Bills introduced in the State Assembly by Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber, D-Appleton, that aim to add transparency to the state budget process and political advertisements were assigned to committee Thursday.
The first bill would prevent amendments on non-fiscal policy to be recommended for adoption during future budget deliberations in the legislature.
"The budget should not be a vehicle for pushing through controversial policies that have no bearing on the finances of the State of Wisconsin," Schaber said in a statement.
The second bill would require every political advertisement on both radio and TV to clearly display the sponsor and contact information.
"The print on the TV is so small and flashes across the screen in such a blur and the spoken disclosure on the radio speaks a mile a minute ... it is impossible to tell who sponsored the ad," Schaber said in a statement.
Both bills were circulated for co-sponsorship in the Legislature in October and assigned to committees on Thursday.
If the bills are taken up and passed in their respective committees, they would proceed to the Assembly floor for a vote, which could be as early as their next session in January.
