Born Hammond, IN, April 28; married; 2 children, 3 grandchildren. Graduate UW-Madison 1966; grad. work UW-Milwaukee 1972-74. Former teacher and marketing director. Member: North Shore Rotary; College Savings Program Bd. (EdVest); Junior League of Milwaukee (former pres.); Tempo Professional Women’s Organization; Blood Center of Wis. Bd. Former member: Next Door Foundation; Public Policy Forum; Wis. Strategic Planning Council for Economic Development; Greater Milwaukee Com.; Goals for Greater Milwaukee 2000 Project (exec. com.); United Way Bd. (chp., allocations com.); Future Milwaukee (pres.); Milwaukee Forum; Children’s Service Soc. of Wis. (bd. of dir.); American Red Cross of Wis. (exec. com., bd. of dir.); League of Women Voters; Today’s Girls/Tomorrow’s Women/Boys Girls Club (founder); NCSL Education Com. (chp.); YMCA (bd. mbr.). Recipient: Shining Star of Education Reform 2011; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Government Advocates Award; Greater Milwaukee Committee Leadership Award 2011; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Legislative Leadership Award 2011, Friend of Housing Legislator of the Year 2012, 2006-2011, 2002, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Working for Wisconsin 2012, 2002; American Conservative Union Foundation Defender of Liberty Award 2012; Friend of Grocers 2014; 2011 Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Tommy G. Thompson Award for Service; Wis. Stem Cell Now Courage Award; Right Wis. Iron Lady Award 2013; Wis. Charter Champion Award 2014; 2006 Inductee into the National MS Hall of Fame; Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce 100% Pro-Business Legislator 2006; Wis. Builders Assn. Friend of Housing 2008; Amer. Cancer Soc. Legislative Champion 2014, 2006; Fair Air Coalition Friend of Education; Metropolitan Milwaukee Assn. of Commerce Champion of Commerce; Wis. Head Start Directors Assn. Award of Excellence; National Assn. of Community Leadership Leadership Award; United Way Gwen Jackson Leadership Award; St. Francis Children’s Center Children Service Award.
Elected to Assembly in May 1990 special election; reelected November 1990; elected to Senate 1992; reelected since 1996.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
2/25/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 951
Relating to: summer school payments to operators of independent charter schools and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 746
Relating to: facilities serving persons with traumatic brain injuries. (FE)
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: congratulating First Lady Tonette Walker and the Fostering Futures Steering Committee.
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 921
Relating to: facilities serving persons with traumatic brain injuries. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 735
Relating to: the Department of Revenue collecting debt for a county and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 102
Relating to: requesting the department of health services and the department of children and families to seek waiver approval to create a sliding scale for eligibility for public benefit programs.
2/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: requesting the department of health services and the department of children and families to seek waiver approval to create a sliding scale for eligibility for public benefit programs.
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 716
Relating to: review and reporting requirements for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 708
Relating to: the administration by injection of prescribed drugs by pharmacists. (FE)
2/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 885
Relating to: the Department of Revenue collecting debt for a county and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 702
Relating to: fantasy games and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 703
Relating to: the teacher loan program. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: commending the Legislative Audit Bureau on the occasion of its 50th year of service to the legislature.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 667
Relating to: participation in a sobriety program. (FE)
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 644
Relating to: alcohol and other drug assessments in counties and correctional institutions and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 642
Relating to: career and workforce education pilot program and making appropriations. (FE)
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 643
Relating to: including a heroin metabolite in the definition of a restricted controlled substance for the purpose of chemical testing for intoxication.
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 645
Relating to: grants for community services to reduce recidivism and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 793
Relating to: the teacher loan program. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 103
Relating to: condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 766
Relating to: review and reporting requirements for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 758
Relating to: industry cluster partnerships and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 757
Relating to: an industry cluster research and development tax credit. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 752
Relating to: leave from employment for the purpose of serving as a bone marrow or organ donor and providing a penalty. (FE)
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.
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 734
Relating to: career and workforce education pilot program and making appropriations. (FE)
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.
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 528
Relating to: suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses. (FE)
1/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 95
Relating to: the public service of Vicki R. Holten.
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 522
Relating to: opioid treatment programs. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 524
Relating to: tourism marketing expenses and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 526
Relating to: industry cluster partnerships and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 517
Relating to: leave from employment for the purpose of serving as a bone marrow or organ donor and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 525
Relating to: an industry cluster research and development tax credit. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 515
Relating to: a regional revolving loan fund grant program administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: commending Officer Chris Litzkow and the Capitol Police.
1/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 628
Relating to: suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses. (FE)
1/4/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 492
Relating to: a student safety incident tracking pilot program for school districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 482
Relating to: creating a procedure for granting certificates of qualification for employment. (FE)
12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 476
Relating to: eligibility for the Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program. (FE)
12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 483
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
12/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 614
Relating to: creating a procedure for granting certificates of qualification for employment. (FE)
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 470
Relating to: reporting crimes and other incidents that occur on school property, on school transportation, and at school sanctioned events and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
12/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 455
Relating to: penalties for, and elements of, certain operating-while-intoxicated offenses and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 451
Relating to: allowing taxpayers to claim early stage seed investment credits for investments in the fund of funds. (FE)
12/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 449
Relating to: licenses to teach vocational education subjects. (FE)
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 599
Relating to: grants for community services to reduce recidivism and making an appropriation. (FE)
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 591
Relating to: regulating the use of certain professional credentials and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 597
Relating to: alcohol and other drug assessments in counties and correctional institutions and making an appropriation. (FE)
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 581
Relating to: licenses to teach vocational education subjects. (FE)
12/7/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 441
Relating to: regulating the use of certain professional credentials and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 574
Relating to: the disclosure of electronic juvenile court records to a county department of human services or social services for purposes of providing intake and depositional services. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 401
Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 426
Relating to: the disclosure of electronic juvenile court records to a county department of human services or social services for purposes of providing intake and depositional services. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 404
Relating to: allowing taxpayers to claim early stage seed investment credits for investments in the fund of funds. (FE)
12/1/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 557
Relating to: including a heroin metabolite in the definition of a restricted controlled substance for the purpose of chemical testing for intoxication.
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 536
Relating to: penalties for, and elements of, certain operating-while-intoxicated offenses and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 514
Relating to: procedures for changing the placement of a child who is subject to a temporary physical custody order or termination of parental rights order of the juvenile court, procedures for amending a consent decree of the juvenile court, emergency change-in-placement procedures for a child who is placed in his or her own home under a dispositional order of the juvenile court, venue in post-dispositional proceedings under the Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code, procedures for requesting and objecting to a proposed change in placement of a child and for changing the placement of a child when no objection is filed, the appointment of a successor guardian for a child who is subject to a termination of parental rights order of the juvenile court, case closure orders with respect to a child whose dispositional order is terminated, and the effective period of a temporary physical custody order of the juvenile court. (FE)
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 386
Relating to: access by a birth parent whose parental rights have been terminated in this state to identifying information about his or her child and access to medical and genetic information about such a birth parent. (FE)
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 387
Relating to: procedures for changing the placement of a child who is subject to a temporary physical custody order or termination of parental rights order of the juvenile court, procedures for amending a consent decree of the juvenile court, emergency change-in-placement procedures for a child who is placed in his or her own home under a dispositional order of the juvenile court, venue in post-dispositional proceedings under the Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code, procedures for requesting and objecting to a proposed change in placement of a child and for changing the placement of a child when no objection is filed, the appointment of a successor guardian for a child who is subject to a termination of parental rights order of the juvenile court, case closure orders with respect to a child whose dispositional order is terminated, and the effective period of a temporary physical custody order of the juvenile court. (FE)
11/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 486
Relating to: allowing taxpayers to claim early stage seed investment credits for investments in the fund of funds. (FE)
11/6/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 371
Relating to: the minimum price of merchandise sold at wholesale or retail. (FE)
11/5/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: commending Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
11/5/2015: 2015 Senate Resolution 7
Relating to: commending Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
11/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 478
Relating to: disclosure of pupil records that are pertinent to addressing a pupil's educational needs to the Department of Children and Families, a county department of human services or social services, or a tribal organization that is legally responsible for the care and protection of the pupil.
10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 353
Relating to: disclosure of pupil records that are pertinent to addressing a pupil's educational needs to the Department of Children and Families, a county department of human services or social services, or a tribal organization that is legally responsible for the care and protection of the pupil.
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 444
Relating to: penalties for certain repeat operating-while-intoxicated offenses. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 445
Relating to: committing a fifth or sixth offense related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 447
Relating to: penalties for operating-while-intoxicated offenses and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: mandatory period of confinement for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
10/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 345
Relating to: prescription, dispensing, and delivery of opioid antagonists.
10/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 427
Relating to: prescription, dispensing, and delivery of opioid antagonists.
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 324
Relating to: neglect of a child and providing criminal penalties. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 323
Relating to: granting victims of certain crimes the right to be accompanied by a victim advocate. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 317
Relating to: child support income withholding orders, deferred prosecution agreements, determining the amount of a home visitation program grant, modifications to the references to Milwaukee County by population, modifications to certain appropriations, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 394
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
10/13/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 312
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 271
Relating to: reporting by treatment programs using methadone and requiring review of prescription drug monitoring database.
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 272
Relating to: pain clinic certification and requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
9/28/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: the life and public service of Dr. Ronald H. Lingren.
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 366
Relating to: pain clinic certification and requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 367
Relating to: reporting by treatment programs using methadone and requiring review of prescription drug monitoring database.
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 353
Relating to: requiring a mandatory minimum sentence for causing bodily harm to another while driving while intoxicated and providing a penalty. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 352
Relating to: requiring persons accused of violating traffic laws and ordinances related to driving while intoxicated to appear in person in court. (FE)
9/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 346
Relating to: certain telecommunications services provided to the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation.
9/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 261
Relating to: certain telecommunications services provided to the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation.
9/11/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: commemorating the 160th anniversary of Miller Brewing Company in the state of Wisconsin.
4/14/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: declaring April 2015 Donate Life Month.
4/1/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 144
Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.
3/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 94
Relating to: causing harm to a child by cosleeping while intoxicated, providing information about safe sleep, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/24/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 46
Relating to: causing harm to a child by cosleeping while intoxicated, providing information about safe sleep, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 59
Relating to: creation of a category of business corporation identified as a benefit corporation.
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 60
Relating to: creation of a category of limited liability company identified as a low-profit limited liability company.
2/3/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 6, 2015, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
1/16/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 4
Relating to: invading an individual's privacy by viewing under or through clothing and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/7/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
1/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 8
Relating to: invading an individual's privacy by viewing under or through clothing and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/14/2016: 2015 Senate Resolution 12
Relating to: honoring and commending the remarkable and distinguished service of Michael G. Ellis.
3/11/2016: 2015 Senate Resolution 11
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Rosemary Hinkfuss.
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: commending the ardent and remarkable service of Justice Antonin Scalia.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 623
Relating to: permits issued to a state crime laboratory to possess, manufacture, or use a controlled substance.
1/19/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: designating November as a month recognizing women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Wisconsin.
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 539
Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council to levy an assessment.
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 519
Relating to: funding for broadband expansion grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 520
Relating to: guidelines for prescribing controlled substances and the examination authority of the Medical Examining Board.
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 523
Relating to: technical education equipment grants for school districts, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 500
Relating to: restitution owed to victims of crime.
1/5/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 496
Relating to: mounting a motor vehicle monitoring device to the front windshield of a vehicle.
12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 488
Relating to: creating a program to protect the confidentiality of addresses for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 467
Relating to: accrediting entities for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship program.
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 418
Relating to: a nonprofit organization grant program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and making an appropriation. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 419
Relating to: a veterans employment and entrepreneurship grant program, veteran employment grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
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)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 411
Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: Department of Veterans Affairs' 70 years of service to veterans.
10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 66
Relating to: recognizing the Order of the Arrow, which is the Boy Scouts of America's National Honor Society, on its 100th Anniversary and the significant leadership and service provided to youth and communities across Wisconsin.
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 335
Relating to: revocation of operating privilege for certain offenses related to operating while intoxicated, operating after revocation, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 325
Relating to: repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child and providing a criminal penalty.
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 326
Relating to: referral of cases of suspected or threatened child abuse or neglect to the sheriff or police department, coordination of the investigation of those cases, and referral of those cases to the district attorney for criminal prosecution. (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 306
Relating to: multiple county health departments. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 304
Relating to: amending various rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families governing the certification of child care operators, governing the licensing of child welfare agencies, and establishing standards for the operation of child care centers; and eliminating rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families related to retaining public assistance case records.
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 294
Relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 293
Relating to: behavioral health care coordination pilot projects, psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot project, access to information on availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/2/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 286
Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs, court orders to kill a dog, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 285
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 268
Relating to: reporting, disclosure, and practitioner review requirements under the prescription drug monitoring program; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 269
Relating to: duty of law enforcement officers to report to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program controlled-substance violations, opioid-related drug overdoses or deaths, and reports of stolen prescription drugs. (FE)
9/15/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Month.
9/9/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: congratulating Whistling Straits, the Kohler Company, and Herbert Kohler Jr. on the 97th Annual PGA Championship.
6/18/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Robert K. Zukowski.
6/17/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 196
Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and making appropriations. (FE)
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper.
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.
4/15/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 122
Relating to: method for notifying parent or guardian of habitually truant pupil.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as diabetes awareness month.
3/13/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 17
Relating to: proclaiming March 2015 as Concussion Awareness Month.
3/10/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 73
Relating to: instruments filed or recorded with, and fees charged by, the register of deeds. (FE)
3/4/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 65
Relating to: online instruction provided by driver schools licensed by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 43
Relating to: John Doe proceedings and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/5/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: the life and public service of Jerry Van Sistine.
1/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: the public service of Laura Rose.
1/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: the life and service of Annette Polly Williams.
1/29/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of David Earl Paulson.
1/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 15
Relating to: the manufacture and acceptance for sale of products containing microbeads. (FE)
1/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 11
Relating to: directional signage for the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County.
1/16/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 1
Relating to: the school and school district accountability report, chronically failing schools and school districts, and educational options information. (FE)
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 113
Relating to: commending the ardent and remarkable service of Justice Antonin Scalia.
2/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 865
Relating to: the administration by injection of prescribed drugs by pharmacists. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 105
Relating to: commending the Legislative Audit Bureau on the occasion of its 50th year of service to the legislature.
2/1/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 839
Relating to: participation in a sobriety program. (FE)
1/25/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 800
Relating to: fantasy games and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 773
Relating to: a student safety incident tracking pilot program for school districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 776
Relating to: permits issued to a state crime laboratory to possess, manufacture, or use a controlled substance.
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 100
Relating to: designating November as a month recognizing women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Wisconsin.
1/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 673
Relating to: creating a program to protect the confidentiality of addresses for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 663
Relating to: restitution owed to victims of crime.
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 659
Relating to: opioid treatment programs. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 657
Relating to: treatment and diversion programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 660
Relating to: guidelines for prescribing controlled substances and the examination authority of the Medical Examining Board.
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 651
Relating to: mounting a motor vehicle monitoring device to the front windshield of a vehicle.
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 636
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 626
Relating to: eligibility for the Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program. (FE)
12/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 602
Relating to: accrediting entities for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship program.
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 572
Relating to: employment by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist.
12/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 565
Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (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 542
Relating to: a nonprofit organization grant program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 541
Relating to: a veterans employment and entrepreneurship grant program, veteran employment grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 533
Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 513
Relating to: access by a birth parent whose parental rights have been terminated in this state to identifying information about his or her child and access to medical and genetic information about such a birth parent. (FE)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 517
Relating to: reporting crimes and other incidents that occur on school property, on school transportation, and at school sanctioned events and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/3/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 83
Relating to: recognizing November 2015 as Prematurity Awareness Month.
11/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as diabetes awareness month.
10/30/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: contributions of Bart Starr.
10/28/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 80
Relating to: declaring November 13, 2015, "World Pancreatic Cancer Day" in the state of Wisconsin.
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 Joint Resolution 78
Relating to: Department of Veterans Affairs' 70 years of service to veterans.
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 77
Relating to: recognizing the Order of the Arrow, which is the Boy Scouts of America's National Honor Society, on its 100th Anniversary and the significant leadership and service provided to youth and communities across Wisconsin.
10/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 452
Relating to: the minimum price of merchandise sold at wholesale or retail. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 440
Relating to: child support income withholding orders, deferred prosecution agreements, determining the amount of a home visitation program grant, modifications to the references to Milwaukee County by population, modifications to certain appropriations, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/21/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 432
Relating to: revocation of operating privilege for certain offenses related to operating while intoxicated, operating after revocation, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
10/21/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 428
Relating to: repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child and providing a criminal penalty.
10/21/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 429
Relating to: referral of cases of suspected or threatened child abuse or neglect to the sheriff or police department, coordination of the investigation of those cases, and referral of those cases to the district attorney for criminal prosecution. (FE)
10/21/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 430
Relating to: granting victims of certain crimes the right to be accompanied by a victim advocate. (FE)
10/21/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 431
Relating to: neglect of a child and providing criminal penalties. (FE)
10/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 413
Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs, court orders to kill a dog, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 408
Relating to: behavioral health care coordination pilot projects, psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot project, access to information on availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 388
Relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 385
Relating to: amending various rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families governing the certification of child care operators, governing the licensing of child welfare agencies, and establishing standards for the operation of child care centers; and eliminating rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families related to retaining public assistance case records.
10/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 373
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 362
Relating to: multiple county health departments. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 364
Relating to: reporting, disclosure, and practitioner review requirements under the prescription drug monitoring program; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 365
Relating to: duty of law enforcement officers to report to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program controlled-substance violations, opioid-related drug overdoses or deaths, and reports of stolen prescription drugs. (FE)
9/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: congratulating Whistling Straits, the Kohler Company, and Herbert Kohler Jr. on the 97th Annual PGA Championship.
9/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: commemorating the 160th anniversary of Miller Brewing Company in the state of Wisconsin.
6/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 268
Relating to: regulation of mausoleums.
6/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 253
Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and making appropriations. (FE)
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Thomas Archer Lothian.
5/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 220
Relating to: establishing a mandatory minimum period of confinement in prison for a person who possesses a firearm or who uses a firearm to commit certain crimes after being convicted of committing certain violent felonies, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
5/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: commending and congratulating Chancellor Richard J. Telfer for his contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and to the state of Wisconsin.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: method for notifying parent or guardian of habitually truant pupil.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: declaring April 2015 Donate Life Month.
3/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 83
Relating to: directional signage for the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 82
Relating to: instruments filed or recorded with, and fees charged by, the register of deeds. (FE)
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 74
Relating to: online instruction provided by driver schools licensed by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 15
Relating to: the manufacture and acceptance for sale of products containing microbeads. (FE)
1/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
2/26/2016: 2015 SA1-SB642
2/18/2016: 2015 SA3-SB735
2/18/2016: 2015 SA2-SB735
2/18/2016: 2015 SA1-SB735
2/11/2016: 2015 SA1-SB482
2/10/2016: 2015 SA1-SB716
2/10/2016: 2015 SA2-SB526
1/26/2016: 2015 SA1-SB525
1/26/2016: 2015 SA1-SB526
1/25/2016: 2015 SA1-SB387
1/15/2016: 2015 SA2-SB449
1/15/2016: 2015 SSA1-SB528
Relating to: a first class city suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses.
11/6/2015: 2015 SA1-AB394
3/31/2015: 2015 SA1-SB46