2013 Senate Authors

Farm tractor may be operated on highway without being registered with DOT for special occasions such as a parade - SB195

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 - AB588

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 - SB323

Harden, Tom: Chancellor of UW--Green Bay commended for his contributions and public service - SJR89

Knowledge test requirements for CDL applicants who hold a military CDL - SB240

Legislative and congressional redistricting: new procedure for preparing the plans, LRB duties specified; Redistricting Advisory Commission created - AB185

Legislative and congressional redistricting: new procedure for preparing the plans, LRB duties specified; Redistricting Advisory Commission created - SB163

Loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases re adult children and parents - SB460

Materials manufactured in the United States: preference for in state and local government public contracts and purchases - AB45

Materials manufactured in the United States: preference for in state and local government public contracts and purchases - SB88

Minimum wage: administrative and civil penalties for failure to pay modified - AB578

``Payday loan" definition modified - AB864

Prescription drug assistance for elderly program: waiver of federal Medicaid law required and use of excess GPR and PR moneys - SB159

Protective occupation participant status for WRS purposes extended to county jailers, detention officers, and correctional officers; JSCRS appendix report - SB663

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - AB48

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - SB74

Railroad crossings: use of by pedestrians limited and pedestrians prohibited from going around a crossing gate or barrier, penalty provisions; other penalties increased - SB588

Railroad walkways adjacent to yard tracks and railroad track clearance requirements revised; penalties and Office of the Railroad Commissioner provisions - AB614

Rule-making procedure revised; various DNR rules modified or repealed re closing hours of state trails and trapping hours in state parks [Admin.Code NR 45.04] - SB591

Serious felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog; penalties, extended supervision, and exception provisions; JRCCP report - AB223

Serious felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog; penalties, extended supervision, and exception provisions; JRCCP report - SB136

Shoreline maintenance activities conducted in a shoreline area: exemption from permitting requirement created - AB804

Skills enhancement grants to community action agencies: funding increased - SB25

Small mortgage broker: annual audit requirement eliminated; annual financial statement prepared by a CPA in accordance with GAAP required - SB441

Substance abuse prevention provisions for employers and employees performing work on public utility projects in public rights-of-way; expanding ``move over or slow down" law to include public utility vehicles displaying flashing warning lights - SB629

Swoboda, Lary J.: life and public service - AJR69

TID number 3 in City of Marinette: expenditure period extended - SB21

Use of dogs for wolf hunting prohibited - SB93

UW--Green Bay women's basketball team commended on a successful regular season and wishing them luck in the NCAA tournament - AJR20

UW--Green Bay women's basketball team commended on a successful regular season and wishing them luck in the NCAA tournament - SJR14

Veterans Day (November 11): paid leave of absence for public and private employees who are veterans; collective bargaining, discrimination, and complaint provisions - SB123

Vital records for events occurring before October 1, 1907: prohibition against making them available in electronic format repealed and allowing for copying of uncertified copies - SB674

Vitamins: sales and use tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB216

Wages or other compensation paid by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account permitted - SB415

Warning lights on school buses revisions - SB239

WCA law revisions re pleading requirements apply to an assignee of a creditor and debt collector prohibited practices and other requirements; jury trial and damages provisions - AB863

WEDC audits by LAB: financial audit and performance evaluation audit required annually - AB236

WEDC audits by LAB: financial audit and performance evaluation audit required annually - SB193

Wisconsin private retirement security board created to establish a private retirement security plan; study, report, and fee provisions; DETF duties - SB611

Wisconsin private retirement security board created to establish a private retirement security plan; study, report, and fee provisions; DETF duties - AB838

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority (WSLRA) created; DFI duties re financial aid information; institutions of higher education required to provide student loan counseling; individual income tax subtraction for tuition and student fees revised; annual report from HEAB to JCF required re student loan debt; JSCTE appendix report - AB498

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority (WSLRA) created; DFI duties re financial aid information; institutions of higher education required to provide student loan counseling; individual income tax subtraction for tuition and student fees revised; annual report from HEAB to JCF required re student loan debt; JSCTE appendix report - SB376

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Hansen, Sen. Dave (30th Sen.Dist.; D)

Senate Bills: 3, 4, 7, 16, 28, 34, 38, 42, 43, 45, 54, 69, 91, 98, 101, 103, 104, 117, 118, 119, 120, 124, 131, 145, 153, 160, 161, 178, 185, 190, 196, 198, 209, 214, 219, 223, 238, 241, 249, 250, 274, 283, 288, 300, 301, 305, 306, 308, 310, 312, 321, 327, 330, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 343, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 356, 360, 366, 374, 388, 399, 401, 403, 405, 413, 469, 503, 505, 523, 536, 537, 544, 554, 558, 559, 573, 574, 600, 604, 605, 622, 623, 644

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 37, 39, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 54, 62, 70, 74, 79, 80, 82, 83, 87

Senate Resolutions: 1, 5, 7, 9

Assembly Bills: 2, 3, 5, 25, 37, 38, 46, 49, 50, 52, 53, 56, 60, 63, 74, 80, 92, 94, 106, 109, 111, 113, 138, 148, 159, 171, 173, 175, 176, 187, 192, 199, 203, 204, 208, 215, 218, 232, 235, 248, 254, 258, 268, 279, 280, 281, 290, 351, 374, 375, 377, 381, 385, 387, 392, 407, 411, 414, 421, 424, 426, 428, 445, 446, 447, 448, 453, 454, 457, 464, 474, 481, 486, 509, 517, 521, 522, 526, 542, 543, 552, 553, 590, 592, 597, 613, 650, 654, 668, 686, 695, 699, 710, 726, 730, 733, 753, 763, 766, 772, 773, 783, 788, 799, 803, 817, 818, 820, 822, 843, 844, 898

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 6, 9, 11, 13, 22, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39, 42, 54, 55, 56, 60, 68, 74, 80, 82, 84, 88, 90, 94, 101, 109, 117, 121

995 Harris Dodd, Sen. Nikiya (6th Sen.Dist.; D)

Absentee voting in person: municipalities may designate one alternative site; notifying GAB required - AB92

Absentee voting in person: municipalities may designate one alternative site; notifying GAB required - SB91

Action to collect child or family support: statute of limitations eliminated - SB483

Amino-acid-based elemental formulas used for diagnosis or treatment of certain allergies or gastrointestinal tract disorders: health insurance policies and plans required to cover - AB920

``Black History Month": February 2013 recognized as - AJR9

``Black History Month": February 2013 recognized as - SJR11

``Black History Month": February 2014 recognized as - AJR95

``Black History Month": February 2014 recognized as - SJR70

Bridge on a highway: eligibility for disaster damage aids paid by DOT re ``catastrophic highway failure" - AB421

Chaney, Felmers O.: life and dedicated service to the people and City of Milwaukee honored - AJR4

Child abuse report re person, who is not the child's caregiver, suspected of allowing or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution: sheriff or police department is required to report to a child welfare agency which is required to investigate - AB192

Child abuse report re person, who is not the child's caregiver, suspected of allowing or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution: sheriff or police department is required to report to a child welfare agency which is required to investigate - SB209

Child engaged in prostitution: court permitted to enter into a consent decree or deferred prosecution agreement in lieu of conviction; under the child abuse reporting law the court is required to report suspicion that someone allowed or encouraged the child to engage in prostitution, agency investigation requirements - AB776

Child neglect crime and penalties revised, repeated acts of neglect of the same child crime created, and definition provisions; JRCCP report - SB471

Children: laws revised re advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placement, delegation of parental powers for the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, and penalty provisions; JLC requested to study adoption disruption and dissolution in this state - SB461

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month: November 2014 proclaimed as - SJR87

Civil legal services for veterans provided by DVA: pilot program for Milwaukee, Chippewa, Eau Claire, and Dunn counties created, report required - AB922

Commercial sexual exploitation victim: civil cause of action created - AB681

Commercial sexual exploitation victim: civil cause of action created - SB552

Crisis intervention training grants re mental health: DHS to award to law enforcement agencies and correctional officers - SB362

DCF payments to certain child care providers modified; DCF to set policies and procedures to prevent fraud in Wisconsin Shares, LAB audit required and recovery of overpayments provision - AB862

Driver education instruction and license examinations required to include proper procedure for attaching a trailer to a motor vehicle - SB313

Durational residency requirement for voting decreased; deadline for in person late registration and absentee voting extended - SB173

Emergency detention pilot program in Milwaukee County created; LAB performance audit required - AB500

Emergency detention pilot program in Milwaukee County created; LAB performance audit required - SB477

Employer charged a fee for every full time employee receiving benefits under the food stamp program or BadgerCare Plus: DHS and DOR required to develop and implement, EITC provision, and report to JCF required - AB887

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - SB563

Employment discrimination includes considering applicant's conviction record before being selected for an interview - SB257

Employment discrimination on the basis of family status: prohibition and definition created - AB529

Entry on property after mortgage foreclosure action is commenced to preserve or protect the property or public health and safety permitted and conditions specified; liability immunity, notice, and circuit court provisions - AB625

Entry on property after mortgage foreclosure action is commenced to preserve or protect the property or public health and safety permitted and conditions specified; liability immunity, notice, and circuit court provisions - SB488

Expunging the record of a conviction or adjudication of delinquency if the offender was a victim of human trafficking - AB524

Expunging the record of a conviction or adjudication of delinquency if the offender was a victim of human trafficking - SB402

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited unless through a federally licensed firearms dealer and background check on transferee is conducted; exceptions and penalty provisions - AB138

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited unless through a federally licensed firearms dealer and background check on transferee is conducted; exceptions and penalty provisions - SB124

Foreclosed property sale: income tax deduction on commission received by real estate broker or salesperson created; JSCTE appendix report - AB621

Foreclosed property sale: income tax deduction on commission received by real estate broker or salesperson created; JSCTE appendix report - SB484

Four-year-old kindergarten: all school boards to make available to eligible pupils; exception and state aid provisions - AB875

Freedom Summer, 1964: on the 50th anniversary, commending the Wisconsin men and women who participated in the civil rights movement and worked to secure voting rights and civil rights for African Americans - AJR115

Gideon v. Wainwright decision's 50th anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Wisconsin State Public Defender's first trial offices recognized - AJR70