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Senator Chris Kapenga

Senate President

Senate District 33

(R - Delafield)
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Madison Office:
 Room 220 South
State Capitol
PO Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707 Telephone:
 (608) 266-9174
(800) 863-8883 Fax:
 (608) 282-3573
Staff:
 Jennifer Esser Jennifer.Esser@legis.wisconsin.gov
Roy Johnson Roy.Johnson@legis.wisconsin.gov
Samuel Krebs Samuel.Krebs@legis.wisconsin.gov
Debbie Michalak Debbie.Michalak@legis.wisconsin.gov
Michael Neuwohner Michael.Neuwohner@legis.wisconsin.gov
Jeff Sherman Jeff.Sherman@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Zeeland, Michigan, February 19, 1972; married; 2 children.
  • Graduate Holland Christian (Holland, Michigan), 1990. B.S. in Accountancy, Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1994.
  • Business owner. Certified public accountant.
  • Member: Assembly of State Legislatures (copresident); NFIB; Elmbrook Church Financial Counseling (director).
  • Former member: WSCA School Board (vice chair, treasurer, secretary); WICPA; MMAC; Institute of Management Accountants (board member).
  • Elected to Assembly 2010–12. Elected to Senate in July 2015 special election. Reelected 2018.

2021 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 2/18/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 1011
    Relating to: a parental opt-out from face covering requirements in school buildings and on school grounds and requiring school boards to offer pupils a full-time, in-person option. (FE)

  • 2/15/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 995
    Relating to: a parental opt-out from face covering requirements in school buildings and on school grounds and requiring school boards to offer pupils a full-time, in-person option. (FE)

  • 2/1/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 923
    Relating to: detection of and abortion after detection of a fetal heartbeat and providing a penalty.

  • 2/1/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 912
    Relating to: failure to accept employment to remain eligible for Medical Assistance.

  • 1/31/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 936
    Relating to: failure to accept employment to remain eligible for Medical Assistance.

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 109
    Relating to: honoring the victims of the attack on the Waukesha Christmas Parade and their families, and recognizing the heroic efforts of law enforcement and EMS who responded to the scene and medical professionals who cared for the victims.

  • 1/6/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 106
    Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Ed Lump.

  • 12/17/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 83
    Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Ed Lump.

  • 10/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 618
    Relating to: requiring the repeal of hunting, trapping, and fishing administrative rules in conjunction with promulgation of new rules. (FE)

  • 10/4/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 591
    Relating to: informed consent regarding a certain abortion-inducing drug regimen and reporting requirements for induced abortions.

  • 10/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 593
    Relating to: informed consent regarding a certain abortion-inducing drug regimen and reporting requirements for induced abortions.

  • 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 390
    Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)

  • 6/8/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 388
    Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)

  • 5/7/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 31
    Relating to: honoring the life and service of Pastor Jerome Smith Sr.

  • 4/13/2021: 2021 Senate Resolution 6
    Relating to: directing the attorney general to seek to join the state as a plaintiff in State of West Virginia, et al., v. US Department of the Treasury, et al.

  • 3/9/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 183
    Relating to: legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds.

  • 1/4/2021: 2021 Senate Resolution 1
    Relating to: notifying the assembly and the governor that the 2021-2022 senate is organized.

2021 Co-authored Proposals

  • 1/21/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 889
    Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 858
    Relating to: bail for criminal defendants who have a previous conviction for bail jumping. (FE)

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 856
    Relating to: bail for criminal defendants who have a previous conviction for a felony or violent misdemeanor. (FE)

  • 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 857
    Relating to: Department of Justice collection of data on the use of appearance bonds and cash in lieu of appearance bonds. (FE)

  • 1/3/2022: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 85
    Relating to: accounting and expenditure of state funds and reduction of deficit (first consideration).

  • 11/5/2021: 2021 Senate Resolution 11
    Relating to: castigating the Wisconsin Elections Commission for ignoring statutory requirements, for sidestepping the administrative rulemaking process, and for not following both the letter and intent of state statute.

  • 10/21/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 71
    Relating to: proclaiming October 2021 to be Right to Life Month in Wisconsin.

  • 10/4/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 593
    Relating to: sex-selective, disability-selective, and other selective abortions and providing a penalty.

  • 10/4/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 592
    Relating to: congenital condition educational resources. (FE)

  • 5/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 354
    Relating to: participation in federal unemployment benefit programs and work search requirements for unemployment insurance. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 16
    Relating to: requirements for children born alive following abortion or attempted abortion and providing a penalty.

  • 1/21/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: terminating the COVID-19 public health emergency, including all emergency orders and actions taken pursuant to declaration of the public health emergency.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 5
    Relating to: prohibiting mandatory vaccination for employment.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 7
    Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 4
    Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.

  • 1/12/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 1
    Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level. (FE)

  • 1/12/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 2
    Relating to: various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue. (FE)

  • 1/4/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: public access to the state capitol building.

2021 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 2/25/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 1065
    Relating to: detection of and abortion after detection of a fetal heartbeat and providing a penalty.

  • 2/23/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 141
    Relating to: honoring the professional career and public service of Legislative Fiscal Bureau Director Bob Lang.

  • 2/2/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 956
    Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.

  • 1/21/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 117
    Relating to: accounting and expenditure of state funds and reduction of deficit (first consideration).

  • 10/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 676
    Relating to: requiring the repeal of hunting, trapping, and fishing administrative rules in conjunction with promulgation of new rules. (FE)

  • 10/19/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 90
    Relating to: proclaiming October 2021 to be Right to Life Month in Wisconsin.

  • 10/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 594
    Relating to: congenital condition educational resources. (FE)

  • 10/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 595
    Relating to: sex-selective, disability-selective, and other selective abortions and providing a penalty.

  • 5/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 336
    Relating to: participation in federal unemployment benefit programs and work search requirements for unemployment insurance. (FE)

  • 3/8/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 149
    Relating to: legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds.

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 23
    Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 25
    Relating to: prohibiting mandatory vaccination for employment.

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 24
    Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

  • 1/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 6
    Relating to: requirements for children born alive following abortion or attempted abortion and providing a penalty.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 2
    Relating to: various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue. (FE)

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 3
    Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level. (FE)

  • 1/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
    Relating to: public access to the state capitol building.

2021 Authored Amendments

  • 3/23/2021: 2021 SA1-AB148

  • 3/17/2021: 2021 SA2-SB95

  • 3/2/2021: 2021 SA1-SB163

  • 1/11/2021: 2021 SSA1-AB1
    Relating to: state government response to COVID-19 pandemic, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.