Roll Call 1354491

Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage

Would extend postpartum coverage for Medicaid recipients from two months to 12 months.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

SB110 Roll Call 1354466

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