2015 Assembly Authors

Capital loss deducted from income tax federalized; JSCTE appendix report - AB97

Civics portion of citizenship test: successful completion required to obtain a high school diploma or equivalency diploma - AB194

Columbaria maintained by religious associations: exemption from requirements applicable to mausoleums and cemeteries created - AB285

Columbaria maintained by religious associations: exemption from requirements applicable to mausoleums and cemeteries created - SB229

Concealed weapon licensee may possess a firearm on school grounds but not in a school building; conditions and penalty provisions - AB846

Concealed weapon licensee may possess a firearm on school grounds but not in a school building; conditions and penalty provisions - SB589

Counties permitted to form multiple county health departments; determining proportionate levy contributions provision - AB362

Counties permitted to form multiple county health departments; determining proportionate levy contributions provision - SB306

Credentials issued by DSPS or affiliated credentialing board: intentional material misstatements, omissions, and falsified documentation on application for or renewal of crime created; location of trial provision - AB812

Deceased prison inmate: procedures relating to burial or cremation, unclaimed corpse, notification to relative, prohibition on cremation re homicide, and charges to prisoner’s estate - AB770

DOT funding for state highway rehabilitation, major highway development, southeast freeway megaprojects, and local transportation facility improvement revised; LFB duties - AB565

DOT funding for state highway rehabilitation, major highway development, southeast freeway megaprojects, and local transportation facility improvement revised; LFB duties - SB411

FoodShare cards: DHS to request waiver to limit number of replacement cards in a 12-month period - AB200

FoodShare: limiting foods that may be purchased; DHS to report to JCF on cost to implement and comply; review and update of list required; federal waiver and WIC provision - AB177

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - AB568

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - SB445

LLC articles of organization: one-year exemption to the initial filing fee for student entrepreneurs, conditions specified - AB732

Pedestrian entering or remaining on railroad tracks prohibition does not apply to walking directly across the tracks or right-of-way - AB876

Renewable portfolio standards requirements for electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives eliminated; electricity consumed from renewable resources goal and PSC report eliminated - AB1015

Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act adopted - AB695

Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act adopted - SB715

Shining wild animals: ``flashlight" definition revised and use of firearm-mounted light permitted - AB719

Special distinguishing registration plates supporting Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer authorized; fees and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB401

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Brooks, Rep. Robert (60th Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 1, 13, 24, 25, 27, 30, 32, 44, 46, 47, 49, 56, 57, 58, 68, 71, 80, 82, 95, 96, 107, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 119, 140, 158, 161, 164, 170, 175, 179, 184, 187, 188, 191, 192, 219, 222, 226, 233, 237, 253, 291, 303, 305, 310, 311, 312, 314, 321, 326, 349, 368, 369, 372, 373, 377, 388, 397, 398, 410, 417, 419, 435, 439, 456, 457, 466, 480, 481, 486, 487, 492, 505, 508, 513, 517, 518, 520, 522, 527, 530, 534, 535, 536, 539, 542, 543, 553, 556, 562, 575, 577, 578, 580, 581, 582, 583, 603, 612, 622, 623, 624, 641, 664, 667, 669, 693, 694, 705, 718, 722, 730, 733, 734, 742, 744, 767, 772, 773, 774, 775, 864, 867, 874, 909, 910

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 4, 5, 33, 43, 44, 66, 78, 87, 109, 113

Assembly Resolutions: 6

Senate Bills: 20, 26, 35, 43, 47, 49, 59, 70, 73, 74, 76, 79, 83, 93, 95, 115, 118, 121, 123, 125, 127, 128, 132, 136, 151, 179, 183, 196, 203, 218, 219, 228, 234, 237, 238, 239, 260, 263, 265, 285, 294, 302, 310, 313, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 343, 348, 355, 363, 375, 383, 386, 389, 390, 392, 402, 404, 405, 406, 407, 413, 417, 418, 421, 422, 429, 431, 433, 444, 446, 450, 451, 455, 470, 472, 477, 492, 502, 503, 505, 509, 518, 527, 535, 539, 573, 574, 585, 591, 594, 595, 596, 601, 605, 624, 626, 642, 676, 680, 712, 734, 794

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 4, 7, 10, 40, 41, 73, 75, 84, 102, 109

1283 Brooks, Rep. Edward (50th Asm.Dist.; R)

Apprenticeship completion award program: DWD appropriation increased - AB796

Apprenticeship completion award program: DWD appropriation increased - SB714

Assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district: in reevaluation process, removing requirement that assessment staff attend an assessor education program prior to DOR appointing someone to assist staff; definition of ``major class of property” modified - AB576

Broadband expansion grants: funding and amount PSC may issue increased - AB798

Broadband infrastructure: PSC duties imposed re expansion grant program, underserved areas, promotion of economic development, model ordinance, and certification as a Broadband Forward! community - AB820

``Class B” license issued to a winery: authorizing sale of intoxicating liquor - AB317

Corrections System Formulary Board created in Corr.Dept re therapeutic alternate drug selections in the state correctional system - AB120

Crime victim notified when offender’s parole or extended supervision is revoked - AB652

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

Dairy plant and food processing plant licensing: definition of ``dairy product” and related terms revised - AB645

Declaration of domestic partnership maximum additional fee within 5 days of application modified and legal status required to be completed within 30 days; county clerk requirement revised re providing information on fetal alcohol syndrome and dangers of using drugs while pregnant - AB573

Disconnection devices required for distributed generation facilities (DEGs) interconnected to the electric distribution systems of retail electric utilities and cooperatives - AB560

Interstate Compact on Juveniles repealed as it is no longer in effect; juvenile from another state on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense is required to register as a sex offender - AB627

Local youth apprenticeship grants: DWD appropriation increased - AB795

Local youth apprenticeship grants: DWD appropriation increased - SB713

Making a terrorist threat made a felony, conditions specified - AB341

Making a terrorist threat made a felony, conditions specified - SB256

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision - AB561

Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission: legislative members’ term of office clarified - SB251

Motor vehicle repair practices: insurer prohibitions re specifying a facility and delaying a claim - AB119

Motor vehicle repair practices: insurer prohibitions re specifying a facility and delaying a claim - SB93

Motor vehicles operating on highways when weather conditions limit visibility: required headlamps, tail lamps, and clearance lamps must be lighted, penalty provision - AB337

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

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

Nonprofit organizations: sales tax exemptions revised re occasional sales of tangible personal property and admissions to entertainment events; JSCTE appendix report - AB553

Out-of-state ambulance service providers: licensing requirement exemptions - AB249

OWI penalties for fourth or greater offense revised; definition of ``injury” modified - AB536

OWI-related offense: mandatory minimum sentence for causing injury or substantial or great bodily harm, prior offense provision - AB353

Oxygen equipment in nursing homes: rules modified re current maintenance and use standards and manufacturers’ recommendations [Admin.Code DHS 132.71] - AB242

Partisan caucus of Senate or Assembly: exception to open meetings - AB153

Right-of-way in roundabouts - AB451

Right-of-way in roundabouts - SB379

Rural county assistance: HEAB to make student loan reimbursement payments for eligible individuals who establish domiciles in rural counties, conditions specified - AB794

Rural county assistance: HEAB to make student loan reimbursement payments for eligible individuals who establish domiciles in rural counties, conditions specified - SB663

Rural physician residency assistance program: funding increased - AB797

Rural physician residency assistance program: funding increased - SB662

Special Needs Scholarship Program changes - AB751

Teacher loan program modified to include loan forgiveness to teachers employed in rural counties, conditions set - AB793

Temporary alcohol beverage retail license revisions re issuance to local chambers of commerce and similar trade or civic organizations, multiple-location events, and temporary ``Class B” license for wine issued without issuing a temporary Class ``B” license for beer; DOR directed to update specific publication - AB320

Town expenditures re highway maintenance and construction: limit eliminated - AB161

Town expenditures re highway maintenance and construction: limit eliminated - SB118

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - AB706

Trespass on or intentionally damaging property owned by an energy provider: criminal penalties revised; definition provision - AB547

UW Board of Regents’ authority over agricultural land expanded; Building Commission and UW—Madison provisions - AB717

Vacancies on a school board of a common, union high, or unified school district: board president allowed to appoint under certain conditions - AB325

Welcome signs: City of Mauston authorized to erect in highway right-of-way under certain conditions - AB550

Welcome signs: City of Mauston authorized to erect in highway right-of-way under certain conditions - SB461

Wild game bird feathers naturally shed or from lawfully taken birds: exemption from prohibition on sale, purchase, barter, trade, or possession of wild animals - AB579

Wild game bird feathers naturally shed or from lawfully taken birds: exemption from prohibition on sale, purchase, barter, trade, or possession of wild animals - SB435

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Brooks, Rep. Edward (50th Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 1, 8, 10, 15, 16, 19, 25, 30, 31, 32, 44, 49, 53, 56, 58, 73, 74, 78, 79, 81, 82, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 122, 124, 139, 140, 147, 157, 165, 167, 171, 172, 173, 174, 187, 188, 190, 193, 198, 202, 204, 208, 210, 213, 219, 220, 225, 228, 230, 232, 236, 240, 252, 253, 262, 268, 280, 281, 284, 286, 289, 297, 299, 303, 306, 313, 327, 340, 345, 352, 356, 357, 358, 361, 366, 368, 374, 384, 391, 392, 400, 402, 408, 409, 412, 417, 421, 435, 438, 444, 507, 512, 513, 517, 518, 519, 521, 522, 526, 531, 532, 544, 545, 546, 552, 556, 572, 574, 575, 577, 580, 591, 592, 595, 596, 597, 599, 608, 609, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, 621, 622, 623, 626, 629, 633, 639, 643, 644, 646, 647, 650, 651, 653, 662, 663, 664, 666, 667, 670, 671, 672, 673, 691, 692, 693, 694, 698, 700, 705, 707, 718, 721, 733, 734, 740, 748, 757, 760, 775, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 792, 799, 807, 808, 809, 949

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 4, 15, 20, 22, 33, 34, 37, 43, 44, 54, 57, 59, 72, 75, 77, 78, 80, 82, 94, 99

Assembly Resolutions: 6

Senate Bills: 4, 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 22, 23, 35, 40, 44, 47, 49, 59, 64, 65, 67, 71, 73, 74, 76, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 95, 96, 110, 113, 114, 115, 117, 122, 123, 130, 131, 133, 135, 141, 143, 144, 147, 152, 153, 157, 160, 161, 165, 170, 182, 192, 195, 196, 203, 204, 207, 210, 212, 217, 219, 221, 223, 225, 227, 236, 243, 244, 248, 249, 255, 272, 275, 276, 278, 279, 283, 284, 288, 293, 300, 315, 318, 327, 330, 332, 333, 348, 366, 367, 384, 386, 389, 390, 391, 394, 400, 410, 412, 416, 417, 421, 423, 426, 427, 429, 430, 431, 433, 434, 438, 440, 441, 443, 455, 457, 463, 465, 466, 470, 474, 475, 476, 478, 482, 485, 486, 488, 490, 495, 496, 497, 498, 500, 501, 503, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 513, 514, 518, 519, 523, 524, 525, 527, 539, 540, 542, 544, 546, 547, 572, 574, 575, 580, 581, 584, 590, 591, 603, 615, 642, 644, 645, 650, 656, 661, 670, 671, 674, 690, 694, 699, 703, 748, 749, 750, 760

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 7, 10, 21, 22, 25, 34, 35, 37, 40, 41, 44, 45, 48, 49, 63, 66, 67, 73, 81, 84

1343 Brostoff, Rep. Jonathan (19th Asm.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 - AB918

Additional EITC: refundable individual income tax credit created - AB494

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th - AJR40