Wisconsin Legislature: Hansen, Sen. David (30th Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who use communications media which includes references to certain candidates within 60 days of an election; WECF replaced with the clean elections fund and other public financing of elections revisions - SB182

``Cesar E. Chavez Day": state agencies required to designate March 31 as; optional holiday for state employees provision - AB491

Charitable solicitation campaigns performed by professional fund-raisers: DRL required to compile certain information and post it to its Web site - AB656

Charitable solicitation campaigns performed by professional fund-raisers: DRL required to compile certain information and post it to its Web site - SB531

Child safety program created, DOT to administer; driver education course instruction and informational sheet sent with driver's license renewal notice - SB561

Commercial fishing license for fishing in the Great Lakes: minimum harvesting requirement prohibited - AB634

Commercial fishing license for fishing in the Great Lakes: minimum harvesting requirement prohibited - SB357

Commercial mobile radio service provider: PSC regulations re universal service fund - AB772

Consumer goods or services: charging grossly excessive prices prohibited; exceptions and AG provisions - AB408

Consumer goods or services: charging grossly excessive prices prohibited; exceptions and AG provisions - SB219

Consumer loan made by a licensed lender: finance charge restrictions; definition, DFI, and penalty provisions - AB211

Contractor and subcontractor registration requirements created; Comm.Dept duties specified; Contractor Advisory Committee created - SB228

Cornett, (SFC) Lance S.: life and military service commended - SJR100

Corporate income and franchise tax reporting combined; renewable energy grant and loan program; Wisconsin higher education grants for technical college students; W-2 child care subsidy; manufacturing skills training grants; airport development and technology zones tax credits; fiscal changes; commuter rail transit system; WHEFA bonds for research institutes - SB510

Counterfeit or altered identification documents: manufacturing, distributing, or selling for specified purposes made a felony; ``racketeering activity" provisions - SB465

Crime alert network created by DOJ to provide information on certain criminal activity, crime prevention, and missing or endangered children to state agencies, law enforcement, and the private sector; fee provisions - SB452

Diesel engines that emit lower levels of nitrogen oxide and used in certain commercial motor vehicles: income and franchise tax credits created; airport development zone program credits provision - AB886

Electronic mail addresses of subscribers to DNR periodicals and other publications: DNR authorized to refuse to reveal - SB110

Employee Free Choice Act: Congress urged to pass - SR7

Employment discrimination: action in circuit court to recover damages permitted, surcharge provision; committee to study wage disparities between men and women and minority group and nonminority group members - AB310

Epilepsy drugs: pharmacist prohibited from substituting a drug product equivalent without prescribing practitioner and patient consent - SB71

Facsimile firearm: penalties for use in committing a crime or to alarm, intimidate, threaten, or terrify; definition provision - SB323

Federal taxable income for state income tax and franchise tax purposes: adding payments to related entities - AB328

Federal taxable income for state income tax and franchise tax purposes: adding payments to related entities - SB210

Fire occurrence reports and records: requiring fire departments to report certain information to Comm.Dept - AB756

Fire occurrence reports and records: requiring fire departments to report certain information to Comm.Dept - SB436

Fire safety performance standard for cigarettes established; manufacturer and Comm.Dept duties specified - SB379

General transportation aids: reporting requirement eliminated for counties and municipalities over certain population; reduced payments for filing statements of costs late - SB281

Governing body of a city, town, village, or county: member or member-elect may refuse to accept salary - AB527

Governing body of a city, town, village, or county: member or member-elect may refuse to accept salary - SB280

Green Bay Packers coaches, players, and organization commended on an outstanding 2007 season - SJR93

Grievance arbitration or fair-share agreement ended during contract negotiation made a prohibited practice under MERA - AB451

Grievance arbitration or fair-share agreement ended during contract negotiation made a prohibited practice under MERA - SB121

Group health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and AODA: specified minimum amounts of coverage removed; equal coverage to treatment of physical condition re deductibles, copayments, etc.; coverage of annual screening for mental health and substance abuse treatment and prepartum and postpartum depression required - AB922

Higher education grants for U.W. System students and Lawton grants: formula to calculate amounts revised; HEAB, technical college, and tribal college student provisions - SB450

Homeless public school pupils: appropriation created to provide services to and professional development programs for school personnel - SB495

Homeowner's property tax credit created; school property tax credit revised re rent paid on principal dwelling - AB452

Hunting approvals issued to nonresident members of the Wisconsin national guard: DNR must consider as a resident with certain proof - AB130

Illegal aliens: companies that hire are ineligible for income and franchise tax credits, property tax exemption, public works or services contracts, and loans or grants from local governments; review and good faith effort provisions - SB404

Indoor environmental quality in public schools: various provisions created; Superintendent to establish a special task force; DPI and school board duties - SB535

International education encouraged and recognized as an essential component of the future of this state - SJR72

John Doe proceedings: procedures revised; DA authority and judicial discretion over scope of examination - SB537

Juvenile convicted in adult court of throwing a bodily substance at another person while in a juvenile correctional or secured facility: court required to sentence the juvenile to the maximum term of confinement in prison; exception provided - SB339

Kok, Anne Carol: life and public service of the U.W. Green Bay social work professor commended - SJR95

Law enforcement officer or fire fighter discipline procedure revised re collective bargaining agreement - AB57

Law enforcement officer or fire fighter discipline procedure revised re collective bargaining agreement - SB21

Local youth apprenticeship grants: appropriation increased - AB383

Long-term care district governing body that elects to become a WRS participating employer; notification and effective dates - SB457

Managed forest land program revisions; DNR and DOR duties; withdrawal tax provision - SB438

Metallic minerals mining: environmental law revisions; notice to transferees of interests in mining sites provision - SB441

Military memorial highways and bridges on STHs: DOT to bear costs of erecting and maintaining markers - SB413

Motor vehicle title loan: licensed lender prohibited from making or offering - AB529

Motor vehicle use on the beds of navigable waters: additional exception created re vehicle used to destroy or prevent spread of aquatic or terrestrial invasive species - AB942

NRB nominations from Governor: Senate must act upon within set number of days - SB422

Organized labor in American history and the collective bargaining process: instruction in public schools required - SB108

Pawnbroker and secondhand dealer: holding period revised; secondhand media seller category created re computer toys or games or audio and video recordings - AB301

Pediatric dental care and adult emergency dental services provided by certain counties: DHFS to request federal waiver and submit amendments to state MA plan for pilot program, reports required - AB927

Pesticide use plan: railroads required to file annually with DATCP; rule and fee provisions - AB836

Police escorted vehicle or procession of vehicles: provisions created; rights-of-way penalty specified - SB566

Powersports vehicle manufacturers and distributors, including franchisors: provisions governing relationship between created; definition, forfeiture, and DATCP provisions - AB640

Powersports vehicle manufacturers and distributors, including franchisors: provisions governing relationship between created; definition, forfeiture, and DATCP provisions - SB363

Prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: DHFS to seek amendment to federal Medicaid waiver to allow property taxes be deducted from income when determining eligibility - AB137

Prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: DHFS to seek amendment to federal Medicaid waiver to allow property taxes be deducted from income when determining eligibility - SB76

Prevailing wage paid to laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on a publicly funded private construction project required; submission and inspection of payroll records of contractors, subcontractors, and agents performing the work - SB568

Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin congratulated on its ``Stars of Life" program - SJR83

Property tax credit for individuals owning property in this state which is their principal dwelling is exempt from the ``uniformity clause"; stylistic changes to the constitution. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR80

Prosecutor or government attorney decision not to commence a criminal prosecution or action for a forfeiture in exchange for payments to any organization or agency prohibited, restitution exception - SB244

Prosecutor or government attorney decision not to commence a criminal prosecution or civil action for a forfeiture in exchange for payments to any organization or agency prohibited, restitution exception; certain contribution surcharge eliminated - AB472

Psychological evaluations for full-time law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer positions; LESB, confidentiality, collective bargaining under SELRA, and report provisions - AB787

Psychological evaluations for full-time law enforcement or tribal law enforcement officer positions; LESB, confidentiality, collective bargaining under SELRA, and report provisions - SB462

Railroad safety and emergency procedures requirements specified; notification to law enforcement, emergency response agencies, and DOT - AB300

Railroad safety and emergency procedures requirements specified; notification to law enforcement, emergency response agencies, and DOT - SB152

Real estate transfer return: electronic filing required, undue hardship provision; SSN and telephone numbers must remain confidential - AB900

Real estate transfer return: electronic filing required, undue hardship provision; SSN and telephone numbers must remain confidential - SB549

School levy tax credit distribution revision re general school aid formula - SB299

Scrap metal sales, purchases, and dealers: definitions, photograph and records requirements, fines, civil action provision, and theft of property modified - SB473

Senior Care (prescription drug assistance program for the elderly): calling for an advisory referendum on continuing the program as a permanent federal-state program - SJR57

Senior Care (prescription drug assistance program for the elderly): U.S. President urged to reverse DHHS Secretary's decision not to extend federal waiver - SJR43

Sex offender registrants required to provide email accounts and Internet address of every Web site maintained by the registrant for personal or household use - SB382

Single registration plate for motor vehicles authorized; transportation fund and DOA Secretary provisions - SB141

Special distinguishing registration plates for fire fighters and groups that are military in nature: DOT must allow surviving spouse of fire fighter who died in the line of duty to retain the special plate; changes similar condition for surviving spouse of military group member from permissive to mandatory - SB20

Special distinguishing registration plates re national guard: decals re 32nd Infantry Brigade, 57th Field Artillery Brigade, Joint Forces Headquarters, 115th Fighter Wing, or 128th Refueling Wing - SB340

SSN: state or local governmental unit or elected official prohibited from using as a personal identifier re program administration; exception provision - SB552

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

Student health benefit purchasing cooperative: organization authorized; OCI and report provisions - AB779

Supreme Court rules re recusal and impartiality and procedure re reviewing a statement of economic interest: clerk of circuit court to provide to every party in a civil action or proceeding; Director of State Courts duty specified - SB170