Wisconsin Senate
Melissa Ratcliff
Democratic. Senate, district 16.
Emailsen.ratcliff@legis.wisconsin.gov
contactOfficial record 1https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2546
officialOfficial record 2https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/senate/2837
officialOfficial record 3https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/46/ratcliff/
officialOfficial record 4https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/16/ratcliff
officialBills they sponsored
13 bills sponsored this session
A state minimum wage, allowing the enactment of local minimum wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authoritySB 1126 · this session · introduced Mar 19, 2026
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentAn assistance program for water infrastructure in 3rd class and 4th class cities, villages, and towns; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriationSB 1088 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2026
S - Transportation and Local GovernmentDisrupting access to a reproductive health service facility or place of religious worship and providing a penaltySB 1087 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2026
S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal AffairsHealth insurance coverage of prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic bracesSB 1077 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2026
S - Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and ForestryCondemnation authority for recreational trailsSB 690 · this session · introduced Dec 2, 2025
S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal AffairsExtension of tax incremental district lifespan for purposes of housing stock improvementSB 689 · this session · introduced Dec 2, 2025
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentUse of certain statements as evidence in prosecution for prostitutionSB 538 · this session · introduced Oct 17, 2025
S - Judiciary and Public SafetyEliminating the advisory referenda restrictions under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12SB 530 · this session · introduced Oct 9, 2025
S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal AffairsExpressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committeeSB 520 · this session · introduced Oct 9, 2025
S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal AffairsPolling place accessibilitySB 518 · this session · introduced Oct 9, 2025
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentAccessibility training for election officialsSB 517 · this session · introduced Oct 9, 2025
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentGrants for safe firearm disposal incentive programs and making an appropriationSB 503 · this session · introduced Oct 2, 2025
S - Judiciary and Public SafetyEliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identitySB 217 · this session · introduced Apr 16, 2025
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentHow they voted
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Roster from Open States (the open civic-data project), archived on our side. Bill records from the Wisconsin legislature’s own site.