Senate

Administrative decision: deadline for appeal made the same for contested and noncontested cases - AB368

Armenian genocide from 1915 to 1923: April 24 added to list of special observance days in schools  - SB149

Background checks for handgun purchasers: DOJ required to check for court order or finding rendering the person ineligible under federal law re mental health status; courts required to determine ineligibility to possess a firearm under federal law during certain proceedings, other duties specified  - SB216

Bolle, Dale J.: life and public service -  AJR86

Campaign finance reports: filing requirements revised for candidates for partisan state office - AB155

Circuit court branch added to Calumet County -  SB26

Convicted felon ineligible for licensure as a lobbyist; Ethics Board duties specified -  SB106

Convicted felon ineligible for licensure as a lobbyist; Government Accountability Board duties specified  - AB761

Culinary or cooking classes that permit wine to be consumed: exception to consumption of alcohol beverages in public places prohibition -  SB540

Death penalty for first-degree intentional homicide that is vicious; jury for sentencing hearing must be unanimous or it may impose a life sentence; execution by lethal injection; court and appellate review provisions - SB115

Drunken driving offense: terms of imprisonment increased for second or subsequent conviction - AB490

Electronic message sent and made to appear from a person without that person's consent: felony crime created  - AB548

Electronic text messaging device: use prohibited by anyone operating a motor vehicle; definition, exception, and penalty provisions -  SB355

English as state's official language; written expression by state and local governments required to be in English, some exceptions; preservation of ethnic, cultural, religious, and linguistic heritage encouraged; precludes units of state and local governments from prohibiting or restricting proficiency or use of any language for nongovernmental purposes  - AB289

Environmental trust bonds: PSC may order an energy utility to apply for and specify the environmental control activities - SB448

Excise tax exemption on gasoline and diesel fuel used to transport students to and from school activities for school districts and certain persons under contract  - AB112

Excise tax exemption on gasoline and diesel fuel used to transport students to and from school activities for school districts and certain persons under contract  - SB53

Foreign insurer may offer health care plans in this state: exemption from most insurance laws and requirements, exceptions specified; taxation and HIRSP provisions; domestic health insurer may request exemption from Wisconsin insurance law in certain cases -  AB873

FTE positions authorized in state government limited; DOA Secretary duties specified -  SB164

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

Griese, (SGT) Louis: life and military service commended - AJR108

Griese, (SGT) Louis: life and military service commended - SJR88

Griese, (SGT) Louis: life and military service commended - SJR94

Harvesting of raw forest products: notification to counties requirement revised -  AB785

Headlamps and other lamps on vehicles: use required during periods of limited visibility, definition provision  - AB723

Health care services: people have a right to contract privately for and purchase private health care coverage; law requiring participation in a state-sponsored system or plan prohibited. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR99

Health insurance mandates: insurer authorized to offer single or family coverage in individual policies that do not include, conditions specified -  AB871

Illegal alien charged with a violent felony is ineligible for pre-trial release if clear and convincing evidence is presented: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR29

Immigration status of individual seeking or receiving public assistance: political subdivision prohibited from enacting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits an employee from inquiring about immigration status and from notifying the federal government of the presence of illegal aliens; writ of mandamus provision  - SB309

Intoxicating liquor manufacturer or rectifier permitted to sell or provide free taste samples directly to consumers for consumption on or off the premises; licensing, DOR, and winery permit provisions -  SB64

Kok, Anne Carol: life and public service of the U.W. Green Bay social work professor commended - AJR107

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

Legal custody or periods of physical placement of child: court authorized to make modifications contingent on future events or change in conditions -  AB29

Liquefied petroleum gas installation: Comm.Dept may not approve construction unless a class 1 notice has been published, conditions specified -  AB495

Liquefied petroleum gas supplier regulations and licensing requirements; one-call system for receiving excavation notices and transmitting notices revised, private transmission facilities provisions -  AB515

Liquefied petroleum gas supplier regulations and licensing requirements; one-call system for receiving excavation notices and transmitting notices revised, private transmission facilities provisions -  SB273

Motor bicycle definition expanded re the federal definition of ``low-speed electric bicycle" -  AB319

Motor vehicle accident that causes injury but not great bodily harm: leaving the scene without providing information or assistance made a felony crime -  AB523

Novak, (SPC) Shaun Allen: life and military service commended -  SJR10

OWI-related offenses: DOT requirement to purge certain records eliminated; courts forbidden to count offenses more than 10 years old, exceptions provided  - AB734

Physical placement of a child: revisions re presumption of equalized placement to highest degree, written and oral statement from the court re reasons for granting sole legal custody or placement schedule, and standards for modification  - SB311

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

Prisoners in jail: sheriff required to verify citizenship if charged with a felony or OWI and notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if not a citizen or authorized to be in the U.S. - AB711

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

Public buildings and places of employment: city, village, or town may not enact an ordinance establishing minimum standards for construction, repair, or maintenance unless it conforms to Comm.Dept rules -  SB266

Pupil transportation: DPI to report on miles driven, exceptions specified; appropriation balance distributed to school districts required -  AB345

Residential customers who do not wish to receive telephone solicitations re DATCP directory: biennial renewal requirement eliminated -  AB843

School district consolidation feasibility studies: DPI grant created -  AB344

School term: 180 day requirement eliminated; minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction changed  - AB376

``Sexual intercourse" definition expanded re the crime of incest - SB364

State life insurance fund: limit on policies increased -  SB47

State park admissions: DNR to issue annual stickers to motor buses; fee provision -  AB422

State park vehicle admission fee: members of U.S. armed forces on active duty charged the same as a vehicle with Wisconsin registration plates -  AB797

State prohibited from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, an individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ancestry, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting; constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR96

Taiwan-United States free trade agreement negotiations supported -  AJR54

Taiwan-United States free trade agreement negotiations supported -  SJR47

Taiwan's admission as an observer to and its full participation in the World Health Organization supported  - SJR46

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

Thermal system insulation and fire-stop products: Comm.Dept required to regulate the business of installing, removing, and maintaining; council created; licensing, definition, continuing education, and state inspector provisions  - SB194

Whitefish Dunes State Park renamed ``Governor John W. Reynolds Whitefish Dunes State Park"  - AB473

Whitefish Dunes State Park renamed ``Governor John W. Reynolds Whitefish Dunes State Park"  - SB241

Witness exclusion order: law enforcement officer may be ordered to testify before other witnesses in criminal or delinquency cases -  AB373

Zimmerman, (Sgt) Luke J.: life and military service commended  - AJR21

Zimmerman, (Sgt) Luke J.: life and military service commended  - SJR11

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Lasee:

Senate Bills: 3, 4, 8, 18, 25, 34, 42, 55, 56, 59, 66, 68, 83, 86, 87, 92, 107, 119, 122, 124, 127, 159, 177, 181, 183, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 196, 197, 198, 200, 206, 207, 218, 230, 250, 260, 261, 270, 276, 363, 393, 409, 416, 421, 428, 432, 433, 436, 437, 439, 443, 473, 500, 506, 552, 553

Senate Joint Resolutions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 38, 41, 42, 49, 52, 53, 56, 57, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 72, 74, 77, 78, 79, 81, 85, 86, 91, 93, 100

Senate Resolutions: 5, 12

Senate Petitions:

Assembly Bills: 18, 22, 28, 30, 47, 48, 61, 63, 77, 83, 129, 147, 149, 167, 172, 186, 194, 201, 202, 207, 211, 232, 234, 239, 241, 264, 265, 282, 296, 306, 333, 339, 350, 353, 360, 365, 369, 375, 388, 394, 396, 397, 401, 415, 423, 424, 427, 460, 470, 499, 513, 521, 527, 538, 549, 558, 560, 565, 566, 569, 571, 572, 581, 624, 640, 650, 652, 660, 677, 689, 692, 698, 699, 701, 710, 719, 721, 725, 731, 744, 745, 756, 783, 787, 804, 805, 806, 839, 915

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 17, 26, 28, 30, 53, 56, 67, 68, 76, 82, 88, 105, 106, 110, 113, 120

S24 Lassa, Sen. Julie M. (24th Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program: maximum amount eliminated -  AB389

Architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, designer of engineering systems, and land surveyor: examining board may establish continuing education requirements  - AB181

Barber or cosmetologist apprentices: supervision of modified -  SB504

Base budget review reports of state agencies: once an agency uses a certain format it must be used for all future reports - AB50

Biennial budget bill prepared according to GAAP required; legislation to reduce state budget deficit provision  - SB34

Birth certificate copy re participation in organized youth sports: exception from penalty for copying a vital record created - SB207

Birth defect prevention and surveillance system revisions; state registrar and DHFS duties specified; stillborn human provision - AB185

Building permit: continuing education requirements for applicants revised -  AB227

Building permit: continuing education requirements for applicants revised -  SB131

``Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin" program created in DATCP to increase awareness and consumption of locally produced foods and related products; ``Buy Local" grant program provision - SB89

Cemetery associations and cemetery authorities law revisions re deposits and investments of and trustees of care funds and preneed trust funds, licensure and registration of certain cemeteries, reporting requirements, sale or encumbrance of cemetery land, and regulation of warehouses  - SB288

Child abuse, vulnerable adult, and harassment injunctions: conditions of when it becomes effective revised  - AB242

Child abuse, vulnerable adult, and harassment injunctions: conditions of when it becomes effective revised  - SB124

Child care worker loan repayment assistance program created -  AB867

Child may be placed for adoption prior to TPR finalization; DHFS not required to pay preadoptive preparation re child welfare agency; Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) provision -  AB769

Child may be placed for adoption prior to TPR finalization; DHFS not required to pay preadoptive preparation re child welfare agency; Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) provision -  SB464

Children's products: sale by commercial suppliers regulated re unsafe products; DATCP duties specified; recall, baby crib, injunction, and forfeiture provisions; residential care center for children and youth, foster home, group home, day care center or provider, or shelter care facility prohibitions and inspection requirements -  SB37