2015 Senate Authors

Student internship coordination between institutions of higher education and employers: DWD to provide as part of the workforce training program (Fast Forward); report revised - SB594

Substitute teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program: exemption from bachelor’s degree, credential, or teaching license requirement in specific cases - AB964

Substitute teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program: exemption from bachelor’s degree, credential, or teaching license requirement in specific cases - SB757

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - SB227

Tax administration technical changes - SB440

Tax incremental base of a TID in a decrement situation: conditions in which a city or village may adopt a resolution requiring DOR to redetermine modified - AB73

Tax incremental base of a TID in a decrement situation: conditions in which a city or village may adopt a resolution requiring DOR to redetermine modified - SB64

Tax law administration revisions re individual and corporate income taxes, franchise taxes, and sales and use taxes; DOR duties - SB503

Technical college student grants: providing additional funding; TCS Board and GPR provisions - SB540

Technical education equipment grants: DWD to award to school districts as part of the workforce training grants (Fast Forward grants); matching funds provision - SB523

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program eligibility requirements modified - AB626

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program eligibility requirements modified - SB476

TID number 3 in City of Middleton: time for expenditures for project costs, DOR allocation of tax increments, and maximum life extended - AB863

TID number 3 in City of Middleton: time for expenditures for project costs, DOR allocation of tax increments, and maximum life extended - SB691

Town zoning ordinance re shorelands permitted under certain conditions - AB165

Town zoning ordinance re shorelands permitted under certain conditions - SB113

Trespassing while armed on any technical college or UW System campus building or grounds: exemption from law prohibiting persons with a license to carry a concealed weapon from carrying a weapon on campus; similar provision in administrative code repealed [Admin.Code UWS 18.10] - SB363

UI benefits: claimants committing second act of concealment or impersonation are ineligible for 7 years - SB140

Unclaimed property law revisions; DOR authority re third-party tax audits - SB799

Underage alcohol beverage citation issuance prohibited if underage person is victim of a sex-related crime or is present at time of the crime; disciplinary sanctions from a UW System school prohibitions provision - SB656

UW Board of Regents required to assist students in two-year and four-year institutions in securing internships with businesses; FTE positions provision - SB593

Whistling Straits, the Kohler Company, and Herbert Kohler, Jr. congratulated for hosting the 97th Annual PGA Championship on August 10-16, 2015 - AJR57

Whistling Straits, the Kohler Company, and Herbert Kohler, Jr. congratulated for hosting the 97th Annual PGA Championship on August 10-16, 2015 - SJR48

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Gudex, Sen. Richard (18th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 1, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 26, 67, 70, 73, 74, 80, 95, 106, 135, 165, 168, 179, 182, 192, 196, 212, 219, 221, 236, 260, 275, 293, 312, 327, 330, 353, 401, 407, 409, 448, 449, 452, 453, 457, 471, 488, 492, 495, 500, 507, 533, 538, 539, 546, 574, 596, 601, 627, 654, 665, 699, 702, 707

Senate Joint Resolutions: 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 17, 21, 31, 40, 42, 45, 49, 50, 55, 72, 81, 90, 100, 102, 109

Senate Resolutions: 7, 11, 12

Assembly Bills: 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 26, 27, 44, 46, 47, 56, 64, 75, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 96, 113, 114, 122, 143, 158, 188, 198, 205, 206, 212, 222, 228, 236, 237, 249, 251, 253, 262, 286, 303, 305, 313, 317, 320, 331, 358, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 394, 403, 405, 408, 415, 417, 433, 478, 480, 497, 515, 518, 522, 533, 534, 535, 539, 547, 549, 564, 565, 566, 581, 595, 609, 623, 633, 640, 651, 663, 665, 666, 667, 672, 673, 705, 723, 730, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 748, 754, 756, 767, 772, 773, 781, 800, 804, 807, 808, 817, 820, 846, 868, 901, 927

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 33, 43, 44, 54, 59, 66, 68, 82, 93, 95, 99, 109, 113

1230 Hansen, Sen. Dave (30th Sen.Dist.; D)

Advisory referendum for November 2016 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. - AJR8

Advisory referendum for November 2016 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. - SJR12

Carsharing organization vehicles: parking along highways under set conditions permitted; DOT duties and definition provision - SB235

Commercial radio and television station property: sales and use tax exemption modified, motor vehicle provision; JSCTE appendix report - SB590

Corr.Dept employees prohibited from working overtime for more than two consecutive shifts - SB610

Correctional officers: Corr.Dept to ensure new hires receive at least 4 weeks of on-the-job training - SB607

Creditable military service under WRS revised; JSCRS appendix report - AB300

Dementia training for mental health mobile crisis teams: DHS to award grants - SB694

Display of motor vehicle registration plates: law enforcement cannot stop an automobile because the front plate is missing - AB280

EITC changes made in 2011 WisAct 32 repealed; additional earned income tax credit created - AB84

Elected state official seeking national office: reporting travel expenses to GAB required, reimbursement provision - AB342

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - AB261

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - SB166

Employment discrimination re unfair honesty or genetic testing: DWD or discriminated person may bring an action in circuit court for compensatory and punitive damages; exceptions, limitations, and consumer price index provisions - AB570

Employment discrimination re unfair honesty or genetic testing: DWD or discriminated person may bring an action in circuit court for compensatory and punitive damages; exceptions, limitations, and consumer price index provisions - SB145

Ethics Commission toll-free telephone number required for reports of fraud, waste, and mismanagement re WEDC; DA and report provisions - AB991

Ethics Commission toll-free telephone number required for reports of fraud, waste, and mismanagement re WEDC; DA and report provisions - SB782

False 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 - AB669

False 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 - SB573

Federal moneys accepted by the state may not be returned to the federal government without the approval of the legislature by law if the expenditure may increase employment in this state - SB245

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited unless through a federally licensed firearms dealer and background check on transferee is conducted; exceptions and penalty provisions - SB159

First responders on duty at prisons: warden or superintendent required to ensure - SB612

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue congratulated on receiving accreditation from the Center for Public Safety and Excellence - SJR58

Fox River Navigational System visitor center: DOA may sell parcel of public land to City of Appleton for construction of; Fox River Navigational System Authority duties - SB641

Fraud in obtaining economic development benefits from WEDC: provisions and criminal penalties created - SB415

Guard tower staff person and perimeter staff person: warden or superintendent to ensure one of each is on duty at all times; report provision - SB613

Hinkfuss, Rosemary T.: life and public service - SR11

Legislative and congressional redistricting: new procedure for preparing the plans, LRB duties specified; Redistricting Advisory Commission created - AB328

Legislative and congressional redistricting: new procedure for preparing the plans, LRB duties specified; Redistricting Advisory Commission created - SB58

Materials manufactured in the United States: preference for in state and local government public contracts and purchases - AB20

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

Municipal liquor license quota system revisions, fee provision - SB535

National Suicide Prevention Month: September proclaimed as - SJR50

Nonpoint source water pollution in certain areas with carbonate bedrock: DNR and DATCP to promulgate rules to limit groundwater pollution from land spreading - AB637

Nonpoint source water pollution in certain areas with carbonate bedrock: DNR and DATCP to promulgate rules to limit groundwater pollution from land spreading - SB469

Overtime pay requirements revised re exempt employees; definitions, DWD duties, and emergency rules provisions - SB342

Overtime pay threshold: President Obama urged to tell the U.S. Dept. of Labor to raise - SJR15

Prescription drug assistance for elderly program: waiver of federal Medicaid law required and use of excess GPR and PR moneys - SB142

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - AB87

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - SB232

Restraining order or injunction re victim of abuse, harassment, or threats: clerk of court required to forward copy to sheriff and sheriff required to assist in serving the respondent; confidentiality and electronic transmittal provisions - SB490

School bus warning light requirements for model year 2005 and later - AB896

School bus warning light requirements for model year 2005 and later - SB669

Serious felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog; penalties, extended supervision, and exception provisions - AB127

Serious felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog; penalties, extended supervision, and exception provisions - SB75

State elected official who owes a debt to the state: interest applied based on federal student loan interest rate - AB971

State legislator salary increases prohibited unless equal to average salary of first-year, full-time teacher - AB747

Tuition-free education to certain technical college students: technical college district boards to grant fee remission to resident students participating in federal program; TCS Board duties - AB815

U.S. Navy congratulated on the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee on November 21, 2015 - SJR59

``Unarmed combat sports" replaces ``mixed martial arts fighting" and regulations modified, exemptions specified; definition, physician, and DSPS provisions - SB599

UW—Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team congratulated for winning the Horizon League tournament and wishing them luck in the NCAA tournament - SR13

Van Sistine, Jerry: life and public service - SJR11

Veterans Day (November 11): paid leave of absence for public and private employees who are veterans; collective bargaining, discrimination, and complaint provisions - SB350

Vital records for events occurring before October 1, 1907: prohibition against making them available in electronic format repealed and allowing copying of uncertified copies - AB297

Vital records for events occurring before October 1, 1907: prohibition against making them available in electronic format repealed and allowing copying of uncertified copies - SB62

Voter 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 - AB379

Voter 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 - SB281

WEDC employees aware of fraud against WEDC required to report it to DOJ or a DA; retroactive provision - SB785

Wisconsin children's outdoor heritage: benefits recognized and outdoor activities encouraged - AJR27