Wisconsin Legislature: Carpenter, Sen. Tim (3rd Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

``Cesar E. Chavez Day" on March 31 designated; optional holiday for state employees created; collective bargaining agreement provision - AB283

Compulsory financial responsibility for motor vehicle operation: assurance and proof of coverage required; forfeiture and law enforcement provisions - SB684

Contreras, Ignacio: courage and determination to overcome challenges commended - AJR26

Domestic partnership: requirements for forming a legal relationship created - SB397

Earned release to early parole or extended supervision authorized in any state prison re substance abuse treatment - AB866

Election administration changes re voter registration and certain absentee ballot deadlines, ballot information and transmittal, absentee ballot canvassing procedure, ballot preparation, and compensation for obtaining voter registrations - SB468

Electricity and natural gas sold for residential use: sales and use tax exemption revised - SB337

Electronic voting system standards re generation of paper ballots and software coding - SB296

Emergency services fees: political subdivision may assess against an intoxicated individual who causes an accident; definition provisions - AB1109

Employment agent, temporary help service, employer-paid employment agent, or third-party employer: charging for transportation limited - SB106

Health coverage legislation: directs legislature to introduce and pass - SB416

Hmong history from Vietnam War to emigration to the U.S. to be included in school curriculum re state, national, and world history - AB314

Legislators performing ordered military duty: appointment of temporary acting senators and representatives permitted. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR7

Low-income energy assistance program: eligibility expanded for fiscal year 2005-06; one-time fund transfer from the petroleum inspection fund - FE6SB1

Marijuana-related prosecutions and property seizure actions: medical necessity defense created; DHFS to establish registry for medical users of marijuana - AB740

Marriage between one man and one woman only shall be valid or recognized: enrolled 2005 SJR-53 recalled for further action at the amendable stage - SJR73

Minimum wage: DWD to revise annually using the consumer price index - AB537

Minimum wage: DWD to revise annually using the consumer price index - SB245

Motor vehicle fuel tax: annual adjustment removed - AB303

Motor vehicle fuel tax: annual adjustment removed - SB156

Motor vehicle fuel tax rate reduced for set period of time - AB407

Nonprescription drugs: sales and use tax exemption created - AB894

Nursing home administrator license requirements revised; examining board, reciprocal license, and exceptions provisions - AB32

Off-duty peace officers outside their territorial jurisdiction but within the state: making arrests or providing aid or assistance permitted under certain conditions; civil and criminal immunity and WC provisions - SB641

One-time MA nursing home reimbursement supplement re 2005 WisAct 211 (AB-981) modified - AB1128

Outdoor advertising signs along interstate and federal-aid primary highways: prohibition frozen re application of certain exception on erection or maintenance of - SB77

Parker, Thomas J.: life and service and commitment to labor unions commended - AJR75

Pawnbroker, secondhand article dealer, and secondhand jewelry dealer: regulations revised - AB113

Prescription drug advertising prohibited; exceptions provided - AB357

Prescription drug advertising prohibited; exceptions provided - SB212

Property taxes paid from residential mortgage escrow account: deadline revised re direct payment from escrow agent - SB277

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision - SB388

Right of Wisconsin residents to adequate, accessible, and affordable health care: consitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR54

School conference and activities leave: employers must allow - AB796

Senate daily sessions and meetings of its committees: prohibited meeting times [Senate rules 14, 14 (title), 14 (2), and 25 (3)] - SR9

Sexual contact by member of clergy resulting in injury: time limit to bring action for damages - AB612

Sexual contact by member of clergy resulting in injury: time limit to bring action for damages - SB287

Sexually violent person placed on supervised release: placement in person's county of residence requirement eliminated; DHFS to base placement on treatment and services needed, availability of services, and proximity to other persons on supervised release or in custody of Corr.Dept re sex offenses - SB191

SSN use prohibitions re state civil service exams, requests by merchants for customers' SSN, and access to certain public records and employer records containing SSNs; register of deeds requirements re recording certain instruments; posting personal information in government records on the Internet prohibited; notification of unauthorized acquisitions of computerized personal information required - AB738

State (public) school funding formula to be enacted by July 1, 2007; key components enumerated - SJR83

State school aid: determination of amount of general school aid to fund two-thirds of statewide school costs required; JCF duties specified - AB170

State school aid: determination of amount of general school aid to fund two-thirds of statewide school costs required; JCF duties specified - SB25

Temporary help agency prohibited from providing temporary employees to replace employees on strike or who are locked out - SB107

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Carpenter:

Senate Bills: 1, 19, 40, 46, 73, 80, 86, 92, 98, 109, 116, 128, 142, 157, 166, 167, 172, 180, 181, 193, 195, 208, 221, 224, 227, 232, 235, 247, 249, 251, 260, 274, 292, 310, 311, 312, 325, 333, 344, 348, 357, 371, 373, 376, 385, 414, 423, 429, 463, 475, 479, 525, 532, 553, 581, 582, 595, 597, 598, 605, 609, 613, 614, 622, 673, 674, 691

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 11, 12, 13, 17, 26, 27, 29, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 85

Senate Resolutions: 4, 6, 12

Senate Petitions:

Assembly Bills: 44, 68, 76, 77, 105, 120, 164, 180, 186, 192, 202, 204, 205, 212, 226, 227, 228, 237, 240, 250, 252, 269, 281, 304, 305, 317, 318, 320, 351, 352, 353, 356, 365, 387, 391, 392, 394, 395, 406, 416, 435, 459, 480, 491, 496, 507, 508, 514, 520, 522, 532, 536, 538, 542, 543, 565, 583, 607, 621, 626, 627, 647, 661, 716, 726, 786, 798, 807, 821, 822, 824, 826, 829, 834, 835, 849, 873, 876, 930, 944, 961, 972, 976, 996, 1014, 1030, 1033, 1034, 1039, 1097, 1106, 1131, 1174, 1213

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 22, 23, 27, 47, 51, 53, 54, 66, 69, 70, 74, 81, 82, 84, 91, 92, 94, 107, 108, 109, 110

S6 Coggs, Sen. G. Spencer (6th Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

Bullying policy for schools: DPI to develop a model and each school board to adopt; Bullying Awareness Day provision - SB310

Carbon monoxide detectors: owner of a residential building required to install and maintain; liability, tampering, and inpection provisions; Comm.Dept duty specified - SB689

Child safety alarm required in certain vehicles used to transport children to and from the child care provider; penalty provisions - AB876

Child safety alarm required in certain vehicles used to transport children to and from the child care provider; penalty provisions - SB344

Child unattended in child care vehicle: prohibition created; fine provision - AB826

Child unattended in child care vehicle: prohibition created; fine provision - SB423

Civil rights enforcement: AG given authority to bring an action for injunction - AB514

Civil rights enforcement: AG given authority to bring an action for injunction - SB274

Civil service commission of 1st class city: certification of eligible candidates for vacant positions modified - SB439

Complaint procedure with State Superintendent established re use of ethnic names, nicknames, logos, and mascots by a school; DNR prohibited from using the word ``squaw" in the name of any lake or stream and names in current use must be changed - AB564

Consumer credit transactions: interest rate determination revised; out of state financial institutions and DFI provisions - SB328

Crimes committed by three or more persons: maximum imprisonment increased and a misdemeanor becomes a felony; crimes covered specified - AB1018

Criminal law revisions re recording custodial interrogations, DNA evidence retention and testing, time limit for prosecuting a crime related to a felony sexual assault, and policies re eyewitness identification of a suspect - SB315

DMA employees re security functions at weapons facilities classified as protective occupation participants under WRS - AB232

Election administration: satellite locations for absentee voting and voter registration created; absentee ballot canvassing procedure and challenges revised; voter registration application included with motor vehicle operator's license or state ID card application or renewal application and certain DOT employees appointed as special registration deputies; list of felons ineligible to vote maintained by Corr.Dept and shared with Elections Board; procedures to ensure maximum 30 minute waiting time to vote, postelection performance reviews, and election day administration plans required; additional inspector for certain elections provided; restrictions on compensation for obtaining voter registrations; Elections Board required to train all poll workers, special registration deputies, and special voting deputies; registration form format, public access to birth date information, and posting of polling place information provisions - AB542

Employee of a 1st class city: intentionally causing or threatening to cause bodily harm to the employee made a crime - AB1166

Ethnic names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint procedure established; State Superintendent duty specified - AB395

Ethnic names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint procedure established; State Superintendent duty specified - SB172

False arrest or allegation by a law enforcement officer: forfeiture created - AB487

Firearm registration requirements created for Milwaukee County residents; DOJ duties specified - AB288

Firearm registration requirements created for Milwaukee County residents; DOJ duties specified - SB148

Gross receipts tax imposed on certain large retailers to pay for health care coverage provided by the state; DOR duties set - AB508

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - SB371

King, Coretta Scott: life and service as matriarch to the civil rights movement and dedication to her husband's legacy commended - SJR64

Liability for waste or foreign matter spilled from a vehicle on a highway; certain bulk materials must be covered when transported on a highway; mudguards required on privately owned motor trucks and semitrailers equipped with dump bodies; forfeiture provisions - AB716

Manufacturing Competitiveness Grant and Loan Program created; Manufacturing Competitiveness Council created in Comm.Dept - SB644

Minimum wage: penalty and forfeiture created for employers who pay less than state minimum; DWD and circuit court authority provisions - SB232

Minority Cancer Awareness Week in Wisconsin proclaimed April 17-23, 2005 - SR6

Minority financial advisers and minority investment firms: percentage of funds expended by the Investment Board increased for services of - AB434

Minority financial advisers and minority investment firms: percentage of funds expended by the Investment Board increased for services of - SB462

Mobile telephone service provider regulations created including billing statements, contract renewal or termination, and disclosure of customer's name and wireless telephone number without consent; DATCP duties specified; action and forfeiture provisions - AB334

Motor vehicle fuel tax: annual adjustment removed - SB156

Motor vehicle stops: collection of certain information required including race and gender; DOJ duties and annual report; law enforcement training re cultural diversity and racial and ethnic sensitivity - AB543

Operating a motor vehicle after suspension or revocation: first violation changed to civil violation and fines converted to civil forfeitures; court authority to suspend or revoke limited to certain traffic violations - AB256

Parks, Rosa Louise (McCauley): life, dedication to equal rights, and legacy of civil rights honored - SJR48

Police officer in 1st class city: payment of salary after discharge revised - AB599