Senate

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Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 17, 20, 23, 34, 36, 57, 60, 65, 67

S26 Risser, Sen. Fred (26th Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

Administrative support bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB222

Antibiotic drug for treatment of chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomonas: physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse may prescribe as course of therapy to patient for use by another; DHFS provision -  AB11

Badger Care program: health insurance coverage for low-income child care workers -  AB965

Blue collar and nonbuilding trades bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB221

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB213

Chaperoning pupils on school-sponsored trip: school district employee may accept free or reduced-price travel or accommodations -  AB247

Child care worker loan repayment assistance program created -  AB967

Child or dependent care: nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses created  - AB966

Civil actions: special motion to strike a claim arising from defendant's exercise of right to free speech and to petition the government created; Director of State Courts duty specified and report required -  SB80

Clean elections fund created; replaces Wisconsin election campaign fund -  AB825

Cogeneration facility for U.W. Madison -  AB57

Consolidation incentive payments re shared revenue modified -  AB330

Conveying real property for real estate transfer fee purposes revised; provision for certain corporations  - AB701

Corporate income tax deduction re compensation paid to an employee: limit modified -  AB434

Corporate income tax deduction re compensation paid to an employee: limit modified -  SB213

Dane County Council of Governments created; LAB audit required; comprehensive revision of a zoning ordinance method and sunset provisions -  AB949

Dane County Council of Governments created; LAB audit required; comprehensive revision of a zoning ordinance method and sunset provisions -  SB553

Defined network plans: notice regarding reproductive health care services required in provider directory  - AB389

Dispute settlement procedure under the State Employment Labor Relations Act (SELRA) created; includes binding arbitration, mediation, and strike provisions  - AB337

Domestic partnership: requirements for forming a legal relationship created -  AB955

Educational support personnel employee: WRS benefits modified -  SB386

Electronic equipment disposal laws revised re producer responsibility, prohibition on hazardous substances in equipment, landfill ban, and state purchasing  - AB877

Electronic mail: transmittal of unsolicited messages restricted  - SB36

Emergency contraception for alleged victims of sexual assault: hospital requirements specified - AB170

Emergency contraception for alleged victims of sexual assault: hospital requirements specified - SB99

Ethnic names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint procedure established; State Superintendent duty specified -  AB357

Guardian of married ward: waiving requirement of annual accounting of ward's estate under certain conditions  - SB469

Health care facility: prohibitions re certain activities and preventing passage to and from; definition provided; civil cause of action created -  AB186

Hole, Francis Doan: life and career at U.W. Madison commended -  AJR85

Housing facilities: any county may build, furnish, and rent to residents of the county -  SB333

Human growth and development curriculum in schools modified; emergency services provided to sexual assault victim at a hospital re unbiased information and emergency contraception; pharmaceutical service re contraceptive articles  - SB544

Human growth and development programs: school board may include instruction in the benefits of abstinance, STDs, and legal consequences of certain sex crimes; assignments for parents to communicate with their children provided  - AB387

Injured patients and families compensation fund: purpose modified -  AB983

Insurance policy: insurer may not cancel or refuse to issue or renew on the basis that the person is not insured under another policy issued by the insurer -  SB332

Kleczka, Jerry: public service commended and well wishes in his retirement -  SJR59

Law enforcement bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification  - AB225

Lease of school property: limit on the term eliminated -  SB60

Marriage as a civil contract between two people of the same or opposite sex permitted; ``husband" and ``wife" changed to ``spouse" -  AB992

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised -  SB70

Medication for purpose of ending life: certain individuals permitted to make written requests for  - AB348

Medication for purpose of ending life: certain individuals permitted to make written requests for  - SB169

Motor vehicle safety belt violations: enforcement revised - SB37

Motor vehicles that use certain energy-efficient fuels: sales and use tax exemption created -  SB432

NATO urged to admit Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and other qualified candidate nations -  SJR32

NATO urged to admit Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and other qualified candidate nations -  SR9

Off-premises outdoor advertising signs: erection of new signs prohibited -  SB165

One day of rest in seven law revision re production of certain cheese products; voluntary agreement provision  - SB94

Physician order entry record system for medical services: incentive MA payment to hospitals that establish authorized  - AB450

Prescription drug assistance for elderly persons: eligibility expanded; DHFS directed to negotiate with drug manufacturers for supplemental rebates; cigarette tax increased to fund - SB114

Primary elections: voting for more than one political party authorized -  AB47

Private attorneys retained to represent the state: compensation modified; JCF provision -  AB959

Professional education bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB218

Professional engineering bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB220

Professional fiscal and staff services bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB219

Professional patient care bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB214

Professional patient treatment bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB226

Professional science bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB217

Properties owned by benevolent associations and certain nonprofit organizations and used for specified residental housing: property tax exemption; leased property also exempt  - SB527

Properties owned by benevolent associations and used for specified residential housing: property tax exemption; leased property also exempt -  AB947

PSC duties revised re strategic energy assessments, certain certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPCNs), power purchase contracts, and prohibiting electric utilities from recovering certain costs in rates; strategic energy assessment name changed to strategic energy plan - AB854

PSC duties revised re strategic energy assessments, certain certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPCNs), power purchase contracts, and prohibiting electric utilities from recovering certain costs in rates; strategic energy assessment name changed to strategic energy plan - SB476

Public defenders bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification  - AB216

Renewable resource energy requirement for electric utilities and cooperatives: additional deadline created  - AB698

Renewable resource usage at state-owned office buildings, educational institutions, and correctional institutions: DOA to establish target, report required - SB554

School bus on public road: stopping requirements extended to include private roads and driveways  - AB457

Security and public safety bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB224

SHSW operation of the state historic sites revised -  SB201

Smoking cessation treatment and medications: health insurance coverage required -  AB708

Smoking in building owned or leased by the state prohibited; exception and forfeiture provisions  - SB411

State minimum wage: DWD to calculate for certain employees using formula based on federal poverty line for a family of four - SB307

Technical employee bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification -  AB223

Thompson, Carl W.: life and public service -  SJR3

TPR proceeding: right to a jury trial eliminated -  SB400

2003-05 authorized building program: addition of four U.W. System projects -  SB474

Uniform Prudent Investor Act replaces the prudent person rule - SB492

Universal health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  SB90

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistants bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification - AB215

U.W. Milwaukee program, project, and teaching assistants bargaining unit: 2001-03 contract ratification  - AB227

U.W. System teaching assistants and project assistants: participation in WRS -  SB166

Vehicle admission receipt re state parks and certain recreational lands: friends groups appointed by DNR may collect and retain a surcharge -  AB479

WHEFA bonding authority re cultural facility or institution; definitions provided -  AB176

Wisconsin Consumer Credit Act and Uniform Commercial Code: amount covered revised; penalties modified  - AB982

Worthless check violations: use of deferred prosecution agreements revised; DA and collection agency provisions  - SB457

WRS annuitants employed by the state: employer contributions toward payment of health insurance premiums permitted  - AB638

WRS annuitants employed by the state: employer contributions toward payment of health insurance premiums permitted  - AB674

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Risser: