Senate

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created -  SB18

Historic buildings and downtown development: revisions re State Historic Building Code, multifamily dwellings, historic rehabilitation tax credit, certification and promotion of downtowns, DOT highway projects in downtown business areas, and certain state office buildings - SB331

Homestead exemption: value of certain property increased; DOA duties and land owned by husband and wife provisions - AB858

Individual income tax personal exemption for certain older taxpayers: amount increased -  SB4

Individual income tax rates of taxation modified -  SB58

Information technology hardware or software purchased by health care providers or facilities: income and franchise tax credits created re medical records in electronic format; income tax exemption on interest on WHEFA bonds and notes  - SB45

Juvenile court records open to inspection by certain other courts, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, DHFS, county department of human or social services, and certain licensed child welfare agencies; confidentiality and forfeiture provisions - SB384

Leonard, Jerris: life and public service -  SJR7

``Loan" definition modified for mortgage banker, mortgage broker, and loan originator purposes - SB517

Lobbyist prohibited from serving as state chairperson of a political party; penalty provision -  SB276

Local park district creation authorized; DNR local parks aid program eligibility; property tax levy, impact fees, issuing debt, and exemption from taxation provisions  - AB784

Local park district creation authorized; DNR local parks aid program eligibility; property tax levy, impact fees, issuing debt, and exemption from taxation provisions  - SB248

Local professional baseball park district: sunset on collection of sales and use taxes; LAB financial audit required  - AB941

Local professional baseball park district: sunset on collection of sales and use taxes; LAB financial audit required  - SB547

MA eligibility for long-term care services: revisions re assets and divestment -  SB144

Manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of products may be held liable if injured party proves the specific product or chemically identical product that caused the injury was manufactured, distributed, sold, or promoted by the defendant, in addition to other considerations  - SB61

Medical care insurance policy that covers an individual, spouse, and dependent children and the employer pays a portion of the cost: income tax deduction created  - SB87

Milwaukee Center for Independence (MCFI): mission to assist families with special needs supported; Governor urged to convene a task force to identify funding for a facility in southeastern Wisconsin -  SJR105

Motor vehicle fuel tax refund for schools, technical college districts, and local governments created; provisions re alternate fuel, DOR, and persons under contract with school districts to transport pupils to and from school activities  - SB84

MPCP: private schools outside the City of Milwaukee but within Milwaukee County permitted to participate, conditions set - AB637

MPS prohibited from placing residency requirements on its teachers -  AB482

MPS prohibited from placing residency requirements on its teachers -  SB231

Organ transport vehicles and emergency medical device transport vehicles are authorized emergency vehicles; siren, lights, and safety and training course provisions  - SB233

Parental visitation denied, limited, or discontinued re CHIPS or TPR shall not affect visitation between the child and any sibling; permanency plan provision - SB476

Pension benefits of federal employees covered under the U.S. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) made exempt from taxation -  AB681

Physical health risk assessment required for everyone eligible for MA or Badger Care; DHFS to develop and implement disease management programs -  SB147

Post-employment benefits: school district funds held in trust must be held in segregated accounts; provisions expanded to include local governmental units and technical college districts - SB93

Postpartum Depression Awareness Month: July recognized as -  AJR96

Pretrial release conditions: court may consider whether the defendant is legally present in the U.S.  - SB157

Probationary license and instruction permit holders prohibited from operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle while using a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device; emergency exception and penalty provisions  - SB240

Quinn, Jerome F.: life and public service -  SJR102

Radiography practice regulated and Radiography Examining Board created; limited X-ray machine operator permit and exceptions provisions -  SB474

Rogers Memorial Hospital's centennial year recognized -  SJR59

Sex offender registrants prohibited from being in any school building or on any school property unless the registrant notifies the school; penalty provisions - AB326

Sexual exploitation by a therapist allegations: preliminary hearing may be closed -  AB335

Sexually violent person released from state correctional institution or institutional care or changes address: notice to residents within one-mile radius of the person's new address required - SB555

Sick leave: accumulating unused hours from year to year prohibited for legislators, Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit court judges, state elected officials, and certain Governor appointments -  SB5

Special education aid for salaries of certain pupil services personnel revised; DPI provision -  SB557

State agency expenditures, contracts, and grants: DOA required to make available on a Web site; agencies to report to DOA within 24 hours that an expenditure is made  - SB543

State Long-Term Care Partnership Program: DHFS to submit certain amendment to DHHS -  SB114

State Mandates, Joint Committee on, created; LFB provision -  AB350

State Mandates, Joint Committee on, created; LFB provision -  SB189

Substitution of a judge in a criminal case: defendant must request within 60 days of initial appearance  - AB336

Suicide prevention: school boards and governing bodies of private schools to annually inform professional staff of certain resources -  SB493

Technical college district board members: appointment system replaced with nonpartisan election; term changed to four years - SB253

Technical college district board membership in district encompassing a first class city revised  - AB494

TID project costs: area in which it may be expended expanded with joint review board approval; exception provided  - SB223

Tobacco products purchased on behalf of, or to provide to, a minor prohibited; penalty provisions  - AB880

Visual representation of nude person without person's consent: court may order person convicted of to register with Corr.Dept as a sex offender; juvenile and person found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect provisions  - AB487

WHEDA property tax deferral loan for persons over age 65: income limit and maximum loan amount increased  - SB35

Witness to a crime: causing bodily harm or threats to cause made a felony -  AB337

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Darling:

Senate Bills: 3, 24, 27, 30, 32, 34, 42, 49, 59, 63, 64, 67, 68, 71, 86, 99, 100, 107, 110, 113, 116, 124, 136, 137, 142, 143, 145, 146, 149, 150, 156, 160, 161, 164, 166, 168, 169, 190, 191, 193, 194, 200, 201, 205, 206, 207, 211, 218, 221, 224, 227, 241, 246, 249, 250, 251, 254, 257, 260, 261, 264, 266, 269, 270, 275, 287, 290, 291, 292, 298, 299, 312, 337, 347, 351, 355, 356, 364, 366, 382, 393, 395, 409, 414, 415, 416, 421, 432, 434, 436, 458, 464, 468, 480, 485, 487, 488, 497, 499, 500, 501, 507, 525, 546, 549, 551, 552, 556

Senate Joint Resolutions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 48, 49, 52, 54, 56, 57, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 84, 85, 86, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 100

Senate Resolutions: 3, 12, 29

Senate Petitions:

Assembly Bills: 18, 22, 23, 28, 31, 32, 50, 51, 53, 54, 56, 63, 65, 68, 80, 83, 104, 107, 111, 122, 128, 129, 131, 134, 136, 139, 145, 147, 149, 150, 151, 153, 154, 156, 173, 184, 187, 190, 201, 202, 205, 207, 213, 214, 216, 217, 220, 222, 223, 227, 235, 240, 241, 242, 245, 246, 251, 263, 264, 270, 284, 289, 290, 296, 297, 304, 330, 338, 349, 351, 360, 366, 367, 370, 372, 373, 378, 388, 394, 402, 404, 405, 409, 412, 413, 415, 416, 427, 430, 435, 440, 443, 455, 459, 461, 463, 464, 473, 483, 484, 496, 499, 502, 520, 521, 540, 541, 544, 545, 549, 556, 557, 563, 565, 566, 567, 572, 573, 586, 598, 599, 614, 618, 623, 639, 647, 651, 658, 659, 666, 669, 671, 676, 677, 695, 696, 697, 698, 710, 713, 725, 729, 731, 739, 740, 754, 756, 769, 770, 771, 790, 793, 794, 795, 800, 806, 807, 809, 817, 820, 827, 834, 843, 844, 862, 863, 864, 871, 872, 873, 878, 881, 894, 895, 900, 906, 907, 908, 911, 916, 927, 952, 953

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 25, 26, 27, 34, 36, 37, 41, 43, 50, 53, 57, 65, 68, 75, 76, 82, 86, 88, 97, 103, 105, 110, 111, 113, 116, 119

S29 Decker, Sen. Russell S. (29th Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

December 2007 special session is adjourned until January 15, 2008 -  DE7SJR1

DNR license or permit issued based on a random or preference selection system: person may transfer to a minor who is eligible to use the approval -  AB228

Electrical wiring code; electricians and electrical and other contractors regulations; inspections of electrical wiring; Comm.Dept duties specified and local government provisions - AB294

Electrical wiring code; electricians and electrical and other contractors regulations; inspections of electrical wiring; Comm.Dept duties specified and local government provisions - SB167

Group deer hunting with bows and arrows: permitting one member to kill an antlerless deer for another member under certain conditions -  SB230

Heated sidewalk prohibition repealed -  AB229

Heated sidewalk prohibition repealed -  SB128

Hunting approvals re wild turkey, Canada goose, hunter's choice, and special deer hunting permits: DNR allowed to issue to residents on active military service outside the state but on furlough or leave within the state  - AB131

Hunting approvals re wild turkey, Canada goose, hunter's choice, and special deer hunting permits: DNR allowed to issue to residents on active military service outside the state but on furlough or leave within the state  - SB166

Hunting mentorship program established; certificate of accomplishment, minimum age to hunt and possess a firearm, and target practice provisions -  SB472

Jury instructions in civil actions: court to explain legal conclusions from the jury's findings - SB319

Klemme Brothers Well Drilling: $10,317.93 claim for well abandonment and drilling new wells  - AB486

Library board may transfer donations to a charitable organization exempt from federal income tax under certain condition - SB1

Matus, (LCpl) Andrew: life and military service commended - AJR89

Matus, (LCpl) Andrew: life and military service commended - SJR77

Mobile kitchen: automatic fire suppression or exhaust hood requirement may not be enforced under certain conditions - AB864

Mobile kitchen: automatic fire suppression or exhaust hood requirement may not be enforced under certain conditions - SB525

Nonprofit organization providing assistance to low-income individuals or victims of domestic violence and related crimes: county may appropriate money re capital and operational expenses -  AB945

Overweight vehicle combinations transporting granular roofing material: DOT may issue annual or consecutive month permits under certain conditions -  AB755

Overweight vehicle combinations transporting granular roofing material: DOT may issue annual or consecutive month permits under certain conditions -  SB435

Patient health care records and treatment records: confidentiality requirements revised; redisclosure provision  - SB487

Public works contracts that require the use of a consultant: local governmental unit required to base hiring on the consultant's qualifications -  SB295

Renewable resource facility: school board authorized to construct or acquire; use energy for school district facilities or sell at wholesale -  SB358

Rohr, Ramona Agnus ``Moni": public service commended and congratulations on her retirement from the Senate Chief Clerk's Office -  AP8SR1

Snowplow attached to ATV: operation on roadway or highway permitted; revolving yellow light required  - SB443

State minimum wage revised; DWD required to make annual adjustments -  AB274

State minimum wage revised; DWD required to make annual adjustments -  SB130

Statewide licensed nursing home bed cap reduced and transfers modified -  AB674

Utility aid payments based on production plant's value in 1990  - AB865

Utility aid payments based on production plant's value in 1990  - SB524