2013 Senate Authors

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

Terms ``people" and ``person" defined and the phrase ``are born equally free and independent" replaced with ``are equally free and independent": constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR49

Town authority to create a TID expanded and participation in a multijurisdictional TID (MJTID) permitted, conditions specified - AB806

Town line highway: laying out, altering, or discontinuing procedures modified - AB880

Town line highway: laying out, altering, or discontinuing procedures modified - SB680

Traffic forfeiture or municipal ordinance violation case: initially heard in municipal court and reviewed by circuit court is considered ``prosecuted in circuit court" for appeals purposes - SB679

Traffic forfeiture or municipal ordinance violation case: initially heard in municipal court and reviewed by circuit court is considered ``prosecuted in circuit court" for appeals purposes - AB881

Transaction information for management of enforcement (TIME) system: requirement that DOJ submit plan to JCF re daily message volume exceeding certain limit eliminated - SB296

Transfer of hunting, fishing, or trapping approval to a person with a disability permitted under certain conditions - AB472

Tuition expenses credit re dependents attending certain private elementary and secondary schools: refundable individual income tax credit created - AB928

Tuition expenses credit re dependents attending certain private elementary and secondary schools: refundable individual income tax credit created - SB693

UI benefits: individual engaged in sales activity outside a permanent retail establishment and remuneration is related to sales and not hours worked is not eligible to claim - AB449

UI benefits: individual engaged in sales activity outside a permanent retail establishment and remuneration is related to sales and not hours worked is not eligible to claim - SB365

Unpasteurized milk and milk products: conditions specified allowing dairy farmers to sell created; registration with DATCP required - AB287

Unpasteurized milk and milk products: conditions specified allowing dairy farmers to sell created; registration with DATCP required - SB236

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: additional providers allowed to participate; exempts certain advanced practice nurses from proof of financial responsibility and medical malpractice requirements - AB270

WC law revisions, report required - AB711

WC law revisions, report required - SB550

WCCA Internet site: removing case or charge that has been dismissed, defendant found not guilty, or overturned on appeal and dismissed - AB685

WCCA Internet site: removing case or charge that has been dismissed, defendant found not guilty, or overturned on appeal and dismissed - SB526

Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission honored and commends the soldiers and citizens of Wisconsin from that era on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga - SJR49

Wrongful death action and medical malpractice claim expanded to include ``unborn child", definition provision; exception to Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund claims - AB160

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Grothman, Sen. Glenn (20th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 7, 11, 14, 20, 45, 67, 70, 71, 75, 76, 78, 103, 108, 122, 135, 144, 146, 147, 162, 176, 183, 190, 196, 201, 206, 219, 245, 250, 252, 258, 261, 262, 263, 267, 279, 283, 285, 292, 310, 311, 317, 318, 326, 341, 345, 348, 351, 353, 375, 387, 395, 413, 435, 445, 448, 452, 453, 454, 457, 474, 478, 497, 502, 509, 517, 522, 547, 551, 557, 610, 617, 619, 664, 685

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 8, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 42, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52, 63, 70, 76, 79, 80, 82

Senate Resolutions: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9

Assembly Bills: 3, 12, 20, 21, 23, 24, 29, 34, 56, 58, 65, 67, 75, 82, 83, 84, 105, 106, 110, 126, 132, 149, 163, 166, 167, 170, 174, 178, 182, 186, 197, 203, 206, 215, 217, 224, 227, 248, 259, 271, 289, 297, 339, 340, 341, 343, 346, 347, 350, 355, 359, 367, 368, 381, 393, 394, 399, 404, 405, 408, 411, 417, 425, 433, 438, 440, 445, 448, 468, 478, 485, 499, 502, 503, 504, 511, 520, 527, 541, 546, 549, 552, 589, 594, 600, 601, 605, 606, 643, 648, 649, 655, 657, 662, 670, 671, 695, 702, 712, 725, 726, 728, 740, 741, 768, 807, 815, 841, 859

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 11, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39, 42, 43, 51, 54, 56, 68, 69, 74, 79, 84, 94, 110

994 Gudex, Sen. Richard (18th Sen.Dist.; R)

911 emergency telecommunications system: police and fire protection fee eliminated; statewide funding provisions created and county authority to levy certain charges on telecommunications service users eliminated; PSC duties specified; State 911 Council created; communications providers and public service answering point (PSAP) provisions - SB566

Aerial approach ordinance is initiated by a committee of the governing body of the county or municipality that owns the airport - AB671