1204Carpenter, Sen. Tim (3rd Sen.Dist.; D)
Absentee voting in person: municipalities may designate more than one alternative site; notifying GAB required; Elections Commission provision -
SB625Additional EITC: refundable individual income tax credit created -
AB494Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the UW—Madison: funding for -
AB784Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support Program: DHS funding for respite care -
AB787Animals believed to be used in crimes against animals: laws revised re taking custody and withholding custody of the animal, considering an animal as an unclaimed animal, custody of animal as it relates to evidence, and petitioning the court for an order regarding an animal in custody -
SB450Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state -
SB107Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County: DOT to erect and maintain directional signs; contributions from interested parties provision -
AB83Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County: DOT to erect and maintain directional signs; contributions from interested parties provision -
SB11Bilingual-bicultural education programs: additional funding to DPI -
AB930Candidacy declaration: individual prohibited from being on the same ballot for 2 or more offices simultaneously -
AB975Candidacy declaration: individual prohibited from being on the same ballot for 2 or more offices simultaneously -
SB753``Cesar E. Chavez Day": state agencies required to designate March 31 as; optional state holiday for state employees provision -
AB437Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program -
SB501Chippewa Valley RTA: authorization to create restored; sales and use tax and property tax provisions -
SB442Constitutional restrictions on marriage eliminated: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -
AJR53Constitutional restrictions on marriage eliminated: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -
SJR46CPR, CCR, and AED instruction required in grades 7 to 12 -
SB412Debate on the executive budget bill [Senate rule 80m] -
SR8Dementia care specialists in aging and disability resource centers in certain counties: DHS funding for FTE positions; report required -
AB788Dementia training for mental health mobile crisis teams: DHS to award grants -
AB790Dementia training for mental health mobile crisis teams: DHS to award grants -
SB694Disbursements for political purposes: corporations required to give written notice to shareholders and shareholder objection process created; foreign corporation provision -
SB27Economic Opportunity, Department of (DEO) created; Economic Development Transition Council created to effect the transition of WEDC functions to DEO and the Badger Innovation Corporation; Economic Development Policy Board created to assist DEO; Governor and JCF duties -
SB468Electronic waste recycling program changes -
SB621Employment discrimination on the basis of military service: action in circuit court to recover compensatory and punitive damages permitted; DWD duties -
AB925Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created -
SB162Facilities for persons with traumatic brain injuries: DHS to establish licensure program; criteria and MA provisions -
SB746False statement on an application or false statement of a material fact used to determine eligibility for a benefit from WEDC: criminal penalties and other consequences created -
SB573Feminine hygiene products: sales and use tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report -
AB949Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created; definition provision -
SB705Foreign language credits from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: UW Board of Regents required to accept re students who are current or former U.S. armed forces members -
SB188Frac sand mine application: notice requirements before a political subdivision meets to take action on the application; definition provision -
SB101Frac sand mining contract for neighboring properties: inclusion on real estate condition and vacant land disclosure reports required -
SB98``Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail" established; DOT and Tour.Dept duties -
SB384Gift obligations such as gift cards or certificates: regulations for the sale and redemption of created; civil penalties, private right of action, exceptions, and DATCP and DA duties provisions -
AB761Groundwater management area standards and designation process established, DNR and Groundwater Coordinating Council duties specified; high capacity well approval revisions, DNR duties and fee provisions -
SB72Grow Wisconsin pilot program in Dane, Rock, and Milwaukee counties: DHS directed to implement re assisting FoodShare recipients to purchase food grown or made in Wisconsin -
SB214Health insurance rate changes: OCI, notification, public hearing, and Internet provisions -
SB277Highway maps published by DOT to include the location of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls -
SB90Hinkfuss, Rosemary T.: life and public service -
SR11Lay caregiver: hospitals required to provide patients with opportunity to designate re aftercare instructions; medical records provision -
SB19LGBT Pride Month: June 2015 proclaimed as -
AJR46LGBT Pride Month: June 2015 proclaimed as -
SJR39LGBT Pride Month: June 2016 recognized as -
AJR117Lobbyist service by legislators prohibited for certain period after they cease to hold office; penalty provisions -
SB423Local government policies, ordinances, and regulations: bills to overturn require approval by two-thirds of those members present and voting -
SB616Low-income energy assistance: eligibility of certain households modified -
SB688``Made in Wisconsin” logotype: DATCP to design for products manufactured in Wisconsin other than cheese, unfair trade practice provision -
AB567Medication for the purpose of ending life: individuals meeting requirements may request from their physicians; DHS duties; does not constitute attempted suicide -
SB28Meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees: laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to; legislative members subject to citations and civil penalties for violations. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -
SJR54Military training or experience: UW Board of Regents and technical college district boards to establish policies to award academic credit for -
SB190Milwaukee Area Technical College commended for dedication to students and community and creating the MATC Promise program -
AJR90Milwaukee County executive’s actions to sell or lease certain property: actions consistent with county board policy required and only the contract as negotiated by the county executive can be approved or rejected by the board -
SB722Minimum wage paid to tipped employees increased annually until it matches the general minimum wage -
SB780National Blood Donor Month: January 2016 proclaimed as -
SJR77National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October proclaimed as -
SJR64National Tolerance Week: December 1-7, 2016 proclaimed as -
SJR98Nik Wallenda Day: August 11, 2015 declared as -
SJR36Nonemergency medical transportation services to MA recipients in certain counties: DHS to modify contract and make alternative arrangements; LAB audit provision -
SB646Nonprofit organizations that serve veterans and their families: DVA grant program created -
SB418Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with traditional Hmong wedding customs -
AB507Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with traditional Hmong wedding customs -
SB670Optometrists meeting certain criteria may prescribe or administer certain controlled substances; DSPS rules provision -
SB74OWI first and second offense penalties revised -
AB363Penalty enhancer for certain crimes committed on the premises of a gas station while armed with a handgun -
AB302Penalty enhancers increased for crimes in which the perpetrator intentionally selects the victim based on race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry -
SB682Pope Francis: achievements commended and welcomed on his visit to the U.S. -
SJR14Powdered alcohol sale prohibition created, exceptions provided -
AB72Powdered alcohol sale prohibition created, exceptions provided -
SB10Premier resort area: City of Prescott authorized to become -
SB733Premium assistance program: DHS to develop to assist certain eligible persons purchase coverage through an American health benefit exchange; federal approval and JCF provisions -
SB68Prescription drug assistance for elderly program: waiver of federal Medicaid law required and use of excess GPR and PR moneys -
AB211Prescription drug assistance for elderly program: waiver of federal Medicaid law required and use of excess GPR and PR moneys -
SB142Presidential preference primary date changed -
SB63Primary elections: voting for more than one political party authorized -
AB288Primary elections: voting for more than one political party authorized -
SB208Primary spinal care practitioner licensure program established; Spinal Medicine Affiliated Credentialing Board created in MEB -
SB762Public notice of Senate, Assembly, and joint committee meetings revisions [Joint rule 27] -
SJR53Public notice of Senate committee meetings revisions [Senate rules 25 (1)(b), (c), 93 (2)] -
SR6Public’s right to access, inspect, and copy records of governmental bodies, exception provision: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -
SJR52Public 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 -
SB376Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation -
SB232REAL 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 -
SB258Repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child: crime created; jury and penalty provisions -
SB325Restraining order or injunction order may include household pet provisions -
AB141Restraining order or injunction order may include household pet provisions -
SB97Right 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 -
SB711Room tax revenues: ``tourism promotion and tourism development” definition revised to include ``economic development”; municipality to certify to DOR amount spent on economic development -
SB516Same-sex marriage and legal parentage for same-sex couples; statutory references to spouses made gender neutral; JSCTE appendix report -
AB816Security freeze on consumer credit reports: fee exemption for persons 62 years of age or older -
AB753Serious felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog; penalties, extended supervision, and exception provisions -
SB75Small 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 -
SB706Snowplow drivers honored for their dedication and keeping Wisconsin roadways safe -
AJR118Sobriety checkpoint pilot program: Milwaukee County, or city, town, or village within Milwaukee County, may establish; sunset provision -
SB683State minimum wage law revised; DWD duties and consumer price index provision -
SB2TCS Board grants created re workforce growth, dual enrollment, innovation marketing, and veterans -
SB163Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program: appropriation to expand program and participation criteria modified -
SB356U.S. Navy congratulated on the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee on November 21, 2015 -
SJR59Unemployed veterans are eligible to participate in the Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs -
SB636UW 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 -
AB929Veterans and their spouses and children attending technical colleges: nonresident fee exemption created -
SB164Veterans employment and entrepreneurship grant program created, DVA duties and report required; veteran employment grants repealed -
SB419Virtual dementia tour license: DHS funding authorized -
AB783Voter 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 -
SB281Wage 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 -
SB5Weapon possession on a public transit motor bus prohibited, exception for law enforcement officers and game wardens only; penalty provisions -
SB428Other proposals authored or co-authored by Carpenter, Sen. Tim (3rd Sen.Dist.; D)
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