Wisconsin Legislature: Government Accountability Board

Biological specimen for DNA analysis: failure to provide penalty revised; JRCCP report - SB170

Biological specimen for DNA analysis: law enforcement agencies required to collect from every adult arrested for a felony or certain sexual assault offenses; juveniles, DNA data bank, crime laboratories, and expunging information provisions; JRCCP report - AB584

Biological specimen for DNA analysis: law enforcement agencies required to collect from every adult arrested for a felony or certain sexual assault offenses; juveniles, DNA data bank, crime laboratories, and expunging information provisions; JRCCP report - SB214

DNA sample: court to put person found delinquent or not guilty by reason of mental defect, sentenced, declared a sexual predator, or in custody for a crime requiring a DNA sample into sheriff's custody long enough to provide a sample; DOJ duty - SB169

Employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing cases: awarding of compensatory and punitive damages eliminated; DWD provision - AB289

Employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing cases: awarding of compensatory and punitive damages eliminated; DWD provision - SB202

Genetic test results as conclusive determination of paternity provisions created - AB42

Machinery and equipment used for qualified research in this state re manufacturing and biotechnology, including embryonic stem cell research: real and personal property tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB362

Machinery and equipment used for qualified research in this state re manufacturing and biotechnology: real and personal property tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB236

Sexual assault: procedures for evidence with DNA on it when no suspect has been identified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2682m, 2704m] - AB40

Attempts to influence state procurement decisions or proposals: former state public official prohibition and lobbyist principal reporting requirements created, penalty provisions - AB675

Campaign finance law: scope of regulated activity expanded to include organizations or individuals who use communications media which includes references to candidates for certain offices within 60 days of an election; Clean Elections Fund established to provide grants to qualifying candidates for campaign expenses, penalty provisions; JRCCP report and emergency rule provisions - AB642

Democracy Trust Fund grants to candidates for Office of Justice of the Supreme Court revised and administration of the fund transferred from State Treasurer to GAB; income tax return designation for Democracy Trust Fund or WECF modified [Sec. 1-18, 748, 752, 756, 757, 773-775, 882-885, 1885-1887, 9418 (1), (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Democracy Trust Fund and WECF eliminated, 1d-3s, 3v-13wk, 16a-17c, 74m, 748g, r, 756m, 866t, 867m, 883m, 884m, 1887c, 9218 (3i), (3j), deletes 1-13, 16-18, 748, 752, 756, 882-885, 1885-1887, 9418 (1), (2)] - AB40

Democracy Trust Fund grants to candidates for Office of Justice of the Supreme Court revised and administration of the fund transferred from State Treasurer to GAB; income tax return designation for Democracy Trust Fund or WECF modified [Sec. 1-18, 748, 752, 756, 757, 773-775, 882-885, 1885-1887, 9418 (1), (2)] - SB27

Election-related expenses to local governments: reimbursement of costs revised, voter ID training provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3t, u, 747j, k] - AB40

Election revisions re late voter registration, absentee voting in person, and implementation of voter ID requirements; GAB duties - AB67

Electronic voter registration permitted with valid driver's license or DOT issued ID card, verification provision; GAB, DOT, municipal clerk, and board of election commissioners duties - AB365

Electronic voter registration permitted with valid driver's license or DOT issued ID card, verification provision; GAB, DOT, municipal clerk, and board of election commissioners duties - SB528

Ethics, elections, and lobbying regulation laws: prosecution and venue for trial of civil and criminal violations modified; disclosure of certain information provision - AB656

Expense statements required by principal attempting to influence model legislation under consideration; reporting any thing of pecuniary value for scholarship purposes to GAB; legislative members prohibited from using allocations for office operation on memberships to organizations that propose uniform, model, or suggested legislation; penalty provisions; JRCCP report - AB621

GAB exempt from administrative rule-making requirements re Governor's approval - AB355

GAB exempt from administrative rule-making requirements re Governor's approval - SB245

GAB prohibited from promulgating certain rules re campaign financing disbursements - AB196

GAB prohibited from promulgating certain rules re campaign financing disbursements - SB139

GAB expenditures on voter ID public informational campaign reviewed by JCF; public inspection of statements of economic interests modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 357m, 9118 (1q)] - AB40

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived, obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons, and issuing an identification certificate; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign [for further revisions, see entry under ``Voting"] - AB7

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived, obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons, and issuing an identification certificate; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign - SB6

Legislative and congressional redistricting plans: LRB and GAB to develop standards and draw redistricting plans for legislative approval - AB198

Legislative and congressional redistricting plans: LRB and GAB to develop standards and draw redistricting plans for legislative approval - SB157

Mobile DMV service centers required re operator's license, ID cards, and receipts; affidavit in form prescribed by GAB permitted for voting under certain conditions - AB738

Official registration list: moneys from sales of copies deposited in the election administration fund [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 747m, 885e] - AB40

Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperatives, and labor organizations provisions revised; registration and reporting requirements re mass communication within 60 days of an election, special report provision; penalties specified - AB591

Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperatives, and labor organizations provisions revised; registration and reporting requirements re mass communication within 60 days of an election, special report provision; penalties specified - SB446

Political disbursements by corporations and cooperatives: GAB duties if prohibition is found unenforceable under set conditions; disbursement prohibited if owned or controlled by a foreign national; registration and reporting requirements and penalty provisions - SB67

Political disbursements by corporations and cooperatives: GAB duties if prohibition is found unenforceable under set conditions; registration and reporting requirements; penalty provisions - AB726

Recall petition: employment discrimination against an individual who signs or refuses to sign prohibited; exception for nonpartisan employees of or applicants to GAB, the legislature, legislative service agencies, and other specified commissions - AB729

Recall petition: employment discrimination against an individual who signs or refuses to sign prohibited; exception for nonpartisan employees of or applicants to GAB, the legislature, legislative service agencies, and other specified commissions - SB566

Right to vote lost only while incarcerated for a disqualifying offense, voting permitted while on parole or extended supervision; voter registration applicant not required to provide information regarding felony conviction and requirement that Corr.Dept provide a list of convicted felons to election officials deleted; Corr.Dept, GAB, and Director of State Courts training duties - AB444

Right to vote lost only while incarcerated for a disqualifying offense, voting permitted while on parole or extended supervision; voter registration applicant not required to provide information regarding felony conviction and requirement that Corr.Dept provide a list of convicted felons to election officials deleted; Corr.Dept, GAB, and Director of State Courts training duties - SB329

September primary date changed and renamed ``Partisan Primary"; absentee voting changes, primarily for military and overseas electors - AB161

September primary date changed and renamed ``Partisan Primary"; absentee voting changes, primarily for military and overseas electors [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, absentee ballot and military and overseas electors provisions modified; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, fee exception for duplicate DOT issued ID for voting purposes] - SB116

Statement of economic interest: threshold for reporting indirect income sources revised [A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 356g] - AB40

U.W. System and private institutions of higher education that receive state funding: employees required to disclose research re drug, device, product, or governmental program or policy if state resources were used; GAB duties - AB713

WEDC: creation and coverage of certain positions under the code of ethics for state public officials and employees, GAB provision - SB376

Wisconsin election campaign fund created and administered by GAB; income tax form designation - AB317

Wisconsin election campaign fund created and administered by GAB; income tax form designation - SB213

Administrative rule-making process: changes made by 2011 WisActs 21 and 32 eliminated, prior law restored - AB389

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, legislative review of proposed rules and JCRAR duties modified; A.Amdt.10: local governmental units provision] - JR1 AB8

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state - JR1 SB8

Appropriation lapses for 2011-13 and 2013-15 fiscal biennia [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9219 (1u)] - AB40

Assistant DAs: cease and desist actions requiring unpaid leaves of absences or reducing their FTE status for remainder of 2010-11 fiscal year - AR8

Campaign contributions to the Governor or related committee by persons, lobbyist, or principal who may be affected by or is trying to influence a proposed administrative rule prohibited, penalty provisions - AB673

Distribution of communication by legislators to addresses in their districts following a declared state of emergency: prohibition on use of public funds does not apply if the communication relates to the emergency - AB32

Enrolled bills to the Governor: modifying the 2011-12 session schedule to extend the March 15, 2012 deadline - SJR72

Federal funding or moneys accepted or received by the state: recognizing the legislature is the appropriate branch of government to budget these funds and the governor may not return the money without the approval of the legislature by law; employment increase provision - SJR67

Federal moneys accepted by the state may not be returned to the federal government without the approval of the legislature by law if the expenditure may increase employment in this state - SB495

GAB exempt from administrative rule-making requirements re Governor's approval - AB355

GAB exempt from administrative rule-making requirements re Governor's approval - SB245

Governor requested to commence good faith negotiations with collective bargaining units re Jr1 AB-11 - AR4

Governor's budget message deadline extended - SJR15

Governor's salary formula revised - AB735

Gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules: prior law restored re rules considered at the joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the DNR and county meeting of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress, economic impact analysis provision - SB319

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs - AB58

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs - JR1 AB11

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs - JR1 SB11

Literacy initiative re elementary school children: funding for Governor's task force [Sec. 726, 9101 (2)] - AB40

Literacy initiative re elementary school children: funding for Governor's task force [Sec. 726, 9101(2)] - SB27

Partial veto of an appropriation bill: Governor may not reject part of a bill section without rejecting the entire bill section. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - AJR114

Partial veto of an appropriation bill: Governor may not reject part of a bill section without rejecting the entire bill section. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - SJR60

Political contributions: acceptance by incumbent partisan elective state official or support committee prohibited between specified dates, additional provisions for governor and lieutenant governor; penalty provisions; JRCCP report - AB264

Secretary of Veterans Affairs appointed by the Governor and required to be a veteran; Board of Veterans Affairs membership and term of office revised and active duty service required but not in any specific war or conflict - SB97

Special election to fill a legislative vacancy to be ordered within sixty days after the vacancy occurs - AB268

Special election to fill a legislative vacancy to be ordered within sixty days after the vacancy occurs - SB176

State contractual services: notification to Governor and JCF provision; Division of Legal Services in DOA to develop standard performance measures and benchmark indicators; unsatisfactory contractor performance provisions - SB571

Statement of the scope of a proposed rule: deadline for gubernatorial approval - SB467

Student information system: DPI to establish working with the Office of Governor, fee provision [Sec. 520, 2437, 9137 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, fee provision modified, every school district required to establish within 5 years, JCF approval] - AB40

Student information system: DPI to establish working with the Office of Governor, fee provision [Sec. 520, 2437, 9137 (1)] - SB27

Vacant FTE positions in the executive branch: DOA Secretary may abolish [Sec. 9101 (4); A.Sub.Amdt.1: DOA authority deleted, Governor given authority with JCF approval, 218g, i, p, deletes 9101 (4)] - AB40