2015 Assembly Authors

Prearrest risk assessment tool: grants to law enforcement agencies to incorporate into arrest practices; DOJ duties, report required - AB979

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: September 2015 proclaimed as - AJR61

Reclassifying a misdemeanor to a forfeiture or changing a penalty re disorderly conduct, theft of merchandise, and marijuana possession - AB995

Reclassifying certain felonies to misdemeanors re worthless checks, bail jumping, and second offense possession of marijuana - AB994

Reports of incidents between inmates and prison employees and between inmates are open to public inspection, redaction of personally identifying information permitted - AB833

Reports of incidents between inmates and prison employees and between inmates are open to public inspection, redaction of personally identifying information permitted - SB609

Retired professional licensed by the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors: exemption from continuing education requirement, conditions specified - AB934

Sentencing credit after revocation to include time served on parole or under extended supervision - AB992

Sober living residences: DHS to encourage development, expansion, and quality control of networks; grants provision - AB889

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees and trademark provisions - AB899

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees and trademark provisions - SB685

Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220) restored - AB990

Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220) restored - SB784

Tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) possession penalties modified - AB997

Wage Council created in DWD to study the need to increase the minimum wage and make recommendations; “living wage” defined - AB904

Youthful offender rehabilitative program: Corr.Dept to design and implement for offenders under age 25 - AB993

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Bowen, Rep. David (10th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills: 10, 12, 16, 20, 28, 29, 34, 55, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 143, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 160, 179, 199, 216, 221, 224, 235, 244, 245, 246, 247, 252, 254, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 267, 270, 272, 274, 290, 292, 294, 295, 297, 300, 308, 309, 318, 322, 323, 328, 329, 343, 351, 354, 358, 365, 367, 368, 375, 379, 395, 396, 400, 423, 432, 435, 436, 455, 474, 482, 484, 485, 488, 499, 502, 506, 507, 510, 512, 513, 514, 516, 524, 529, 545, 551, 555, 570, 593, 604, 607, 618, 621, 628, 652, 746, 813, 817, 851, 900, 925, 928, 961, 978, 980, 981, 982, 983, 986

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 17, 21, 22, 27, 32, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 53, 55, 59, 62, 63, 64, 74, 75, 82, 90, 102, 107

Assembly Resolutions: 4, 6, 7, 13, 22, 24, 27, 28, 32

Senate Bills: 3, 5, 9, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 27, 28, 33, 36, 39, 45, 48, 58, 62, 66, 68, 72, 98, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 111, 112, 125, 137, 145, 146, 159, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 170, 172, 175, 176, 185, 192, 194, 195, 199, 200, 214, 215, 216, 230, 232, 240, 247, 258, 264, 270, 275, 281, 299, 335, 342, 348, 352, 356, 364, 365, 370, 374, 376, 377, 384, 385, 386, 387, 397, 399, 412, 425, 442, 450, 462, 528, 579, 598, 626, 634, 636, 648, 666, 670, 722, 726, 737, 738, 740, 755, 758, 764, 787

Senate Joint Resolutions: 7, 12, 14, 25, 31, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, 46, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 59, 67, 78, 84, 96

1344 Brandtjen, Rep. Janel (22nd Asm.Dist.; R)

Aquaculture and fish farm regulations revised re wetland permits, natural bodies of water used for fish farms, dams on navigable streams, WPDES permits, water quality standard variances, water withdrawal re Great Lakes Compact, nonpoint performance standards cost-sharing exemption, LWSR agricultural use, WHEDA loan guarantees, navigable water permits, and transportation of agricultural products; DNR and DOT duties - AB640

Child abuse and neglect reporting law recodified; revisions re persons mandated to report, training, eliminating health care provider exception from reporting of sexual intercourse or contact, and definitions of ``physical injury” and ``neglect” - AB489

Counties given the option to combine the offices of county clerk, register of deeds, and treasurer: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR85

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; bodily harm or death of another and forfeiture provisions - AB476

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; bodily harm or death of another and forfeiture provisions - SB720

FoodShare: limiting foods that may be purchased; DHS to report to JCF on cost to implement and comply; review and update of list required; federal waiver and WIC provision - AB177

I 94 east-west corridor project in Milwaukee County: DOT authorized to provide funding - AB875

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals receiving public services and notifying the federal government or complying with state law re aliens not lawfully present; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - AB492

Lingren, Dr. Ronald H.: life and public service - AJR68

Optional incentive program for counties under certain population and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in MA and FoodShare: DHS to establish - AB535

``Pavement marking” defined re highways - AB298

``Pavement marking” defined re highways - SB224

Photo ID cards issued by local governments can only be used for government employment purposes and cannot be used for voting, registration for voting, or to obtain public benefits - AB723

Residential dwelling rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer is excluded from definition of ``hotel”, ``bed and breakfast establishment”, and ``tourist rooming house” and is therefore not subject to DATCP regulation of lodging establishments; prohibition on enacting or enforcing ordinances that would prohibit or regulate such dwellings - AB583

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - AB702

Special distinguishing registration plates supporting Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer authorized; fees and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB401

State legislator allowance for expenses (per diem): individual income tax deduction sunsetted; JSCTE appendix report - AB345

Teacher and principal effectiveness evaluation requirement delayed; DPI prohibited from issuing school accountability report for 2014-15 school year - AB78

Wisconsin First Lady Tonette Walker and Fostering Futures commended for their work to share the concept of trauma-informed care and improving the lives of children in foster care - AJR115

WRS minimum retirement age increased; JSCRS appendix report - AB397

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Brandtjen, Rep. Janel (22nd Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 13, 18, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32, 44, 46, 49, 56, 68, 71, 81, 82, 92, 96, 109, 114, 143, 170, 172, 189, 203, 212, 220, 222, 226, 228, 233, 235, 251, 253, 268, 269, 280, 285, 299, 305, 310, 311, 321, 326, 333, 349, 360, 362, 368, 369, 373, 378, 380, 381, 384, 386, 398, 402, 405, 414, 430, 435, 449, 450, 452, 455, 466, 480, 481, 511, 517, 533, 534, 545, 556, 557, 562, 565, 574, 596, 602, 622, 654, 658, 693, 694, 697, 700, 721, 729, 730, 782, 792, 807, 846, 921, 947, 951

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 4, 6, 22, 23, 33, 43, 44, 45, 70, 72, 75, 81, 84, 87, 109, 113

Assembly Resolutions: 6

Senate Bills: 16, 20, 23, 26, 35, 43, 44, 49, 66, 67, 70, 73, 74, 85, 95, 106, 122, 127, 132, 139, 140, 164, 168, 183, 196, 213, 217, 221, 227, 229, 234, 237, 238, 242, 255, 260, 263, 265, 280, 285, 288, 290, 296, 297, 306, 323, 327, 328, 329, 334, 337, 343, 348, 355, 363, 367, 371, 374, 388, 401, 407, 411, 412, 426, 433, 463, 467, 470, 472, 493, 505, 518, 527, 533, 542, 543, 587, 589, 601, 603, 638, 643, 690, 721, 742, 746, 760

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 7, 25, 40, 41, 63, 64, 67, 75, 84, 102, 109

1347 Brooks, Rep. Robert (60th Asm.Dist.; R)

Adverse possession against real property owned by the state or a political subdivision prohibited - AB459

Adverse possession against real property owned by the state or a political subdivision prohibited - SB314

Burial sites cataloged by the director of the SHSW and land contiguous to the site: procedure for owner of the land to challenge the existence of human remains in the site - AB620

Business idea generation program established in UW—Extension; Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament provision - AB777

Business improvement districts (BIDs): special assessment method changed - AB412

Capital loss deducted from income tax federalized; JSCTE appendix report - AB97

Civics portion of citizenship test: successful completion required to obtain a high school diploma or equivalency diploma - AB194

Columbaria maintained by religious associations: exemption from requirements applicable to mausoleums and cemeteries created - AB285

Columbaria maintained by religious associations: exemption from requirements applicable to mausoleums and cemeteries created - SB229

Concealed weapon licensee may possess a firearm on school grounds but not in a school building; conditions and penalty provisions - AB846

Concealed weapon licensee may possess a firearm on school grounds but not in a school building; conditions and penalty provisions - SB589

Counties permitted to form multiple county health departments; determining proportionate levy contributions provision - AB362

Counties permitted to form multiple county health departments; determining proportionate levy contributions provision - SB306

Credentials issued by DSPS or affiliated credentialing board: intentional material misstatements, omissions, and falsified documentation on application for or renewal of crime created; location of trial provision - AB812

Deceased prison inmate: procedures relating to burial or cremation, unclaimed corpse, notification to relative, prohibition on cremation re homicide, and charges to prisoner’s estate - AB770

DOT funding for state highway rehabilitation, major highway development, southeast freeway megaprojects, and local transportation facility improvement revised; LFB duties - AB565

DOT funding for state highway rehabilitation, major highway development, southeast freeway megaprojects, and local transportation facility improvement revised; LFB duties - SB411

FoodShare cards: DHS to request waiver to limit number of replacement cards in a 12-month period - AB200

FoodShare: limiting foods that may be purchased; DHS to report to JCF on cost to implement and comply; review and update of list required; federal waiver and WIC provision - AB177

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - AB568

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - SB445

LLC articles of organization: one-year exemption to the initial filing fee for student entrepreneurs, conditions specified - AB732

Pedestrian entering or remaining on railroad tracks prohibition does not apply to walking directly across the tracks or right-of-way - AB876

Renewable portfolio standards requirements for electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives eliminated; electricity consumed from renewable resources goal and PSC report eliminated - AB1015

Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act adopted - AB695

Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act adopted - SB715

Shining wild animals: ``flashlight" definition revised and use of firearm-mounted light permitted - AB719

Special distinguishing registration plates supporting Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer authorized; fees and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB401

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Brooks, Rep. Robert (60th Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 1, 13, 24, 25, 27, 30, 32, 44, 46, 47, 49, 56, 57, 58, 68, 71, 80, 82, 95, 96, 107, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 119, 140, 158, 161, 164, 170, 175, 179, 184, 187, 188, 191, 192, 219, 222, 226, 233, 237, 253, 291, 303, 305, 310, 311, 312, 314, 321, 326, 349, 368, 369, 372, 373, 377, 388, 397, 398, 410, 417, 419, 435, 439, 456, 457, 466, 480, 481, 486, 487, 492, 505, 508, 513, 517, 518, 520, 522, 527, 530, 534, 535, 536, 539, 542, 543, 553, 556, 562, 575, 577, 578, 580, 581, 582, 583, 603, 612, 622, 623, 624, 641, 664, 667, 669, 693, 694, 705, 718, 722, 730, 733, 734, 742, 744, 767, 772, 773, 774, 775, 864, 867, 874, 909, 910

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 4, 5, 33, 43, 44, 66, 78, 87, 109, 113

Assembly Resolutions: 6

Senate Bills: 20, 26, 35, 43, 47, 49, 59, 70, 73, 74, 76, 79, 83, 93, 95, 115, 118, 121, 123, 125, 127, 128, 132, 136, 151, 179, 183, 196, 203, 218, 219, 228, 234, 237, 238, 239, 260, 263, 265, 285, 294, 302, 310, 313, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 343, 348, 355, 363, 375, 383, 386, 389, 390, 392, 402, 404, 405, 406, 407, 413, 417, 418, 421, 422, 429, 431, 433, 444, 446, 450, 451, 455, 470, 472, 477, 492, 502, 503, 505, 509, 518, 527, 535, 539, 573, 574, 585, 591, 594, 595, 596, 601, 605, 624, 626, 642, 676, 680, 712, 734, 794

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 4, 7, 10, 40, 41, 73, 75, 84, 102, 109

1283 Brooks, Rep. Edward (50th Asm.Dist.; R)

Apprenticeship completion award program: DWD appropriation increased - AB796

Apprenticeship completion award program: DWD appropriation increased - SB714

Assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district: in reevaluation process, removing requirement that assessment staff attend an assessor education program prior to DOR appointing someone to assist staff; definition of ``major class of property” modified - AB576

Broadband expansion grants: funding and amount PSC may issue increased - AB798