Health insurance mandate statute: definition modified and social and financial impact report by OCI requirements -
SB413Land information program: requirement that certain departments and agencies submit a plan to enable information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced eliminated -
SB570Loss of use of rental motor vehicles: rental company can hold renter or driver liable for in accidents under certain conditions -
AB672Loss of use of rental motor vehicles: rental company can hold renter or driver liable for in accidents under certain conditions -
SB495Motor vehicle liability insurance and proof of financial responsibility: requirements and penalties for violations revised; certain religious sects allowed to qualify as self-insurers for the purposes of motor vehicle liability insurance; DOT duties -
AB782Motor vehicle liability insurance and proof of financial responsibility: requirements and penalties for violations revised; certain religious sects allowed to qualify as self-insurers for the purposes of motor vehicle liability insurance; DOT duties -
SB638Motor vehicle operator's license minor applicant: limit for liability imputed to the parent or adult sponsor for damages caused by minor's negligent or willful misconduct -
AB540Motor vehicle operator's license minor applicant: limit for liability imputed to the parent or adult sponsor for damages caused by minor's negligent or willful misconduct -
SB408Motor vehicle registration forms required to include information about insurance requirements and a place for applicant to acknowledge he or she reviewed the information -
AB376Oversight of law enforcement and investigation: joint standing committee created re acquisition by law enforcement of surveillance services or devices and certain military equipment or armaments; John Doe proceedings provision -
SB639Public assistance program eligibility that depends on a relationship or arrangement with a child set out in a court order: DCF and DHS required to verify -
AB386Public assistance program eligibility that depends on a relationship or arrangement with a child set out in a court order: DCF and DHS required to verify -
SB290Shoreland zoning standards codified re setbacks for ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and proposed principal structures with certain exemptions; prohibition on the regulation of nonconforming structures expanded; impervious surface area regulations provision -
SB477Special Needs Scholarship Program changes -
SB615State agency biennial budget request requirements modified -
AB534State agency biennial budget request requirements modified -
SB407State superintendent of public instruction appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -
AJR84State to use GAAP to account for and report on funds and expenditures; budgetary basis of accounting established; reducing deficit of a state fund and, once eliminated, prohibiting legislature from passing a bill resulting in a projected deficit. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -
SJR55UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised -
AB533UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised -
SB401Vital records available in electronic system for vital records issuance: State Registrar or any local registrar allowed to issue certified copies -
SB507Vocational education subjects: experience-based method to obtain a license to teach a technical education subject expanded to include; definition provision -
SB449WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; study of restricted work during employee healing period required; DHA, LIRC, DOJ, and DWD duties -
SB456Other proposals authored or co-authored by Kapenga, Sen. Chris (33rd Sen.Dist.; R)
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8451208Larson, Sen. Chris (7th Sen.Dist.; D)
Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program created in 2015 WisAct 53 repealed; SAGE program reinstated and expanded; parental choice programs (Milwaukee, Racine, and statewide) phased out -
AB918Alcohol sales by officers or employees of the municipality or county in a municipal or county park expanded to include all alcohol beverages -
AB404Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th -
AJR40Beil, Marty: life and public service of the labor leader commended upon his death -
SJR60Bicycling designated as the state exercise; Blue Book provision -
AB847Bicycling designated as the state exercise; Blue Book provision -
SB600Body cameras on law enforcement officers: requirements for law enforcement agencies created, limitations on access to data, and penalty provisions; Law Enforcement Body Camera Council created in DOJ -
AB988Body cameras on law enforcement officers: requirements for law enforcement agencies created, limitations on access to data, and penalty provisions; Law Enforcement Body Camera Council created in DOJ -
SB766Bowe, Gerald ``Jerry”: life and contributions of former head football coach and educator of Cudahy High School commended upon his death -
AJR98Campaign finance law revisions re political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and scope of regulated activity and reporting certain activity; penalty and definition provisions -
SB201Cannabidiol (CBD oil) producers re treatment for seizure disorder: licensure program in DSPS established; possession and dispensing requirements modified -
SB772Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required -
AB216Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required -
SB146Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required -
SB781Contributions received by political parties, legislative campaign committees, independent expenditure committees, and referendum committees from corporations, cooperatives, and American Indian tribes: reporting requirements clarified re 2015 WisAct 117 -
AB860Contributions received by political parties, legislative campaign committees, independent expenditure committees, and referendum committees from corporations, cooperatives, and American Indian tribes: reporting requirements clarified re 2015 WisAct 117 -
SB630Corr.Dept Secretary to create committee to study the Missouri juvenile justice model; committee terminates upon submission of findings and recommendations -
AB746Custodial interrogation of a juvenile: law enforcement agency required to notify parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian and cannot commence the interrogation until the notice is received; evidence admissibility provision -
AB985Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified -
AB1021Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified -
SB796DPM restructured into the Office of Civil Service (OCS) and attached to DOA; Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection becomes a division under OCS; creates Division of Labor Relations and Division of Affirmative Action in OCS -
AB529Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision -
SB111Employment discrimination based on personal health care choices prohibited -
AB970Executive branch appointments: executive officers required to disclose certain information to the Ethics Commission -
SB659Firearm storage requirements if child under age 18 is present in the residence; penalty provisions -
AB892Grand jury proceedings: state to reimburse county for costs for illegal activity investigations re campaign finance and misconduct involving a public officer or employee -
SB651Handgun purchase from licensed firearms dealer: AG required to notify law enforcement if, during a background check, DOJ determines the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm; reports and DA and law enforcement duties -
SB758Health insurance rate changes: OCI, notification, public hearing, and Internet provisions -
AB359Health insurance rate changes: OCI, notification, public hearing, and Internet provisions -
SB277Healthy Aging Month: September 2016 proclaimed as -
SJR101Household and dependent care services: individual income tax credit created for certain expenses -
SB311Ignition interlock device: court to order for first OWI offense regardless of alcohol concentration -
SB484Infertility diagnosis and treatment: health insurance coverage required -
AB989Items containing ivory or rhinoceros horn: prohibition on selling, distributing, purchasing, obtaining, or trading created; penalty provisions -
SB728JCLO required to appoint a Commission on Debt-Free College to study and report on feasibility of providing debt-free college education to all Wisconsin residents; finding required before January 3, 2017 -
AJR102JCLO required to appoint a Commission on Debt-Free College to study and report on feasibility of providing debt-free college education to all Wisconsin residents; finding required before January 3, 2017 -
SJR78Legislator prohibited from official action on proposal to change state law or rule resulting in substantial financial benefit to legislator’s political campaign organization during the biennium: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -
SJR74Limited services pregnancy centers: false advertising prohibitions created; definition and penalty provisions -
AB969Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions -
AB895Marijuana: elimination of criminal penalty for possession of 25 grams or less -
AB246Marijuana: elimination of criminal penalty for possession of 25 grams or less -
SB167Mental Health Screening Month: November 2016 proclaimed as -
SJR99Milwaukee Area Technical College: district board and appointment committee membership revised -
SB397Milwaukee 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 -
AB928Milwaukee 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 -
SB722Monetary bail as a condition of release in criminal proceedings eliminated -
AB981Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility -
AB915Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility -
SB700Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month: June 2015 designated as -
AJR36National Bullying Prevention Month: October 2016 proclaimed as -
SJR92Nonfelony possession of marijuana offenses: court to order expungement under set conditions -
AB944Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with traditional Hmong wedding customs -
SB670Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs for first class cities created in 2015 WisAct 55 repealed -
SB755Paid sick leave: employer requirements established; accrual, employee rights, prohibited acts, notice, and records provisions; DWD duties -
SB352Parental choice programs, including MPCP and Racine Parental Choice Program: revisions re family income for pupil eligibility, per pupil payments, teacher licensure, background investigations of teachers and administrators, reading readiness assessments, high school diploma criteria, corporal punishment, expulsion, building inspections, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, meetings of governing board open to the public, in operation at least 2 years, enrollment percentage; DPI and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
SB3Partisan elective state officials prohibited from accepting contributions during budget deliberations -
AB891Per pupil revenue limit increased re consumer price index -
AB295Per pupil revenue limit increased re consumer price index -
SB215Person’s presence in a high-crime area does not constitute reasonable suspicion for a law enforcement officer to temporarily detain or search for or seize a weapon -
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