Born Duluth, MN, April 15, 1974; married; 3 children. Graduate Superior Senior H.S. 1992; B.S. UW-Superior 1998; attended UW-Eau Claire 1999-2000. Full-time legislator. Former fisheries biologist. Served in U.S. Navy 1992-94, U.S. Naval Reserve 1994-2000; deployed to Persian Gulf during Operation Southern Watch. Member: Douglas Co. Democratic Party (former secy.). Former member: Lake Superior Bi-national Forum; St. Louis River Watershed TMDL Partnership (bd. of dir.); Am. Fisheries Soc.; Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council (policy bd. mbr.); Head of the Lakes Fair (bd. of dir.). Superior City Council 2005-09.
Elected to Assembly 2008; reelected since 2010.
Member of Sporting Heritage Council
(first or second author, first sponsor)
3/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 843
Relating to: establishing a sporting heritage grant program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 818
Relating to: expunging a court record of an offense committed before the offender reaches the age of 25. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 105
Relating to: honoring the life of Leo H. LaFernier Sr.
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 98
Relating to: proclaiming March 2014 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 593
Relating to: an additional county sales and use tax for highway improvements. (FE)
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 604
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment on the basis of military service to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 399
Relating to: crimes against animals.
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 486
Relating to: crimes against animals.
10/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: Disability Awareness Month.
10/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 55
Relating to: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 376
Relating to: the net worth method of providing proof of financial responsibility for certain solid waste facilities.
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 289
Relating to: the net worth method of providing proof of financial responsibility for certain solid waste facilities.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 328
Relating to: requiring that a private school participating in a parental choice program be located in this state.
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: recognizing May as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month.
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 51
Relating to: employment by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 49
Relating to: increasing the funding for grants to provide skills enhancement services and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 17
Relating to: the restoration of information from an original birth certificate after adoption. (FE)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 915
Relating to: pollinator habitat conservation, a pollinator report, and making appropriations. (FE)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 918
Relating to: establishment of a veterans court grant program and making an appropriation.
3/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 903
Relating to: eligibility for certain low-income energy assistance.
3/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 893
Relating to: requiring teachers and administrators employed by and owners of private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and in the choice program for other eligible school districts to be subject to the background investigation requirements and employment restrictions imposed upon teachers in public schools. (FE)
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 888
Relating to: the employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (FE)
3/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 878
Relating to: state assistance to school districts in achieving energy efficiencies. (FE)
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: recognizing and commending the 1964 Freedom Summer voter registration campaign and the contributions of Wisconsin residents.
3/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 864
Relating to: the definition of payday loan.
3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 112
Relating to: the life and public service of Mary Lou (Rogers) Munts.
3/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 110
Relating to: proclaiming April 2014 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.
3/4/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 838
Relating to: creation of a private retirement security plan and making appropriations. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
2/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 834
Relating to: school district sparsity aid and and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 822
Relating to: authorizing certain same-sex couples to file a joint individual income tax return. (FE)
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 817
Relating to: creation of a grant program for teachers employed by sparsely populated school districts, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 106
Relating to: the life and public service of Dr. Martin Jack Rosenblum.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 108
Relating to: the life and the military and public service of Gerald L. Trumm.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 792
Relating to: requiring a local governmental unit to create a civil service system with a just cause standard of discipline for its employees. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 791
Relating to: minimum hourly wages for procurement contracts entered into by an executive branch agency, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Resolution 27
Relating to: requiring the Committee on Assembly Organization to immediately appoint a joint task force on clean and renewable energy.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Resolution 26
Relating to: requiring the speaker of the assembly to appoint a special committee on clean energy.
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 785
Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college nonresident tuition exemptions. (FE)
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 784
Relating to: issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 783
Relating to: creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez. (FE)
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 781
Relating to: energy emergencies and vehicle weight limits. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 778
Relating to: prohibiting certain mining and drilling activities that cause the destruction or filling in of a lake bed, reservoir, or flowage or that cause the withdrawal of water from a reservoir or flowage.
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 776
Relating to: child abuse investigations when a court suspects a person of permitting, allowing, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution and consent decrees or deferred prosecution agreements for such a child. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 771
Relating to: liability of the state for a violation of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Fair Labor Standards Act, or Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 or of Title I of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 772
Relating to: categorical aids for special education and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 773
Relating to: requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to employ certain special education staff and to comply with certain provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2/17/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 770
Relating to: emergency heating assistance loan guarantees.
2/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 760
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 754
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: honoring the friendship between Wisconsin and Turkey.
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 743
Relating to: the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on highway bridges. (FE)
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 89
Relating to: honoring the career and public service of Joe Pavelski.
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 91
Relating to: U.S.A. Olympic long track speed skater Tucker Fredricks.
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 92
Relating to: commemorating the Great Lakes shipping industry and those whose lives were lost in shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
2/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: honoring 2014 Olympic athletes from Wisconsin.
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 732
Relating to: payments to counties for designated county forest lands and distribution of amounts paid to municipalities by owners of closed managed forest lands. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 730
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 699
Relating to: classifying county jailers, detention officers, and correctional officers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 686
Relating to: a state minimum wage, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: the life and public service of Nelson R. Mandela.
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 670
Relating to: the registration of antique snowmobiles. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 638
Relating to: growing and processing industrial hemp, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 80
Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of adopting a nonpartisan system for redistricting.
1/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 620
Relating to: human trafficking, human trafficking victims, property forfeitures, rights of victims, admitting evidence of past actions, definitions of certain offenses, and providing penalties. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 615
Relating to: allowing municipal prisoners to be imprisoned in a bordering county within or outside of the state. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 614
Relating to: railroad track clearance and railroad walkways and providing a penalty. (FE)
12/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 592
Relating to: solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for a public record, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
12/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 581
Relating to: advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placements of a child, delegation of parental power regarding the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, requesting a study of adoption disruption and dissolution, and providing penalties. (FE)
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 578
Relating to: administrative and civil penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage and providing a penalty.
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 551
Relating to: smoking in private residences that are used as child care centers. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 553
Relating to: arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 542
Relating to: a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 525
Relating to: creating a property tax exemption for a nonprofit youth baseball association. (FE)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 518
Relating to: awards for the victims of crimes and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 526
Relating to: reasonable accommodation of any condition of an employee that is related to pregnancy or childbirth and of an employee's inability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 517
Relating to: the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
11/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 509
Relating to: an exemption for recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags.
11/12/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: a Wisconsin children's outdoor bill of rights.
11/8/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 498
Relating to: student loans, the individual income tax subtract modification for tuition and student fees, creating an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: proclaiming November as Runaway Prevention Month.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and public service of Lary J. Swoboda.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: commending the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing on its 65th anniversary.
10/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 466
Relating to: state procurement and construction contracts with disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: commending the career of Donald Driver.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 424
Relating to: the sale, collection, and recycling of mercury-added thermostats, the disposal of mercury-added products, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 425
Relating to: the maximum width of, and projecting loads on, vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders, and similar materials.
10/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: proclaiming the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 18
Relating to: commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: proclaiming November 2013 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 407
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 406
Relating to: controlled substances, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 16
Relating to: proclaiming October as Italian-American Heritage Month.
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 389
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 387
Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who is not alleged to have committed certain violent offences or has not previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
9/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 381
Relating to: the definitions of an all-terrain vehicle and a utility terrain vehicle, restrictions on operating an all-terrain vehicle or a utility terrain vehicle on a roadway, and seating requirements for utility terrain vehicles.
9/19/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 380
Relating to: a cumulative preference system for sturgeon spearing permits and the transfer of a sturgeon spearing license to a minor. (FE)
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 374
Relating to: deletion of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 363
Relating to: regulation by local ordinance of residential mortgage loans.
9/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 354
Relating to: political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations.
8/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 351
Relating to: funding and position authority for vocational rehabilitation services and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/27/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 338
Relating to: allowing refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits and having the Department of Administration administer the credits and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 320
Relating to: the process for sale of state-owned real property.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 321
Relating to: sale or lease of certain state-owned real property that was acquired, constructed, and improved with gift, grant, or federal funds.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 326
Relating to: assessing pupils in private schools participating in a parental choice program for reading readiness.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 329
Relating to: attendance at a public school of pupils enrolled in home-based private educational programs. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 303
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for interest paid on certain student loans. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 307
Relating to: eligible applicants under the broadband expansion grant program.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 308
Relating to: reduction of local levy limit by amount of certain fee revenue received. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 310
Relating to: unclassified division administrators in the state civil service system. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 305
Relating to: grazing lands conservation grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 315
Relating to: expungement of deoxyribonucleic acid from crime laboratories if person not adjudicated guilty or delinquent. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 317
Relating to: sale or lease of state property.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 334
Relating to: restoring indexing provisions to the homestead tax credit. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 335
Relating to: remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 336
Relating to: funding for Wisconsin higher education grants for University of Wisconsin System students and making appropriations. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 298
Relating to: creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 300
Relating to: increasing funding for domestic abuse grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 301
Relating to: defaults on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 306
Relating to: monitoring industrial sand mining and processing operations and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 311
Relating to: Medicaid expansion, eligibility, and other changes to BadgerCare Plus, and making appropriations. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 312
Relating to: providing services to children on the waiting list for the Children's Long-term Support waiver programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 314
Relating to: eliminating the collection of deoxyribonucleic acid at arrest. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 322
Relating to: collective bargaining over workplace safety for employees of the Department of Corrections.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 324
Relating to: the expulsion of pupils from a private school participating in a parental choice program and granting rule-making authority.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 325
Relating to: high school graduation requirements for pupils attending a private school under a parental choice program.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 327
Relating to: the requirements for participation in a parental choice program and the percentage of pupils who may attend a private school under such a program.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 330
Relating to: a part-time open enrollment program for public school pupils. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 337
Relating to: funding for Wisconsin higher education grants for technical college students and making appropriations. (FE)
8/12/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 285
Relating to: deadlines for claiming lottery prizes, motor vehicle fuel bulk plants, repealing the woodland tax, property tax publications, the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit, manufacturing property tax assessment objections, and reporting capital stock transfers. (FE)
8/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 270
Relating to: additional providers in the volunteer health care provider program and proof of financial responsibility and malpractice insurance requirements for certain advanced practice nurses serving as volunteer health care providers. (FE)
7/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 269
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)
7/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 265
Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
7/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 260
Relating to: enrollment requirements for recipients of talent incentive grants. (FE)
6/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: designating December 14 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings.
6/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: designating the Honor and Remember Flag as Wisconsin's emblem of service and sacrifice by those in the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.
6/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 251
Relating to: allowing a county to seek reimbursement for expenses incurred in confining a prisoner in jail. (FE)
6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2013, as Juneteenth Day.
6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 242
Relating to: charges for inmate telephone use at a jail or house of correction. (FE)
6/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 12
Relating to: assembly consideration of the 2013-15 biennial budget bill.
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 233
Relating to: repealing the changes made to the earned income tax credit in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32. (FE)
5/31/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 226
Relating to: grants to technical college district boards under the Workforce Advancement Training Program. (FE)
5/24/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 218
Relating to: employer access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment; educational institution access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of students and prospective students; landlord access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of tenants and prospective tenants; and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 215
Relating to: the number of wastewater discharge permits required for a publicly owned sewage treatment facility or system.
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 208
Relating to: special registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: giving certain veterans priority in registering for courses at the University of Wisconsin System.
5/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 199
Relating to: hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals issued to recipients of the purple heart medal. (FE)
5/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 194
Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags. (FE)
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 185
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting. (FE)
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 190
Relating to: travel, association, and residency conditions of release before trial for individuals charged with felony sexual assault of a child.
5/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Motorcycle Awareness Month.
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 182
Relating to: the sale of homemade baked goods and homemade canned goods. (FE)
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team for winning a second consecutive national championship.
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's wheelchair basketball team for winning a second consecutive national championship.
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces who die in a combat zone. (FE)
4/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: expressing prayers and condolences to the families, friends of the victims, and the injured from the bombings at the Boston Marathon and praising the first responders who rushed to their aid.
4/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 113
Relating to: a school district revenue limit adjustment for school safety. (FE)
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 93
Relating to: an appeal or protest of a service contract award. (FE)
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, Syttende Mai Weekend.
3/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 60
Relating to: selection of student information system software vendors by the Department of Public Instruction.
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 50
Relating to: payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 52
Relating to: workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 53
Relating to: Medical Assistance for certain adults who are not currently eligible for traditional Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 55
Relating to: designating and marking a specified highway route in the counties of Rock, Dane, Jefferson, Dodge, and Fond du Lac as the Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 47
Relating to: entrepreneurial tax credit access grants.
2/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 37
Relating to: requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to organize trade and marketing forums for Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: honoring Donald Driver.
2/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 13
Relating to: methods of providing assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program and projects that are eligible for assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program. (FE)
2/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: honoring the career and public service of United States Senator Herbert H. Kohl.
2/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: the life and public service of Felmers O. Chaney.
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 663
Relating to: classifying county jailers, detention officers, and correctional officers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 648
Relating to: allowing county and municipal prisoners to be imprisoned in a bordering county within or outside of the state. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: proclaiming April 2014 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.
2/24/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: proclaiming May 10, 2014, as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Day.
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 620
Relating to: removing from records and from the Consolidated Court Automation Programs Internet site a criminal conviction if the person who was convicted has been pardoned.
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 622
Relating to: creation of a grant program for teachers employed by sparsely populated school districts, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 623
Relating to: eliminating requirement to have an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion and eliminating requirement that physicians performing abortions have admitting privileges at certain hospitals. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 621
Relating to: preferences for minority-owned businesses in state procurement. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 614
Relating to: school district sparsity aid and and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 75
Relating to: the life and the military and public service of Gerald L. Trumm.
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 604
Relating to: authorizing certain same-sex couples to file a joint individual income tax return. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 74
Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 611
Relating to: creation of a private retirement security plan and making appropriations. (FE)
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 590
Relating to: tanning facilities.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 591
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 601
Relating to: the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on highway bridges. (FE)
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: honoring the life of Leo H. LaFernier Sr.
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 575
Relating to: payments to counties for designated county forest lands and distribution of amounts paid to municipalities by owners of closed managed forest lands. (FE)
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 574
Relating to: energy emergencies and vehicle weight limits. (FE)
2/6/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 7, 2014, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 559
Relating to: categorical aids for special education and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 568
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: honoring the career and public service of Joe Pavelski.
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 546
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 554
Relating to: requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to employ certain special education staff and to comply with certain provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
1/24/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 514
Relating to: the registration of antique snowmobiles. (FE)
1/23/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 510
Relating to: tribal treatment facility participation in the intoxicated driver program. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 505
Relating to: a state minimum wage, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 499
Relating to: creating a property tax exemption for a nonprofit youth baseball association. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: the life and public service of Nelson R. Mandela.
12/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 461
Relating to: advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placements of a child, delegation of parental power regarding the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, requesting a study of adoption disruption and dissolution, and providing penalties. (FE)
12/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 469
Relating to: solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for a public record, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
12/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 435
Relating to: the sale of homemade baked goods and homemade canned goods.
11/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 411
Relating to: monitoring industrial sand mining and processing operations and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 396
Relating to: awards for the victims of crimes and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 401
Relating to: reasonable accommodation of any condition of an employee that is related to pregnancy or childbirth and of an employee's inability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 404
Relating to: voting at the entrance to an in-person absentee voting location by an elector with a disability.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 388
Relating to: the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 370
Relating to: state procurement and construction contracts with disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 376
Relating to: student loans, the individual income tax subtract modification for tuition and student fees, creating an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 356
Relating to: political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations.
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 343
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 341
Relating to: the maximum width of, and projecting loads on, vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders, and similar materials.
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 56
Relating to: proclaiming the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
10/9/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: proclaiming November 2013 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 325
Relating to: controlled substances, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 327
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, calculating the estimated snowmobile gas tax payment, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 329
Relating to: a cumulative preference system for sturgeon spearing permits and the transfer of a sturgeon spearing license to a minor. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 310
Relating to: the definitions of an all-terrain vehicle and a utility terrain vehicle, restrictions on operating an all-terrain vehicle or a utility terrain vehicle on a roadway, and seating requirements for utility terrain vehicles.
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 308
Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who is not alleged to have committed certain violent offences or has not previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 312
Relating to: collective bargaining over workplace safety for employees of the Department of Corrections.
9/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 300
Relating to: copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. (FE)
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 274
Relating to: funding and position authority for vocational rehabilitation services and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 272
Relating to: the restoration of information from an original birth certificate after adoption. (FE)
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: the life and public service of Kathryn Morrison.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 260
Relating to: allowing refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits and having the Department of Administration administer the credits and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: designating the Honor and Remember Flag as Wisconsin's emblem of service and sacrifice by those in the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 253
Relating to: deadlines for claiming lottery prizes, motor vehicle fuel bulk plants, repealing the woodland tax, property tax publications, the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit, manufacturing property tax assessment objections, and reporting capital stock transfers. (FE)
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 227
Relating to: carrying and displaying in electronic format certain approvals and safety certificates issued by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE)
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 229
Relating to: enrollment requirements for recipients of talent incentive grants. (FE)
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 225
Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
6/27/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 223
Relating to: employer access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment; educational institution access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of students and prospective students; landlord access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of tenants and prospective tenants; and providing a penalty. (FE)
6/24/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: designating December 14 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings.
6/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 221
Relating to: travel, association, and residency conditions of release before trial for individuals charged with felony sexual assault of a child.
6/10/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2013, as Juneteenth Day.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 190
Relating to: the number of wastewater discharge permits required for a publicly owned sewage treatment facility or system.
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 185
Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags. (FE)
5/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: commending His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama upon his visit to Wisconsin on May 14 and 15, 2013.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 178
Relating to: hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals issued to recipients of the purple heart medal. (FE)
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, Syttende Mai Weekend.
5/3/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Motorcycle Awareness Month.
4/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 163
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting. (FE)
4/17/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 143
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 101
Relating to: a school district revenue limit adjustment for school safety. (FE)
3/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 83
Relating to: an appeal or protest of a service contract award. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 53
Relating to: entrepreneurial tax credit access grants.
3/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 54
Relating to: selection of student information system software vendors by the Department of Public Instruction.
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 41
Relating to: designating and marking a specified highway route in the counties of Rock, Dane, Jefferson, Dodge, and Fond du Lac as the Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 44
Relating to: workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 38
Relating to: Medical Assistance for certain adults who are not currently eligible for traditional Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 28
Relating to: payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 33
Relating to: employment by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/15/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 25
Relating to: increasing the funding for grants to provide skills enhancement services and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/6/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 10
Relating to: methods of providing assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program and projects that are eligible for assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program. (FE)
2/6/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 7
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: the retirement of Pam Shannon, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.
1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 4
Relating to: a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/13/2014: 2013 ASA1-AB843
Relating to: sporting heritage grants and making an appropriation.
11/11/2013: 2013 AA5-SB278
11/11/2013: 2013 AA4-SB278
11/11/2013: 2013 AA3-SB278
11/11/2013: 2013 AA2-SB278
11/11/2013: 2013 AA1-SB278
7/16/2013: 2013 ASA1-AB75
Relating to: shoreland zoning ordinances in shoreland areas annexed by, or incorporated as, a city or village.
5/2/2013: 2013 AA3-AB8
3/6/2013: 2013 AA14-SB1