2015 Senate Authors

National Blood Donor Month: January 2016 proclaimed as - SJR77

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October proclaimed as - SJR64

National Tolerance Week: December 1-7, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR98

Nik Wallenda Day: August 11, 2015 declared as - SJR36

Nonemergency medical transportation services to MA recipients in certain counties: DHS to modify contract and make alternative arrangements; LAB audit provision - SB646

Nonprofit organizations that serve veterans and their families: DVA grant program created - SB418

Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with traditional Hmong wedding customs - AB507

Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with traditional Hmong wedding customs - SB670

Optometrists meeting certain criteria may prescribe or administer certain controlled substances; DSPS rules provision - SB74

OWI first and second offense penalties revised - AB363

Penalty enhancer for certain crimes committed on the premises of a gas station while armed with a handgun - AB302

Penalty enhancers increased for crimes in which the perpetrator intentionally selects the victim based on race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry - SB682

Pope Francis: achievements commended and welcomed on his visit to the U.S. - SJR14

Powdered alcohol sale prohibition created, exceptions provided - AB72

Powdered alcohol sale prohibition created, exceptions provided - SB10

Premier resort area: City of Prescott authorized to become - SB733

Premium assistance program: DHS to develop to assist certain eligible persons purchase coverage through an American health benefit exchange; federal approval and JCF provisions - SB68

Prescription drug assistance for elderly program: waiver of federal Medicaid law required and use of excess GPR and PR moneys - AB211

Prescription drug assistance for elderly program: waiver of federal Medicaid law required and use of excess GPR and PR moneys - SB142

Presidential preference primary date changed - SB63

Primary elections: voting for more than one political party authorized - AB288

Primary elections: voting for more than one political party authorized - SB208

Primary spinal care practitioner licensure program established; Spinal Medicine Affiliated Credentialing Board created in MEB - SB762

Public notice of Senate, Assembly, and joint committee meetings revisions [Joint rule 27] - SJR53

Public notice of Senate committee meetings revisions [Senate rules 25 (1)(b), (c), 93 (2)] - SR6

Public’s right to access, inspect, and copy records of governmental bodies, exception provision: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR52

Public school financing law changes re calculation of general school aids, counting low-income pupils, school aid factors, per pupil adjustment to revenue limits, high-poverty aid, hold harmless aid, and delay in school aid payments; first dollar and school levy property tax credits eliminated; DPI, DOA, JCF, and LFB duties - SB376

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - SB232

REAL ID noncompliant driver’s license and ID cards issued by DOT: documentary proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence in the U.S. is not required; SSN provision; displaying the words “Not valid for voting purposes” requirement - SB258

Repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child: crime created; jury and penalty provisions - SB325

Restraining order or injunction order may include household pet provisions - AB141

Restraining order or injunction order may include household pet provisions - SB97

Right to vote in a partisan primary election extended to 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the date of the election; statewide referendum required - SB711

Room tax revenues: ``tourism promotion and tourism development” definition revised to include ``economic development”; municipality to certify to DOR amount spent on economic development - SB516

Same-sex marriage and legal parentage for same-sex couples; statutory references to spouses made gender neutral; JSCTE appendix report - AB816

Security freeze on consumer credit reports: fee exemption for persons 62 years of age or older - AB753

Serious felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog; penalties, extended supervision, and exception provisions - SB75

Small farm operators: program to reimburse higher education debt created in HEAB, conditions specified; Small Farm Higher Education Debt Council created in DATCP; fraud, income tax deductions, and LAB audit and report provisions; JSCTE appendix report - SB706

Snowplow drivers honored for their dedication and keeping Wisconsin roadways safe - AJR118

Sobriety checkpoint pilot program: Milwaukee County, or city, town, or village within Milwaukee County, may establish; sunset provision - SB683

State minimum wage law revised; DWD duties and consumer price index provision - SB2

TCS Board grants created re workforce growth, dual enrollment, innovation marketing, and veterans - SB163

Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program: appropriation to expand program and participation criteria modified - SB356

U.S. Navy congratulated on the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee on November 21, 2015 - SJR59

Unemployed veterans are eligible to participate in the Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs - SB636

UW System and technical colleges nonresident tuition: restoring exemption for an alien who is not a legal resident of the U.S. but graduated from a Wisconsin high school or equivalent, lived continuously in Wisconsin for 3 years, and enrolled in an institution and provided an affidavit re filing for permanent U.S. residency - AB929

Veterans and their spouses and children attending technical colleges: nonresident fee exemption created - SB164

Veterans employment and entrepreneurship grant program created, DVA duties and report required; veteran employment grants repealed - SB419

Virtual dementia tour license: DHS funding authorized - AB783

Voter registration and proof of residence for voting laws revised: GAB required to facilitate and maintain registration of all eligible electors, electronic registration provisions, and DOT, municipal clerk, and board of election commissioners duties; GAB report and approval from JCF for expenditures required - SB281

Wage claim revisions re filing and investigation, statute of limitations, increased wages a circuit court may order, interest, surcharges, costs, and attorney fees; written statement disclosing terms of employment required, damages provision; unpaid wage claim judgment disclosure by occupational or professional license applicant - SB5

Weapon possession on a public transit motor bus prohibited, exception for law enforcement officers and game wardens only; penalty provisions - SB428

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Carpenter, Sen. Tim (3rd Sen.Dist.; D)

Senate Bills: 3, 14, 15, 18, 22, 30, 39, 48, 58, 78, 95, 99, 100, 111, 112, 117, 122, 135, 145, 159, 174, 176, 186, 187, 189, 192, 194, 196, 200, 201, 211, 215, 216, 222, 240, 264, 270, 280, 293, 311, 323, 326, 340, 342, 350, 351, 352, 364, 385, 397, 427, 439, 455, 471, 488, 517, 528, 546, 574, 575, 579, 607, 609, 612, 613, 633, 634, 666, 671, 672, 686, 690, 695, 697, 700, 716, 727, 732, 736, 745, 748, 749, 750, 758, 760, 771, 783, 785

Senate Joint Resolutions: 5, 6, 7, 11, 16, 17, 21, 31, 32, 40, 41, 42, 45, 49, 50, 60, 61, 73, 78, 81, 90, 93, 96, 97, 101, 105, 106, 107, 111

Senate Resolutions: 5, 7, 10, 12

Assembly Bills: 10, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 55, 62, 67, 69, 84, 86, 87, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 127, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 160, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 198, 220, 221, 234, 235, 247, 253, 265, 266, 267, 268, 272, 292, 293, 294, 295, 304, 308, 328, 341, 342, 343, 352, 354, 359, 364, 365, 366, 367, 378, 379, 396, 399, 423, 428, 429, 441, 445, 447, 473, 482, 484, 487, 499, 512, 515, 516, 524, 529, 538, 541, 542, 545, 551, 552, 557, 570, 572, 575, 593, 607, 617, 618, 621, 628, 643, 655, 657, 659, 660, 667, 669, 673, 691, 693, 702, 707, 745, 752, 766, 785, 786, 789, 791, 792, 805, 806, 807, 813, 815, 830, 831, 833, 836, 838, 851, 852, 858, 859, 869, 878, 889, 900, 903, 912, 913, 915, 917, 921, 928, 933, 941, 958, 961, 1007

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 4, 15, 21, 35, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 59, 62, 63, 64, 68, 70, 73, 78, 81, 82, 92, 93, 94, 95, 99, 102, 108

1203 Cowles, Sen. Robert (2nd Sen.Dist.; R)

Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability: DCF to develop and implement model procedure used in the investigation of; minimum requirements specified; deadline for specified agencies to adopt - AB667

Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability: DCF to develop and implement model procedure used in the investigation of; minimum requirements specified; deadline for specified agencies to adopt - SB574

Accompaniment by victim advocate: victims of certain crimes have right to request re examination, consultation, proceedings, or interviews; hospital and law enforcement civil liability immunity and confidentiality provisions - AB430

Accompaniment by victim advocate: victims of certain crimes have right to request re examination, consultation, proceedings, or interviews; hospital and law enforcement civil liability immunity and confidentiality provisions - SB323

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

Camping units: DSPS directed to include separate standards for in the dwelling code, electrical code, and plumbing code - SB94

Care management organizations: DHS may contract with a county or long-term care district to operate outside their geographic area; disposition of property and assets upon dissolution of a long-term care district; federal waiver and creation of nonstock, nonprofit corporation or service insurance corporation provisions; OCI duties - SB687

Class ``B" highway weight limitations and special or seasonal weight limitations: exemptions for certain utility vehicles responding to service interruptions - SB80

Compatible offices and positions: EMT, volunteer fire fighter, or first responder whose compensation does not exceed set amount may also hold an elective office in the same city, town, or village - AB519

Compatible offices and positions: EMT, volunteer fire fighter, or first responder whose compensation does not exceed set amount may also hold an elective office in the same city, town, or village - SB581

Contaminated well grant program: family income and grant award limits increased - AB822

Cooperative members allowed to vote electronically on the election or removal of directors, conditions specified - SB284

Coroner and medical examiner service fees: moratorium expanded and exception created re an intergovernmental cooperation agreement - AB662

Coroner and medical examiner service fees: moratorium expanded and exception created re an intergovernmental cooperation agreement - SB531

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

DCF rules modified and repealed re child care certification, child care center operations, child welfare agency licensing, and public assistance records [Admin.Code DCF 54.02, 121, 201.02, 201.06, 202.01, 202.02, 202.04, 202.05, 202.06, 202.065, 202.07, 202.08, 202.09, 203, 250.04, 250.07, 251.03, 251.095] - SB304

Decoy left unattended in a body of water: public nuisance provisions revised - SB147

Driver schools licensed by DOT may provide some instruction by means of the Internet - SB65

Emergency vehicle exemption from traffic restrictions re stopping, standing, and parking: requirement that warning lights be activated eliminated - SB156

Epinephrine auto-injectors: physician, physician assistant, or advanced nurse practitioner may prescribe to an authorized entity, definition provisions; liability exemption for trained employees of authorized entity - SB139

FoodShare: DHS to remove and store benefits in accounts not used for six months or longer and expunge benefits not used after one year - AB188

Fort Crawford 200th anniversary and the museum at Fort Crawford Hospital, both in Prairie du Chien, recognized - SJR91

Freedom, Town of, authorized to create TIDs in the same way as a city or village - AB390

Freedom, Town of, authorized to create TIDs in the same way as a city or village - SB316

Heroin metabolite added to ``restricted controlled substance” definition re chemical tests for intoxication - SB643

High capacity well approval procedure revised; designation of sensitive resource areas, special environmental review, and minimum water levels provisions; DNR and JCF duties - AB477

High capacity well approval procedure revised; designation of sensitive resource areas, special environmental review, and minimum water levels provisions; DNR and JCF duties - SB291

Highway maps published by DOT to include the location of the Wisconsin Veterans Tribute and the Citizen Soldier Monument in the Village of Cadott - SB89

Ignition interlock restricted license created re persons who have committed certain OWI-related offenses; DOT duties and penalty provisions - SB222

Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle) operated or transported on highways: regulations revised re lighting, marking, width, weight, no-fee permit, sales, and definition of farm tractor - SB448