State · Wisconsin Senate
Chris Kapenga
State Senator · Senate District 33 · Party: Republican
159 final-passage votes on record.
A member of Wisconsin's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted No on AB 737 (Relating to: financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district.). It passed. Feb 18, 2026
- Voted Yes on AJR 133 (Relating to: legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration).). It passed. Feb 18, 2026
- Voted Yes on SB 799 (Relating to: parental access to health records of minors.). It passed. Feb 18, 2026
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 33
- Party
- Republican
- Term
- Since 2015-08-06
- Website
- Official site ↗
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How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 737
Relating to: financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district.
CONCURRENCE
No Source ↗ -
AJR 133
Relating to: legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration).
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 799
Relating to: parental access to health records of minors.
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 453
Relating to: required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 522
Relating to: the appointment of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding to grant reasonable visitation rights to a nonparent. (FE)
PASSAGE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 674
Relating to: prohibiting knowingly covering organ transplantation and related care under health insurance policies and the Medical Assistance program if the organ is transplanted in or originates from a country known to have participated in forced organ harvesting. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 549
Relating to: manufactured home sales and certificates of title and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services related to manufactured home purchase contracts. (FE)
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 663
Relating to: imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 443
Relating to: increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court action. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 320
Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 501
Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program.
PASSAGE
No Source ↗ -
SB 176
Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
PASSAGE
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 384
Relating to: requirements for children born alive following abortion or attempted abortion and providing a penalty.
PASSAGE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 576
Relating to: a property tax exemption for prefabricated recreational structures. (FE)
PASSAGE
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 223
Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions.
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 276
Relating to: challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation. (FE)
PASSAGE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 596
Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
No Source ↗ -
AB 102
Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 223
Relating to: residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions.
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 614
Relating to: a teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE)
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 651
Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
No Source ↗ -
AB 699
Relating to: a long-term care insurance assessment and a long-term care insurance assessment tax credit. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
No Source ↗ -
SB 622
Relating to: fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles. (FE)
PASSAGE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 614
Relating to: a teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 104
Relating to: prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age.
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 103
Relating to: school board policies related to changing a pupil’s legal name and pronouns.
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 100
Relating to: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 748
Relating to: sales tax exemption certificates for the sale of precious metal bullion. (FE)
PASSAGE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 602
Relating to: participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
AJR 102
Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
SJR 116
Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).
ADOPTION
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 543
Relating to: the sales tax exemption for memberships sold to real estate brokers. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 610
Relating to: increasing the maximum penalty for certain controlled substances offenses if the violation occurs near a homeless shelter and providing a penalty.
PASSAGE
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 788
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2025-26 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 457
Relating to: the conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 417
Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak.
PASSAGE
Yes Source ↗ -
AJR 102
Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 181
Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)
PASSAGE
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AJR 102
Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND
Yes Source ↗
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