19th Senate District Update: October 10, 2025

Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week.

This week, I had the opportunity to attend a state legislative exchange conference on health care. It was a valuable opportunity to connect with fellow nurses, medical providers, and legislators from other states. We collaborated on various health care initiatives, and I appreciated hearing diverse perspectives on what’s working—and what could have been done better—in their respective states. Fostering this kind of collaborative environment is essential for generating new, effective ideas that will ultimately help improve health outcomes for Wisconsin residents.

In Madison, a bill I authored, Senate Bill 326, was heard during a Committee on Agriculture and Revenue Public Hearing. Wisconsin’s natural resources, especially our lakes, rivers, and rich soil for agriculture, are essential to our future. This bill offers a proactive and voluntary solution by establishing a Nutrient Loss Reduction Grant Program designed to directly support our agricultural community. The program would support the necessary conservation practices to protect our precious natural resources.

I was also happy to see action taken on Senate Bill 485 in the Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. This is an important measure I introduced with Senator James that would allow for video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities. Utilizing devices like security cameras is intended to ensure that vulnerable children and the elderly are being cared for responsibly and safely. Currently, these facilities are allowed to have live-feed cameras, but cannot record that film for security purposes. I hope we can move this bill out of committee and onto the floor for a final vote in the near future. This would assist

Additionally, I want to highlight the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) launching new consumer protection outreach toolkits. The digital toolkits are hosted on DATCP’s website at DATCPOutreachToolkit.wi.gov. Currently, the toolkits cover four topics: Common Scams and Fraud, Identity Theft, Safe Online Shopping, and Consumer Protection for Young Adults. These toolkits contain downloadable materials that can be used by educators, businesses, community organizations, and other groups to teach students, staff, group members, and other audiences about common consumer protection issues – and tips on how to prevent and protect against scams and frauds. For more information, please read DATCP’s news release, visit the new consumer protection outreach toolkits webpage, and review DATCP’s additional consumer protection resources.

I hope you have a great weekend!

2025 Legislative Survey

Take a minute or two to share your input on several issues our state is facing by taking my 2025 Legislative Survey! They have hit mailboxes, but you are also welcome to take it online here.

Community Events

Here is a list of some events happening around our area in the next few weeks. If you have an event you would like included in future e-updates, email us here!

Friday, October 10th: American Legion Norris Spencer Post 263 & Auxiliary – Brat Fry
Friday, October 10th- Saturday, October 11th: Fright Night at the Park
Friday, October 10th- Saturday, October 11th: Spooks on Spurr
Friday, October 10th- Saturday, October 11th: The Hallows: A Haunted Trail Walk
Saturday, October 11th: Glow in the Park
Saturday, October 11th: 2025 Fox Cities Heart Walk
Saturday, October 11th: Neshkoro Scarecrow Festival
Saturday, October 11th: Horse & Buggy Days: Cheese-O-Wega
Saturday, October 11th: 715 Harvest Fest
Saturday, October 11th: The River Run 2025
Saturday, October 11th – Monday, October 13th: The Hallows by Youth Go
Sunday, October 12th: Costume Contest and Movie Night
Tuesday, October 14th: Teens Evolve: Money Management for Teens w/UW-Madison Extension Outagamie County 4-H
Tuesday, October 14th: Amcor – Hiring Event
Thursday, October 16th: Appleton Memorial Park Renaming Ceremony
Thursday, October 16th: Downtown Neenah Blood Drive
Thursday, October 16th – Sunday, October 19th: 88th Annual Used Book Sale
Friday, October 17th: New London Senior Center – Blood Drive

Below are some great resources to learn more about our community and fun events!

Fox Cities Events Calendar
Future Neenah Events Calendar
Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce
New London Chamber of Commerce
Waushara Area Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin Sensory-Friendly Children Museums
Visit Waupaca County
Travel Wisconsin

Traveling to the Capitol

My office is available five days a week for anyone looking to travel down to the Capitol!

If you are interested in a guided tour provided by my staff, or me, please email Sen.Cabral-Guevara@legis.wisconsin.gov. Emailing my office as early as possible will help ensure that I can allot time in my calendar to get to know you, your family and friends, and show you around the building!

Committees

This session, I serve as the chair of the Senate Committee on Health. My number one priority has always been to increase affordability and accessibility in health care for the state of Wisconsin.

Health (Chair)
Universities and Technical Colleges (Vice Chair)
Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Children and Families
Agriculture and Revenue
Joint Legislative Council

Contacting My Office

My capitol office is here to help you with general inquiries as well as questions and concerns regarding legislative matters. Feel free to contact me or my staff. We are always ready to assist you in your needs. Please visit my website for press releases and other capitol updates.