Wisconsin Legislature: Lassa, Sen. Julie (24th Sen.Dist.; D)

Residential dwelling rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer is excluded from definition of ``hotel”, ``bed and breakfast establishment”, and ``tourist rooming house” and is therefore not subject to DATCP regulation of lodging establishments; prohibition on enacting or enforcing ordinances that would prohibit or regulate such dwellings - SB446

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency limited to districts that adopted a resolution prior to effective date of the bill - AB449

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency limited to districts that adopted a resolution prior to effective date of the bill - SB337

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - SB242

Sale or lease of municipal water or sewer utility provisions revised, referendum and petition provisions, and PSC duties; treatment of out-of-state water and sewer utilities re public utility holding companies - AB554

School district mechanisms for borrowing and raising money: revisions re loan or bond issues, revenue limit adjustments, State Trust Funds loans, temporary borrowing, promissory notes, and MPS levy limit adjustments and bond issues - SB355

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting Whitetails Unlimited; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB505

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - AB702

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - AB556

State and local construction project contracts: preference to bidder that ensures the percentage of employees are Wisconsin residents is at least the same percentage as neighboring state’s hiring of state residents requirement - AB493

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - AB223

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - SB149

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County for same purposes as Chapter 15, Laws of 1977; DNR appendix report - SB282

Trees obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs along highways: compensating DOT for removal not required if sign advertises activities conducted on the property on which it is located - SB504

Unclaimed money or securities: county treasurer duty to provide legal notice modified, Internet provision - SB527

Vapor products: restrictions on use established; definition and ordinance provisions - SB132

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - AB327

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - SB243

Wisconsin Veterans Employment Initiative established to increase number of veterans holding permanent state government positions; Council on Veterans Employment created in the Office of the Governor; state agencies and DPM duties - SB339

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Lasee, Sen. Frank (1st Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 7, 8, 26, 49, 81, 106, 110, 113, 118, 121, 168, 192, 229, 265, 275, 285, 312, 323, 324, 325, 326, 380, 384, 405, 407, 411, 412, 457, 462, 472, 500, 507, 517, 533, 535, 545, 592, 593, 594, 595, 618, 622, 624, 641, 650, 687, 765

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 21, 26, 31, 40, 41, 42, 48, 49, 50, 55, 61, 69, 72, 73, 77, 79, 88, 90, 109

Senate Resolutions: 7, 11, 13

Assembly Bills: 11, 13, 14, 27, 32, 116, 143, 157, 161, 164, 165, 170, 174, 188, 251, 285, 286, 296, 307, 326, 334, 358, 369, 371, 373, 393, 394, 428, 429, 430, 431, 438, 441, 481, 503, 512, 534, 535, 537, 539, 545, 547, 565, 569, 592, 604, 612, 633, 638, 663, 674, 694, 701, 723, 726, 730, 737, 739, 741, 742, 743, 744, 750, 752, 774, 809, 810, 838, 856, 973

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 7, 22, 24, 43, 44, 57, 59, 66, 68, 69, 78, 80, 81, 82, 92, 94, 95, 97, 103, 113

1224Lassa, Sen. Julie (24th Sen.Dist.; D)

Apraxia Awareness Day: May 14, 2015 and each May 14 thereafter declared as - SJR37

Battery to a child welfare or juvenile justice worker acting in an official capacity: felony penalty provisions - SB204

Break time for employees to express breast milk: requirements created, accommodations specified - AB882

Cemetery authority: deposit and investment of care funds and preneed trust funds expanded to include broker-dealer - SB123

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month: September 2015 proclaimed as - SJR57

Children First program eligibility criteria modified re residency - AB351

Children First program eligibility criteria modified re residency - SB247

Clean and renewable energy joint task force: committees on Assembly and Senate organization required to immediately appoint, findings deadline set - AJR17

Clinical social worker: practice requirement for licensure modified - AB217

Columbus Day renamed Indigenous Peoples Day - AB475

Community development financial institution (CDFI): income and franchise tax credits created for investments in; definitions and sunset provision - AB911

Community development financial institution (CDFI): income and franchise tax credits created for investments in; definitions and sunset provision - SB693

Contracts between WEDC and recipients of grants, loans, or tax credits: requirements created - AB858

Crime victim notified when offender’s parole or extended supervision is revoked - SB377

Crowdfunding for jobs and economic growth: WHEDA to contract with a business maintaining a crowdfunding Internet site - AB927

DATCP enforcement action types expanded for which a court may order a defendant to reimburse costs - SB584

DNR rule re construction permit requirements for stationary sources that emit greenhouse gases eliminated [Admin.Code NR 405.07] - SB144

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision - AB102

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision - SB111

Economic 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 - AB617

Elementary and secondary school teachers: adopting the Internal Revenue Code re individual income tax deduction for certain expenses - SB130

Employment opportunity demonstration projects: funding increased - SB738

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - AB103

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - SB112

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created - AB62

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created - SB162

Family and medical leave expanded to businesses with at least 25 employees, includes care for grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, and covered active duty provision; family and medical leave insurance program created in DWD, trust fund provision - SB385

Forcible entry into a vehicle to remove a person or domestic animal believed to be suffering: civil liability immunity exemption under certain conditions created - SB230

Foreign 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 - AB184

Foreign 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 - SB188

Growing Rural Opportunities and Workforce in Wisconsin Program (GROW Wisconsin) created re student loan reimbursement payments to individuals who relocate to certain rural counties; HEAB and DWD duties; participating counties must adopt an authorizing resolution - AB546

Household and dependent care services: individual income tax credit created for certain expenses - AB399

Household and dependent care services: individual income tax credit created for certain expenses - SB311

Individuals prohibited from doing campaign work while working for another individual or committee who is required to register with GAB - AB472

Iola Old Car Show: DOT required to erect directional signs; contributions from interested parties provision - SB382

Job elimination or relocation reporting requirement for recipients of a WEDC loan, grant, or tax credit - AB886

Juvenile court procedures re change in placement for CHIPS held under a temporary physical custody (TPC) order, change in placement for child under guardianship of DCF and certain agencies, amending a consent decree, and emergency change-in-placement; other changes include change of trial of post-dispositional proceeding, appointment of successor guardian, change of placement when no objection is filed, case closure orders when dispositional order is terminated, and effective period of a TPC order - SB387

Law enforcement officers employed by amusement or recreational establishments: DWD prohibited from exempting them from overtime pay rules - SB357

Lay caregiver: hospitals required to provide patients with opportunity to designate re aftercare instructions; medical records provision - SB19

LRB required to provide individuals with requested portions of law of this state, for free in print or electronic form, if the individual does not have reasonable access; appropriation provision - AB967

Lysosomal storage disorders: newborn screening required; DHS duties - AB65

Lysosomal storage disorders: newborn screening required; DHS duties - SB39

Materials manufactured in the United States: preference for in state and local government public contracts and purchases - SB176

Medical examiner, and medicolegal investigation staff members licensure by the Medicolegal Investigation Examining Board (MIEB) required, exceptions and license requirements; MIEB created in DSPS; reporting deaths revisions and failure to report penalty increased; jurisdiction to investigate death and notifications, autopsies and other diagnostic procedures; investigation records and handling of personal property; disposition of bodies; access to deceased's mental health treatment records - SB712

Mental Health, Council on: DHS to pay stipend to public members - AB710

Military training or experience: UW Board of Regents and technical college district boards to establish policies to award academic credit for - AB182

Military training or experience: UW Board of Regents and technical college district boards to establish policies to award academic credit for - SB190

Missing child who is the responsibility of DCF, Corr.Dept, county services, or licensed child welfare agency: reporting requirements to local law enforcement and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - AB745

Motorists required to stop and remain stopped until pedestrian, bicyclist, or rider of personal assistive mobility device has crossed highway marked by crosswalk or with certain traffic signal - AB491

Municipal budgets: publication notice requirement for certain actions modified - AB439

Municipal budgets: publication notice requirement for certain actions modified - SB310

Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility - SB700

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - SB634

``Neglect” as defined in the Children’s Code changed - AB955

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - AB36

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - SB30

NRB requirement to offer certain land for sale eliminated - SB364