Senate

Payday loan: ability of customer to ``rollover" a loan limited, definition provided; DFI, or any state agency, prohibited from starting or maintaining a database of individuals who enter into payday loans -  AB311

Physical placement of a child: court to presume schedule that equalizes placement to the highest degree, written and oral reasons for modifying placement or granting sole custody required; rebuttable presumption applied to modification after two years revised -  SB544

``Plumbing" definition revised and classifying plumbers to do certain work re storm water or reclaimed water  - AB397

``Plumbing" definition revised and classifying plumbers to do certain work re stormwater or reclaimed water  - SB267

Police authority granted to technical college district board - AB398

Police authority granted to technical college district board - SB260

Posttermination of parental rights contact agreement between adoptive parent or agency and a birth relative of the child: provisions created -  SB140

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties modified  - AB270

Professional engineer: registration requirements revised -  AB288

PSC authority over telecommunications utilities, interconnected VOIP service, and ensuring universal access to telecommunications service revised; telecommunications providers to make electronic call records available to other providers; limits imposed on access service charges - AB696

PSC authority over telecommunications utilities, interconnected VOIP service, and ensuring universal access to telecommunications service revised; telecommunications providers to make electronic call records available to other providers; limits imposed on access service charges - SB469

PSC authority re electric public utility fuel cost plan -  AB600

Public debt amortization fund for a 1st class city: technical changes -  AB33

Purchasing preference: certain percentage of state agency and local governmental unit purchases to be from Wisconsin-based businesses -  AB1

Qualifications-based selection process for certain public works consulting contracts: local units of government required to use - AB654

Qualifications-based selection process for certain public works consulting contracts: local units of government required to use - SB442

Raffle license: ``local organization" definition modified re geographical area -  SB193

Railroad crossing: distance vehicle is required to stop modified  - AB157

Railroad crossing: distance vehicle is required to stop modified  - SB158

Real estate appraiser: licensure, certification, and appraisal report requirements revised -  AB472

Real estate appraiser: licensure, certification, and appraisal report requirements revised -  SB339

Renewable resource credit based on use of solar energy, geothermal energy, biomass, or biogas that displaces the use of electricity created; PSC duties set -  AB401

Renewable resource credit based on use of solar energy, geothermal energy, biomass, or biogas that displaces the use of electricity created; PSC duties set -  SB273

Restaurant kitchen machinery and equipment: income and franchise tax credits created re property taxes paid  - AB300

Sales tax paid on specified motorized items when purchased new: income and franchise tax credits created  - AB965

Salvinorin A (from the plant Salvia divinorum): manufacture, distribution, or delivery intended for human consumption prohibited; fine and exception provisions  - AB186

Self-storage facility regulation revisions -  AB707

Shared revenue: additional municipal aid payments based on population in proportion to population of region it is in and the population of all municipalities; creates eight regions  - AB833

Shared revenue: additional municipal aid payments based on population in proportion to population of region it is in and the population of all municipalities; creates eight regions  - SB532

Small Business Regulatory Review Board membership and administrative rule provisions revised; small business ombudsman clearinghouse changed to Office of the Small Business Advocate, duties revised and report required  - AB767

Special distinguishing registration plates created to express support for Marquette University, fee and implementation costs provisions -  AB579

Special distinguishing registration plates created to express support for Marquette University, fee and implementation costs provisions -  SB387

Special distinguishing registration plates for disabled veterans: provisions created for Purple Heart medal recipients and surviving spouses -  AB813

Special distinguishing registration plates for disabled veterans: provisions created for Purple Heart medal recipients and surviving spouses -  SB543

State building contracting and construction procedure revisions re bids, contractors, and ``construction-manager-at-risk contracting" -  SB298

State fund or program revenue appropriation account: dissolution by law permitted; purpose of other accounts may not be changed or used in a conflicting manner. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR16

State fund or program revenue appropriation account: dissolution by law permitted; purpose of other accounts may not be changed or used in a conflicting manner. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  SJR10

Telecommunication utilities and alternative telecommunications utilities regulations revised, PSC provisions; public utilities' deadline to file annual accounting balance sheets changed - AB220

Telecommunication utilities and alternative telecommunications utilities regulations revised, PSC provisions; public utilities' deadline to file annual accounting balance sheets changed - SB128

Termination of tenancy on the basis that certain crimes or activities were committed on or near the premises  - SB607

Theft of telecommunications and video services: court permitted to grant reasonable attorney fees; JRCCP report  - AB657

Theft of telecommunications and video services: court permitted to grant reasonable attorney fees; JRCCP report  - SB443

TID number 2 in City of Racine: life extended -  SB132

Towing and storage lien revisions - AB711

Towing and storage lien revisions - SB506

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  - AB411

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  - SB281

Whitefish Dunes State Park renamed Governor John W. Reynolds Whitefish Dunes State Park  - AB956

Whitefish Dunes State Park renamed Governor John W. Reynolds Whitefish Dunes State Park  - SB668

Wind energy system: PSC to establish common standards for political subdivisions to regulate construction and operation of; definition, ordinance, enforcement, and PSC review provisions; exception for certain electric generating facilities with a certificate of public convenience and necessity  - AB256

Wind energy system: PSC to establish common standards for political subdivisions to regulate construction and operation of; definition, ordinance, enforcement, and PSC review provisions; exception for certain electric generating facilities with a certificate of public convenience and necessity  - SB185

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Plale:

Senate Bills: 1, 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 31, 36, 37, 39, 55, 63, 75, 76, 81, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 97, 106, 108, 115, 123, 126, 129, 133, 134, 135, 136, 141, 163, 164, 166, 173, 182, 191, 199, 204, 207, 208, 214, 215, 219, 224, 263, 278, 288, 290, 308, 324, 331, 333, 359, 400, 406, 409, 412, 416, 424, 425, 439, 456, 458, 481, 495, 499, 500, 501, 503, 511, 535, 575, 579, 581, 587, 639, 647

Senate Joint Resolutions: 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 38, 45, 48, 50, 52, 74, 78, 83

Senate Resolutions: 9, 13

Senate Petitions:

Assembly Bills: 12, 15, 18, 27, 39, 40, 41, 47, 58, 60, 61, 73, 77, 81, 88, 92, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 109, 115, 116, 119, 126, 130, 135, 136, 152, 162, 163, 172, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 185, 191, 193, 194, 195, 214, 217, 229, 234, 242, 250, 261, 262, 269, 273, 277, 289, 295, 301, 302, 303, 313, 314, 325, 326, 329, 354, 395, 409, 421, 427, 438, 440, 458, 462, 464, 479, 482, 508, 511, 546, 551, 592, 596, 598, 603, 605, 611, 615, 631, 639, 641, 648, 649, 656, 666, 671, 691, 694, 695, 698, 709, 722, 723, 752, 763, 779, 819, 821, 845, 873, 899

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 24, 27, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 56, 57, 60, 66, 69, 87, 100, 104, 105, 107, 116, 118, 124

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

Administrative decision: deadline for appeal made the same for contested and noncontested cases - SB583

American Red Cross Month: March 2009 proclaimed as -  AJR20

American Red Cross Month: March 2009 proclaimed as -  SJR14

Animal taken into custody on behalf of a political subdivision: laws revised -  AB793

Animal taken into custody on behalf of a political subdivision: laws revised -  SB580

Appellate procedure revisions re review of orders denying motion to suppress evidence or challenging admissibility of the statement of a defendant or juvenile in certain circumstances - SB100

Appellate procedures integrated re commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect and commitments of sexually violent persons  - SB98

Appellate time limits and procedure revisions -  SB99

Bicycle and EPAMD requirements eliminated re distance from a parked vehicle and audible signal when passing; opening door of a motor vehicle on a highway without checking traffic first prohibited -  AB59

Bicycle and EPAMD requirements eliminated re distance from a parked vehicle and audible signal when passing; opening door of a motor vehicle on a highway without checking traffic first prohibited -  SB29

Bulk transfers of inventory: Uniform Commercial Code provisions repealed -  AB202

Bulk transfers of inventory: Uniform Commercial Code provisions repealed -  SB143

Cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device: use prohibited while operating a school bus or alternative pupil transport vehicle; exception and penalty provisions  - SB91

``Class B" license: village in Dane County with certain population may exceed village's retail liquor license quota  - AB674

``College" or ``university" may not be used in a school name unless the school awards an associate or higher degree and has certain accreditation; ``state" and ``Wisconsin" may not be used in a school name if the school is not affiliated with the U.W. System or TCS; false academic credentials, definitions, EAB duties, employment discrimination, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  AB624

``College" or ``university" may not be used in a school name unless the school awards an associate or higher degree and has certain accreditation; ``state" and ``Wisconsin" may not be used in a school name if the school is not affiliated with the U.W. System or TCS; false academic credentials, definitions, EAB duties, employment discrimination, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  SB431

Condominium law revisions - AB647

Condominium materials: electronic disclosure permitted -  SB605

Construction employees re painting or drywall finishing: penalty for ``willful misclassification" as nonemployees; JRCCP report -  AB929

Construction employees re painting or drywall finishing: penalty for ``willful misclassification" as nonemployees; JRCCP report -  SB669

County jailers classified as protective occupation participants for WRS purposes; JSCRS appendix report  - AB776

Crime victim right to make a statement at sentencing or disposition: prosecutor's obligation to provide notice modified - AB146

DNA evidence connected to certain felonies: time limit for commencing prosecution revised; reconciliation of 2005 WisActs 60 and 276 -  AB514

Donate Life Month: April 2009 proclaimed as -  AJR31

Donate Life Month: April 2009 proclaimed as -  SJR19

Dyke, Don: public service commended and congratulations on his retirement from Legislative Council  - AJR114

Election and voting law changes re deceptive election practices and voter intimidation, suppression, and protection; voter's bill of rights, GAB duties, report, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  SB179

Electronic filing of campaign finance reports: GAB directed to provide an Internet-based system and to permit registrants to file online or using certain software  - AB494

Electronic voter registration permitted with valid driver's license or state ID card, maintenance of voter registration forms provision; DOT and GAB duties -  AB892

Electronic voter registration permitted with valid driver's license or state ID card, maintenance of voter registration forms provision; DOT and GAB duties -  SB645