The state Capitol was bustling with activity this week as 11 of my bills were up for public hearings.

The bulk of that legislation deals with preventing foreign adversaries from causing harm here in Wisconsin.

The Safeguard Wisconsin bills I provided testimony on were:

Senate Bill 648: outlawing state contracting with businesses that are tied to foreign adversaries

Senate Bill 649: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities and forbidding the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary

Senate Bill 650: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish people for their political views

Senate Bill 651: barring critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary

Assembly Bill 906: expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee

My other bills that received a public hearing were:

Senate Bill 731: education on blood and organ donation in state high schools

Senate Bill 562: reporting requirements for recipients of economic development grants and loans

Senate Bill 803: workforce training grants

Senate Bill 809: the opportunity attraction and promotion program administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Senate Bill 632: naturopathic doctors

Assembly Bill 909: an enterprise-wide data and efficiency study

The next step in the legislative process is for the bills to be voted on by the respective committees. If recommended for approval by the committees in both houses, the legislative proposals will be eligible to be considered by the full Senate and Assembly.