Although the state Senate and Assembly were both voting on bills Tuesday, numerous high-profile pieces of legislation remain stalled before the end of the session Thursday.
A statewide smoking ban is unlikely to pass the state Senate, according to Carrie Lynch, spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, D-Weston.
The Great Lakes Water Resources Compact also failed to clear the state Assembly Tuesday. Assembly Assistant Minority Leader Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, attempted to pull the GLC from committee and to the full Assembly for a vote, but the motion failed along party lines.
Richards said the Assembly should not rely on the possibility of a special session later in the year to pass the bill, which the chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee has said is an option.
State Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, the chair of the committee, said the bill needs more time to be reviewed or amended to make sure it best serves Wisconsin.
