Born Rhinelander, August 2, 1945; married; 3 daughters. Graduate Washington Park H.S. (Racine); B.A. Luther College 1967; M.Ed. Carthage College 1979; attended UW-Parkside and UW-Madison. Full-time legislator. Former high school history and economics teacher. Member: Racine Co. Democratic Party; Prader-Willi Syndrome Assn. of Wis.; Racine Heritage Museum; Friends of the Library, Racine Public Library; Clean Wisconsin; Sierra Club; Southeastern Wis. Educator Hall of Fame; Washington Park H.S. Hall of Fame. Former member: Racine Public Library Bd. (former pres.); Racine Sister City Planning Council; Racine Bd. of Health; Racine Education Association. Recipient: Luther College Distinguished Service Award 2007; Wis. League of Conservation Voters Conservation Champion 2007-08, 2005-06. Racine City Council 1988-2000 (former pres.).
Elected to Assembly 1996-2004; elected to Senate 2006; reelected in June 2012 special election. Majority Caucus Chairperson 2009.
Member of Rustic Roads Board and Standards Development Council
(first or second author, first sponsor)
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 885
Relating to: possession of firearms by individuals who are habitual criminals. (FE)
3/19/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 684
Relating to: the awarding of academic excellence higher education scholarships to pupils of public and tribal high schools with enrollments of at least 20 but fewer than 80 pupils. (FE)
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)
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 677
Relating to: providing free tuition and fees for resident students enrolled in technical colleges and University of Wisconsin college campuses and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 661
Relating to: reports to the legislature regarding accessibility for persons who are blind or visually impaired and compliance with federal law regarding service animals. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 662
Relating to: online instruction provided by driver schools licensed by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 786
Relating to: operator's licenses held by, and registration of motor vehicles by, persons on active duty in the U.S. foreign service. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 790
Relating to: use of wireless telephones while driving and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 616
Relating to: deceptive election practices and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 606
Relating to: the definition of petechia.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 594
Relating to: contract and lease language that limits a party's access to procedural or substantive rights.
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 540
Relating to: authorizing a school board to create a capital improvement trust fund. (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 653
Relating to: personal property within repossessed motor vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/9/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 480
Relating to: the renewal of operator's licenses by persons 75 years of age or older. (FE)
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 604
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment on the basis of military service to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)
12/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 450
Relating to: regulation of tattooing and body piercing. (FE)
12/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 432
Relating to: prohibition on tracking the location of a cellular telephone by law enforcement without a warrant. (FE)
12/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 539
Relating to: emergency vehicles operated as escorts for vehicle processions.
12/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 417
Relating to: disinfection of drinking water supplied by a municipal water system. (FE)
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.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 364
Relating to: providing an itemized statement of sales to customers in this state for sales and use tax purposes and making an appropriation. (FE)
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 Senate Joint Resolution 55
Relating to: honoring Caron Butler on his return to his home state of Wisconsin to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 323
Relating to: the return of federal funds to the federal government.
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 303
Relating to: the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty. (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)
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 361
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for a person who seeks aid for another person.
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: proclaiming Gerda Lerner Day.
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)
8/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 276
Relating to: penalties for motor vehicle safety belt and child restraint system violations and providing a penalty.
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 234
Relating to: restricting access to and limiting information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Programs and providing a penalty. (FE)
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 227
Relating to: carrying and displaying in electronic format certain approvals and safety certificates issued by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE)
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)
6/24/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: recognizing Parental Involvement Day.
6/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 251
Relating to: allowing a county to seek reimbursement for expenses incurred in confining a prisoner in jail. (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.
6/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 237
Relating to: motor vehicle repair practices.
6/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 213
Relating to: prohibiting merchants from imposing credit card surcharges in consumer credit transactions.
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 165
Relating to: certification cards to carry concealed weapons for residents of Wisconsin who formerly were employed as law enforcement officers in another state. (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)
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 143
Relating to: disqualification of a judge or justice.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 146
Relating to: authority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a decision of a justice to deny a motion to disqualify the justice.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 142
Relating to: an objective standard for the disqualification of a judge or justice.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 144
Relating to: equally divided determinations of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on matters of judicial discipline or permanent disability.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 145
Relating to: judicial disqualification based on campaign financial support.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 141
Relating to: notice of certain political contributions made to a judge or justice.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 19
Relating to: a panel of court of appeals judges in disciplinary proceedings involving a supreme court justice (first consideration).
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 18
Relating to: temporary service by a court of appeals judge in the supreme court in judicial disciplinary proceedings (first consideration).
4/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 124
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
4/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 113
Relating to: a school district revenue limit adjustment for school safety. (FE)
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 102
Relating to: prohibition against carrying firearms in the capitol. (FE)
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 101
Relating to: a school district revenue limit adjustment for school safety. (FE)
3/7/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 64
Relating to: renewable energy goals for state energy consumption and for energy use by certain state agencies. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 51
Relating to: employment by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 33
Relating to: employment by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist. (FE)
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: Turner syndrome awareness month.
2/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: Turner syndrome awareness month.
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)
3/28/2014: 2013 Senate Resolution 9
Relating to: proclaiming May 10, 2014, as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Day.
3/28/2014: 2013 Senate Resolution 8
Relating to: proclaiming distracted driving awareness day.
3/28/2014: 2013 Senate Resolution 7
Relating to: the life and public service of Jacob Matthew Clark.
3/19/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 685
Relating to: providing that cannabidiol is not a tetrahydrocannabinol and dispensing cannabidiol as a treatment for a seizure disorder.
3/17/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 89
Relating to: the public service of Tom Harden.
3/17/2014: 2013 Senate Resolution 5
Relating to: the retirement of Richard J. Stadelman.
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 87
Relating to: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month.
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 86
Relating to: the appointment of supreme court justices (first consideration).
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 83
Relating to: the right to vote (first consideration).
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 674
Relating to: copying, making available, and required notices on, certain vital records. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 670
Relating to: the Specialized Transportation Assistance Program in the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 672
Relating to: requiring the Department of Transportation to prepare a state rail plan. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
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)
2/26/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 80
Relating to: the life and public service of Bruce Dahmen.
2/24/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: proclaiming May 10, 2014, as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Day.
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)
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 621
Relating to: preferences for minority-owned businesses in state procurement. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 608
Relating to: elimination of the requirement that the governor approve a proposed rule that was considered at the joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the Department of Natural Resources and county meeting of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and limitation of the scope of the requirement that an economic impact analysis be prepared for such a proposed rule. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: proclaiming distracted driving awareness day.
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).
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 596
Relating to: including water trails in the state trail system. (FE)
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 591
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
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 70
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/6/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 573
Relating to: regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 559
Relating to: categorical aids for special education and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 568
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
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 566
Relating to: state 911 telecommunications services, police and fire protection fee imposed on certain communications services, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 544
Relating to: an addition to the 2013-15 Authorized State Building Program. (FE)
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)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 554
Relating to: requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to employ certain special education staff and to comply with certain provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 535
Relating to: taste samples of intoxicating liquor provided on certain retail licensed premises.
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 537
Relating to: establishing a nanotechnology information hub and a nanotechnology council. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 523
Relating to: tests administered to newborns for congenital disorders. (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)
1/22/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: commending the Iron Brigade.
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)
1/16/2014: 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)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: the life and public service of Nelson R. Mandela.
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 486
Relating to: secondhand jewelry transactions. (FE)
1/9/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 479
Relating to: the use of a cellular or other wireless telephone while driving a motor vehicle in a construction zone and providing a penalty.
1/9/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 477
Relating to: emergency detention pilot program in Milwaukee County. (FE)
1/6/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 472
Relating to: unauthorized possession of a correctional employee's or a health services employee's personal identifying information and providing a penalty. (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)
12/20/2013: 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 457
Relating to: cooperation of Wisconsin licensed real estate brokers with out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons, powers of out-of-state brokers, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: commending Pope Francis.
12/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 435
Relating to: the sale of homemade baked goods and homemade canned goods.
12/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 415
Relating to: payment of wages by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account. (FE)
12/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 413
Relating to: the definition and practice of dentistry for professional licensing purposes.
11/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 409
Relating to: individual placement and support program for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
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.
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 404
Relating to: voting at the entrance to an in-person absentee voting location by an elector with a disability.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 388
Relating to: the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: early childhood brain development.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 386
Relating to: special enrollment periods for Medicare supplement policies.
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)
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 373
Relating to: law enforcement standards and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (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 Bill 368
Relating to: grants to counties to contract for peer-run respite centers and making an appropriation. (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).
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Resolution 4
Relating to: public notice for meetings of senate committees.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 356
Relating to: political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 360
Relating to: uses and disclosures of protected health information. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 363
Relating to: medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 350
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 343
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 344
Relating to: disclosing ownership of a dam to prospective buyers of certain real property and updating disclosure reports for certain real property.
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 Bill 330
Relating to: purchase of military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: proclaiming October as Polish-American Heritage 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 332
Relating to: participation in certain training by unemployment insurance claimants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 333
Relating to: a Transitional Jobs program. (FE)
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 327
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, calculating the estimated snowmobile gas tax payment, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 319
Relating to: animals taken into custody. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 307
Relating to: traffic violations resulting in harm to vulnerable highway users, driver education instruction, and providing a penalty. (FE)
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 306
Relating to: provider of last resort obligations of certain telecommunications providers. (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.
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 312
Relating to: collective bargaining over workplace safety for employees of the Department of Corrections.
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 304
Relating to: safety belts on certain school buses that are purchased or sold and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 301
Relating to: changes to the local room tax. (FE)
9/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
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.
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 273
Relating to: requirements for the department of workforce development when issuing determinations under the unemployment insurance law or any other law regulating employment that is administered by that department. (FE)
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 274
Relating to: funding and position authority for vocational rehabilitation services and making an appropriation. (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 Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: the life and public service of Kathryn Morrison.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 270
Relating to: motorcycle operator's licenses and rider courses. (FE)
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 Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: designating the Honor and Remember Flag as Wisconsin's emblem of service and sacrifice by those in the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.
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.
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 254
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates associated with the ALS Association and making an appropriation. (FE)
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 241
Relating to: warning lights on police vehicles.
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 239
Relating to: warning lights on school buses.
7/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 231
Relating to: corporate powers of Marine Corps League corporations. (FE)
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 228
Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 229
Relating to: enrollment requirements for recipients of talent incentive grants. (FE)
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 225
Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
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.
6/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 222
Relating to: citations to underage persons for alcohol beverages violations and disciplinary sanctions against University of Wisconsin System students for such violations and providing penalties. (FE)
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.
6/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 214
Relating to: board of directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
6/10/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2013, as Juneteenth Day.
6/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 212
Relating to: instructional programs for nurse aides and granting rule-making authority. (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)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 193
Relating to: audits of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation by the Legislative Audit Bureau. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 195
Relating to: operation of farm tractors on highways.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 190
Relating to: the number of wastewater discharge permits required for a publicly owned sewage treatment facility or system.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 192
Relating to: eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 198
Relating to: appointment and training of special registration deputies by county clerks and boards of election commissioners, employment of special registration deputies, and providing a penalty.
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 185
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)
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 184
Relating to: school bullying, unlawful use of computer systems, and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 187
Relating to: term limits for certain members of the board of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 34
Relating to: honoring the AFL-CIO Milwaukee Labor Press.
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 35
Relating to: requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies including the legislature (first consideration).
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.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, Syttende Mai Weekend.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 173
Relating to: durational residency requirement for voting and deadlines for late registration and absentee voting in person.
5/6/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: proclaiming May 22, 2013, as Pediatric Stroke Awareness Day.
5/3/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 26
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's hockey team on winning the 2012-13 NCAA Division III Championship.
5/3/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Motorcycle Awareness Month.
5/3/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
4/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 163
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting. (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 159
Relating to: waiver for prescription drug assistance for elderly program, use of excess moneys in prescription drug assistance for elderly program, and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 160
Relating to: training standards for law enforcement officers regarding domestic abuse incidents and complaints, and law enforcement reports following a domestic abuse incident. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 161
Relating to: temporary restraining orders and injunctions for domestic abuse, child abuse, individuals at risk, and harassment, confidential name change petitions, and ex parte orders with a judge substitution. (FE)
4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 151
Relating to: the homeownership mortgage loan program administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
4/17/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 144
Relating to: creating a vehicle registration exemption for motor vehicles held by garagekeepers that are operated for purposes of repair, service, or testing. (FE)
4/12/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Marine Corporal Michael Conrad Nolen.
4/12/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 19
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army First Lieutenant David Andrew Johnson.
4/12/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Sgt. Chester G. Stoda.
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 138
Relating to: notice requirements for zoning actions related to frac sand mining. (FE)
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 141
Relating to: listing frac sand mining as a conditional or prohibited use in certain types of zoning ordinances. (FE)
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 18
Relating to: declaring May 2013 Youth Traffic Safety Month.
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 139
Relating to: disclosure of contracts for frac sand mining on neighboring properties.
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 140
Relating to: county authority relating to exploration for a type of industrial sand. (FE)
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 142
Relating to: regulating the location of frac sand mines and facilities. (FE)
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 134
Relating to: a sea lamprey control program.
4/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 132
Relating to: increasing the amount of the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)
4/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 131
Relating to: fees for dental services.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 116
Relating to: remittance transfers under the Uniform Commercial Code Article 4A, relating to funds transfers.
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 110
Relating to: motor vehicle registration by the Department of Transportation, historic military vehicles, and Kei class vehicles. (FE)
3/28/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women's basketball team.
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 103
Relating to: municipal utility customer information.
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 104
Relating to: requiring congenital heart defect screening in newborns and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 97
Relating to: prohibiting certain telephone calls using electronically prerecorded messages, rules for requesting a listing in the nonsolicitation directory, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 98
Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 96
Relating to: designating and marking STH 128 as the 128th Infantry Memorial Highway. (FE)
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 87
Relating to: posting contact information for each technical college district board member on the college's and technical college system's Internet sites.
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 90
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
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 62
Relating to: proof of motor vehicle liability insurance.
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)
3/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 55
Relating to: costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan program. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Staff Sergeant Joseph James Altmann.
3/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 52
Relating to: the definition of intoxicant.
3/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 53
Relating to: entrepreneurial tax credit access grants.
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 41
Relating to: designating and marking a specified highway route in the counties of Rock, Dane, Jefferson, Dodge, and Fond du Lac as the Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 44
Relating to: workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 42
Relating to: creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses. (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 Bill 28
Relating to: payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/15/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 25
Relating to: increasing the funding for grants to provide skills enhancement services and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/12/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 12
Relating to: the Badger Health Benefit Authority, health benefit exchange operation, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/6/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 7
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
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 3
Relating to: regulation of metallic mining, an occupation tax on iron mining, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: fiscal estimate requirements for bills containing penalty provisions.
1/17/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: the life and public service of Orlan Prestegard.
3/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 897
Relating to: elimination of certain gubernatorial approval requirements for administrative rules proposed by the Government Accountability Board.
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)
3/26/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 889
Relating to: providing free tuition and fees for resident students enrolled in technical colleges and University of Wisconsin college campuses and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 121
Relating to: the right to vote (first consideration).
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 117
Relating to: Purple Day for epilepsy.
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.
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 871
Relating to: health insurance coverage of early intervention services. (FE)
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 114
Relating to: declaring March 10, 2014, Tibet Day.
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: recognizing and commending the 1964 Freedom Summer voter registration campaign and the contributions of Wisconsin residents.
3/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 865
Relating to: radon measurement and mitigation and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 867
Relating to: prohibiting the inclusion of Racine County in the jurisdiction of a local professional baseball park district. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 857
Relating to: online instruction provided by driver schools licensed by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 112
Relating to: the life and public service of Mary Lou (Rogers) Munts.
3/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 844
Relating to: the combined reporting of income from businesses incorporated in foreign jurisdictions considered tax havens and granting rule-making authority. (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).
2/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 833
Relating to: contract and lease language that limits a party's access to procedural or substantive rights.
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)
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 819
Relating to: requirements for the department of workforce development when issuing determinations under the unemployment insurance law or any other law regulating employment that is administered by that department. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 107
Relating to: proclaiming distracted driving awareness day.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 103
Relating to: commending and congratulating Chancellor Richard H. Wells for his contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the state of Wisconsin.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 793
Relating to: including water trails in the state trail system. (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)
2/19/2014: 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)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 779
Relating to: state 911 telecommunications services, police and fire protection fee imposed on certain communications services, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (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)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 100
Relating to: proclaiming March 8, 2014, International Women's Day.
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)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 772
Relating to: categorical aids for special education and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 773
Relating to: requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to employ certain special education staff and to comply with certain provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 98
Relating to: proclaiming March 2014 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
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)
2/13/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 763
Relating to: regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 760
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (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.
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 738
Relating to: requiring an ignition interlock device to be installed for committing a drunken driving offense.
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)
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 733
Relating to: an addition to the 2013-15 Authorized State Building Program. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 730
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
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 Bill 696
Relating to: authorizing a school board to create a capital improvement trust fund. (FE)
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)
1/23/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 654
Relating to: tests administered to newborns for congenital disorders. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 642
Relating to: the sale, of high-concentration alcohol beverages and providing penalties. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 640
Relating to: secondhand jewelry transactions. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 639
Relating to: the use of a cellular or other wireless telephone while driving a motor vehicle in a construction zone and providing a penalty.
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 641
Relating to: stalking and sexual offenses under the code of military justice. (FE)
1/16/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 628
Relating to: unauthorized possession of a correctional employee's or a health services employee's personal identifying information and providing a penalty. (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.
1/9/2014: 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 597
Relating to: inclusion in the economic impact analysis for a proposed rule an assessment of the impact that the proposed rule will have on public health and the environment. (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 605
Relating to: cooperation of Wisconsin licensed real estate brokers with out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons, powers of out-of-state brokers, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
12/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 588
Relating to: the return of federal funds to the federal government.
12/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 591
Relating to: regulating certain rafting outfitters.
12/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 590
Relating to: board of directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
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 Bill 577
Relating to: traffic control at nonfunctioning or malfunctioning traffic control signals.
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 551
Relating to: smoking in private residences that are used as child care centers. (FE)
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 543
Relating to: public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 545
Relating to: disinfection of drinking water supplied by a municipal water system. (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)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 529
Relating to: employment discrimination on the basis of family status. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 536
Relating to: prohibition on tracking the location of a cellular telephone by law enforcement without a warrant. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 74
Relating to: the lives and services of General Vang Pao and Mrs. General Vang Pao.
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 75
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Glen E. Pommerening Jr.
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 522
Relating to: requiring a city, village, town, or county to share with overlying taxation jurisdictions certain payments for potential services received from a tax-exempt entity. (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 519
Relating to: resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making appropriations. (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.
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 517
Relating to: the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
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.
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 477
Relating to: entrepreneurial assistance grants and making an appropriation.
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 481
Relating to: a minimum tax on tobacco products, placement of cigarettes or tobacco products by retailers, and providing a penalty. (FE)
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 474
Relating to: establishing a nanotechnology information hub and a nanotechnology council. (FE)
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 480
Relating to: medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty. (FE)
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 482
Relating to: law enforcement standards and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (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.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 467
Relating to: court orders regarding the installation of an ignition interlock device. (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)
10/22/2013: 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 66
Relating to: the life and service of former Lawrence University president Richard Warch.
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 459
Relating to: individual placement and support program for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 455
Relating to: grants to counties to contract for peer-run respite centers and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 453
Relating to: uses and disclosures of protected health information. (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 447
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: commending the career of Donald Driver.
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)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 429
Relating to: requirements for persons officiating at a marriage.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 430
Relating to: disclosing ownership of a dam to prospective buyers of certain real property and updating disclosure reports for certain real property.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 434
Relating to: school bullying, unlawful use of computer systems, and providing a penalty. (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 Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: proclaiming November 2013 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
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.
10/9/2013: 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 409
Relating to: investigation of deaths involving a law enforcement officer. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 414
Relating to: purchase of military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 407
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (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)
10/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 400
Relating to: participation in certain training by unemployment insurance claimants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 401
Relating to: a Transitional Jobs program. (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)
9/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 391
Relating to: the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty. (FE)
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 385
Relating to: changes to the local room tax. (FE)
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 388
Relating to: traffic violations resulting in harm to vulnerable highway users, driver education instruction, and providing a penalty. (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)
9/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 382
Relating to: the school district levy for community programs and services. (FE)
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)
9/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 353
Relating to: the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law, public financing of elections for certain state offices, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty. (FE)
9/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 354
Relating to: political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations.
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 351
Relating to: funding and position authority for vocational rehabilitation services and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 347
Relating to: motorcycle operator's licenses and rider courses. (FE)
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 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.
8/27/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 344
Relating to: taste samples of intoxicating liquor provided on certain retail licensed premises.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 296
Relating to: inadmissibility of a statement of apology or condolence by a health care provider.
8/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 295
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates associated with the ALS Association and making an appropriation. (FE)
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.
8/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 280
Relating to: warning lights on police vehicles.
8/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 281
Relating to: warning lights on school buses.
8/5/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 271
Relating to: corporate powers of Marine Corps League corporations. (FE)
8/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 270
Relating to: additional providers in the volunteer health care provider program and proof of financial responsibility and malpractice insurance requirements for certain advanced practice nurses serving as volunteer health care providers. (FE)
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 Bill 267
Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.
7/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 265
Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
7/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 260
Relating to: enrollment requirements for recipients of talent incentive grants. (FE)
6/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 259
Relating to: operation of farm tractors on highways.
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.
6/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: designating the Honor and Remember Flag as Wisconsin's emblem of service and sacrifice by those in the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.
6/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 256
Relating to: citations to underage persons for alcohol beverages violations and disciplinary sanctions against University of Wisconsin System students for such violations and providing penalties. (FE)
6/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 253
Relating to: restricting access to and limiting information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Programs and providing a penalty. (FE)
6/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 249
Relating to: instructional programs for nurse aides and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2013, as Juneteenth Day.
6/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 239
Relating to: prohibiting merchants from imposing credit card surcharges in consumer credit transactions.
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 235
Relating to: appointment and training of special registration deputies by county clerks and boards of election commissioners, employment of special registration deputies, and providing a penalty.
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 236
Relating to: audits of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation by the Legislative Audit Bureau. (FE)
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 229
Relating to: eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
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)
5/24/2013: 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)
5/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 215
Relating to: the number of wastewater discharge permits required for a publicly owned sewage treatment facility or system.
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 209
Relating to: the prohibition against adults knowingly permitting or failing to take action to prevent the illegal consumption of alcohol beverages by underage persons.
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)
5/8/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 34
Relating to: proclaiming May 22, 2013, as Pediatric Stroke Awareness Day.
5/8/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: the life and military service of Sergeant Andrew Steiner, United States Army Reserve.
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)
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 185
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting. (FE)
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.
5/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
5/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Motorcycle Awareness Month.
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.
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 182
Relating to: the sale of homemade baked goods and homemade canned goods. (FE)
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team for winning a second consecutive national championship.
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's wheelchair basketball team for winning a second consecutive national championship.
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)
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 175
Relating to: training standards for law enforcement officers regarding domestic abuse incidents and complaints, and law enforcement reports following a domestic abuse incident. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 176
Relating to: temporary restraining orders and injunctions for domestic abuse, child abuse, individuals at risk, and harassment, confidential name change petitions, and ex parte orders with a judge substitution. (FE)
4/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 163
Relating to: creating a vehicle registration exemption for motor vehicles held by garagekeepers that are operated for purposes of repair, service, or testing. (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 157
Relating to: motor vehicle registration by the Department of Transportation, historic military vehicles, and Kei class vehicles. (FE)
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 158
Relating to: the homeownership mortgage loan program administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 147
Relating to: increasing the amount of the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 148
Relating to: legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill. (FE)
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 155
Relating to: a sea lamprey control program.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women's basketball team.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: declaring May 2013 Youth Traffic Safety Month.
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 138
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
4/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 115
Relating to: remittance transfers under the Uniform Commercial Code Article 4A, relating to funds transfers.
4/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 111
Relating to: requiring congenital heart defect screening in newborns and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 109
Relating to: fees for dental services.
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 96
Relating to: prohibiting certain telephone calls using electronically prerecorded messages, rules for requesting a listing in the nonsolicitation directory, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 103
Relating to: designating and marking STH 128 as the 128th Infantry Memorial Highway. (FE)
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 106
Relating to: municipal utility customer information.
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 90
Relating to: posting contact information for each technical college district board member on the college's and technical college system's Internet sites.
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 91
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 92
Relating to: alternate sites for absentee voting in person.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, Syttende Mai Weekend.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 64
Relating to: costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan program. (FE)
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 65
Relating to: proof of motor vehicle liability insurance.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 80
Relating to: creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses. (FE)
3/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 62
Relating to: the definition of intoxicant.
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 50
Relating to: payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program. (FE)
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 49
Relating to: increasing the funding for grants to provide skills enhancement services 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)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 55
Relating to: designating and marking a specified highway route in the counties of Rock, Dane, Jefferson, Dodge, and Fond du Lac as the Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 47
Relating to: entrepreneurial tax credit access grants.
2/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 46
Relating to: regulation of metallic mining, an occupation tax on iron mining, and making an appropriation. (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.
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: honoring Donald Driver.
2/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: honoring the career and public service of United States Senator Herbert H. Kohl.
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
1/22/2014: 2013 SA3-SB375
12/17/2013: 2013 SA3-SSA3-SB76
12/17/2013: 2013 SA2-SSA3-SB76
12/17/2013: 2013 SA1-SSA3-SB76
11/6/2013: 2013 SA2-SSA2-SB76
11/6/2013: 2013 SA1-SSA2-SB76
10/16/2013: 2013 SA1-AB297
10/15/2013: 2013 SA2-SB317
6/20/2013: 2013 SA21-AB40
6/20/2013: 2013 SA9-AB40
6/20/2013: 2013 SA8-AB40
6/20/2013: 2013 SA7-AB40
5/14/2013: 2013 SA4-AB85
4/1/2013: 2013 SA1-AB15
2/27/2013: 2013 SA17-SSA2-SB1
2/27/2013: 2013 SA13-SSA2-SB1
2/27/2013: 2013 SA9-SSA2-SB1
2/22/2013: 2013 SA1-SB26
2/5/2013: 2013 SA16-SB1
2/5/2013: 2013 SA15-SB1
2/5/2013: 2013 SA14-SB1
2/5/2013: 2013 SA13-SB1
2/5/2013: 2013 SA12-SB1
2/5/2013: 2013 SSA1-SB1
Relating to: regulation of metallic mining, an occupation tax on iron mining, and making an appropriation.