Born Milwaukee, October 20, 1946; married; 3 sons. Graduate Milwaukee Lutheran H.S. 1964; B.S.E.E. Marquette U. 1977. Full-time legislator. Former electronics research technician, electronics design engineer, senior electronics project engineer, holder of 4 U.S. patents, and amateur ABATE chili judge. Awarded the Vietnam Service Medal in 1968; served in U.S. Air Force 1965-69. Member: Hartford Lions; Hartford Area Taxpayers Assn. (com. mbr., fmr. pres.); Greater Hartford Optimists Club (charter bd. mbr., fmr. pres.); Land-O-Hills Baseball League (fmr. 14-yr. commissioner); Erin Baseball Club (fmr. 15-yr. pres.); Washington and Waukesha Co. Republican Party; American Legion; VFW; NRA; Senior Friends (Hartford). Former member: IEEE; Wis. Citizens for Legal Reform (st. dir.); BSA Troop 741 (former ASM). Erin Park Bd. 1995-2010.
Elected to Assembly 2004; reelected since 2006.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 519
Relating to: school district community programs and services and reducing a school district's revenue limit. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 618
Relating to: the student information system, the disclosure of personally identifiable student data, and the disclosure of pupil records. (FE)
1/9/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 612
Relating to: allowing a victim of a crime to view portions of a presentence investigation report.
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 377
Relating to: reporting registration and voting statistics.
5/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 202
Relating to: certification of election observers.
4/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 118
Relating to: exceptions to the prohibition against firearms in school zones.
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 18
Relating to: appointment and residency of election officials.
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 910
Relating to: the authority of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection related to the inspection for, and abatement of, pests on properties that are not agricultural lands or agricultural business premises. (FE)
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 119
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team on its 2014 Horizon League title and berth to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I basketball tournament.
3/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 853
Relating to: the return of a seized firearm to the person who owns the firearm. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 831
Relating to: the cost threshold for applicability of the prevailing wage law to a project of public works. (FE)
2/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 814
Relating to: municipal quotas for retail intoxicating liquor licenses. (FE)
2/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 815
Relating to: closing hours for retail sales by wineries and the possession and consumption of intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages on retail premises of wineries.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 808
Relating to: authorizing out-of-state risk retention groups to provide health care liability insurance. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 801
Relating to: establishing a process for the return of unclaimed property by the state. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 108
Relating to: the life and the military and public service of Gerald L. Trumm.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 101
Relating to: expressing support for the Boy Scouts of America.
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 98
Relating to: proclaiming March 2014 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
2/13/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 763
Relating to: regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 746
Relating to: limits on liability for persons offering agricultural tourism activities.
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: honoring the friendship between Wisconsin and Turkey.
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 91
Relating to: U.S.A. Olympic long track speed skater Tucker Fredricks.
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 92
Relating to: commemorating the Great Lakes shipping industry and those whose lives were lost in shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
2/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 734
Relating to: powers and duties of the board of veterans affairs; reimbursement of veterans' tuition at tribal colleges; documentation for eligibility to veterans homes; operation of veterans homes; eligibility and procedural requirements for veterans home loans, veterans personal loans, county veterans service grants, and American Indian veterans grants; and funeral honors, burial, and disinterment of veterans. (FE)
2/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: honoring 2014 Olympic athletes from Wisconsin.
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 731
Relating to: the property tax exemption for rented personal property. (FE)
2/4/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 729
Relating to: classified research at University of Wisconsin System institutions and exemption from open records requirements.
2/4/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 726
Relating to: providing that cannabidiol is not a tetrahydrocannabinol and dispensing cannabidiol as a treatment for a seizure disorder.
2/4/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 725
Relating to: collection of certain utility arrearages by a municipal utility and the provision of municipal utility service to tenants. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 86
Relating to: recognizing and commending the outstanding athletic achievements of Lauri Bausch.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: deleting from the constitution the office of secretary of state (first consideration).
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 693
Relating to: providing funding for a crime prevention program in the city of Milwaukee and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 690
Relating to: reporting registration and voting statistics.
1/29/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 685
Relating to: restricting information available on the consolidated court automated Internet site. (FE)
1/29/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 682
Relating to: creating a Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 662
Relating to: school district expenditures for community programs and services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 673
Relating to: fees charged for credentials administered by the department of safety and professional services. (FE)
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 655
Relating to: establishing the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee.
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for a convention for proposing amendments relating to a balanced budget.
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 643
Relating to: public hearings regarding the adoption of college and career readiness standards. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 641
Relating to: stalking and sexual offenses under the code of military justice. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 616
Relating to: prohibiting the collection of a pupil's biometric data and the use of any device to assess a pupil's physiological or emotional state.
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 617
Relating to: directing the Department of Public Instruction to establish model academic standards and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
1/9/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 613
Relating to: modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties. (FE)
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 600
Relating to: the furnishing of intoxicating liquor taste samples at certain retailer trade association events.
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 603
Relating to: providing proof of residence when registering to vote.
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 601
Relating to: creating an exception to the prohibition against underage persons entering or being on premises operating under a retail alcohol beverage license.
12/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 592
Relating to: solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for a public record, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
12/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 589
Relating to: issuance by a first class city of a license for a retail food establishment and a permit for a restaurant or bed and breakfast establishment.
12/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 587
Relating to: use of the state's student information system by a private school participating in a parental choice program.
12/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 581
Relating to: advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placements of a child, delegation of parental power regarding the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, requesting a study of adoption disruption and dissolution, and providing penalties. (FE)
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration).
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 579
Relating to: health care benefits plans for school districts.
12/12/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 556
Relating to: strip searches. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 549
Relating to: authorizing independent charter schools, eliminating instrumentality charter schools, establishing magnet schools, replication process for certain operators of charter schools, and utilizing an alternative process for educator effectiveness. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 547
Relating to: disseminating information about a tax incremental district's annual budget and value increment, requiring a political subdivision to evaluate a tax incremental district's performance, increasing the amount that a political subdivision may add to its levy limit upon the dissolution of a tax incremental financing district, and extending the life and expenditure period for certain tax incremental financing districts. (FE)
12/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 540
Relating to: a presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest and child support changes, including prohibiting basing support on income over $150,000 per year, deducting the amount of health insurance premiums from the support amount, prohibiting increasing support above the standard amount, prohibiting orders that set minimum future support amounts, and requiring a support revision if there has been a substantial change in circumstances. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 533
Relating to: school district bonds, promissory notes, and state trust fund loans.
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 535
Relating to: prohibiting municipalities from providing alcohol beverages retailers with identification scanners.
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 74
Relating to: the lives and services of General Vang Pao and Mrs. General Vang Pao.
11/19/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 514
Relating to: requiring legislation for agencies to take an action to, request federal moneys to, and use state moneys to assist the federal government to create or implement a health benefit exchange. (FE)
11/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 509
Relating to: an exemption for recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags.
11/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: proclaiming November as Runaway Prevention Month.
11/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 493
Relating to: exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election and use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification.
11/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 487
Relating to: exempting from the prevailing wage law public works projects erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a school district or for a cooperative educational service agency. (FE)
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 472
Relating to: transfer of certain fish and game approvals to persons with disabilities. (FE)
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 473
Relating to: transfer of Class A bear licenses to persons awarded the Purple Heart or serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 478
Relating to: expanding the authority of towns to create tax incremental financing districts. (FE)
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 485
Relating to: the sale of eggs.
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 469
Relating to: vehicle admission receipts issued to certain members of the U.S. armed forces and to certain members of the national guard. (FE)
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 484
Relating to: the carry-back of net operating losses, the sales and use tax exemption for commercial printing, the jobs tax credit, the electronic medical records credit, the manufacturing and agriculture credit, and the relocated business credit. (FE)
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and public service of Lary J. Swoboda.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: commending the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing on its 65th anniversary.
10/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 462
Relating to: distributing a sexually explicit image without consent and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: election of chief justice (first consideration).
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: training and agreements for administering the drug naloxone, requiring emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone, and immunity for certain individuals who administer naloxone. (FE)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 440
Relating to: vapor recovery system removal grants.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 438
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for aircraft parts, maintenance, and labor. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 420
Relating to: providing a printed name for signers of nomination papers and petitions.
10/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: proclaiming the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
10/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 419
Relating to: counting votes for write-in candidates.
10/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 417
Relating to: authorizing the city of Milwaukee to sell eligible school facilities to eligible purchasers. (FE)
10/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 418
Relating to: fees for election recounts.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 18
Relating to: commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: proclaiming November 2013 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
10/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: Disability Awareness Month.
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Poberezny.
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 408
Relating to: a dental hygienist's administration of nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia and practice of dental hygiene. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 405
Relating to: relinquishing custody of a newborn child. (FE)
10/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 403
Relating to: a tuition reimbursement program for apprentices and employers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 402
Relating to: local youth apprenticeship grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 56
Relating to: recognizing October 6 as German-American Day.
10/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 55
Relating to: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
10/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 399
Relating to: career and technical education incentive grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 398
Relating to: technical excellence higher education scholarships, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 396
Relating to: absentee voting at residential care facilities. (FE)
9/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 392
Relating to: copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. (FE)
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 390
Relating to: parental notification for questioning pupils about criminal activity.
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 389
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 387
Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who is not alleged to have committed certain violent offences or has not previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
9/19/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 378
Relating to: reporting of the principal place of employment of certain individuals who make political contributions.
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 370
Relating to: allowing pupils in grades 7 and 8 to earn high school credit.
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 359
Relating to: authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to lease state forest land to the Boulder Junction Shooting Range for terms not exceeding 30 years. (FE)
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 368
Relating to: purchases or transfers of rifles or shotguns in other states.
9/5/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: commending the life and military service of Major Thomas C. Griffin (retired), U.S. Army Air Corps.
8/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 345
Relating to: installation of smart meters by certain public utilities and cooperative associations. (FE)
8/27/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 343
Relating to: the distribution by schools of a concussion and head injury information sheet and the participation by pupils in a youth athletic activity.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 340
Relating to: an official state language, use of English for governmental written expression, acquiring language proficiency, and use of languages for nongovernmental purposes.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 297
Relating to: the use of race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names by school boards.
8/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 292
Relating to: therapeutic alternate drug selections in nursing homes, performance of patient services by a pharmacist, and the practice of pharmacy.
8/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the terms people and person (first consideration).
8/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 287
Relating to: the sale of unpasteurized milk products and an exemption from rules and licensing and permitting requirements for certain dairy farms. (FE)
8/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 275
Relating to: requiring approval by a municipal governing body before construction of highway roundabouts. (FE)
7/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 267
Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.
7/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 266
Relating to: exempting from the prevailing wage law a public works project that is subject to the federal Davis-Bacon Act. (FE)
6/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: designating December 14 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings.
6/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 248
Relating to: restricting the release of credit information about certain protected individuals and providing a penalty. (FE)
6/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 244
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words In God We Trust and making an appropriation. (FE)
6/12/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: religious liberty and the right of conscience (first consideration).
6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2013, as Juneteenth Day.
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 232
Relating to: an optional incentive program for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
5/31/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 226
Relating to: grants to technical college district boards under the Workforce Advancement Training Program. (FE)
5/31/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 225
Relating to: various changes in the campaign finance laws; exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election; identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration; recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence; limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person; the method of reporting election returns by municipalities; fees for election recounts; the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment; residency of election officials; recall petition requirements; the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so; challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings; witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates; nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee; securing ballot containers; party representation for election officials serving at polling places; and scheduling of referendums. (FE)
5/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 224
Relating to: sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 220
Relating to: annual financial audit of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
5/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 217
Relating to: civil liability for performing a sex-selective abortion, and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 216
Relating to: prohibiting the group insurance board from contracting for or providing abortion services and exempting religious employers, religious organizations, and religious institutions of higher education from contraceptive insurance coverage.
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 211
Relating to: a presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest.
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 206
Relating to: special registration plates displaying the words Choose Life and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 208
Relating to: special registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: giving certain veterans priority in registering for courses at the University of Wisconsin System.
5/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 195
Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for tuition expenses paid for dependents who attend certain public and private elementary and secondary schools. (FE)
5/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 200
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 190
Relating to: travel, association, and residency conditions of release before trial for individuals charged with felony sexual assault of a child.
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 182
Relating to: the sale of homemade baked goods and homemade canned goods. (FE)
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 183
Relating to: miscellaneous provisions related to rental and vehicle towing practices and eviction proceedings, prohibitions on enacting ordinances that place certain limitations or requirements on landlords, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces who die in a combat zone. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 171
Relating to: jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
4/19/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 161
Relating to: injunctions suspending or restraining the enforcement or execution statewide of a statute of this state.
4/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 160
Relating to: wrongful death of an unborn child. (FE)
4/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: expressing prayers and condolences to the families, friends of the victims, and the injured from the bombings at the Boston Marathon and praising the first responders who rushed to their aid.
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 126
Relating to: contracts for additional charter schools.
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 121
Relating to: creating an individual income tax deduction for certain contributions to a Coverdell Education Savings Account. (FE)
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 120
Relating to: inadmissibility of a statement of apology or condolence by a health care provider.
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 89
Relating to: the method of reporting election returns by municipalities.
3/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 85
Relating to: changing the compensation structure by which a Milwaukee County supervisor may be paid, changing the term length of a Milwaukee County supervisor, affecting the right of an annuitant under the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System to be rehired by Milwaukee County, limiting the authority of Milwaukee County to enter into certain intergovernmental agreements, removing and clarifying some authority of the Milwaukee County board, increasing and clarifying the authority of the Milwaukee County executive, deleting obsolete statutory references, and requiring a referendum. (FE)
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 56
Relating to: indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
2/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 42
Relating to: prohibiting the Milwaukee Public Schools from imposing residency requirements on teachers. (FE)
2/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 37
Relating to: requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to organize trade and marketing forums for Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 5
Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).
1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 1
Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)
3/26/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: ethanol-blended gasoline.
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 644
Relating to: modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 652
Relating to: requirements for membership on the Medical Examining Board.
2/26/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 635
Relating to: the revenue limit of any school district that operates a four-year-old kindergarten program. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 624
Relating to: an income tax credit for the moving expenses paid by a business relocating to this state. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 619
Relating to: creating a model academic standards board.
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 75
Relating to: the life and the military and public service of Gerald L. Trumm.
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 609
Relating to: authorizing out-of-state risk retention groups to provide health care liability insurance. (FE)
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 597
Relating to: closing hours for retail sales by wineries and the possession and consumption of intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages on retail premises of wineries.
2/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 586
Relating to: municipal quotas for retail intoxicating liquor licenses. (FE)
2/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 585
Relating to: allowing a victim of a crime to view portions of a presentence investigation report.
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 577
Relating to: the property tax exemption for rented personal property. (FE)
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 578
Relating to: classified research at University of Wisconsin System institutions and exemption from open records requirements.
2/6/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 573
Relating to: regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/6/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 7, 2014, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 526
Relating to: restricting information available on the consolidated court automated Internet site. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 525
Relating to: creating a Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 521
Relating to: providing funding for a crime prevention program in the city of Milwaukee and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 517
Relating to: collection of certain utility arrearages by a municipal utility and the provision of municipal utility service to tenants. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 522
Relating to: establishing the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee.
1/22/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: commending the Iron Brigade.
1/16/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of James Jeskewitz.
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 491
Relating to: stalking and sexual offenses under the code of military justice. (FE)
1/9/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 478
Relating to: school district expenditures for community programs and services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
12/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 461
Relating to: advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placements of a child, delegation of parental power regarding the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, requesting a study of adoption disruption and dissolution, and providing penalties. (FE)
12/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 469
Relating to: solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for a public record, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 453
Relating to: the furnishing of intoxicating liquor taste samples at certain retailer trade association events.
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 459
Relating to: providing proof of residence when registering to vote.
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 452
Relating to: creating an exception to the prohibition against underage persons entering or being on premises operating under a retail alcohol beverage license.
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 455
Relating to: disseminating information about a tax incremental district's annual budget and value increment, requiring a political subdivision to evaluate a tax incremental district's performance, increasing the amount that a political subdivision may add to its levy limit upon the dissolution of a tax incremental financing district, and extending the life and expenditure period for certain tax incremental financing districts. (FE)
12/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 443
Relating to: use of the state's student information system by a private school participating in a parental choice program.
12/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 445
Relating to: issuance by a first class city of a license for a retail food establishment and a permit for a restaurant or bed and breakfast establishment.
12/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 447
Relating to: strip searches. (FE)
12/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 438
Relating to: health care benefits plans for school districts.
12/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 433
Relating to: prohibiting municipalities from providing alcohol beverages retailers with identification scanners.
12/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 431
Relating to: purchasing or leasing a motor vehicle after a violation relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and providing a penalty. (FE)
11/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 408
Relating to: school district bonds, promissory notes, and state trust fund loans.
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 405
Relating to: membership of a task force studying issues relating to the operation, use, and construction of state veterans home and other facilities for veterans.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 392
Relating to: requiring legislation for agencies to take an action to, request federal moneys to, and use state moneys to assist the federal government to create or implement a health benefit exchange. (FE)
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 393
Relating to: providing a printed name for signers of nomination papers and petitions.
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 378
Relating to: the carry-back of net operating losses, the sales and use tax exemption for commercial printing, the jobs tax credit, the electronic medical records credit, the manufacturing and agriculture credit, and the relocated business credit. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 367
Relating to: distributing a sexually explicit image without consent and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: election of chief justice (first consideration).
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 352
Relating to: training and agreements for administering the drug naloxone, requiring emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone, and immunity for certain individuals who administer naloxone. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 358
Relating to: exempting from the prevailing wage law public works projects erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a school district or for a cooperative educational service agency. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 348
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for aircraft parts, maintenance, and labor. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 346
Relating to: vapor recovery system removal grants.
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 56
Relating to: proclaiming the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
10/9/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: proclaiming November 2013 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Poberezny.
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 334
Relating to: technical excellence higher education scholarships, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 335
Relating to: a tuition reimbursement program for apprentices and employers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 336
Relating to: local youth apprenticeship grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 331
Relating to: career and technical education incentive grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 318
Relating to: authorizing the city of Milwaukee to sell eligible school facilities to eligible purchasers. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 326
Relating to: relinquishing custody of a newborn child. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 317
Relating to: race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 309
Relating to: parental notification for questioning pupils about criminal activity.
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 308
Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who is not alleged to have committed certain violent offences or has not previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 311
Relating to: a dental hygienist's administration of nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia and practice of dental hygiene. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: honoring Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Battle of Gettysburg.
9/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
9/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 300
Relating to: copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. (FE)
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: Recognition of the Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau's (LTSB) software development team by the National Association of Legislative Information Technology.
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 297
Relating to: absentee voting at residential care facilities. (FE)
9/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 285
Relating to: purchases or transfers of rifles or shotguns in other states.
9/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 284
Relating to: allowing pupils in grades 7 and 8 to earn high school credit.
9/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 282
Relating to: reporting of the principal place of employment of certain individuals who make political contributions.
9/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 283
Relating to: allowing representatives of certain protected individuals to restrict release of their credit reports, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 277
Relating to: authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to lease state forest land to the Boulder Junction Shooting Range for terms not exceeding 30 years. (FE)
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: commending the life and military service of Major Thomas C. Griffin (retired), U.S. Army Air Corps.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 266
Relating to: the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 265
Relating to: party representation for election officials serving at polling places.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 267
Relating to: recording the type of identifying document provided by an elector as proof of residence.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 261
Relating to: witness address required for valid absentee ballot.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 263
Relating to: challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 258
Relating to: the distribution by schools of a concussion and head injury information sheet and the participation by pupils in a youth athletic activity.
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 251
Relating to: therapeutic alternate drug selections in nursing homes, performance of patient services by a pharmacist, and the practice of pharmacy.
8/7/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 245
Relating to: applications for public assistance programs, offenses in public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
8/7/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 243
Relating to: requiring approval by a municipal governing body before construction of highway roundabouts. (FE)
8/7/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 244
Relating to: exempting from the prevailing wage law a public works project that is subject to the federal Davis-Bacon Act. (FE)
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 236
Relating to: the sale of unpasteurized milk products and an exemption from rules and licensing and permitting requirements for certain dairy farms. (FE)
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 238
Relating to: an optional incentive program for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 228
Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.
6/24/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: designating December 14 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings.
6/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 221
Relating to: travel, association, and residency conditions of release before trial for individuals charged with felony sexual assault of a child.
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 201
Relating to: civil liability for performing a sex-selective abortion, and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 38
Relating to: religious liberty and the right of conscience (first consideration).
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 202
Relating to: prohibiting the group insurance board from contracting for or providing abortion services and exempting religious employers, religious organizations, and religious institutions of higher education from contraceptive insurance coverage.
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 186
Relating to: annual financial audit of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 182
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
5/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: recognizing the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 179
Relating to: miscellaneous provisions related to rental and vehicle towing practices and eviction proceedings, prohibitions on enacting ordinances that place certain limitations or requirements on landlords, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority. (FE)
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 176
Relating to: special registration plates displaying the words Choose Life and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 170
Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for tuition expenses paid for dependents who attend certain public and private elementary and secondary schools. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 153
Relating to: jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 154
Relating to: injunctions suspending or restraining the enforcement or execution statewide of a statute of this state.
4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 147
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces who die in a combat zone. (FE)
4/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 129
Relating to: inadmissibility of a statement of apology or condolence by a health care provider.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
3/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 111
Relating to: creating an individual income tax deduction for certain contributions to a Coverdell Education Savings Account. (FE)
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 95
Relating to: changing the compensation structure by which a Milwaukee County supervisor may be paid, changing the term length of a Milwaukee County supervisor, affecting the right of an annuitant under the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System to be rehired by Milwaukee County, limiting the authority of Milwaukee County to enter into certain intergovernmental agreements, removing and clarifying some authority of the Milwaukee County board, increasing and clarifying the authority of the Milwaukee County executive, deleting obsolete statutory references, and requiring a referendum. (FE)
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 94
Relating to: the method of reporting election returns by municipalities.
3/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 76
Relating to: contracts for additional charter schools.
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 45
Relating to: indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 34
Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 30
Relating to: prohibiting the Milwaukee Public Schools from imposing residency requirements on teachers. (FE)
1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: the retirement of Pam Shannon, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.
1/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 1
Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)
1/18/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).
2/11/2014: 2013 AA1-ASA1-AB618
2/10/2014: 2013 ASA1-AB618
Relating to: pupil data, the disclosure of pupil records, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from rule-making procedures.
8/29/2013: 2013 AA2-AB202
5/17/2013: 2013 AA1-AB202