Born Somerville, Tenn., June 22, 1972; 1 child. Graduate Bay View H.S. 1990; B.S. criminal justice Tennessee State U. 1997; attended UW-Milwaukee 1990-92. Full-time legislator. Former family child care provider/owner 2002-12; insurance agent 2000-02; financial employment planner 1997-2000. Member: AFSCME Wisconsin Child Care Providers Together Local 502 (pres.) AFSCME District Council 48 (vice pres.); African American Chamber of Commerce; Emerge Wisconsin Class 2012; CBTU-Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.
Elected to Assembly 2012.
Member of Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council
(first or second author, first sponsor)
3/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 891
Relating to: possession of tetrahydrocannabinols, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 885
Relating to: possession of firearms by individuals who are habitual criminals. (FE)
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 887
Relating to: imposing a fee on an employer whose employee receives certain public assistance benefits. (FE)
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 87
Relating to: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month.
3/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 862
Relating to: payments to child care providers, preventing fraud in the child care subsidy program, and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 832
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for providing full-time employment to part-time employees. (FE)
2/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 811
Relating to: creating a surcharge to be paid by persons convicted of certain crimes against children and certain crimes against sexual morality, and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 621
Relating to: preferences for minority-owned businesses in state procurement. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 776
Relating to: child abuse investigations when a court suspects a person of permitting, allowing, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution and consent decrees or deferred prosecution agreements for such a child. (FE)
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 95
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 758
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for hiring young people for summer employment. (FE)
1/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 681
Relating to: creating a civil cause of action for victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 622
Relating to: requiring a demolition bond in foreclosure actions. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 623
Relating to: a program for installing lighting on tax delinquent properties and properties in foreclosure and charging an additional fee for filing a foreclosure action to be used for lighting installation. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 624
Relating to: a grant to the city of Milwaukee to support the HOME GR/OWN program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 621
Relating to: exempting from taxation certain amounts received by a realtor for the sale of a foreclosed property. (FE)
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)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 524
Relating to: expunging a record of a conviction or adjudication of delinquency if the offender was a victim of human trafficking.
11/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 495
Relating to: the definition of human trafficking.
11/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 382
Relating to: the definition of human trafficking.
10/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 462
Relating to: distributing a sexually explicit image without consent and providing a penalty. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 323
Relating to: the reduction in school aid to the Milwaukee Public Schools to offset costs of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. (FE)
6/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 209
Relating to: the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution. (FE)
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 192
Relating to: the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution. (FE)
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 92
Relating to: alternate sites for absentee voting in person.
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 909
Relating to: authorizing the creation of a Southeast Regional Transit Authority and making appropriations. (FE)
3/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 898
Relating to: paid sick leave. (FE)
3/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 903
Relating to: eligibility for certain low-income energy assistance.
3/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 894
Relating to: paid family leave, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
3/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 893
Relating to: requiring teachers and administrators employed by and owners of private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and in the choice program for other eligible school districts to be subject to the background investigation requirements and employment restrictions imposed upon teachers in public schools. (FE)
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 121
Relating to: the right to vote (first consideration).
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 888
Relating to: the employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (FE)
3/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 120
Relating to: commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the War on Poverty in the United States and Wisconsin.
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 875
Relating to: four-year-old kindergarten and making an appropriation. (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.
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 869
Relating to: voter registration; proof of residence for registration and voting purposes; review of certain expenditures of the Government Accountability Board by the Joint Committee on Finance; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 864
Relating to: the definition of payday loan.
3/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 860
Relating to: legal representation for an adult expectant mother of an unborn child who is alleged to be in need of protection or services.
3/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 861
Relating to: effect of advance directives and powers of attorney for health care during pregnancy. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 111
Relating to: the rights of pregnant women.
3/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 843
Relating to: establishing a sporting heritage grant program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/4/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 838
Relating to: creation of a private retirement security plan and making appropriations. (FE)
3/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 837
Relating to: deceptive election practices and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 820
Relating to: using force against a certified or licensed social worker, school social worker, mental health worker, human services or social services worker, or public health worker.
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 822
Relating to: authorizing certain same-sex couples to file a joint individual income tax return. (FE)
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 818
Relating to: expunging a court record of an offense committed before the offender reaches the age of 25. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 792
Relating to: requiring a local governmental unit to create a civil service system with a just cause standard of discipline for its employees. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 791
Relating to: minimum hourly wages for procurement contracts entered into by an executive branch agency, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Resolution 27
Relating to: requiring the Committee on Assembly Organization to immediately appoint a joint task force on clean and renewable energy.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Resolution 26
Relating to: requiring the speaker of the assembly to appoint a special committee on clean energy.
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 785
Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college nonresident tuition exemptions. (FE)
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 784
Relating to: issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 783
Relating to: creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 771
Relating to: liability of the state for a violation of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Fair Labor Standards Act, or Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 or of Title I of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 770
Relating to: emergency heating assistance loan guarantees.
2/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 766
Relating to: collective bargaining for public employees, prohibiting employees other than public safety employees from bargaining collectively on insurance contributions and employee required contributions to retirement, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 753
Relating to: electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 752
Relating to: requiring racial impact statements for bills that create a new crime, modify an existing crime, or modify the penalty for an existing crime. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 755
Relating to: employment discrimination based on employment status. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 757
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain expenses for household and dependent care services. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 754
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 94
Relating to: commending and congratulating Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen for his contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Stout and the state of Wisconsin.
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: honoring the friendship between Wisconsin and Turkey.
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 741
Relating to: the requirement that a Wisconsin works agency establish a children's services network and the membership of the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council.
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.
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.
1/30/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 686
Relating to: a state minimum wage, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 687
Relating to: payment of wages by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account. (FE)
1/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: the life and public service of Nelson R. Mandela.
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 668
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer substance abuse treatment and diversion from incarceration and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 650
Relating to: counting low-income pupils for state school aid purposes; calculating the amount to be appropriated for state general school aid; school aid factors; special adjustment aids; hold harmless aid; per pupil aid; school district revenue limits; the first dollar and school levy property tax credits; and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 652
Relating to: the presumption of reasonableness in a criminal or civil case involving self-defense. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 651
Relating to: assisting counties to request to expand Medical Assistance eligibility. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Resolution 24
Relating to: rescinding a request made by the assembly committee on organization for an opinion from the attorney general as to the acquisition or holding of land under chapter 710 of the statutes.
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 625
Relating to: entry on property in foreclosure. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 80
Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of adopting a nonpartisan system for redistricting.
1/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 620
Relating to: human trafficking, human trafficking victims, property forfeitures, rights of victims, admitting evidence of past actions, definitions of certain offenses, and providing penalties. (FE)
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 578
Relating to: administrative and civil penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage and providing a penalty.
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 553
Relating to: arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 552
Relating to: the definition and practice of dentistry for professional licensing purposes.
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 542
Relating to: a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
12/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 538
Relating to: modifying the jobs credit to provide an increased credit to small businesses. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 529
Relating to: employment discrimination on the basis of family status. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 531
Relating to: creation of a wage council to study and make recommendations concerning increases in the living wage and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 525
Relating to: creating a property tax exemption for a nonprofit youth baseball association. (FE)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 518
Relating to: awards for the victims of crimes and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 526
Relating to: reasonable accommodation of any condition of an employee that is related to pregnancy or childbirth and of an employee's inability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.
11/12/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 501
Relating to: the form and content of certain communications made for political purposes.
11/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 500
Relating to: emergency detention pilot program in Milwaukee County. (FE)
11/8/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 498
Relating to: student loans, the individual income tax subtract modification for tuition and student fees, creating an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: proclaiming November as Runaway Prevention Month.
11/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: Wisconsin Adoption Month.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: the 50th anniversary of the landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision and the right to counsel.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and public service of Lary J. Swoboda.
10/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 466
Relating to: state procurement and construction contracts with disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
10/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 464
Relating to: providing notice of firearm prohibition when serving notice for certain injunction hearings and process for surrendering firearms following the granting of certain injunctions. (FE)
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 461
Relating to: the refund setoff for state debt collections. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 457
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer treatment and diversion programs to people with mental illnesses and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 452
Relating to: child psychiatry consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 454
Relating to: creation of a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program, exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
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)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 447
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 448
Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 445
Relating to: identification presentation and monitoring for certain prescription drugs. (FE)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 424
Relating to: the sale, collection, and recycling of mercury-added thermostats, the disposal of mercury-added products, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 421
Relating to: eligibility for disaster damage aids paid by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
10/15/2013: 2013 OC3 Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: increasing the amount of the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: proclaiming the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 18
Relating to: commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 17
Relating to: public notice for meetings of assembly committees.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 61
Relating to: requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws (first consideration).
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: public notice for assembly, senate, and joint committee meetings.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: honoring Caron Butler on his return to his home state of Wisconsin to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.
10/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: Disability Awareness Month.
10/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 55
Relating to: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
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 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 377
Relating to: accountability provisions for private schools participating in a parental choice program and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 15
Relating to: the public service of Timothy F. Cullen.
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: congratulating Steve Walters on being named Wisconsin Journalist of the Year.
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 374
Relating to: deletion of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 361
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for a person who seeks aid for another person.
8/27/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
8/27/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 342
Relating to: prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 320
Relating to: the process for sale of state-owned real property.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 313
Relating to: family planning services provided through the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 316
Relating to: family planning services and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 317
Relating to: sale or lease of state property.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 333
Relating to: repealing the changes made to local residency requirements in 2013 Wisconsin Act 20.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 300
Relating to: increasing funding for domestic abuse grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 301
Relating to: defaults on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 311
Relating to: Medicaid expansion, eligibility, and other changes to BadgerCare Plus, and making appropriations. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 312
Relating to: providing services to children on the waiting list for the Children's Long-term Support waiver programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 324
Relating to: the expulsion of pupils from a private school participating in a parental choice program and granting rule-making authority.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 325
Relating to: high school graduation requirements for pupils attending a private school under a parental choice program.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 327
Relating to: the requirements for participation in a parental choice program and the percentage of pupils who may attend a private school under such a program.
7/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 269
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)
7/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: the life and public service of Barbara Horton.
7/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 265
Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
6/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 250
Relating to: creating an enhanced penalty for harassing, intimidating, or recklessly endangering a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first responder, or an ambulance driver, and providing a penalty. (FE)
6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2013, as Juneteenth Day.
6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 242
Relating to: charges for inmate telephone use at a jail or house of correction. (FE)
6/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 239
Relating to: prohibiting merchants from imposing credit card surcharges in consumer credit transactions.
6/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 12
Relating to: assembly consideration of the 2013-15 biennial budget bill.
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 230
Relating to: animals believed to have been involved in fighting or being held as evidence.
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 233
Relating to: repealing the changes made to the earned income tax credit in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32. (FE)
5/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 222
Relating to: ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/24/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 218
Relating to: employer access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment; educational institution access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of students and prospective students; landlord access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of tenants and prospective tenants; and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: recognizing the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
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.
5/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 194
Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags. (FE)
5/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 8
Relating to: requiring the speaker of the assembly to appoint a special committee to devise ways to ensure that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation follow state law.
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 193
Relating to: definition of trafficking of an individual under the age of 18.
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 185
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting. (FE)
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 187
Relating to: admissibility of evidence of other acts of domestic abuse at a proceeding alleging an act of domestic abuse.
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: recognizing May as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month.
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)
4/16/2013: 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.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 159
Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty. (FE)
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 148
Relating to: legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill. (FE)
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 138
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 94
Relating to: use of dogs in hunting wolves.
3/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 6
Relating to: authorizing and requesting the participation of the attorney general as amicus curiae in a certain case before the United States Supreme Court.
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 52
Relating to: workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 53
Relating to: Medical Assistance for certain adults who are not currently eligible for traditional Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 48
Relating to: state procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and setting a goal for local government to purchase a certain percentage of products and services from businesses located in this state. (FE)
2/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: honoring the career and public service of United States Senator Herbert H. Kohl.
2/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: the life and public service of Felmers O. Chaney.
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
3/24/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 694
Relating to: interest rates on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders. (FE)
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 83
Relating to: the right to vote (first consideration).
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 620
Relating to: removing from records and from the Consolidated Court Automation Programs Internet site a criminal conviction if the person who was convicted has been pardoned.
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 623
Relating to: eliminating requirement to have an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion and eliminating requirement that physicians performing abortions have admitting privileges at certain hospitals. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 616
Relating to: deceptive election practices and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 604
Relating to: authorizing certain same-sex couples to file a joint individual income tax return. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 605
Relating to: providing notice of firearm prohibition when serving notice for certain injunction hearings and process for surrendering firearms following the granting of certain injunctions. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 74
Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 611
Relating to: creation of a private retirement security plan and making appropriations. (FE)
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: commending and congratulating Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen for his contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Stout and the state of Wisconsin.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 600
Relating to: using force against a certified or licensed social worker, school social worker, mental health worker, human services or social services worker, or public health worker.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: proclaiming June as Pelvic Organ Prolapse Awareness Month.
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 558
Relating to: collective bargaining for public employees, prohibiting employees other than public safety employees from bargaining collectively on insurance contributions and employee required contributions to retirement, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 563
Relating to: employment discrimination based on employment status. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 551
Relating to: the requirement that a Wisconsin works agency establish a children's services network and the membership of the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council.
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 552
Relating to: creating a civil cause of action for victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 546
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 538
Relating to: requiring racial impact statements for bills that create a new crime, modify an existing crime, or modify the penalty for an existing crime. (FE)
1/23/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 511
Relating to: the presumption of reasonableness in a criminal or civil case involving self-defense. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 507
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer substance abuse treatment and diversion from incarceration and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 505
Relating to: a state minimum wage, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 492
Relating to: human trafficking, human trafficking victims, property forfeitures, rights of victims, admitting evidence of past actions, definitions of certain offenses, and providing penalties. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 495
Relating to: requiring a demolition bond in foreclosure actions. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 499
Relating to: creating a property tax exemption for a nonprofit youth baseball association. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: the life and public service of Nelson R. Mandela.
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 484
Relating to: exempting from taxation certain amounts received by a realtor for the sale of a foreclosed property. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 485
Relating to: a grant to the city of Milwaukee to support the HOME GR/OWN program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 487
Relating to: a program for installing lighting on tax delinquent properties and properties in foreclosure and charging an additional fee for filing a foreclosure action to be used for lighting installation. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 488
Relating to: entry on property in foreclosure. (FE)
1/9/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 477
Relating to: emergency detention pilot program in Milwaukee County. (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)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 402
Relating to: expunging a record of a conviction or adjudication of delinquency if the offender was a victim of human trafficking.
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 396
Relating to: awards for the victims of crimes and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 398
Relating to: the provision by employers to employees of written disclosure statements of the terms of employment, the filing and investigation of wage claims, the statute of limitations for filing a wage claim action, the payment of interest, penalties, and surcharges on wage claims, occupational or professional licensing of employers that owe wages under wage claim judgments, and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 401
Relating to: reasonable accommodation of any condition of an employee that is related to pregnancy or childbirth and of an employee's inability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: early childhood brain development.
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 370
Relating to: state procurement and construction contracts with disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 376
Relating to: student loans, the individual income tax subtract modification for tuition and student fees, creating an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 366
Relating to: creation of a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program, exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 367
Relating to: distributing a sexually explicit image without consent and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 58
Relating to: requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws (first consideration).
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 351
Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 359
Relating to: child psychiatry consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)
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 353
Relating to: identification presentation and monitoring for certain prescription drugs. (FE)
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 55
Relating to: honoring Caron Butler on his return to his home state of Wisconsin to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.
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 312
Relating to: collective bargaining over workplace safety for employees of the Department of Corrections.
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 Bill 288
Relating to: accountability provisions for private schools participating in a parental choice program and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (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.
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 257
Relating to: prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: the life and public service of Barbara Horton.
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 225
Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
6/27/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 223
Relating to: employer access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment; educational institution access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of students and prospective students; landlord access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of tenants and prospective tenants; and providing a penalty. (FE)
6/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 215
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for a person who seeks aid for another person.
6/10/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2013, as Juneteenth Day.
6/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 211
Relating to: creating an enhanced penalty for harassing, intimidating, or recklessly endangering a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, an emergency medical technician, a first responder, or an ambulance driver, and providing a penalty. (FE)
6/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 213
Relating to: prohibiting merchants from imposing credit card surcharges in consumer credit transactions.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 191
Relating to: animals believed to have been involved in fighting or being held as evidence.
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 34
Relating to: honoring the AFL-CIO Milwaukee Labor Press.
5/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: commending His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama upon his visit to Wisconsin on May 14 and 15, 2013.
5/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: recognizing the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
4/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 163
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting. (FE)
4/17/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 143
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)
4/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 124
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 93
Relating to: use of dogs in hunting wolves.
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 91
Relating to: alternate sites for absentee voting in person.
3/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 74
Relating to: state procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and setting a goal for local government to purchase a certain percentage of products and services from businesses located in this state. (FE)
3/7/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 69
Relating to: providing information to a firearms dealer when purchasing a handgun, authorizing the Department of Justice to prosecute violations of certain laws regulating firearms, and providing penalties. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 44
Relating to: workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 38
Relating to: Medical Assistance for certain adults who are not currently eligible for traditional Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/6/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 10
Relating to: methods of providing assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program and projects that are eligible for assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program. (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.
1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 4
Relating to: a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/22/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: fiscal estimate requirements for bills containing penalty provisions.
3/10/2014: 2013 AA1-AB811
2/11/2014: 2013 AA3-AB677
2/11/2014: 2013 AA2-AB677
2/11/2014: 2013 AA1-AB677
2/11/2014: 2013 ASA1-AB620
Relating to: human trafficking, human trafficking victims, property forfeitures, rights of victims, admitting evidence of past actions, definitions of certain offenses, and providing penalties.
2/3/2014: 2013 AA3-ASA1-AB409
1/29/2014: 2013 AA2-AB620
5/7/2013: 2013 AA1-AB159