Wisconsin Legislature: Taylor, Sen. Lena C. (4th Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

Snowmobile noise level standards clarified - SB278

Sturtevant, Village of: $158,800.00 sewer connection fee claim - SB47

Teacher employment contract: term modified; nonrenewal for arbitrary or capricious reasons prohibited - SB643

TID creation simultaneous with subtracting territory from an existing TID without adopting a resolution containing the 12-percent test: city or village authority granted under set conditions; DOR provisions - AB1015

TID expenditure period and project costs for certain city modified - SB102

TIF law technical changes - AB147

TIF law technical changes - SB83

Trespass law violations by persons engaged in outdoor recreational or natural resources activities: DNR authority expanded; court may revoke or suspend hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses and other approvals; surcharge, ATV and snowmobile operation, and citations mailed to persons outside the state provisions - AB409

Trespass law violations re hunting and fishing: DNR and its wardens authorized to enforce; hunting and fishing trespass surcharge and forfeiture created - AB279

Trespassing liability exemption under certain conditions for assessor and staff making an assessment for the state or political subdivision - AB602

Unauthorized acquisition of personal identifying information: requiring the entity that possesses the information to notify the individual; definitions, civil claims, and law enforcement provisions - SB164

Uniform Commercial Code revisions re letters of credit - AB1036

Uniform Principal and Income Act of 1997 to replace the Revised Uniform Principal and Income Act of 1962; provisions re revocable living trusts, fiduciaries, unitrust, and principal - AB140

Uniform Principal and Income Act of 1997 to replace the Revised Uniform Principal and Income Act of 1962; provisions re revocable living trusts, fiduciaries, unitrust, and principal - SB93

Variable rate residential mortgage loan: prepayment penalty requirements revised - AB456

Variable rate residential mortgage loan: prepayment penalty requirements revised - SB230

Vehicle combinations meeting certain requirements and used solely in intrastate commerce exempt from motor carrier regulations and marking requirement; DOT provision - SB485

Wharves, piers, boat shelters, boat hoists, and boat lifts: permitting exemptions revised - AB850

Wild turkey hunting license: qualified resident landowner may assign eligibility to any individual - AB229

Wyatt, (LCpl) Daniel: life and military service commended - AJR59

Zoning ordinance or regulation: county prohibited from enacting or enforcing over a commercial establishment in specified areas - SB583

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Stepp:

Senate Bills: 5, 6, 7, 9, 16, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59, 71, 78, 84, 86, 88, 94, 96, 100, 101, 103, 124, 127, 128, 129, 132, 138, 139, 142, 152, 167, 171, 178, 180, 186, 189, 190, 192, 197, 226, 241, 242, 247, 283, 293, 327, 336, 338, 342, 351, 372, 375, 393, 396, 402, 403, 419, 435, 449, 467, 483, 518, 521, 529, 535, 546, 552, 566, 591, 613, 618, 697

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 3, 4, 11, 13, 17, 26, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 50, 56, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 85

Senate Resolutions: 12

Senate Petitions:

Assembly Bills: 3, 4, 5, 27, 31, 35, 38, 39, 57, 58, 61, 63, 67, 74, 76, 78, 97, 101, 103, 104, 111, 120, 122, 126, 149, 150, 151, 160, 173, 174, 183, 184, 193, 197, 203, 206, 207, 208, 209, 235, 239, 240, 241, 243, 246, 252, 253, 254, 263, 270, 275, 294, 297, 298, 299, 315, 317, 318, 319, 321, 349, 350, 375, 382, 384, 386, 389, 398, 402, 411, 419, 425, 522, 595, 677, 685, 729, 730, 731, 742, 746, 757, 763, 766, 776, 778, 782, 784, 836, 839, 855, 874, 892, 941, 945, 956, 958, 968, 972, 980, 981, 991, 1020, 1031, 1034, 1041, 1043, 1057, 1072, 1073, 1089, 1156, 1159, 1163, 1182

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 23, 27, 42, 43, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 60, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 74, 77, 81, 82, 90, 91, 107, 108, 109

S4 Taylor, Sen. Lena C. (4th Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

Abstinence only education required for schools that receive federal funding; notice and academic penalty provisions - AB691

Abstinence only education required for schools that receive federal funding; notice and academic penalty provisions - SB339

Age which alleged violators of criminal law, civil law, or municipal ordinance is subject to circuit or municipal court versus juvenile court raised - AB82

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October proclaimed as - SJR45

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: January proclaimed as - SJR59

Civil rights enforcement: AG given authority to bring an action for injunction - SB274

Civil service commission of 1st class city: certification of eligible candidates for vacant positions modified - AB848

Civil service commission of 1st class city: certification of eligible candidates for vacant positions modified - SB439

Death of person in Corr.Dept custody, a county jail, or house of correction: coroner or medical examiner must conduct an autopsy; AG authority to order an inquest; Inmate and Resident Mortality Board created, report required, and open meeting and open records provision - AB480

Election administration: satellite locations for absentee voting and voter registration created; absentee ballot canvassing procedure and challenges revised; voter registration application included with motor vehicle operator's license or state ID card application or renewal application and certain DOT employees appointed as special registration deputies; list of felons ineligible to vote maintained by Corr.Dept and shared with Elections Board; procedures to ensure maximum 30 minute waiting time to vote, postelection performance reviews, and election day administration plans required; additional inspector for certain elections provided; restrictions on compensation for obtaining voter registrations; Elections Board required to train all poll workers, special registration deputies, and special voting deputies; registration form format, public access to birth date information, and posting of polling place information provisions - SB249

Employment discrimination: action in circuit court to recover damages permitted, surcharge provision; committee to study wage disparities between men and women and minority group and nonminority group members - SB195

Expungement of misdemeanors revised - AB280

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarantee Program, Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program, and Small Business Development Loan Guarantee Program modifications; WHEDA revisions re notes and bonds limits, authority to acquire property, confidentiality of certain records, and using the Building Commission as its financial consultant; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report - SB269

Four-year-old kindergarten program: school board that does not operate one is not required to transport 4-year-old kindergarteners to private schools - AB189

GIB may permit small employers to enroll employees in health care coverage plan offered to state or local government employees under certain conditions - AB108

Hospitals required to provide emergency contraception; human growth and development instruction in schools re scientifically based information and abstinence only education; pharmacists required to dispense contraceptives - AB795

Human growth and development instruction: school board may offer a scientifically based program, topics specified; school board required to notify parents and guardians if it elects not to offer such instruction - AB690

Inquest procedure revisions in cases in which a person died as a result of an act by a law enforcement officer; location of inquests provision - AB359

King, Coretta Scott: life and service as matriarch to the civil rights movement and dedication to her husband's legacy commended - SJR64

Lisowski, Reggie ``The Crusher": life and dedication to the sport of wrestling commended - SJR47

Low-income energy assistance program: eligibility expanded for fiscal year 2005-06; one-time funding transfer from the petroleum inspection fund - SB598

MA GPR appropriation decreased and transfer of certain amount from general fund to MA trust fund; low-income energy assistance program income eligibility revised and GPR appropriation - SB582

Milwaukee Board of Fire and Police Commissioners: membership increased - SB695

Minority Cancer Awareness Week in Wisconsin proclaimed April 17-23, 2005 - SR6

Minority financial advisers and minority investment firms: percentage of funds expended by the Investment Board increased for services of - SB462

MPCP revisions re enrollment caps, income requirement for continuing student or sibling of pupil, and eligibility requirement re previous enrollment; private schools participating in MPCP required to achieve certain accreditation, adopt academic standards, and administer certain tests; SAGE per pupil payment increased; U.W. Parkside charter school enrollment limit increased - AB961

Notary public fees revised - SB75

Parks, Rosa Louise (McCauley): life, dedication to equal rights, and legacy of civil rights honored - SJR48

Property taxes paid from residential mortgage escrow account: deadline revised re direct payment from escrow agent - SB277

Prosecutor or government attorney decision not to commence a criminal prosecution or action for a forfeiture in exchange for payments to any organization or agency prohibited; restitution exception - SB90

Right to vote barred re felony conviction: restoring the right for certain persons released to extended supervision or parole but barred again if the person is returned to prison - AB865

``Sexual contact" definition expanded re third person - SB409

Trial jobs plus project under W-2 - AB1004

Trial jobs plus project under W-2 - SB572

``Wisconsin Labor Highway": USH 45 designated and marked as; DOT duty set - SB208

Woods, Mattiebelle: life and career as a journalist and activist honored - SJR6

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Taylor:

Senate Bills: 3, 39, 40, 80, 81, 84, 92, 98, 108, 109, 116, 121, 141, 181, 193, 207, 235, 236, 255, 260, 292, 307, 312, 325, 341, 343, 344, 369, 373, 376, 391, 410, 416, 423, 440, 451, 481, 502, 529, 532, 535, 544, 574, 581, 603, 609, 613, 622, 641, 649, 685, 691, 723

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 24, 29, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 46, 56, 58, 60, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 85

Senate Resolutions: 4, 12

Senate Petitions:

Assembly Bills: 47, 68, 77, 120, 159, 176, 179, 186, 197, 199, 204, 205, 281, 282, 283, 307, 319, 366, 387, 406, 415, 416, 434, 445, 446, 491, 511, 514, 532, 542, 543, 565, 583, 593, 599, 688, 707, 771, 786, 826, 829, 834, 844, 860, 876, 895, 949, 966, 972, 979, 981, 1012, 1028, 1030, 1032, 1034, 1106, 1130, 1131, 1174, 1175, 1192

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 2, 5, 6, 19, 23, 25, 27, 28, 47, 51, 53, 54, 60, 63, 66, 69, 70, 72, 74, 81, 82, 90, 91, 99, 100, 101, 107, 108, 109

S22 Wirch, Sen. Robert W. (22nd Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

Armenian genocide from 1915 to 1923: April 24 added to list of special observance days in schools - SB192

Border incentive grant program created; report required - SB664

Carbon monoxide detectors: owner of a residential building required to install and maintain; liability, tampering, and inpection provisions; Comm.Dept duty specified - SB689

CASA program: chief judge prohibited from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing a memorandum of understanding unless the program complies with certain established standards - AB171

CASA program: chief judge prohibited from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing a memorandum of understanding unless the program complies with certain established standards - SB87

Compulsory financial responsibility for motor vehicle operation: assurance and proof of coverage required; forfeiture and law enforcement provisions - AB391

Conner, (1LT) Garlin Murl: U.S. Congress and House Armed Services Committee urged to adopt H.R. 605, awarding a Medal of Honor posthumously re World War II acts of valor - SR7

Disbursement limit for candidates for office of state senator or representative increased; limits are binding regardless of grants from WECF; self-contribution limit provision - AB1101

Election official residency requirement revised re special voter registration deputy - AB61

Energy efficient equipment: income and franchise tax credits created re sales and use taxes paid on purchase of; certain consumer electronics excepted - AB744

Energy efficient equipment re Energy Star program: sales and use tax exemptions created; certain consumer electronics excluded - AB585

Fire fighters memorial: individual income tax checkoff created - AB577

Interscholastic athletics: penalty for use of prohibited substances re ``blood doping" and ``gene doping"; DPI duties and definition provisions - SB280

Intertrack wagering license conditions repealed re wagering on off-track races does not supplant wagering on live on-track races and off-track races wagering is not primary source of revenue - SB633