2017 Senate Authors

Nonferrous metallic mineral prospecting and mining: sulfide ore moratorium repealed; locations where groundwater standards apply changed; repeal of DNR rule to minimize impact on wetlands; separate process for bulk sampling; changes to application, review, and permitting process; exemption from certain solid waste disposal fees; DNR duties [Admin.Code NR 132.06, 132.17, 132.18, 182.07, 182.08] - SB395

Personal flotation device requirements for persons 18 years of age or older on stand-up paddleboards do not apply - AB358

Personal flotation device requirements for persons 18 years of age or older on stand-up paddleboards do not apply - SB286

``PFC Valentine T. Warrichaiet Memorial Bridge”: DOT to designate and mark bridge on USH 41 across the Oconto River in City of Oconto as - SB598

Public lands: BCPL may sell land to the state and DNR to purchase re Stewardship 2000 Program; county management of DNR land, forestry provision; UW Board of Regents to award Wisconsin Merit scholarships, UW--Stevens Point provision - SB270

Qualified new business venture certified by WEDC: threshold for investments that qualify for tax credits increased - AB489

Qualified new business venture certified by WEDC: threshold for investments that qualify for tax credits increased - SB398

Special highway weight limits for certain vehicles transporting maple sap or syrup - SB429

Special vehicle weight limit for vehicles transporting raw forest products and lumber on certain highways in Ashland and Vilas counties eliminated; Michigan border permit for oversize or overweight vehicles expanded to include - AB754

Special vehicle weight limit for vehicles transporting raw forest products and lumber on certain highways in Ashland and Vilas counties eliminated; Michigan border permit for oversize or overweight vehicles expanded to include - SB638

Sport shooting range temporary or permanent closure re public safety hazard: procedure established - AB820

Sport shooting range temporary or permanent closure re public safety hazard: procedure established - SB691

Student loan reimbursement payments for certain individuals domiciled in rural counties, conditions specified, HEAB duties - AB730

Student loan reimbursement payments for certain individuals domiciled in rural counties, conditions specified, HEAB duties - SB614

Supplemental aid program for school districts with a large area: DPI rule repealed and terminology changed [Admin.Code PI 10] - AB477

Supplemental aid program for school districts with a large area: DPI rule repealed and terminology changed [Admin.Code PI 10] - SB685

Taking of rough fish or catfish by hand or with bow and arrow or crossbow: DNR may not prohibit - AB913

Taking of rough fish or catfish by hand or with bow and arrow or crossbow: DNR may not prohibit - SB766

Town sanitary district composed primarily of summer resort property: residency requirements for commissioners revised - AB484

Town sanitary district composed primarily of summer resort property: residency requirements for commissioners revised - SB391

Wetland permitting requirement exemption re discharge from utility infrastructure work in a highway right-of-way, conditions set - AB63

Woodchucks defined as ``game animal" and ``fur-bearing animal" and DNR to establish open season for hunting and trapping - AB323

Woodchucks defined as ``game animal" and ``fur-bearing animal" and DNR to establish open season for hunting and trapping - SB249

Workforce housing development TID creation authorized, fee provision; political subdivision authority revisions re expiration of local approvals, division of land by certified survey map, levy limit exception, contesting an imposed fee, sewerage system service changes, prohibiting weekend work, uniform dwelling code, building inspector and certain ordinances, inclusionary zoning ordinances, security required for plat approval, substantial completion of public improvements, subdivision approval conditions, construction banners, storm water management, eminent domain, local development-related regulation reports, rental housing units regulation, and zoning amendment protest - SB640

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Tiffany, Sen. Thomas (12th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 7, 15, 49, 61, 100, 119, 169, 187, 188, 196, 216, 236, 257, 284, 288, 319, 321, 340, 341, 362, 374, 376, 404, 406, 416, 417, 446, 491, 495, 506, 597, 615, 670, 678, 690, 744

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 8, 16, 17, 18, 30, 33, 38, 41, 42, 45, 49, 51, 52, 69, 70, 81, 82, 87, 89, 96, 100, 107, 118

Assembly Bills: 28, 42, 122, 123, 148, 180, 183, 230, 247, 254, 274, 296, 307, 325, 338, 369, 393, 410, 411, 427, 432, 455, 456, 464, 497, 498, 500, 501, 511, 539, 572, 595, 599, 677, 699, 736, 770, 798, 835, 864, 870, 920

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 18, 21, 23, 41, 44, 70, 79, 81, 82, 100

1529 Vinehout, Sen. Kathleen (31st Sen.Dist.; D)

Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarships awarded to pupils in public and tribal high schools with certain low enrollment - SB840

Advertisement of broadband services and Internet speed requirements and standardized consumer label based on FCC template; penalties and unfair trade practice provisions - SB846

Alternative sentencing for certain second or third OWI-related offenses and certain controlled substance offenses - AB1040

Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state - SB359

Baldus, Alvin ``Al” James: life and public service of Korean War veteran, former state representative, and former U.S. representative commended - SJR38

Biennial budget bill: process for removal of nonfiscal policy items established; LFB and JCF duties - SB872

Billing practices for health care providers not in the patient’s network: disclosure, notice, billing, and mediation requirements created - SB778

Broadband expansion grant program revisions, reports and LAB provisions; eliminated requirement that local governments prepare a report before holding a public hearing on an ordinance or resolution authorizing a telecommunications, video, or broadband service facility; manufacturing and agricultural tax credit cannot be claimed on income over set amount - SB847

Campaign contribution limits to entities such as political action committees, legislative campaign committees, and political parties established; elimination of segregated fund provision - AB446

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month: September 2017 proclaimed as - SJR83

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: September 2017 proclaimed as - SJR61

Chippewa Valley RTA: authorization to create restored; sales and use tax and property tax provisions - AB415

Chippewa Valley RTA: authorization to create restored; sales and use tax and property tax provisions - SB323

City and village authority to annex town territory: new requirements re contiguity, population, and land for development created - SB826

Crisis intervention training grants for law enforcement agencies and correctional officers: amount increased and overtime costs allowed - SB553

CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) Awareness Day: January 30, 2018 recognized as - SJR104

DOA review requirement of certain proposed annexations of town territory: population limitation removed - SB827

Driving while using a cellular phone or other wireless telephone prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions - AB662

Driving while using a cellular phone or other wireless telephone prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions - SB608

DVA to give state veterans homes first consideration re unencumbered balance of certain appropriations - SB472

Emergency care hospital rates: limiting what hospitals can charge uninsured patients of certain income - SB880

Emergency Preparedness Month: September 2017 proclaimed as - SJR78

Empty conduit lines installed in right-of-way: political subdivisions and DOT allowed to require of any person conducting special work which requires digging in a right-of-way - SB844

Expungement of DNA data in crime laboratories' data bank required if not adjudged guilty or delinquent; DOJ duties - SB661

Farm succession planning programs: creating UW—Extension positions - AB685

Farm succession planning programs: creating UW—Extension positions - SB857

Frac sand exploration: county authority to issue licenses; bond, notification, and DNR provisions - SB333

Frac sand mine application: notice requirements before a political subdivision meets to take action on the application; definition provision - SB335

Frac sand mining contract for neighboring properties: inclusion on real estate condition and vacant land disclosure reports required - SB334

Frac sand mining provisions re agricultural use and residential use zoning ordinances; definition provided - SB332

Freedom to Learn program created re grants to certain resident students enrolled in technical colleges or two-year UW System schools; manufacturing tax credit sunsetted - SB735

General transportation aids program: penalty revised for towns that file necessary documentation within 30 days past the deadline - AB994

General transportation aids program: penalty revised for towns that file necessary documentation within 30 days past the deadline - SB838

Highway improvement projects: prohibitions re county workforce working on projects in another county or municipality and local government workforce working on a construction project for which a private person is financially responsible eliminated - SB837

In-person absentee ballot: application with the county clerk when the municipal clerk is unavailable allowed - SB871

Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized - SB331

Industrial sand mining or processing facility owner or operator required to monitor the ambient air for small crystalline silica particles and other particulate matter; reports and DNR duties - SB330

Itemized billing by hospitals and plain-language requirements - AB1014

Itemized billing by hospitals and plain-language requirements - SB843

JCF membership and consideration of motions revisions - SB851

Joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the DNR and Wisconsin Conservation Congress: rule-making process changes for administrative rules proposed at re gubernatorial approval, statements of scope, economic impact analyses and their content, independent economic impact analyses, and bill required under set condition - AB1038

Joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the DNR and Wisconsin Conservation Congress: rule-making process changes for administrative rules proposed at re gubernatorial approval, statements of scope, economic impact analyses and their content, independent economic impact analyses, and bill required under set condition - SB852

Judge or justice required to disqualify himself or herself from an action if he or she received campaign financial support from a party to the action - AB135

Judge or justice required to disqualify himself or herself from an action if he or she received campaign financial support from a party to the action - SB779

Language interpretation services for underserved clinics and hospitals: grant program created - SB243

Locks on gas pumps required; forfeiture provision - SB693

Low-income energy assistance: eligibility of certain households modified - AB969

Low-income energy assistance: eligibility of certain households modified - SB805

Meetings 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) - AJR116

Meetings 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) - SJR111

MFL program: land eligible for designation must be owned by a resident whose principal dwelling or business entity whose principal place of business is in this state - AB889

MFL program: land eligible for designation must be owned by a resident whose principal dwelling or business entity whose principal place of business is in this state - SB803

Mining and drilling activities that destroy or fill in a lake bed, reservoir, or flowage: prohibition expanded and DNR authorized exception eliminated; withdrawing water from a reservoir or flowage provision - AB214

Mining and drilling activities that destroy or fill in a lake bed, reservoir, or flowage: prohibition expanded and DNR authorized exception eliminated; withdrawing water from a reservoir or flowage provision - SB152

Mississippi River Parkway Commission technical committee membership - SB650

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - AB985

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - SB820

Network adequacy: OCI to determine sufficiency of defined network plan’s or PP plan’s network re all covered services are accessible to enrollees - AB1016

Network adequacy: OCI to determine sufficiency of defined network plan’s or PP plan’s network re all covered services are accessible to enrollees - SB842