2013 Assembly Authors

Consolidation of DSPS and DATCP: DOA study requirement repealed - AB362

County payments to public libraries in adjacent counties - AB288

Family Care benefit and IRIS services provided to residents of Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, and Shawano counties; DHS not required to have JCF approval for contracts to provide services - AB299

Fox Cities RTA: authority to create restored as provided in 2009 WisAct 28; resolution and referendum provisions - AB349

Fox Cities RTA: authority to create restored as provided in 2009 WisAct 28; resolution and referendum provisions - SB259

Illegal consumption of alcohol beverages by underage persons: adults prohibited from knowingly permitting or failing to take action to prevent on property owned and occupied by the adult or under the adult's control - AB209

Knowledge test requirements for CDL applicants who hold a military CDL - AB279

Mercury-added thermostats: sale, collection, and recycling of requirements and restrictions created; knowingly incinerating or disposing of mercury-added products in landfills prohibited; DNR duties - AB424

Municipal utility customer information: exception to prohibition on releasing created re securities disclosure obligations - AB384

Nonfiscal policy items should not be included in the substitute amendment to the biennial budget bill, nor any amendments offered during floor consideration - AR14

Physical therapists authorized to prescribe or order the use of diagnostic X-ray equipment - AB658

Poberezny, Paul: life and public service of the founder of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) commended upon his death - AJR57

Political communication required to include telephone number or Internet site where the individual, group, or committee responsible may be contacted; radio, television, and penalty provisions - AB501

Pollinator Week: third week of June proclaimed as - AJR83

``Public Works Week": May 19-25, 2013 designated as - AJR35

Rule-making procedure revised; motor vehicle registration and motor carrier appeals provisions; various DOT rules modified and repealed [Admin.Code Trans 131.03, 131.11, 131.13, 133.02, 133.04, 133.05, 133.06, 133.07, 133.08, 133.09, 138.05, 140.022, 140.07, 140.09, 142.07, 144.01, 144.02, 144.04, 144.05, 152.15, 156.04, 156.06, 175.03, 175.04, 177.04, 177.09, 177.10, 196.02, 196.04, 215.07, 215.08, 215.10, 230.01, 257, 303.03, 303.04, 303.08, 305.065, 309.02, 312.03, 312.04] - AB262

Safety belt and child safety restraint system violations: penalties increased - AB276

Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor with advice and consent of the Senate, judicial selection committee provision: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR86

Vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities: DWD 2013-15 fiscal biennium funding and FTE positions increased - AB351

Warch, Richard: life and service of the retired Lawrence University president commended upon his death - AJR66

Warning lights on school buses revisions - AB281

Wells, Richard H.: Chancellor of UW--Oshkosh commended for his contributions and congratulated on his upcoming retirement - AJR103

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Bernard Schaber, Rep. Penny (57th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills: 3, 22, 37, 38, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 56, 58, 60, 62, 63, 64, 80, 92, 93, 94, 96, 109, 111, 113, 136, 138, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 166, 171, 175, 176, 185, 187, 188, 194, 204, 208, 215, 218, 226, 233, 236, 242, 256, 265, 268, 269, 270, 280, 286, 296, 298, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 331, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 353, 354, 363, 365, 366, 377, 380, 387, 400, 406, 414, 438, 444, 445, 446, 448, 452, 453, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 481, 495, 498, 500, 531, 543, 552, 590, 597, 604, 607, 613, 614, 628, 641, 650, 651, 668, 685, 687, 730, 733, 760, 763, 766, 772, 773, 778, 779, 790, 791, 793, 820, 823, 843, 876, 915

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 20, 24, 29, 42, 44, 47, 50, 54, 55, 59, 61, 62, 65, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 78, 80, 84, 92, 98, 99, 100, 109, 112, 121

Assembly Resolutions: 6, 8, 12, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24

Senate Bills: 6, 15, 25, 38, 42, 43, 44, 45, 52, 53, 54, 55, 64, 74, 83, 93, 97, 101, 104, 119, 124, 131, 134, 143, 153, 160, 161, 163, 166, 173, 190, 193, 214, 218, 222, 223, 225, 230, 239, 240, 241, 242, 258, 260, 274, 288, 300, 308, 312, 315, 325, 329, 330, 348, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 359, 360, 370, 374, 376, 380, 382, 397, 409, 410, 411, 413, 415, 477, 491, 496, 507, 544, 554, 558, 559, 566, 568, 573, 591, 596, 600, 605, 623, 644, 660

Senate Joint Resolutions: 5, 8, 11, 14, 15, 30, 32, 37, 39, 42, 44, 48, 51, 53, 58, 59, 61, 74, 78, 79, 82, 83

October 2013 Special Session Assembly Bills: 4

919 Bernier, Rep. Kathleen (68th Asm.Dist.; R)

Absentee ballot cannot be counted if witness' address is missing on certificate - SB261

Absentee voting at a CBRF, adult family home, or residential care apartment: municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall dispatch special voting deputies under certain conditions, notice provision - AB396

Absentee voting at a CBRF, adult family home, or residential care apartment: municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall dispatch special voting deputies under certain conditions, notice provision - SB297

Animal cruelty resulting in great bodily harm, disfigurement, or death made a felony; adequate food and water and abandonment provisions; court may order psychological assessment or counseling and bar a violator from owning an animal - AB486

Ballot container: chief inspector and one other inspector requirement to secure modified - SB264

Battery to family member of a public officer and harassing, threatening, or intimidating a legislator or his or her family: crimes and penalties created; JRCCP report - AB213

Cabins and camping structures in a campground excluded from the dwelling code, conditions specified; portable toilet systems and holding tanks for wastewater from camping units and recreational vehicles excluded from the definition of plumbing - AB133

Certification cards for concealed weapons: DOJ may issue to former out-of-state law enforcement officers who are Wisconsin residents - AB165

Claims against the state by persons claiming to be innocent after release from imprisonment: Claims Board duties and maximum award revised; temporary financial assistance, transition assistance, sealed records, deceased petitioner, and judicial review provisions - AB534

Class A raffle ticket price limit increased - AB427

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program revisions re providing financial assistance - AB13

Cosleeping while intoxicated: criminal penalties for harm to child under 12 months; CANPB to prepare and make available materials relating to; providing the information to parents of newborns and other specified individuals and entities; immunity from liability provision; JRCCP report - AB465

County clerk duties revised; counties requiring a board of election commissioners modified; county clerk designated the chief election officer in each county and as executive director of the board of election commissioners in populous counties - AB613

County clerk duties revised; counties requiring a board of election commissioners modified; county clerk designated the chief election officer in each county and as executive director of the board of election commissioners in populous counties - SB644

County medical examiners and assistants: payment of salaries revised - AB174

Dental hygienist: Dentistry Examining Board may grant a certificate to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia under certain conditions - AB408

Distribution of communication by legislators to addresses in their districts following a declared state of emergency: prohibition on use of public funds does not apply if the communication relates to the emergency - AB91

Drug disposal program for prescription drugs, controlled substances and analogs, and pharmaceutical items: DOJ may authorize operation of and political subdivision may operate or authorize another person to operate, policy and procedures provisions; written permission required to destroy another person's prescription drugs - AB448

Duplicate ballot label procedures revised, GAB duties - AB394

Dwelling Code Council required to report to DSPS on review and recommendations re standards and rules for the uniform dwelling code - AB77

Election inspectors serving at polling places: chief inspector to assign equal number of each party when practicable - SB265

Election official at a polling place on election day: residency requirement revised, chief inspector provision - AB393

Election official at a polling place on election day: residency requirement revised, chief inspector provision - SB20

Election recount fees increased - AB418

Election-related statistics reported by municipal clerk to county clerk: statistics re elector address verification postcards added; GAB to publish information on the Internet - AB690

Election returns reporting by municipalities of certain population modified re combined wards; municipal clerk duties - AB89

Election returns reporting by municipalities of certain population modified re combined wards; municipal clerk duties - SB94

Elector not considered a voting elector for recount purposes if required to sign the poll list and does not do so - SB266

Family Care enrollees admitted to mental health institutes: DHS required to notify the county, care management organization required to maintain emergency contacts, report to JCF required, and appropriation provision - AB468

Family dwelling not wired for electrical service is exempt from smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements; plumbing standards exemption for family dwelling without indoor toilet and system to dispose of waste - AB499

Family dwelling not wired for electrical service is exempt from smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements; plumbing standards exemption for family dwelling without indoor toilet and system to dispose of waste - SB407

GAB candidate committee nominations: number submitted to governor doubled - SB268

Highway maps published by DOT to include the location of the Wisconsin Veterans Tribute in the Village of Cadott - AB234

Identifying document submitted by elector as proof of residence: type of document recorded by municipal clerk; GAB duties - SB267

MA program mental health benefits and reimbursement for certain mental health services revisions re in-home therapy for certain children and telehealth; DHS duties - AB458

Mental health services and programs provided by counties: report to DHS required - AB456

Mortgage satisfaction revisions and real estate transfer fee exception for real property valued at $1,000.00 or less; JSCTE appendix report - AB371

Nurse aids instructional program for individuals who completed a program in another state: DHS duties - AB249

Nurse aids instructional program for individuals who completed a program in another state: DHS duties - SB212

One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required - AB667

Physical placement of a child: presumption that equalized placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest; rebuttable presumption and geographic separation factor - AB211

Police and fire protection fee imposed on certain communication service providers eliminated; fund and shared revenue payments also eliminated - AB186

Recount of election proceedings: board of canvassers must hear and decide on elector registration challenges, drawdown of voted ballots provision - SB263

Recounting votes with automatic tabulating equipment: board of canvassers may conduct recount by hand unless court orders another method - AB24

Rented personal property re heavy equipment for construction, mining, or forestry: property tax exemption under certain conditions; JSCTE appendix report - AB731

Rented personal property re heavy equipment for construction, mining, or forestry: property tax exemption under certain conditions; JSCTE appendix report - SB577

Survivors of a law enforcement officer, EMT, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: payment of health insurance premiums and establishing a loan program provisions - AB241

Telephone solicitations: state's nonsolicitation directory eliminated in favor of the national do-not-call registry maintained by the FTC; DATCP duties - AB172

Towns may withdraw from county zoning ordinance and county development plan; town zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan required, other conditions specified - AB661

Utility facilities that undertake construction activities affecting navigable waters: DNR permit procedures modified, deadlines and PSC duties; exemptions to DNR structure permit and removal permit requirements re certain electric utilities; shoreland zoning ordinance provisions - AB774

UW--Eau Claire men's hockey team commended on winning the 2012-13 NCAA Division III Championship - SJR26

Voter registration records review and mailing Notice of Suspension of Registration forms: responsibility transferred to GAB; municipal clerk and notification date provisions; GAB required to post certain information about the mailed notices to its Internet site - AB689

Votes for write-in candidates: counting provisions modified - AB419

Workforce training program created; grants, DWD, and appropriation provisions - SB23

Workforce training program created; grants, DWD, annual report, and appropriation provisions - AB14

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Bernier, Rep. Kathleen (68th Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 1, 3, 9, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 37, 38, 41, 55, 56, 57, 64, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 90, 95, 96, 103, 105, 108, 109, 110, 114, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 130, 132, 134, 135, 136, 149, 154, 156, 158, 159, 166, 170, 175, 176, 182, 184, 187, 190, 196, 198, 200, 201, 204, 207, 208, 209, 212, 215, 217, 218, 223, 226, 227, 228, 230, 232, 235, 239, 248, 251, 254, 256, 258, 262, 270, 272, 275, 286, 288, 290, 341, 350, 359, 370, 378, 381, 386, 387, 392, 398, 400, 402, 403, 406, 407, 414, 415, 417, 420, 422, 429, 438, 441, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 457, 459, 464, 466, 469, 470, 471, 478, 483, 497, 502, 509, 511, 524, 535, 550, 552, 580, 592, 598, 603, 616, 617, 618, 620, 633, 635, 641, 645, 665, 668, 671, 674, 682, 687, 688, 695, 698, 699, 705, 746, 760, 763, 764, 770, 859

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 2, 6, 8, 11, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 37, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 65, 68, 69, 72, 74, 81, 84, 93, 100, 101

Assembly Resolutions: 15, 18