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Biography

  • Born Evergreen Park, Illinois, December 15, 1958; married.
  • Graduate Evergreen Park Community High School, 1976; B.S. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, 1988.
  • Automobile dealer, small business owner, family dairy farmer.
  • Member: Jackson County Local Emergency Planning Commission; Farm Bureau; Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (former council president); Tomah Chamber of Commerce (former board of directors member); Tomah Memorial Hospital Board (former officer); American Business Women’s Association (former member, president); NRA; American Legion Auxiliary; board of directors of the nonprofit Handishop Industries.
  • Recipient: Sparta Area School District Certificate of Recognition 2015; WCSEA Legislative Award 2016; Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians 2016 Friend of Family Medicine; Dairy Business Association Legislative Excellence Award 2016; Wisconsin Library Association Wisconsin Library Champion 2016.
  • Elected to Assembly since 2014.

2017 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 2/7/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 100
    Relating to: commemorating the life and public service of Trooper Anthony J. Borostowski of the Wisconsin State Patrol.

  • 2/5/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 103
    Relating to: commemorating the life and public service of Trooper Anthony J. Borostowski of the Wisconsin State Patrol.

  • 1/19/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 724
    Relating to: funeral director apprenticeships.

  • 1/18/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 93
    Relating to: recognizing January as Glaucoma Awareness Month in Wisconsin.

  • 1/12/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 96
    Relating to: recognizing January as Glaucoma Awareness Month in Wisconsin.

  • 1/12/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 837
    Relating to: funeral director apprenticeships.

  • 12/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 765
    Relating to: administration of the livestock premises registration program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 9/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 417
    Relating to: ratification of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 9/20/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 500
    Relating to: ratification of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 8/3/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 367
    Relating to: dental provider network rental by insurance plans.

  • 7/28/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 457
    Relating to: dental provider network rental by insurance plans.

  • 5/11/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 243
    Relating to: grants for language interpretation in health care settings. (FE)

  • 5/8/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 305
    Relating to: grants for language interpretation in health care settings. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 163
    Relating to: a sales tax holiday in August. (FE)

  • 4/12/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 232
    Relating to: a sales tax holiday in August. (FE)

2017 Co-authored Proposals

  • 3/5/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 999
    Relating to: requirements for initial licensure as a special education teacher.

  • 2/19/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 110
    Relating to: recognizing May 7 through May 11, 2018, as National Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin.

  • 2/15/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 954
    Relating to: presumption and conclusive determination of paternity on the basis of genetic test results and orders that may be granted on the basis of genetic test results. (FE)

  • 2/14/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 108
    Relating to: supporting Taiwan's signing of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States and reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile and for strengthening and expanding sister-state ties between Wisconsin and Taiwan.

  • 2/14/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 107
    Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Robert "Bob" Gannon.

  • 2/13/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 106
    Relating to: supporting Taiwan's signing of the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States and reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile and for strengthening and expanding sister-state ties between Wisconsin and Taiwan.

  • 2/12/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 945
    Relating to: licensure of dental therapists and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 2/9/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 938
    Relating to: grants to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/9/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 942
    Relating to: ratification of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 2/9/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 924
    Relating to: child care reimbursement rates in Wisconsin Shares and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/6/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 104
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2018 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.

  • 2/2/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 917
    Relating to: Telecommuter Forward! community certification and creating a Telecommuter Forward! council.

  • 2/2/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 912
    Relating to: rural economic development programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, grants to other authorities and state agencies for purposes of rural economic development, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/1/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 102
    Relating to: recognizing May 7 through May 11, 2018, as Teacher Appreciation Week.

  • 1/31/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 907
    Relating to: continuing education in prescribing controlled substances for certain health care practitioners; maintenance and detoxification treatment provided by physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers; requiring school boards to provide instruction about drug abuse awareness and prevention; graduate training of psychiatric nurses; training materials for social services workers handling substance abuse-related cases; substance abuse counseling and modifying and creating administrative rules related to substance abuse counseling; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 1/31/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 906
    Relating to: creating a law enforcement agency drug trafficking response grant program; positions to assist in prosecuting drug-related offenses; evidence-based programs for substance abuse prevention services for at-risk youth; victim impact panels; funding for family treatment courts; grants for county jails to provide nonnarcotic treatment before offender reentry; and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 1/30/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 898
    Relating to: changes to vital records references and procedures.

  • 1/23/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 872
    Relating to: career and technical education incentive grants for school districts and completion awards for students and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/23/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 100
    Relating to: encouraging the use of television white space technology to increase access to the Internet.

  • 1/19/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 853
    Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident tuition for certain veterans and their family members. (FE)

  • 1/12/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 835
    Relating to: sparsity aid, the revenue limit ceiling for school districts, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/28/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 801
    Relating to: the treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison and county jail. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 789
    Relating to: exempting certain facilities from solid waste facility regulations. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 793
    Relating to: the limit on tax credits that may be certified under the historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 795
    Relating to: membership of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission technical committee. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 777
    Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college tuition remissions for and grants to support foster care and other out-of-home placement students and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 779
    Relating to: grant to organization to provide referrals to community-based services and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 786
    Relating to: the Court Appointed Special Advocates grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 778
    Relating to: appellate procedure in proceedings related to termination of parental rights.

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 780
    Relating to: notice to a school of a permanency review or hearing, notice to a school district of a foster home or group home license or out-of-home care placement, and transfer of pupil records.

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 781
    Relating to: defining dental care for the purpose of consenting for services for a child in out-of-home care.

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 782
    Relating to: limited release of mental health information to out-of-home care providers and child welfare agencies.

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 783
    Relating to: a committee to study and make recommendations on the caseloads of child welfare workers. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 784
    Relating to: a parent's right to counsel in a child in need of protection or services proceeding, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 785
    Relating to: funding for child abuse and neglect prevention grants. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 775
    Relating to: the showing of a substantial likelihood that a parent will not meet the conditions established for the safe return of the child to the home in a termination of parental rights proceeding.

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 776
    Relating to: foster home licensing. (FE)

  • 12/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 787
    Relating to: funding for grants to support foster parents and foster children and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 773
    Relating to: discovery of information in court proceedings; procedural requirements relating to class actions; consumer lawsuit lending; the statute of limitations for certain civil actions; agreements by the secretary of revenue to allow third-party audits related to unclaimed property; interest rates for overdue insurance claims; and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 12/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 763
    Relating to: the practice of psychology, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 12/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 749
    Relating to: certification of expanded function dental auxiliaries and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 12/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 752
    Relating to: applications for alcohol beverage licenses and permits and for cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses, appointment of corporate agents of alcohol beverage licensees and permittees, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 12/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 769
    Relating to: requirements for colleges when service member students are called into active duty. (FE)

  • 12/7/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 732
    Relating to: pilot program to provide outreach, support, and mental health and substance abuse services for veterans and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 11/29/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 677
    Relating to: sparsity aid and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 11/29/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 698
    Relating to: various changes to the Agricultural Producer Security Program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 11/29/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 676
    Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. (FE)

  • 11/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 633
    Relating to: establishing a palliative care council. (FE)

  • 11/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 632
    Relating to: grants for Alzheimer's disease and dementia awareness and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 11/6/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 612
    Relating to: crisis intervention team grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 11/2/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
    Relating to: honoring the public service of Secretary Ben Brancel.

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 594
    Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects. (FE)

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 595
    Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs along highways. (FE)

  • 10/16/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 539
    Relating to: plans for supervised release of sexually violent persons, representation of sexually violent persons by the state public defender, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 10/16/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 541
    Relating to: funding for Reach Out and Read Wisconsin and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 10/16/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 538
    Relating to: transfer for emergency detention and warning of dangerousness.

  • 10/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 531
    Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council to levy an assessment.

  • 9/29/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 522
    Relating to: the rendering of first aid to animals by emergency medical technicians or first responders.

  • 9/25/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 517
    Relating to: reporting on an operator license or identification card application the existence of a disability that is not immediately apparent to another. (FE)

  • 9/25/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 512
    Relating to: the tuition grant program for national guard members administered by the Department of Military Affairs. (FE)

  • 9/13/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 498
    Relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)

  • 9/12/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 75
    Relating to: designating the first week in October as Mental Illness Awareness Week in Wisconsin.

  • 9/7/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
    Relating to: commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Inc., and declaring October 21, 2017, Packers Hall of Fame Day.

  • 8/29/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 484
    Relating to: changing the residency requirements for town sanitary district commissioners.

  • 8/24/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 475
    Relating to: lighting requirements for animal-drawn vehicles operated on highways. (FE)

  • 8/14/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 70
    Relating to: the life and public service of Melvin Robert Laird.

  • 6/30/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 432
    Relating to: hours of instructional program for nurse aids.

  • 6/29/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 413
    Relating to: the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 6/14/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 61
    Relating to: recognizing November 19 as Tommy G. Thompson Day in Wisconsin.

  • 6/6/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
    Relating to: recognizing July 16, 2017, as National Atomic Veterans Day in Wisconsin.

  • 6/5/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 57
    Relating to: proclaiming June 2017 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.

  • 6/2/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 366
    Relating to: creating a medicolegal investigation examining board; licensure of medical examiners and medicolegal investigation staff members; disposition of bodies; death investigations and duties of coroners and medical examiners; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing criminal penalties.

  • 5/31/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 353
    Relating to: the organization and operation of cooperatives and extensions of credit by electric cooperatives.

  • 5/31/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 54
    Relating to: recognizing June 2017 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.

  • 5/31/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 55
    Relating to: commending and congratulating the Medical College of Wisconsin.

  • 5/16/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 51
    Relating to: recognizing the value and need for employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

  • 5/9/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 49
    Relating to: recognizing May 8 through May 12, 2017, as National Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin.

  • 5/8/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 302
    Relating to: establishing a veteran farmer assistance and outreach program and creating a veteran farmer logotype. (FE)

  • 5/8/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 312
    Relating to: plans for placement of a sexually violent person on supervised release. (FE)

  • 5/4/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 48
    Relating to: supporting Taiwan's signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States and reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile and for strengthening and expanding sister-state ties between Wisconsin and Taiwan.

  • 5/4/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 45
    Relating to: proclaiming May 2017 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

  • 4/26/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 39
    Relating to: the commitment-to-family policy of Karen Bogenschneider of Verona, Wisconsin.

  • 4/14/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 255
    Relating to: grants for quality improvement initiatives and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/14/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 32
    Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Sicula.

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 235
    Relating to: housing grants. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 236
    Relating to: waiting lists for housing choice vouchers. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 237
    Relating to: grants to municipalities to connect homeless individuals with permanent employment and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 234
    Relating to: creating an Interagency Council on Homelessness and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 224
    Relating to: grants for education and training of allied health professionals and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 226
    Relating to: local assistance for remediating contaminated wells and failing wastewater treatment systems and award limits for contaminated well grants. (FE)

  • 4/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 222
    Relating to: grants for creation of rural wellness facilities and programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 225
    Relating to: placement of cigarettes, nicotine products, or tobacco products by retailers and providing a penalty.

  • 4/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 227
    Relating to: training grants for advanced practice clinicians and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/5/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 204
    Relating to: resources eligible for renewable resource credits.

  • 3/28/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 25
    Relating to: proclaiming April as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month in Wisconsin.

  • 3/28/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 189
    Relating to: grants for beat patrol and specialized officers.

  • 3/24/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 23
    Relating to: proclaiming April 2017 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.

  • 3/20/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 163
    Relating to: the establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed. (FE)

  • 3/9/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 139
    Relating to: authorizing county clerks and clerks of court to copy certified birth certificates for certain purposes.

  • 3/6/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 126
    Relating to: continuing education program sponsors for chiropractors, chiropractic technicians, and chiropractic radiological technicians. (FE)

  • 3/6/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 125
    Relating to: prescription order extensions for when a refill authorization cannot be obtained.

  • 3/2/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 123
    Relating to: the information technology block grant program, the broadband expansion grant program, waiving certain fees and appraisals, and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 2/28/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Thomas Larson.

  • 2/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 103
    Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.

  • 2/21/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 80
    Relating to: service-connected disability rating for disabled veteran-owned businesses.

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 1
    Relating to: emergency administration of opioid antagonist to pupils and other persons.

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 4
    Relating to: prohibiting certain schedule V controlled substances from being dispensed without a prescription.

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 8
    Relating to: creating additional opioid treatment programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 9
    Relating to: addiction medicine consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 10
    Relating to: position authorization for criminal investigation agents at the Department of Justice. (FE)

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 7
    Relating to: grants to establish and expand graduate training in an addiction specialty and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 11
    Relating to: mental health training program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 3
    Relating to: immunity from revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision for certain controlled substance offenses.

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 5
    Relating to: prevention and control of, emergency and involuntary commitment for, and treatment programs and services for drug dependence. (FE)

  • 2/17/2017: January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 2
    Relating to: treatment and diversion programs and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 2/13/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 69
    Relating to: access to investigational drugs, devices, and biological products and limitations on liability related to their use.

2017 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 12/4/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 118
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of President George H.W. Bush.

  • 2/28/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 848
    Relating to: requirements for initial licensure as a special education teacher.

  • 2/21/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 108
    Relating to: recognizing May 7 through May 11, 2018, as National Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin.

  • 2/21/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 830
    Relating to: presumption and conclusive determination of paternity on the basis of genetic test results and orders that may be granted on the basis of genetic test results. (FE)

  • 2/19/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 107
    Relating to: commending and congratulating Wisconsin Public Radio on its 100th anniversary.

  • 2/15/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 106
    Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Robert "Bob" Gannon.

  • 2/15/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 105
    Relating to: supporting Taiwan's signing of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States and reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile and for strengthening and expanding sister-state ties between Wisconsin and Taiwan.

  • 2/14/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 804
    Relating to: ratification of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 2/8/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 793
    Relating to: child care reimbursement rates in Wisconsin Shares and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/7/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 102
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2018 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.

  • 2/7/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 784
    Relating to: licensure of dental therapists and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 2/7/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 787
    Relating to: grants to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/7/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 101
    Relating to: proclaiming May 18, 19, and 20, 2018, Syttende Mai Weekend.

  • 2/2/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 767
    Relating to: continuing education in prescribing controlled substances for certain health care practitioners; maintenance and detoxification treatment provided by physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers; requiring school boards to provide instruction about drug abuse awareness and prevention; graduate training of psychiatric nurses; training materials for social services workers handling substance abuse-related cases; substance abuse counseling and modifying and creating administrative rules related to substance abuse counseling; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 2/2/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 768
    Relating to: creating a law enforcement agency drug trafficking response grant program; positions to assist in prosecuting drug-related offenses; evidence-based programs for substance abuse prevention services for at-risk youth; victim impact panels; funding for family treatment courts; grants for county jails to provide nonnarcotic treatment before offender reentry; and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 2/1/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 755
    Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident tuition for certain veterans and their family members. (FE)

  • 2/1/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 756
    Relating to: Telecommuter Forward! community certification and creating a Telecommuter Forward! council.

  • 2/1/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 760
    Relating to: changes to vital records references and procedures.

  • 2/1/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 98
    Relating to: recognizing May 7 through May 11, 2018, as Teacher Appreciation Week.

  • 1/29/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 96
    Relating to: encouraging the use of television white space technology to increase access to the Internet.

  • 1/29/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 746
    Relating to: career and technical education incentive grants for school districts and completion awards for students and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/26/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 729
    Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college tuition remissions for and grants to support foster care and other out-of-home placement students and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/10/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 690
    Relating to: sparsity aid, the revenue limit ceiling for school districts, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/4/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 672
    Relating to: grant to organization to provide referrals to community-based services and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/4/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 676
    Relating to: funding for grants to support foster parents and foster children and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/4/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 673
    Relating to: defining dental care for the purpose of consenting for services for a child in out-of-home care.

  • 1/4/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 674
    Relating to: limited release of mental health information to out-of-home care providers and child welfare agencies.

  • 1/4/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 675
    Relating to: the Court Appointed Special Advocates grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 666
    Relating to: pilot program to provide outreach, support, and mental health and substance abuse services for veterans and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 667
    Relating to: administration of the livestock premises registration program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 668
    Relating to: the limit on tax credits that may be certified under the historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 658
    Relating to: funding for child abuse and neglect prevention grants. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 644
    Relating to: requirements for colleges when service member students are called into active duty. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 654
    Relating to: appellate procedure in proceedings related to termination of parental rights.

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 645
    Relating to: discovery of information in court proceedings; procedural requirements relating to class actions; consumer lawsuit lending; the statute of limitations for certain civil actions; agreements by the secretary of revenue to allow third-party audits related to unclaimed property; interest rates for overdue insurance claims; and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 646
    Relating to: exempting certain facilities from solid waste facility regulations. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 650
    Relating to: membership of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission technical committee. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 652
    Relating to: the showing of a substantial likelihood that a parent will not meet the conditions established for the safe return of the child to the home in a termination of parental rights proceeding.

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 655
    Relating to: notice to a school of a permanency review or hearing, notice to a school district of a foster home or group home license or out-of-home care placement, and transfer of pupil records.

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 643
    Relating to: the practice of psychology, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 653
    Relating to: foster home licensing. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 656
    Relating to: a committee to study and make recommendations on the caseloads of child welfare workers. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 657
    Relating to: a parent's right to counsel in a child in need of protection or services proceeding, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 12/7/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 635
    Relating to: certification of expanded function dental auxiliaries and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 12/7/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 632
    Relating to: applications for alcohol beverage licenses and permits and for cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses, appointment of corporate agents of alcohol beverage licensees and permittees, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 11/30/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 599
    Relating to: various changes to the Agricultural Producer Security Program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 11/30/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 597
    Relating to: sparsity aid and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 11/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 548
    Relating to: establishing a palliative care council. (FE)

  • 11/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 553
    Relating to: crisis intervention team grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 11/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 577
    Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. (FE)

  • 11/8/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 527
    Relating to: grants for Alzheimer's disease and dementia awareness and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 11/3/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 82
    Relating to: honoring the public service of Secretary Ben Brancel.

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 495
    Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs along highways. (FE)

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 496
    Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects. (FE)

  • 10/12/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 449
    Relating to: funding for Reach Out and Read Wisconsin and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 10/12/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 446
    Relating to: plans for supervised release of sexually violent persons, representation of sexually violent persons by the state public defender, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 10/12/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 445
    Relating to: transfer for emergency detention and warning of dangerousness.

  • 10/9/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 435
    Relating to: the rendering of first aid to animals by emergency medical technicians or first responders.

  • 9/14/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 410
    Relating to: the tuition grant program for national guard members administered by the Department of Military Affairs. (FE)

  • 8/31/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 73
    Relating to: commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Inc., and declaring October 21, 2017, Packers Hall of Fame Day.

  • 8/24/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 393
    Relating to: the treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison and county jail. (FE)

  • 8/24/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 391
    Relating to: changing the residency requirements for town sanitary district commissioners.

  • 8/10/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 384
    Relating to: the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 8/10/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 386
    Relating to: lighting requirements for animal-drawn vehicles operated on highways. (FE)

  • 8/3/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 70
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Secretary Kitty Rhoades.

  • 8/3/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 69
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Theodore "Ted" Kanavas.

  • 8/3/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 72
    Relating to: the life and public service of Melvin Robert Laird.

  • 7/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 341
    Relating to: hours of instructional program for nurse aids.

  • 6/23/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 64
    Relating to: recognizing November 19 as Tommy G. Thompson Day in Wisconsin.

  • 6/15/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 297
    Relating to: creating a medicolegal investigation examining board; licensure of medical examiners and medicolegal investigation staff members; disposition of bodies; death investigations and duties of coroners and medical examiners; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing criminal penalties.

  • 6/15/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 307
    Relating to: placement of cigarettes, nicotine products, or tobacco products by retailers and providing a penalty.

  • 6/9/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 59
    Relating to: recognizing June 2017 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.

  • 6/8/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 58
    Relating to: recognizing July 16, 2017, as National Atomic Veterans Day in Wisconsin.

  • 6/8/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 57
    Relating to: proclaiming June 2017 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.

  • 6/2/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 56
    Relating to: commending and congratulating the Medical College of Wisconsin.

  • 6/2/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 281
    Relating to: the organization and operation of cooperatives and extensions of credit by electric cooperatives.

  • 5/9/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 52
    Relating to: recognizing May 8 through May 12, 2017, as National Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin.

  • 5/5/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 48
    Relating to: proclaiming May 2017 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

  • 5/4/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 224
    Relating to: establishing a veteran farmer assistance and outreach program and creating a veteran farmer logotype. (FE)

  • 4/26/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 42
    Relating to: the commitment-to-family policy of Karen Bogenschneider of Verona, Wisconsin.

  • 4/20/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 38
    Relating to: the life and public service of Alvin J. Baldus.

  • 4/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 205
    Relating to: housing grants. (FE)

  • 4/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 204
    Relating to: waiting lists for housing choice vouchers. (FE)

  • 4/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 206
    Relating to: grants to municipalities to connect homeless individuals with permanent employment and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 207
    Relating to: creating an Interagency Council on Homelessness and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 168
    Relating to: local assistance for remediating contaminated wells and failing wastewater treatment systems and award limits for contaminated well grants. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 164
    Relating to: grants for creation of rural wellness facilities and programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 165
    Relating to: grants for education and training of allied health professionals and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/7/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 162
    Relating to: grants for quality improvement initiatives and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/7/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 161
    Relating to: training grants for advanced practice clinicians and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 3/29/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 30
    Relating to: proclaiming May 2017 as Gold Star Awareness Month in Wisconsin.

  • 3/29/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 31
    Relating to: proclaiming April as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month in Wisconsin.

  • 3/29/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 144
    Relating to: resources eligible for renewable resource credits.

  • 3/29/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 22
    Relating to: proclaiming April 2017 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.

  • 3/9/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 96
    Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.

  • 3/2/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 78
    Relating to: continuing education program sponsors for chiropractors, chiropractic technicians, and chiropractic radiological technicians. (FE)

  • 3/2/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 79
    Relating to: authorizing county clerks and clerks of court to copy certified birth certificates for certain purposes.

  • 3/2/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 84
    Relating to: access to investigational drugs, devices, and biological products and limitations on liability related to their use.

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 2
    Relating to: treatment and diversion programs and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 4
    Relating to: prohibiting certain schedule V controlled substances from being dispensed without a prescription.

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 5
    Relating to: prevention and control of, emergency and involuntary commitment for, and treatment programs and services for drug dependence. (FE)

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 10
    Relating to: position authorization for criminal investigation agents at the Department of Justice. (FE)

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 1
    Relating to: emergency administration of opioid antagonist to pupils and other persons.

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 3
    Relating to: immunity from revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision for certain controlled substance offenses.

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 8
    Relating to: creating additional opioid treatment programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 9
    Relating to: addiction medicine consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 7
    Relating to: grants to establish and expand graduate training in an addiction specialty and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/21/2017: January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 11
    Relating to: mental health training program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 49
    Relating to: the information technology block grant program, the broadband expansion grant program, waiving certain fees and appraisals, and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 2/15/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 47
    Relating to: service-connected disability rating for disabled veteran-owned businesses.

2017 Authored Amendments

2017 Votes