2013 Senate Authors

Intimidating a witness provision modified - AB882

Intimidating a witness provision modified - SB682

Iron Brigade: bravery, strength, and courage in the Civil War (1861-1865) honored - SJR64

Kei class vehicles and historic military vehicles: motor vehicle registration provisions revised - AB157

Kei class vehicles and historic military vehicles: motor vehicle registration provisions revised - SB110

Ledgeview, Town of: special provision regarding the incorporation of repealed - AB879

Ledgeview, Town of: special provision regarding the incorporation of repealed - SB681

Legal services contract on contingency fee basis: state agencies prohibited from entering unless the governor makes a written determination; limitations specified; report required - AB27

Legal services contract on contingency fee basis: state agencies prohibited from entering unless the governor makes a written determination; limitations specified; report required - SB19

Local living wage ordinance preemption re work performed with state funds; residency requirements preemption re laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers of public works projects to which the prevailing wage law applies, state funds provision - SB626

Location of cell phone or other wireless telecommunications device: law enforcement prohibited from tracking without a warrant; process to apply to court for warrant created - AB536

Location of cell phone or other wireless telecommunications device: law enforcement prohibited from tracking without a warrant; process to apply to court for warrant created - SB432

Maintenance and family support: notice of payee's remarriage revised and termination upon death of payee or payer - SB68

Marine Corps League incorporation provisions - SB231

Maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways increased; DOT duties and definitions revised - AB389

MEB membership requirements revised - SB652

Milwaukee Area Technical College district board member qualifications modified - AB627

Milwaukee Area Technical College district board member qualifications modified - SB476

Minimum wage ordinance prohibited re local governmental unit employees, contract employees, or employees performing work funded by local governments; public works projects residency requirement prohibited re prevailing wage law - AB750

Modifications to programs for low-income persons including W-2, Wisconsin Shares, FoodShare, low-income energy assistance, low-income housing assistance, EITC, homestead tax credit, local housing authority construction of low-income housing, parental choice programs, school lunch program, and HEAB grants and scholarships; ``means-tested public assistance" definition and use - SB676

Moped dealer and recreational vehicle dealer: penalties revised for license violations - SB269

Motor vehicle operating privileges suspended for failure to pay monetary judgment: maximum time of suspension reduced - AB829

Motor vehicle operating privileges suspended for failure to pay monetary judgment: maximum time of suspension reduced - SB653

Motor vehicle operator's licence minor applicant: limit for liability imputed to the parents or adult sponsor for damages caused by minor's negligent or willful misconduct - SB592

Motor vehicle operator's license minor applicant: limit for liability imputed to the parents or adult sponsor for damages caused by minor's negligent or willful misconduct - AB706

Motor vehicle salvage dealer license violations: penalties specified - SB256

Motorcycle operator's license and rider courses requirements modified - SB270

Municipal court practice and procedure revisions re role of circuit court clerk in filing the oath and bond of a municipal judge, signatures on citations or complaints alleging a municipal ordinance violation, municipal court judge authority to order default judgment against defendant who fails to appear at trial, and fee for transcript of electronic recording of proceedings - SB275

Nomination paper signatures required for a city-wide office in a 2nd or 3rd class city revised - SB444

Noncommercial aviation considered a recreational activity for which a private property owner has limited civil liability and the aviator assumes some risk - SB321

Obsolete statutory reference eliminated re UWHCA employee collective bargaining - AB557

One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required - AB667

One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required - SB508

Ozone-depleting refrigerants (ODRs) in motor vehicle air conditioners: duty to set qualifications and issue certifications for persons who remove or recycle changed from DATCP to EPA; sales and reclamation provisions - SB536

Personal injury trusts: discovery and scheduling requirements for certain tort actions and limits defendant's liability for plaintiff's injury in certain cases - AB19

Personal injury trusts: discovery and scheduling requirements for certain tort actions and limits defendant's liability for plaintiff's injury in certain cases - SB13

Personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment, students and prospective students, and tenants and prospective tenants: regulating employer, educational institution, and landlord access to and observation of - AB218

Personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment, students and prospective students, and tenants and prospective tenants: regulating employer, educational institution, and landlord access to and observation of - SB223

Physician duty to inform patients of treatment options expanded to include chiropractors, dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists; respective examining boards duties - AB692

Physician duty to inform patients of treatment options expanded to include chiropractors, dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists; respective examining boards duties - SB518

Physician duty to inform patients of treatment options: ``reasonable physician standard" provision - AB139

Police and fire protection fee imposed on certain communication service providers eliminated; fund and shared revenue payments also eliminated - SB165

Ponds located entirely on private property: fishing without a license permitted; use of herbicide or algaecide without DNR permit allowed - SB77

Postretirement health care benefits of local government employees: segregated account and GAAP requirements - SB48

Postsecondary education degree not required before taking an examination for a credential from DSPS or credentialing board with exceptions for real estate appraiser, registered nurse, and licensed practical nurse; Board of Nursing may deny initial license or certificate under certain conditions - SB337

Prepared food definition revised for sales and use tax purposes; JSCTE appendix report - SB656

Presentence investigation report access by the assistant AG in certain cases - SB294

Presentence investigation: victim of a crime allowed to view portions of the report - AB612

Presentence investigation: victim of a crime allowed to view portions of the report - SB585

Prevailing wage law: exemption for public works project subject to the federal Davis-Bacon Act - AB266

Prevailing wage law: exemption for public works project subject to the federal Davis-Bacon Act - SB244

Prevailing wage law exemption for public works re the reuse of vacant or underutilized industrial facility - AB86

Private employers permitted to provide compensatory time off in lieu of overtime compensation, conditions specified - AB611

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties modified - SB180

Proof of financial responsibility of landfill owner: escrow account and irrevocable trust provisions - AB286

Proof of motor vehicle liability insurance: electronic format accepted including cell phones, prohibition on fake or invalid documents apply - SB62

Proof of residence to register to vote required of all electors except for military and overseas electors - AB603

Proof of residence to register to vote required of all electors except for military and overseas electors - SB459

Publication and effective dates of acts revised, LRB duties - SB2

Pupils in grades 7 and 8 may earn high school credit under certain conditions - AB370

Pupils in grades 7 and 8 may earn high school credit under certain conditions - SB284

Recreational activities on MFL designated as open: exemption if MFL is within a proposed iron mining site, conditions specified; DNR required to post to its Web site allowable recreational activities - SB278

Redemption period shortened in foreclosure actions re one-family to four-family residence - SB675

Registered out-of-state sex offender who becomes a resident of this state: law enforcement notification and dissemination to the public provisions - AB764

Registered out-of-state sex offender who becomes a resident of this state: law enforcement notification and dissemination to the public provisions - SB668

Renewable resource energy requirements for retail electric utilities and cooperatives modified - SB47

Revenue limit of school districts operating a four-year-old kindergarten program reduced - SB635

Right of conscience protected from state action: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR38

Rule-making procedure revised; various Accounting Examining Board rules modified and repealed [Admin.Code Accy 1.003, 1.101, 1.205, 9.01, 9.06, 9 Appendix A] - AB669

Rule-making procedure revised; various Accounting Examining Board rules modified and repealed [Admin.Code Accy 1.003, 1.101, 1.205, 9.01, 9.06, 9 Appendix A] - SB515

Rule-making procedure revised; various DFI rules modified and repealed re authorized activities of credit unions, control procedures for credit unions, and record retention by financial institutions [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 9.01, 41.01, 47; DFI-CU 54.05, 57.01, 57.03, 59.03, 60.01, 60.03, 60.05, 60.06, 61 (title), 61.01, 61.02, 61.03, 61.04, 65, 66.02, 67.01, 67.02, 67.03, 67.04, 67.05, 68.02, 68.03, 68.06, 70, 72.12, 72.13, 74; DFI-SL 6.01, 6.03; DFI-SB 6.01, 6.03, 6.05] - SB520

Seized firearm: provisions for returning to the owner re no charges filed, dismissal of charges, and final disposition of charges if owner is not adjudged guilty - AB853

Shining wild animals: ``flashlight" definition revised and use of firearm-mounted light permitted - AB397

Silver and gold: sales and use tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB198

``Smart meter": public utilities and cooperative associations prohibited from installing if customer objects; public utilities required to file tariffs with PSC re customer objection procedure and charges; definition provision - AB345

``Smoking" definition for smoking prohibition purposes does not include vaporized solution from an electronic device that does not include tobacco - AB762

``Smoking" definition for smoking prohibition purposes does not include vaporized solution from an electronic device that does not include tobacco - SB440

Special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words ``In God We Trust" authorized; fees and DVA provisions - AB244

State Superintendent of Public Instruction required to gather information and report on health care benefit plans of school districts - AB579

State Superintendent of Public Instruction required to gather information and report on health care benefit plans of school districts - SB438

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - SB281

Stinson, Robert Lee: $90,000.00 compensation for innocent convict claim - AB290

Stinson, Robert Lee: $90,000.00 compensation for innocent convict claim - SB249

Student information system, disclosure of personally identifiable student data, and disclosure of pupil records: collection of data and privacy provisions; DPI duties - AB618

Student information system: private schools participating in a parental choice program are not required to use or establish their own - AB587

Student information system: private schools participating in a parental choice program are not required to use or establish their own - SB443

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

Tax revisions re carry-back of net operating losses, sales and use tax exemption for commercial printing, jobs tax credit, electronic medical records credit, manufacturing and agriculture credit, and the relocated business credit - AB484

Tax revisions re carry-back of net operating losses, sales and use tax exemption for commercial printing, jobs tax credit, electronic medical records credit, manufacturing and agriculture credit, and the relocated business credit - SB378