Born Milwaukee, January 11, 1940; married; 2 children. Graduate Milw. Luth. H.S. and Capitol Page School 1957; B.A. U. of Wisconsin-Madison 1962; L.L.B. U. of Wisconsin 1966. Labor arbitrator. Member: Goethe House (vice pres., former pres.); Milwaukee Chap. ACLU (bd. mbr., former pres.); World Affairs Council of Milw. (bd. mbr.); Wis. Bar Assn.; Labor/Employment Relations Assn. (advisory com. mbr.); Democratic Party; DANK (German-American National Congress), Milwaukee chap. (former vice pres.); Milwaukee Donauschwaben; Amnesty International Group 107 (former chairman); Milw. Turners; NAACP. Former member: City of Milwaukee Harbor Comn. Recipient: Wisconsin ACLU Eunice Edgar Lifetime Service Award 2008; State Bar of Wis. Scales of Justice Award 2010; German Immersion Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award 2013. Presidential Elector for President Barack Obama 2012. County court judge (Milw. Co.) 1972-78; Circuit court judge (Milw. Co.) 1978-81, 1986-88. On January 11, 1961, his 21st birthday, he became the youngest person, up to that time, ever to serve in the legislature.
Elected to Assembly 1960, 1964-70; reelected since 2004.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
3/2/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 968
Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/25/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 954
Relating to: investigations of officer-involved deaths.
2/25/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 953
Relating to: prosecution decisions following deaths involving law enforcement officers. (FE)
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Resolution 28
Relating to: service of Honorable Harold B. Jackson Jr.
11/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 496
Relating to: school bullying, unlawful use of computer systems, and providing a criminal penalty.
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 463
Relating to: the prosecution and venue for trial of certain offenses by certain state residents.
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 375
Relating to: the right to a trial by jury for a juvenile for whom the petitioner has reserved the right to recommend placement in the Serious Juvenile Offender Program or in a juvenile correctional facility beyond the age of majority. (FE)
6/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 275
Relating to: increasing the rate paid to private attorneys for representing indigent clients. (FE)
6/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: establishing competitive election criteria for redistricting the legislature (first consideration).
6/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: proclaiming Austrian-American Day.
6/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 276
Relating to: allowing district attorneys, deputy district attorneys, and assistant district attorneys to engage in the private practice of law for certain civil purposes.
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 229
Relating to: directing school boards to provide instruction about the recent history of the Hmong people.
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 230
Relating to: requiring a municipal judge to be a licensed Wisconsin attorney.
2/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 29
Relating to: limiting the authority of a law enforcement officer to arrest someone for sleeping or camping in a county park, authorizing local ordinances to prohibit overnight sleeping or camping in a county park, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 22
Relating to: parking near crosswalks.
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Annette Polly Williams.
4/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Resolution 32
Relating to: protecting open and transparent government in Wisconsin.
3/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 991
Relating to: reporting fraud, waste, and mismanagement regarding the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 980
Relating to: creating a grant program for counties to use pretrial risk assessment tools, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 985
Relating to: notification of a juvenile's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian prior to a custodial interrogation of the juvenile. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 988
Relating to: body cameras on law enforcement officers and providing criminal penalties. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 977
Relating to: disinfection of drinking water supplied by a municipal water system. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 979
Relating to: grants for law enforcement officers to use risk assessment tools prior to arresting persons, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 981
Relating to: eliminating monetary bail as a condition of release in criminal proceedings. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 986
Relating to: elimination of the original jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction over a juvenile. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 978
Relating to: creating a grant program for law enforcement agencies to provide victim and witness advocacy services and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 982
Relating to: creating a bail schedule for certain felonies. (FE)
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 983
Relating to: disclosure at a defendant's initial appearance.
3/10/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 984
Relating to: reasonable suspicion necessary to temporarily detain a person, search for weapons, and seize a weapon during questioning.
3/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 976
Relating to: the sale and purchase of products containing ivory or rhinoceros horn and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
2/29/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 960
Relating to: grants for firearm buyback programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/29/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 961
Relating to: disclosure to law enforcement of attempted purchases of handguns by persons prohibited from possessing a firearm. (FE)
2/29/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 117
Relating to: recognizing June 2016 as LGBT Pride Month.
2/26/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 958
Relating to: the awarding of academic excellence higher education scholarships to pupils of public and tribal high schools with enrollments of at least 20 but fewer than 80 pupils. (FE)
2/23/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 945
Relating to: repeat offenses of possession of marijuana.
2/23/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 944
Relating to: expungement of nonfelony possession of marijuana offenses. (FE)
2/18/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 928
Relating to: reducing certain authority of the Milwaukee County executive in the area of land transactions and increasing certain authority of the Milwaukee County Board in that area. (FE)
2/18/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 929
Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college nonresident tuition exemptions. (FE)
2/18/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 930
Relating to: funding for bilingual-bicultural education programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/18/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: requiring the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization to immediately appoint a committee to study and report on certain impacts of professional licensure requirements.
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Resolution 27
Relating to: investigation of juvenile and adult corrections programs and facilities.
2/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 919
Relating to: requiring the Department of Justice to provide information to the Joint Committee on Finance relating to civil litigation.
2/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 915
Relating to: prohibiting sales or leases of municipal water or sewer utilities to investor-owned utilities.
2/12/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 906
Relating to: prohibiting revocation of probation, extended supervision, or parole for failure to pay restitution or certain fees. (FE)
2/12/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 907
Relating to: restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies. (FE)
2/12/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 910
Relating to: removing certain information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Programs Internet site. (FE)
2/12/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 908
Relating to: creating a Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/12/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 909
Relating to: removing information regarding acquittals, dismissed criminal charges, and criminal convictions for which a person was pardoned from the Consolidated Court Automation Programs. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Assembly Resolution 25
Relating to: requiring the appointment of an assembly committee on water issues affecting Wisconsin.
2/9/2016: 2015 Assembly Resolution 24
Relating to: requiring the appointment of an assembly committee on local control and unfunded mandates.
2/9/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 891
Relating to: prohibiting partisan elective state officials from accepting contributions during budget deliberations.
2/9/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 900
Relating to: collective bargaining for public employees, prohibiting employees other than public safety employees from bargaining collectively on insurance contributions and employee required contributions to retirement, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 890
Relating to: disclosing information about executive branch appointments.
2/9/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 897
Relating to: funding for Wisconsin grants for technical college and University of Wisconsin System students and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 898
Relating to: faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 877
Relating to: notice to an alleged father's parents and siblings of a juvenile court proceeding concerning a child in need of protection or services. (FE)
2/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 881
Relating to: reimbursement of costs incurred by the county for a grand jury proceeding.
2/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 882
Relating to: requiring an employer to provide reasonable break time for an employee who is breast-feeding her child to express breast milk for the child. (FE)
2/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 883
Relating to: counting pupils enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten. (FE)
2/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 879
Relating to: prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
2/5/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 869
Relating to: nonemergency medical transportation for Medical Assistance recipients in certain counties. (FE)
2/5/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 107
Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as Black History Month.
2/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 867
Relating to: reporting deaths; death investigations and other duties of coroners and medical examiners; disposition of bodies; creating a medicolegal investigation examining board; licensure of medical examiners and medicolegal investigation staff members; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing criminal penalties. (FE)
2/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 862
Relating to: damages in personal injury claims involving asbestos trusts.
2/3/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 852
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)
2/3/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 851
Relating to: making unemployed veterans eligible for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs. (FE)
1/27/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 814
Relating to: shared governance at University of Wisconsin System institutions.
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 762
Relating to: disapproval of amendments to condominium documents.
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 746
Relating to: creation of a committee to study the model used by the state of Missouri to provide rehabilitation for juveniles adjudicated delinquent who are in need of restrictive custodial treatment and to prepare a plan for the development and implementation of a similar model for the rehabilitation of such juveniles in this state.
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 102
Relating to: requiring the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization to immediately appoint a committee, to be known as the Commission on Debt-Free College, to study and report on the feasibility of providing a debt-free college education to all residents of this state.
1/19/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 99
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 5, 2016, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 97
Relating to: the life and public service of Rodney Warren Kreunen.
1/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 669
Relating to: providing fraudulent information to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
1/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 667
Relating to: model procedures for investigating reports of abuse or neglect involving children with disabilities. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 656
Relating to: eligibility for certain low-income energy assistance.
1/6/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: commending Officer Chris Litzkow and the Capitol Police.
1/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 626
Relating to: eligibility for the Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program. (FE)
12/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 621
Relating to: expungement of deoxyribonucleic acid from crime laboratories if person not adjudicated guilty or delinquent. (FE)
12/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 605
Relating to: campaign finance reporting by social welfare organizations; individual contribution limits to political parties and committees; political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations; and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
12/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: commending the Milwaukee Area Technical College for their dedicated commitment to students, their families, and the Milwaukee area community through their outstanding work in creating the MATC Promise program.
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: temporary service by a court of appeals judge in the supreme court in judicial disciplinary proceedings (first consideration).
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 89
Relating to: a panel of court of appeals judges in disciplinary proceedings involving a supreme court justice (first consideration).
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 589
Relating to: authority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a decision of a justice to deny a motion to disqualify the justice.
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 586
Relating to: disqualification of a judge or justice.
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 587
Relating to: equally divided determinations of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on matters of judicial discipline or permanent disability.
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 588
Relating to: judicial disqualification based on campaign financial support.
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 590
Relating to: notice of certain political contributions made to a judge or justice.
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 585
Relating to: an objective standard for the disqualification of a judge or justice.
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 570
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)
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 572
Relating to: employment by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist.
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 86
Relating to: prohibiting official action on proposals that financially benefit a legislator's campaign organization (first consideration).
12/1/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 551
Relating to: district board membership for the Milwaukee Area Technical College. (FE)
12/1/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 552
Relating to: preparation and response required by railroad corporations in the event of discharge of transported materials and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 537
Relating to: forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime. (FE)
11/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 529
Relating to: creating an Office of Civil Service. (FE)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 507
Relating to: persons authorized to officiate at a marriage.
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 506
Relating to: grant funding for services for Syrian refugees. (FE)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 512
Relating to: designating and marking a specified highway route in the counties of Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Dane, Iowa, Sauk, and Richland as the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 494
Relating to: creating an additional refundable earned income tax credit for individuals and changing the eligibility for, and the percentages that may be claimed by eligible claimants under, the earned income tax credit. (FE)
11/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 498
Relating to: claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases. (FE)
11/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 499
Relating to: eliminating the requirement that the Natural Resources Board offer certain land for sale.
11/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 485
Relating to: going armed with a dangerous weapon at a college or university and providing a criminal penalty.
11/3/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 474
Relating to: paid sick leave. (FE)
10/30/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 472
Relating to: prohibiting individuals from doing campaign work while working for other registrants.
10/30/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: contributions of Bart Starr.
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 460
Relating to: resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 459
Relating to: adverse possession against the state or a political subdivision. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 436
Relating to: the regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 437
Relating to: creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 439
Relating to: changing the publication notice requirement for certain budget actions taken by local governments. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 423
Relating to: accountability provisions for private schools participating in a parental choice program, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: congratulating the 2015 Stars of Life honorees.
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: the life and service of Marty Beil.
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: Proclaiming October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 396
Relating to: provider of last resort obligations of certain telecommunications providers. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 400
Relating to: use of child safety restraint systems in motor vehicles. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 399
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain expenses for household and dependent care services. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 383
Relating to: state aid payments to school districts. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 378
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 has not been charged with certain violent offenses, and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime or alleged in a complaint or citation to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 379
Relating to: voter registration; proving residence for registration and voting purposes; reviewing certain expenditures of the Government Accountability Board by the Joint Committee on Finance; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 380
Relating to: reports to the Department of Justice from special units maintained by law enforcement agencies. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 381
Relating to: no-knock search warrants. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 358
Relating to: parking spaces reserved for persons with physical disabilities.
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 354
Relating to: waiting period for purchase of handguns.
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 359
Relating to: rate regulation for health insurance. (FE)
9/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 343
Relating to: issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
9/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: proclaiming September 2015 as Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month.
9/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 61
Relating to: proclaiming September 2015 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
9/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: commemorating the 160th anniversary of Miller Brewing Company in the state of Wisconsin.
9/3/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 329
Relating to: legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill.
8/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 316
Relating to: allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. (FE)
8/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 309
Relating to: limiting the number of annual revocations of extended supervision and parole for violations that are not a crime. (FE)
8/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 303
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Workforce Development from requiring a job seeker to furnish his or her social security number to that department as a precondition to using the services of the job center network, including using the job center network Internet site. (FE)
8/6/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 300
Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
8/6/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as USO Wisconsin Month.
7/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
7/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 293
Relating to: political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
7/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 294
Relating to: increase funding for special education. (FE)
7/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 292
Relating to: a Grow Wisconsin pilot program providing benefits to FoodShare recipients for purchasing Wisconsin-grown foods and making an appropriation.
7/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 295
Relating to: increasing school district revenue limits. (FE)
7/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 291
Relating to: the color of clothing required to be worn during the season for hunting deer with firearms.
6/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 272
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)
6/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 267
Relating to: the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution; and prohibiting prosecuting a person under the age of 18 with committing an act of prostitution. (FE)
6/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 265
Relating to: public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties. (FE)
6/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 264
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)
6/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 260
Relating to: requiring racial impact statements for bills that create a new crime, modify an existing crime, or modify the penalty for an existing crime. (FE)
6/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 261
Relating to: employment discrimination based on employment status. (FE)
6/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: recognizing June 2015 as LGBT Pride Month.
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Thomas Archer Lothian.
5/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 247
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 221
Relating to: Medicaid expansion and eligibility for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core. (FE)
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 224
Relating to: marijuana possession, regulation of marijuana distribution and cultivation, medical marijuana, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of marijuana, making appropriations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing criminal penalties. (FE)
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 231
Relating to: prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subjected to such an environment to bring a civil action.
5/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: commemorating the Bay View labor strike and tragedy.
5/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 211
Relating to: waiver for prescription drug assistance for elderly program, use of excess moneys in prescription drug assistance for elderly program, and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 198
Relating to: the use of a cellular or other wireless telephone while driving a motor vehicle in a construction zone and providing a penalty.
5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: honoring the life and contributions of former Secretary of Administration and Chairman of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Marc Marotta.
4/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: Wisconsin children's outdoor heritage.
4/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Resolution 8
Relating to: commemorating the date of the Bay View labor strike and tragedy and the removal of the portrait of Jeremiah Rusk from public display in the Assembly parlor during that week of commemoration.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 160
Relating to: wrongful discharge from employment. (FE)
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 148
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.
3/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 108
Relating to: requiring a local governmental unit to create a civil service system with a just cause standard of discipline for its employees. (FE)
3/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 101
Relating to: premium and cost-sharing assistance for health plans through the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
3/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Resolution 6
Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick's Day on March 17, 2015.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 69
Relating to: fraud in parental choice programs and providing a penalty.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Resolution 4
Relating to: recognizing, and apologizing to, the members of Wisconsin's public sector who came to protest Act 10.
2/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 65
Relating to: newborn screening for certain lysosomal storage disorders. (FE)
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Baseball National Championship title.
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Basketball National Championship title.
2/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: congratulating Melvin Gordon III on his remarkable college football career with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers.
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 19
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: honoring the service of all military working dogs.
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 12
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)
3/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 776
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 781
Relating to: disinfection of drinking water supplied by a municipal water system. (FE)
3/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 782
Relating to: reporting fraud, waste, and mismanagement regarding the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 775
Relating to: prohibiting persons on the federal no fly list from possessing a firearm and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
3/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 777
Relating to: training requirements for a license to carry a concealed weapon. (FE)
3/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 778
Relating to: proof of insurance for a license to carry a concealed weapon.
2/23/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 766
Relating to: body cameras on law enforcement officers and providing criminal penalties. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 755
Relating to: Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 759
Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 758
Relating to: disclosure to law enforcement of attempted purchases of handguns by persons prohibited from possessing a firearm. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 108
Relating to: proclaiming July 18, 2016, as Nelson Mandela Day in Wisconsin.
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 737
Relating to: increasing funding for grants to provide skills enhancement services, modifying eligibility requirements for receiving services funded by those grants, and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 738
Relating to: increasing the funding for employment opportunity demonstration projects and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 106
Relating to: congratulating the National Park Service on its centennial and celebrating the recreation and conservation benefits to our state and nation.
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 732
Relating to: the awarding of academic excellence higher education scholarships to pupils of public and tribal high schools with enrollments of at least 20 but fewer than 80 pupils. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 736
Relating to: funding for broadband expansion grants and making appropriations. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 723
Relating to: damages in personal injury claims involving asbestos trusts.
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 729
Relating to: creating a microstamping requirement for certain handguns, certification of compliance with the microstamping requirement, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing criminal penalties. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 728
Relating to: the sale and purchase of products containing ivory or rhinoceros horn and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 722
Relating to: reducing certain authority of the Milwaukee County executive in the area of land transactions and increasing certain authority of the Milwaukee County Board in that area. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 92
Relating to: proclaiming October 2016 National Bullying Prevention Month in Wisconsin.
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 712
Relating to: reporting deaths; death investigations and other duties of coroners and medical examiners; disposition of bodies; creating a medicolegal investigation examining board; licensure of medical examiners and medicolegal investigation staff members; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing criminal penalties. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 700
Relating to: prohibiting sales or leases of municipal water or sewer utilities to investor-owned utilities.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 675
Relating to: prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 677
Relating to: creating a Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 678
Relating to: restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 688
Relating to: eligibility for certain low-income energy assistance.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 666
Relating to: collective bargaining for public employees, prohibiting employees other than public safety employees from bargaining collectively on insurance contributions and employee required contributions to retirement, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 670
Relating to: persons authorized to officiate at a marriage.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 676
Relating to: removing certain information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Programs Internet site. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 679
Relating to: prohibiting revocation of probation, extended supervision, or parole for failure to pay restitution or certain fees. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 659
Relating to: disclosing information about executive branch appointments.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 680
Relating to: removing information regarding acquittals, dismissed criminal charges, and criminal convictions for which a person was pardoned from the Consolidated Court Automation Programs. (FE)
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 647
Relating to: judicial disqualification based on campaign financial support.
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 646
Relating to: nonemergency medical transportation for Medical Assistance recipients in certain counties. (FE)
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 648
Relating to: legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill.
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 651
Relating to: reimbursement of costs incurred by the county for a grand jury proceeding.
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 652
Relating to: notice to an alleged father's parents and siblings of a juvenile court proceeding concerning a child in need of protection or services. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as Black History Month.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 636
Relating to: making unemployed veterans eligible for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs and Transitional Jobs programs. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 625
Relating to: alternate sites for absentee voting in person.
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 5, 2016, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 573
Relating to: providing fraudulent information to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 574
Relating to: model procedures for investigating reports of abuse or neglect involving children with disabilities. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: the life and public service of Rodney Warren Kreunen.
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 78
Relating to: requiring the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization to immediately appoint a committee, to be known as the Commission on Debt-Free College, to study and report on the feasibility of providing a debt-free college education to all residents of this state.
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 521
Relating to: forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime. (FE)
12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 76
Relating to: proclaiming January 2016 as Cervical Health Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 476
Relating to: eligibility for the Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program. (FE)
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 473
Relating to: school bullying, unlawful use of computer systems, and providing a criminal penalty.
12/7/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 439
Relating to: the creation of a Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 74
Relating to: prohibiting official action on proposals that financially benefit a legislator's campaign organization (first consideration).
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 423
Relating to: employment by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist.
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 427
Relating to: preparation and response required by railroad corporations in the event of discharge of transported materials and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 397
Relating to: district board membership for the Milwaukee Area Technical College. (FE)
11/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 399
Relating to: prohibiting certain law enforcement practices or policies.
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 378
Relating to: claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases. (FE)
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 384
Relating to: designating and marking a specified highway route in the counties of Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Dane, Iowa, Sauk, and Richland as the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/4/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: Proclaiming November as Native American Heritage Month in Wisconsin.
11/2/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: contributions of Bart Starr.
10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 365
Relating to: going armed with a dangerous weapon at a college or university and providing a criminal penalty.
10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 364
Relating to: eliminating the requirement that the Natural Resources Board offer certain land for sale.
10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 352
Relating to: paid sick leave. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: Proclaiming October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
10/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 342
Relating to: the exemption of bona fide administrative, executive, and professional employees from the overtime pay requirements of the wage and hours laws, 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)
10/15/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: congratulating the 2015 Stars of Life honorees.
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 332
Relating to: use of child safety restraint systems in motor vehicles. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: the life and service of Marty Beil.
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 314
Relating to: adverse possession against the state or a political subdivision. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 322
Relating to: resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 310
Relating to: changing the publication notice requirement for certain budget actions taken by local governments. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 311
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain expenses for household and dependent care services. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: congratulating the United States Navy on the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee.
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 297
Relating to: reports to the Department of Justice from special units maintained by law enforcement agencies. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 296
Relating to: no-knock search warrants. (FE)
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 280
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 has not been charged with certain violent offenses, and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime or alleged in a complaint or citation to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 281
Relating to: voter registration; proving residence for registration and voting purposes; reviewing certain expenditures of the Government Accountability Board by the Joint Committee on Finance; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 277
Relating to: rate regulation for health insurance. (FE)
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: proclaiming September 2015 as Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month.
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 275
Relating to: parking spaces reserved for persons with physical disabilities.
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 270
Relating to: wrongful discharge from employment. (FE)
9/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 264
Relating to: waiting period for purchase of handguns.
9/15/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Month.
9/11/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: commemorating the 160th anniversary of Miller Brewing Company in the state of Wisconsin.
9/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 258
Relating to: issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
8/26/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 240
Relating to: provider of last resort obligations of certain telecommunications providers. (FE)
7/31/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
7/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 219
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Workforce Development from requiring a job seeker to furnish his or her social security number to that department as a precondition to using the services of the job center network, including using the job center network Internet site. (FE)
7/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 220
Relating to: allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. (FE)
7/22/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as USO Wisconsin Month.
7/22/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 215
Relating to: increasing school district revenue limits. (FE)
7/22/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 216
Relating to: increase funding for special education. (FE)
7/16/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 214
Relating to: a Grow Wisconsin pilot program providing benefits to FoodShare recipients for purchasing Wisconsin-grown foods and making an appropriation.
6/26/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 201
Relating to: political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
6/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 200
Relating to: the investigation of a child abuse report in which a person who is not a caregiver of the child is suspected of permitting, allowing, or encouraging the child to engage in prostitution; and prohibiting prosecuting a person under the age of 18 with committing an act of prostitution. (FE)
6/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 194
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)
6/5/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 41
Relating to: recognizing the nineteenth day of June, 2015, as Juneteenth Day.
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: recognizing June 2015 as LGBT Pride Month.
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 186
Relating to: waiving operator's license fees for disabled veterans. (FE)
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 187
Relating to: task force on issues concerning service members returning home from war. (FE)
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 188
Relating to: the transfer of credits to University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 190
Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college credits based on military training or experience. (FE)
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 189
Relating to: directing the governor to annually proclaim Veteran Education Awareness Week.
5/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 176
Relating to: preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States. (FE)
5/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 172
Relating to: requiring racial impact statements for bills that create a new crime, modify an existing crime, or modify the penalty for an existing crime. (FE)
5/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 166
Relating to: employment discrimination based on employment status. (FE)
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 159
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 145
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)
5/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 142
Relating to: waiver for prescription drug assistance for elderly program, use of excess moneys in prescription drug assistance for elderly program, and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 135
Relating to: the use of a cellular or other wireless telephone while driving a motor vehicle in a construction zone and providing a penalty.
4/20/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: honoring the life and contributions of former Secretary of Administration and Chairman of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Marc Marotta.
3/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 78
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.
3/13/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 16
Relating to: proclaiming the first week in March as the Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS.
3/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 68
Relating to: premium and cost-sharing assistance for health plans through the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 39
Relating to: newborn screening for certain lysosomal storage disorders. (FE)
2/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 22
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 18
Relating to: the manufacture, sale, and distribution of products containing microbeads and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: the life and service of Annette Polly Williams.
1/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 15
Relating to: the manufacture and acceptance for sale of products containing microbeads. (FE)
1/16/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 3
Relating to: accountability provisions for private schools participating in a parental choice program and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
2/18/2016: 2015 AA1-AB671
2/18/2016: 2015 AA1-SB546
2/18/2016: 2015 AA2-AB671
2/16/2016: 2015 AA1-SB618
2/16/2016: 2015 AA3-AB341
2/16/2016: 2015 AA3-AB737
2/4/2016: 2015 AA5-AB666
2/4/2016: 2015 AA2-AB403
2/4/2016: 2015 AA1-AB403
2/4/2016: 2015 AA2-AB341
2/4/2016: 2015 AA1-AB341
1/19/2016: 2015 AA1-AB275
11/4/2015: 2015 AA2-AB431
11/4/2015: 2015 AA2-AB430
10/20/2015: 2015 AA18-AB68
10/20/2015: 2015 AA14-AB68
10/20/2015: 2015 AA13-AB68
10/20/2015: 2015 AA12-AB68
10/15/2015: 2015 AA7-AB387
10/15/2015: 2015 AA6-AB387
10/15/2015: 2015 AA5-AB387
10/15/2015: 2015 AA2-AB387
10/15/2015: 2015 ASA3-AB388
Relating to: recording the closed sessions of the Government Accountability Board.
10/15/2015: 2015 ASA2-AB388
Relating to: membership of the government accountability board.
10/15/2015: 2015 ASA1-AB388
Relating to: the composition of the government accountability board.
4/14/2015: 2015 AA4-AB23
2/25/2015: 2015 AA2-ASA1-AB13
2/25/2015: 2015 AA1-ASA1-AB13
1/22/2015: 2015 AA1-AB8
1/7/2015: 2015 AA1-AR3
