2013 Assembly Authors

Amphibious motor vehicles: registration exemption - SB67

Attorney appointed by SPD to represent a patient is authorized to access and obtain the patient's health care records, written informed consent provision - AB759

Brown, (CPT) Chadwick: military service commended - AJR90

Class ``A" beer retailers and brewers authorized to sell beer in refillable and resealable containers - AB855

Class ``A" beer retailers and brewers authorized to sell beer in refillable and resealable containers - SB658

Computerized communication that invites a person to harass a third person or contact a third person with obscene, lewd, or profane language or suggestive acts prohibited; JRCCP report - AB156

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment - AB171

Dam ownership: disclosure to prospective buyers on real estate condition report or vacant land disclosure report required; underground storage tank regulation transferred to DATCP updated on the reports - AB430

Dental service fee restrictions - AB109

Dental service fee restrictions - SB131

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 - AB91

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 - SB90

Donate Life Month: April 2013 proclaimed as - AJR14

Donate Life Month: April 2013 proclaimed as - SJR17

Driver schools licensed by DOT may provide some instruction by means of the Internet - AB857

Early childhood brain development: policy decisions enacted by the legislature will acknowledge and take into account the principles of - SJR59

Election recount fees increased - AB418

Employees exempt from the overtime pay requirement: employer not required to keep records of the hours of employment - AB712

Final disposition of fetal remains resulting from an abortion: physician required to arrange; funeral director, definition, and penalty provisions - AB252

Griffin, (MAJ) Thomas C., (retired): life and military service of U.S. Army Air Corps and World War II veteran commended - AJR51

Health care liability insurance: out-of-state risk retention groups authorized to provide - AB808

Hospitality business advertising: income and franchise tax credits created - AB16

Juvenile court records access and admission to juvenile court hearings for person engaged in bona fide research, monitoring, or evaluation of activities conducted under a federal court improvement grant, Director of State Courts provision - AB708

Juvenile court records access and admission to juvenile court hearings for person engaged in bona fide research, monitoring, or evaluation of activities conducted under a federal court improvement grant, Director of State Courts provision - SB561

Law enforcement training and education standards revised - AB482

Local freight bridge program created in DOT - AB41

Local ordinances that affect nonmetallic mining and mineral extraction revisions re defining a nonmetallic mining location, codify the diminishing asset rule, registered land with nonmetallic mineral deposits, and borrow sites and material disposal sites for DOT projects - AB816

Local ordinances that affect nonmetallic mining and mineral extraction revisions re defining a nonmetallic mining location, codify the diminishing asset rule, registered land with nonmetallic mineral deposits, and borrow sites and material disposal sites for DOT projects - SB632

Local regulation of nonmetallic mining, water quality and quantity, air quality, and the use of explosives; nonmetallic mining reclamation; damage to highways and highway use contracts; borrow sites and material disposal sites for DOT projects - AB476

Local regulation of nonmetallic mining, water quality and quantity, air quality, and the use of explosives; nonmetallic mining reclamation; damage to highways and highway use contracts; borrow sites and material disposal sites for DOT projects - SB349

Local room tax revisions re tourism entities, collection of room tax, reports to DOR, complaints on allocation of revenue and mediation - AB385

Mental Health Awareness Month: May proclaimed as - AJR31

Mental Health Awareness Month: May proclaimed as - SJR27

Mental health mobile crisis teams for rural areas: DHS grants to counties to establish - AB460

Mental health services and programs provided by counties: report to DHS required - AB456

Mental health services and programs provided by counties: report to DHS required - SB369

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: November 2013 proclaimed as - AJR60

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: November 2013 proclaimed as - SJR54

Pollinator Week: third week of June proclaimed as - AJR83

Pollinator Week: third week of June proclaimed as - SJR61

Portable electronics insurance: certain provisions of WCA do not apply - AB705

Public deposits: maximum payment for losses from a single financial institution increased and interest changed to match the escrow account interest rate published by LRB - AB57

Public records law: fee for certain costs permitted - AB26

Public service commended and congratulations upon her retirement from LC - SJR8

Recall of incumbent congressional, judicial, or legislative elective officer or county elective officer specified in the Wisconsin Constitution: grounds limited and filing officer duties; legislature required to establish a code of ethics for government officials and a board to administer it. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR25

Short-term sanctions system for violations of conditions of extended supervision, parole, probation, or deferred prosecution agreement established - AB702

Short-term TID: procedure for creating; enterprise transfer prohibition and exception; DOR duties and total equalized value of taxable property provision - AB546

Talent incentive grants program modified re continuous enrollment - AB260

Talent incentive grants program modified re continuous enrollment - SB229

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB76

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program created - AB398

Underage alcohol violations: law enforcement cannot issue citation if emergency medical assistance is requested via 911; UW System cannot impose disciplinary sanctions if the exemption applies; penalties for false reports; JRCCP report - AB256

Underage alcohol violations: law enforcement cannot issue citation if emergency medical assistance is requested via 911; UW System cannot impose disciplinary sanctions if the exemption applies; penalties for false reports; JRCCP report - SB222

Vegetation obstructing an outdoor advertising sign: permittee to compensate DOT for removal of trees over certain diameter; ``cross-vista" sign and arborist provisions - AB258

``Wisconsin higher education grants" renamed ``Wisconsin grants"; tuition grant program for private colleges established and called ``Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students" - AB532

``Wisconsin higher education grants" renamed ``Wisconsin grants"; tuition grant program for private colleges established and called ``Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students" - SB406

Youth Traffic Safety Month: May 2013 proclaimed as - AJR22

Youth Traffic Safety Month: May 2013 proclaimed as - SJR18

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Ballweg, Rep. Joan (41st Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 1, 3, 15, 29, 33, 55, 62, 65, 72, 84, 95, 105, 111, 114, 116, 119, 120, 126, 128, 133, 139, 153, 154, 155, 158, 161, 166, 172, 176, 178, 182, 192, 194, 199, 200, 203, 204, 205, 208, 212, 215, 217, 220, 225, 228, 231, 248, 251, 262, 264, 277, 282, 284, 286, 297, 346, 347, 370, 373, 382, 386, 387, 388, 392, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 417, 420, 422, 446, 447, 448, 450, 451, 452, 453, 455, 457, 458, 459, 462, 478, 488, 491, 493, 500, 515, 516, 535, 536, 541, 549, 552, 574, 592, 600, 613, 620, 635, 639, 654, 662, 668, 670, 674, 675, 678, 680, 685, 693, 701, 710, 725, 728, 729, 734, 741, 743, 746, 764, 770, 794, 813, 815

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 24, 29, 32, 37, 44, 45, 55, 56, 59, 69, 72, 75, 81, 84, 88, 98, 100, 103, 110, 112

Assembly Resolutions: 3, 18

Senate Bills: 1, 8, 24, 26, 41, 61, 62, 66, 75, 76, 77, 99, 104, 106, 108, 109, 114, 134, 135, 137, 148, 153, 154, 162, 178, 181, 182, 185, 186, 188, 189, 196, 201, 209, 219, 226, 230, 246, 248, 250, 269, 270, 283, 284, 292, 300, 301, 307, 308, 314, 316, 317, 318, 325, 326, 327, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 340, 343, 344, 354, 359, 360, 362, 367, 368, 372, 373, 374, 393, 409, 410, 413, 432, 433, 435, 437, 448, 452, 453, 454, 469, 477, 478, 479, 492, 493, 494, 507, 514, 517, 521, 523, 524, 526, 529, 532, 534, 541, 547, 549, 551, 557, 560, 562, 578, 597, 599, 609, 628, 644, 662, 668

Senate Joint Resolutions: 12, 15, 22, 24, 28, 30, 32, 40, 42, 45, 47, 48, 63, 64, 67, 78, 82

916 Barca, Rep. Peter (64th Asm.Dist.; D)

Apprentices employed on state public works projects: requirements created re contractor is certified as the sponsor of an acceptable apprenticeship program; DWD duties - AB888

Assembly rules revised and created re votes in committee, meeting on unintroduced proposals, provision of calendar to members, questions of assembly or personal privilege, temporary committee appointments, 24-hour notice rule for committee meetings, Assembly chief clerk duties, reconsideration of proposals and amendments, proposed administrative rules notices and reports, and special, extraordinary, and extended sessions [Assembly rules 3 (1)(r), 5 (2), (4), 9 (2)(cd), 11 (4), (5)(a), (10), 17d (2), 29 (3), 53 (4), 61 (5), 73 (2)(a), (3), (4)(c), (9), 93 (2), (3), 95 (38), (50), (54), (58), (63)] - AR3

Boston Marathon bombings: prayers and condolences to families of the victims and the injured and offering assistance to the state of Massachusetts - AJR24

Career and technical student organizations recognized for developing future leaders of Wisconsin - AJR16

Condominium documents: disapproval of amendment revisions - AB924

Development regulation authority of a political subdivision: revisions re approvals and use of existing requirements; U.S. Postal Service provision - AB386

Driving while using a cellular phone prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions - AB790

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision; administration transferred from WEDC to DOA - AB338

Energy efficiencies: DOA required to provide information to school districts re certain opportunities - AB878

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - AB477

Health insurance policies prohibited from requiring a higher deductible, copayment, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy than injected or intravenous chemotherapy - AB392

Insurance law revisions re own risk and solvency assessments, supervisory colleges, consolidated hearings for mergers of insurance companies, proxy voting by mutual policy holders, a presumption and exceptions re the disclosure of insurance-related information, and enterprise risk rule-making authority - AB735

Italian-American Heritage Month: October recognized as - AR16

Job creation grants from WEDC created - AB521

LTSB software development team congratulated for the Legislative Staff Achievement Award from the National Association of Legislative Information Technology - SJR48

Meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees: laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to; legislative members subject to citations and civil penalties for violations. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR61

Metallic mining regulation revisions and occupation tax modified; DNR and WEDC duties - AB46

Minimum hourly wages required for certain procurement contracts entered into by an executive branch agency; DWD duties and penalty provision - AB791

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - AB474

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - SB537

Public notice of Assembly committee meetings revisions [Assembly rules 11 (9), (12), 93 (9)] - AR17

Public notice of Senate, Assembly, and joint committee meetings revisions [Joint rule 27] - AJR62

SERTA recreated with modifications; Milwaukee County allowed to create a Milwaukee Transit Authority (MTA) - AB908

Small businesses may claim the jobs tax credit, definition provision - AB538