MADISON, Wis. — State Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R–Pleasant Prairie, is advancing a pair of legislative initiatives she says are aimed at curbing corporate influence and protecting families, unveiling proposals that target both utility regulation practices and medical procedures involving minors.

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Earlier this week, Nedweski introduced legislation that would impose a three-year “cooling-off” period barring members of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission from accepting executive-level jobs with public utility or transmission companies after leaving office. The proposal comes amid continued backlash over rising utility rates approved by the commission in recent years, including more than $2.2 billion in rate increases since Democrats gained control of the PSC.

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Nedweski pointed to recent approvals affecting Alliant Energy, Xcel Energy, Madison Gas and Electric, and We Energies, saying some households could see annual utility bills increase by more than $100 to $160. She argued the legislation is designed to restore public trust by preventing commissioners from approving rate hikes and then later accepting lucrative positions with the same companies they once regulated.

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The proposal follows the departure of former PSC commissioner Rebecca Valcq, who stepped down in early 2024 and later accepted a job with Alliant Energy before being appointed company president. Nedweski said such moves reinforce public perception that the commission prioritizes utility interests over ratepayers.

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Days later, Nedweski announced renewed support for separate legislation she authored targeting medical sex-change procedures for minors, citing recent reversals by major national medical organizations. The American Medical Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons have both backed away from prior support for certain gender-transition surgeries involving minors following a high-profile medical malpractice verdict in New York that awarded $2 million to a detransitioner who underwent a double mastectomy as a child.

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Nedweski said the reversals expose what she described as profit-driven decision-making within the medical industry, arguing that vulnerable children were subjected to irreversible procedures while doctors, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies financially benefited. She cited estimates placing the lifetime cost of medical transition in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient and noted that related medical markets generate billions of dollars annually.

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Nedweski is urging lawmakers to advance Assembly Bill 400, which would create a civil cause of action allowing minors to seek damages for harm caused by sex-change procedures, as well as Assembly Bill 104, known as the Help Not Harm Act, which would prohibit irreversible gender-transition procedures for minors.

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Representing the 32nd Assembly District, which includes portions of Kenosha, Walworth, and Racine counties, Nedweski framed both legislative efforts as part of a broader push to rein in entrenched institutional power. Whether addressing utility regulation or medical policy, she said the goal is the same: placing families and children ahead of corporate profits.

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