Born Wausau, June 16, 1950; married; 4 children, 3 grandchildren. Graduate Newman H.S. (Wausau); attended UW-Marathon County and Northcentral Tech. College. Former ginseng, dairy, and beef farmer. Served in Army Reserve 1968-74. Member: 7th Cong. District, Marathon, Wood, Taylor, Rusk, Sawyer, Price, Lincoln, Portage, and Shawano Co. Republican Parties; Farm Bureau; Natl. Rifle Assn.; Friends of Rib Mountain; Wausau Elks; Marathon Lions. Former member: Wis. Rifle and Pistol Assn.; Internatl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #1791; Childcare Connection Bd.; DOT Law Enforcement Adv. Coun.; Marathon Co Hunger Coalition. Recipient: American Heart Assn. Legislator of the Year Award 2014; End Domestic Abuse Wis. Legislative Leader Award 2014; Wis. VFW Legislator of the Year Award 2014; Wis. Amer. Legion Legislator of the Year Award 2014; Wis. Vietnam Veterans Legislator of the Year Award 2002; Wis. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Certificate of Commendation 2005; Wis. Towns Assn. Friend of Wis. Towns Award 2014, 2011; Wis. Counties Assn. Outstanding Legislator Award 2014; Wis. Urban and Rural Transit Assn. Legislative Statesman of the Year 2014; Wis. Prof. Police Assn. Legislator of the Year Award 2014; Wis. Troopers Assn. Legislator of the Year Award 2014, 2003; Center for Driver’s License Recovery and Employability Legislative Champion Award 2014; State Bar of Wis. Scales of Justice Award 2014; Wis. Dental Assn. Champion Award 2013 & Award of Honor (Mission of Mercy) 2011; Wis. Academy of Family Physicians Friend of Family Medicine Award 2014; Amer. Academy of Pediatrics Childhood Legislative Advocate of the Year 2005; Wis. Council on Physical Disabilities Appreciation Award 2014; Wis. Electric Cooperatives Assn. Enlightened Legislator of the Year Award 2013; Wis. Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture Award 2006, 2004; Wis. Dairy Business Assn. Award 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008; Wis. Grocers Assn. Friend of the Grocers Award 2014, 2012, 2008, 2006; WMC Working for Wisconsin Award 2014, 2012, 2002, 2000; MMAC Champion of Commerce Award 2014; Wis. Builders Assn. Friend of Housing Award 2013, 2006; Associated Builders and Contractors of Wis. Building Wisconsin Award 2014; State Farm Insurance Golden Car Seat Award 2007; Chiropractic Society of Wis. Legislator of the Year Award 2014; Allied Health Chiropractic Centers Commitment and Dedication to the Chiropractic Profession Award 2004; 3M Award of Appreciation 2001; Wis. Paper Council Champion of Paper Award 2007; UWSP Paper Science Foundation Friends of the Foundation Award 2005; The Amer. Conservative Union Defender of Liberty Award 2013; Wis. Ginseng Board Assistance to the Wis. Ginseng Industry Award 2005; Wis. Bear Hunters Assn. Hero Award 2014, 2012.
Elected to Assembly 1998-2010; elected to Senate in June 2012 special election; reelected 2014. Majority Caucus Sergeant at Arms 2003-2007.
Member of Building Commission, Highway Safety, Council on, Military and State Relations, Council on and Transportation Projects Commission
(first or second author, first sponsor)
2/26/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 956
Relating to: acquisition of a motor vehicle by scrap metal dealers and motor vehicle salvage dealers.
2/23/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 942
Relating to: insurance requirements for vehicle rental companies. (FE)
2/23/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 940
Relating to: calculating the allowable number of amendments that a municipality may make to a tax incremental district's project plan and creating an exception to certain requirements in the amendment of such a district's plan. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 110
Relating to: commemorating the 100th anniversary of Marshfield Clinic and declaring Thursday, October 13, 2016, as Marshfield Clinic Day in Wisconsin.
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 751
Relating to: acquisition of a motor vehicle by scrap metal dealers and motor vehicle salvage dealers.
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 710
Relating to: insurance requirements for vehicle rental companies. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 656
Relating to: prohibiting issuance of citations for alcohol beverages violations to certain underage persons in connection with sexual assault or certain other crimes and prohibiting certain disciplinary sanctions if the underage person is a student.
1/26/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 808
Relating to: prohibiting issuance of citations for alcohol beverages violations to certain underage persons in connection with sexual assault or certain other crimes and prohibiting certain disciplinary sanctions if the underage person is a student.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 623
Relating to: permits issued to a state crime laboratory to possess, manufacture, or use a controlled substance.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 597
Relating to: regulating the operation of recreational vessels carrying persons under the age of 13.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 619
Relating to: proof of physical fitness requirement for certain local transit employees. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 606
Relating to: calculating the allowable number of amendments that a municipality may make to a tax incremental district's project plan and creating an exception to certain requirements in the amendment of such a district's plan. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 759
Relating to: providing a grant to the Marathon County Development Corporation for a revolving loan program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 755
Relating to: activities affecting waters of this state carried out under the direction of the Department of Transportation, performance standards and effluent limitations for new and modified point sources of pollution, and termination of certain permits authorizing discharges into waters of this state. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 588
Relating to: activities affecting waters of this state carried out under the direction of the Department of Transportation, performance standards and effluent limitations for new and modified point sources of pollution, and termination of certain permits authorizing discharges into waters of this state. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 736
Relating to: proof of physical fitness requirement for certain local transit employees. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 586
Relating to: providing a grant to the Marathon County Development Corporation for a revolving loan program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 733
Relating to: seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 717
Relating to: authority of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents regarding agricultural land. (FE)
1/14/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 571
Relating to: authority of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents regarding agricultural land. (FE)
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 703
Relating to: planting trees, shrubs, or hedges on the side of certain highways. (FE)
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 699
Relating to: regulating the operation of recreational vessels carrying persons under the age of 13.
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 691
Relating to: requiring sexual abuse prevention education.
1/12/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 566
Relating to: size and weight limits of vehicles operating on the I 39 and I 41 corridors.
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 541
Relating to: planting trees, shrubs, or hedges on the side of certain highways. (FE)
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 538
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates issued by the Department of Transportation and making appropriations. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 643
Relating to: compensating victims of crime. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 501
Relating to: requiring sexual abuse prevention education.
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 505
Relating to: exempting from nonresident tuition at the University of Wisconsin System certain members of the Wisconsin National Guard or a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 506
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for federal excise tax imposed on a sale of a heavy truck or trailer. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 509
Relating to: seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 510
Relating to: compensating victims of crime. (FE)
1/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 629
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for federal excise tax imposed on a sale of a heavy truck or trailer. (FE)
12/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 622
Relating to: exempting from nonresident tuition at the University of Wisconsin System certain members of the Wisconsin National Guard or a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces. (FE)
12/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 490
Relating to: serving certain documents relating to restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
12/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 615
Relating to: serving certain documents relating to restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
12/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 611
Relating to: grants to support donation of farm and food products to food banks and making an appropriation. (FE)
12/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 604
Relating to: suspension of operating privilege for failure to pay monetary judgment.
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 462
Relating to: suspension of operating privilege for failure to pay monetary judgment.
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 474
Relating to: grants to support donation of farm and food products to food banks and making an appropriation. (FE)
12/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 448
Relating to: implements of husbandry and agricultural commercial motor vehicles operated or transported on highways.
12/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 450
Relating to: animals believed to have been involved in crimes against animals, when a stray or abandoned animal may be considered unclaimed, and a court order relating to an animal taken into or held in custody. (FE)
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 580
Relating to: the width and weight limits of certain motor vehicles operated on a highway. (FE)
12/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 564
Relating to: implements of husbandry and agricultural commercial motor vehicles operated or transported on highways.
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 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 412
Relating to: providing lifesaving skills instruction to pupils. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 417
Relating to: the width and weight limits of certain motor vehicles operated on a highway. (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)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 545
Relating to: providing lifesaving skills instruction to pupils. (FE)
11/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 395
Relating to: operation of off-highway motorcycles, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties. (FE)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 518
Relating to: lines transporting manure within highway rights-of-way and providing a penalty. (FE)
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 372
Relating to: single trip permits for the movement of oversize factory-built homes. (FE)
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: Department of Veterans Affairs' 70 years of service to veterans.
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 390
Relating to: lines transporting manure within highway rights-of-way and providing a penalty. (FE)
11/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 487
Relating to: animals believed to have been involved in crimes against animals, when a stray or abandoned animal may be considered unclaimed, and a court order relating to an animal taken into or held in custody. (FE)
10/30/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 470
Relating to: operation of off-highway motorcycles, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties. (FE)
10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 360
Relating to: modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 78
Relating to: Department of Veterans Affairs' 70 years of service to veterans.
10/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 454
Relating to: modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
10/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 348
Relating to: registration of vehicles defined as autocycles. (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)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 435
Relating to: registration of vehicles defined as autocycles. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 426
Relating to: transport of radiological materials and providing penalties. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 424
Relating to: applying motor carrier regulations to motor carriers operating in intrastate commerce. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 425
Relating to: lawful turns on a red signal.
10/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 419
Relating to: removing the sunset provision that applies to the fire fighters memorial individual income tax checkoff. (FE)
10/15/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 340
Relating to: recycling grants for local governments and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 319
Relating to: lawful turns on a red signal.
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 61
Relating to: proclaiming October as Polish-American Heritage Month.
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)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 320
Relating to: transport of radiological materials and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 321
Relating to: applying motor carrier regulations to motor carriers operating in intrastate commerce. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 406
Relating to: use of the reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions concerning the participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities, permanency planning for a child 14 years of age or over, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 407
Relating to: appointment of a successor guardian for a child in need of protection or services and eligibility of a successor guardian for subsidized guardianship payments, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 309
Relating to: use of the reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions concerning the participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities, permanency planning for a child 14 years of age or over, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 308
Relating to: appointment of a successor guardian for a child in need of protection or services and eligibility of a successor guardian for subsidized guardianship payments, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (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.
10/8/2015: 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 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.
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 274
Relating to: reporting a nonconformity under the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 275
Relating to: parking spaces reserved for persons with physical disabilities.
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 358
Relating to: parking spaces reserved for persons with physical disabilities.
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 355
Relating to: reporting a nonconformity under the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
9/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 344
Relating to: lengthening the time during which tax increments may be allocated and expenditures for project costs may be made for Tax Incremental District Number One in the village of Weston. (FE)
9/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 257
Relating to: lengthening the time during which tax increments may be allocated and expenditures for project costs may be made for Tax Incremental District Number One in the village of Weston. (FE)
9/1/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 322
Relating to: highway parking of motor vehicles owned by carsharing organizations.
8/24/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 235
Relating to: highway parking of motor vehicles owned by carsharing organizations.
8/6/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 298
Relating to: highway pavement markings.
8/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 224
Relating to: highway pavement markings.
5/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 235
Relating to: charging resident fees to nonresident veterans and their family members attending technical colleges. (FE)
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 156
Relating to: application of stopping, standing, and parking provisions to certain authorized emergency vehicles.
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 157
Relating to: special restrictions cards issued with certain motor vehicle operator's licenses. (FE)
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 158
Relating to: commercial driver licenses. (FE)
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 154
Relating to: flashing yellow arrow traffic control signals.
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 155
Relating to: pedestrian traffic control signals.
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 164
Relating to: charging resident fees to nonresident veterans and their family members attending technical colleges. (FE)
5/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 208
Relating to: special restrictions cards issued with certain motor vehicle operator's licenses. (FE)
5/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 209
Relating to: commercial driver licenses. (FE)
5/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 207
Relating to: application of stopping, standing, and parking provisions to certain authorized emergency vehicles.
5/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 205
Relating to: flashing yellow arrow traffic control signals.
5/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 206
Relating to: pedestrian traffic control signals.
5/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: congratulating the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association on its 75th Anniversary.
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.
5/4/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 35
Relating to: proclaiming May 2015 as Motorcycle Awareness Month.
5/1/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 34
Relating to: congratulating the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association on its 75th Anniversary.
5/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 141
Relating to: the notification of relatives when a child is removed from the custody of the child's parent and placement of a child with a parent of a sibling of the child who has custody of the sibling.
4/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 193
Relating to: the notification of relatives when a child is removed from the custody of the child's parent and placement of a child with a parent of a sibling of the child who has custody of the sibling.
4/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 134
Relating to: coverage for new participating employers under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (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.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 187
Relating to: an exemption for disabled veterans and recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags.
4/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 128
Relating to: repealing rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
4/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 118
Relating to: limitations on town expenditures for certain highway purposes. (FE)
4/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 115
Relating to: an exemption for disabled veterans and recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 158
Relating to: repealing rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 161
Relating to: limitations on town expenditures for certain highway purposes. (FE)
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 156
Relating to: coverage for new participating employers under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 122
Relating to: exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE)
3/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 113
Relating to: operating implements of husbandry and agricultural commercial motor vehicles on highways and transporting implements of husbandry by trailer on highways. (FE)
3/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 80
Relating to: exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE)
3/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 83
Relating to: operating implements of husbandry and agricultural commercial motor vehicles on highways and transporting implements of husbandry by trailer on highways. (FE)
3/4/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 64
Relating to: changing the conditions under which a city or village may require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of a tax incremental district that is in a decrement situation. (FE)
3/3/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: commending Pope Francis.
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 42
Relating to: alerts for hit-and-run incidents. (FE)
2/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 30
Relating to: continuing education program sponsors for chiropractors, chiropractic technicians, and chiropractic radiological technicians. (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 17
Relating to: continuing education program sponsors for chiropractors, chiropractic technicians, and chiropractic radiological technicians. (FE)
1/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 14
Relating to: posters regarding the national human trafficking resource center hotline. (FE)
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 19
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 16
Relating to: posters regarding the national human trafficking resource center hotline. (FE)
1/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 10
Relating to: prohibiting the sale of powdered alcohol.
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 Bill 748
Relating to: informed consent for psychotropic medications in nursing homes and community-based residential facilities. (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 Bill 687
Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 626
Relating to: injunctions against harrassment and abuse.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 631
Relating to: registration and other requirements for charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 590
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for commercial radio and television station property. (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.
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 575
Relating to: official logotypes for Wisconsin veteran-owned businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: the life and public service of Rodney Warren Kreunen.
1/12/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 549
Relating to: agricultural loan guarantee programs administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 545
Relating to: action required to be taken in response to a discharge of hazardous substances, exemption from liability for certain hazardous substance discharges, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 520
Relating to: guidelines for prescribing controlled substances and the examination authority of the Medical Examining Board.
1/6/2016: 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)
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)
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 475
Relating to: repeal of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles and requiring a juvenile from another state who is on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense to register as a sex offender before entering this state.
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 Bill 380
Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Calumet, Wood, Marathon, Dunn, Polk, Jackson, and Vilas counties and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 381
Relating to: the age restriction for operation of a small utility terrain vehicle.
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 382
Relating to: directional signage for the Iola Old Car Show in Marathon, Portage, and Waupaca Counties.
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.
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.
10/29/2015: 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.
10/15/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: congratulating the 2015 Stars of Life honorees.
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)
10/13/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 312
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
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 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)
10/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 291
Relating to: approvals for high capacity wells, designation of sensitive resource areas, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 284
Relating to: methods of voting by members of a cooperative.
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)
9/29/2015: 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)
9/24/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 265
Relating to: membership of certain federated public library system boards.
9/15/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: proclaiming the second week in September each year as Towing Industry Awareness Week.
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.
9/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 252
Relating to: utility aid payments for decommissioned or closed production plants. (FE)
8/24/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 236
Relating to: temporary alcohol beverage retail licenses. (FE)
8/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 227
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for building materials that become a part of a facility for a local unit of government or nonprofit organization. (FE)
7/31/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 221
Relating to: definition of tetrahydrocannabinols.
6/18/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Robert K. Zukowski.
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper.
5/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 165
Relating to: tax-exempt accounts for qualified expenses incurred by individuals with disabilities and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
5/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 143
Relating to: ambulance staffing by emergency medical technicians and first responders. (FE)
4/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 140
Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
4/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 126
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for certain equine activities.
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.
4/14/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 26
Relating to: proclaiming April 2015 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 95
Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 88
Relating to: the authority of physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers regarding testing and information required for making disability determinations under certain hunting and fishing approvals issued by the Department of Natural Resources.
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.
3/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 70
Relating to: off-duty law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers going armed with firearms on or near school grounds.
2/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 47
Relating to: responding to a request for an absentee ballot.
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.
1/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 11
Relating to: directional signage for the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County.
1/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 9
Relating to: jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
1/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 8
Relating to: the regulation of raffles. (FE)
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 114
Relating to: commemorating the 100th anniversary of Marshfield Clinic and declaring Thursday, October 13, 2016, as Marshfield Clinic Day in Wisconsin.
2/3/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 856
Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations. (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.
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 778
Relating to: registration and other requirements for charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 767
Relating to: injunctions against harrassment and abuse.
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 754
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates issued by the Department of Transportation and making appropriations. (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 716
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for commercial radio and television station property. (FE)
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 707
Relating to: official logotypes for Wisconsin veteran-owned businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 701
Relating to: action required to be taken in response to a discharge of hazardous substances, exemption from liability for certain hazardous substance discharges, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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 675
Relating to: agricultural loan guarantee programs administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
1/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 95
Relating to: the public service of Vicki R. Holten.
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 636
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 94
Relating to: commending and congratulating the Medical College of Wisconsin.
1/6/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: commending Officer Chris Litzkow and the Capitol Police.
1/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 627
Relating to: repeal of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles and requiring a juvenile from another state who is on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense to register as a sex offender before entering this state.
12/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 565
Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 509
Relating to: directional signage for the Iola Old Car Show in Marathon, Portage, and Waupaca Counties.
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 503
Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Calumet, Wood, Marathon, Dunn, Polk, Jackson, and Vilas counties and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 504
Relating to: the age restriction for operation of a small utility terrain vehicle.
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 515
Relating to: recycling grants for local governments and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 500
Relating to: single trip permits for the movement of oversize factory-built homes. (FE)
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.
11/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 477
Relating to: approvals for high capacity wells, designation of sensitive resource areas, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as diabetes awareness month.
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.
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 439
Relating to: changing the publication notice requirement for certain budget actions taken by local governments. (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)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: congratulating the 2015 Stars of Life honorees.
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)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 394
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
10/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 392
Relating to: methods of voting by members of a cooperative.
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 369
Relating to: membership of certain federated public library system boards.
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 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 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 59
Relating to: commemorating the 160th anniversary of Miller Brewing Company in the state of Wisconsin.
9/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 58
Relating to: proclaiming the second week in September each year as Towing Industry Awareness Week.
9/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 335
Relating to: utility aid payments for decommissioned or closed production plants. (FE)
9/3/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 56
Relating to: proclaiming November 1 to 7, 2015, as Towing Industry Awareness Week.
8/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 320
Relating to: temporary alcohol beverage retail licenses. (FE)
8/21/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 313
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for building materials that become a part of a facility for a local unit of government or nonprofit organization. (FE)
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper.
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Thomas Archer Lothian.
5/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 236
Relating to: tax-exempt accounts for qualified expenses incurred by individuals with disabilities and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 228
Relating to: definition of tetrahydrocannabinols.
5/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 213
Relating to: ambulance staffing by emergency medical technicians and first responders. (FE)
5/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 212
Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 169
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for certain equine activities.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: proclaiming April 2015 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.
3/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 114
Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 112
Relating to: the authority of physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers regarding testing and information required for making disability determinations under certain hunting and fishing approvals issued by the Department of Natural Resources.
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 72
Relating to: prohibiting the sale of powdered alcohol.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 73
Relating to: changing the conditions under which a city or village may require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of a tax incremental district that is in a decrement situation. (FE)
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 58
Relating to: responding to a request for an absentee ballot.
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 35
Relating to: alerts for hit-and-run incidents. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 46
Relating to: off-duty law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers going armed with firearms on or near school grounds.
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 10
Relating to: jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child and at-risk adult abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 14
Relating to: the regulation of raffles. (FE)
2/15/2016: 2015 SA2-SB450
2/10/2016: 2015 SA1-SB597
2/3/2016: 2015 SA1-SB490
2/2/2016: 2015 SA2-SB566
1/20/2016: 2015 SA1-SB395
1/20/2016: 2015 SA1-SB509
1/20/2016: 2015 SA1-SB566
1/12/2016: 2015 SA2-SB474
1/11/2016: 2015 SA2-SB360
1/5/2016: 2015 SA1-SB474
12/15/2015: 2015 SA1-SB450
12/11/2015: 2015 SA1-SB417
12/7/2015: 2015 SSA1-SB320
Relating to: transport of radiological materials, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
12/7/2015: 2015 SA1-SB360
12/3/2015: 2015 SA1-SB390
11/17/2015: 2015 SA1-SB17
10/27/2015: 2015 SA1-SB274
10/23/2015: 2015 SA1-SB317
8/31/2015: 2015 SA2-SB134
6/15/2015: 2015 SA1-SB158
5/20/2015: 2015 SA1-SB164
5/4/2015: 2015 SA1-SB134
4/28/2015: 2015 SSA1-AB27
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways.
4/14/2015: 2015 SA3-AB19
4/13/2015: 2015 SA2-AB19
4/6/2015: 2015 SA2-SB83
4/6/2015: 2015 SA1-SB80
3/26/2015: 2015 SA1-AB19
2/19/2015: 2015 SA1-SSA1-SB22
2/13/2015: 2015 SSA1-SB14
Relating to: posters regarding a human trafficking resource center hotline.
2/11/2015: 2015 SSA1-SB22
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device, and creating a penalty.
2/4/2015: 2015 SA1-SB14
