Correctional officers: Corr.Dept to ensure new hires receive at least 4 weeks of on-the-job training -
AB830Defendant’s initial appearance if charged with a misdemeanor: DA is required to disclose certain records -
AB983DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, and Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals -
AB852Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified -
AB1021Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified -
SB796DPM restructured into the Office of Civil Service (OCS) and attached to DOA; Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection becomes a division under OCS; creates Division of Labor Relations and Division of Affirmative Action in OCS -
AB529Eliminating lead hazard in a dwelling or residential condominium: income, corporate, and franchise tax credits created for costs related to -
AB963Elimination of the original jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction over a juvenile, conditions specified -
AB986Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited -
AB261Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited -
SB166Evidence-based pretrial risk assessment tool: grants to counties to incorporate into pretrial criminal procedure; DOJ duties, report required -
AB980Expunging court record of certain offenses committed before the offender reaches age 25: court may order only when the sentence is successfully completed -
AB1008Expunging court record of certain offenses committed before the offender reaches age 25: person may petition the court any time after 10 years passed since successful completion of the sentence; court may order upon petition, conditions set -
AB1009Firearm possession by person convicted of multiple or violent misdemeanors: prohibition created -
AB274Firearm sale or transfer prohibited unless through a federally licensed firearms dealer and background check on transferee is conducted; exceptions and penalty provisions -
AB247First responders on duty at prisons: warden or superintendent required to ensure -
AB836Fundamental right to vote of every qualified elector: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -
AJR38Handgun purchase from licensed firearms dealer: AG required to notify law enforcement if, during a background check, DOJ determines the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm; reports and DA and law enforcement duties -
AB961Handgun purchase from licensed firearms dealer: AG required to notify law enforcement if, during a background check, DOJ determines the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm; reports and DA and law enforcement duties -
SB758Imprisonment for nonpayment of certain forfeitures, costs, fees, or surcharges: authority of court to order eliminated -
AB1010Inmate with an extraordinary health condition: Corr.Dept to adopt evidence-based criteria for modifying sentence of; LAB audit requested -
AB1000Jackson, Honorable Harold B., Jr.: life and public service to the courts, Milwaukee County, and the City of Milwaukee -
AR28Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2015 recognized as -
SJR41Lethal violence protective TRO and lethal violence protective injunction created; penalties for firearm possession while subject to TRO or injunction and filing false information with the petition -
AB395Lethal violence protective TRO and lethal violence protective injunction created; penalties for firearm possession while subject to TRO or injunction and filing false information with the petition -
SB299Marijuana: elimination of criminal penalty for possession of 25 grams or less -
AB246Marijuana: elimination of criminal penalty for possession of 25 grams or less -
SB167Milwaukee Area Technical College commended for dedication to students and community and creating the MATC Promise program -
AJR90Milwaukee Area Technical College: district board and appointment committee membership revised -
AB551Milwaukee Area Technical College: district board and appointment committee membership revised -
SB397Milwaukee County executive’s actions to sell or lease certain property: actions consistent with county board policy required and only the contract as negotiated by the county executive can be approved or rejected by the board -
AB928Monetary bail as a condition of release in criminal proceedings eliminated -
AB981National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October proclaimed as -
AJR70Out-of-home care extended to 21 years of age if the child is completing or enrolled in postsecondary or vocational education, participating in an employment program, employed part-time, or incapable of those activities due to a medical condition; continuation of certain payments provision -
AB1011Parental choice programs, including MPCP and Racine Parental Choice Program: revisions to take effect in 2016-17 school year re family income for pupil eligibility, per pupil payments, teacher licensure, background investigations of teachers and administrators, reading readiness assessments, high school diploma criteria, corporal punishment, expulsion, building inspections, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, meetings of governing board open to the public, in operation at least 2 years, enrollment percentage; DPI and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
AB423Pay adjustments scheduled for correctional officers in first two years of appointment who take certain other civil service positions -
AB832Per pupil revenue limit increased re consumer price index -
AB295Per pupil revenue limit increased re consumer price index -
SB215Prisoners may earn time off the confinement period of their sentences, 1 day for every 5 days without violating prison rules and regulations; conditions specified -
AB999Prisoners participating in certain programs identified by Corr.Dept may earn time off the confinement portion of their sentences, conditions specified -
AB998Private school participating in a parental choice program: certain special education staff required if enrolling a child with a disability; compliance with Part A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DPI duties -
AB148Private school participating in a parental choice program: certain special education staff required if enrolling a child with a disability; compliance with Part A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DPI duties -
SB78Racial impact statement required for any bill that creates or modifies a crime or modifies the penalty of an existing crime; JRCCP to prepare, conditions specified -
AB260Racial impact statement required for any bill that creates or modifies a crime or modifies the penalty of an existing crime; JRCCP to prepare, conditions specified -
SB172Revocation of extended supervision or probation: maximum period of imprisonment set; exceptions provided -
AB1002Revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision for failure to pay a supervision fee or restitution prohibited -
AB906Right to vote lost only while incarcerated for a disqualifying offense, voting permitted while on parole or extended supervision; voter registration applicant not required to provide information regarding felony conviction and requirement that Corr.Dept provide a list of convicted felons to election officials deleted; Corr.Dept, GAB, and Director of State Courts training duties -
AB907Schedule for cash bail for persons accused of committing felonies: Director of State Courts to develop and Supreme Court to adopt by rule -
AB982Self-defense: presumption of reasonableness in criminal and civil actions repealed; attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses provisions removed -
AB1022Sleeping or camping in a county park overnight: local ordinance prohibiting authorized under certain conditions and law enforcement authority to arrest someone limited; forfeiture provision -
AB29Solitary confinement of a prison inmate: Corr.Dept to develop evidence-based criteria; LAB audit requested -
AB1001Special education and school age parents programs: state aid to school districts increased -
AB294Special education and school age parents programs: state aid to school districts increased -
SB216State elected official who owes a debt to the state: interest applied based on federal student loan interest rate -
AB971Strip searches performed on jail detainees: law enforcement required to report certain information to DOJ -
SB756Suspensions and expulsions of pupils: annual report to DPI from private schools participating in a parental choice program required -
AB618Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program: appropriation to expand program and participation criteria modified -
AB484Tuition-free education to certain technical college students: technical college district boards to grant fee remission to resident students participating in federal program; TCS Board duties -
AB815Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties -
AB908Victims of and witnesses to crimes: advocacy services grants to law enforcement agencies created; DOJ duties, sunset, and report provisions -
AB978Voluntary firearm registry: local law enforcement agency may create; open records and confidentiality provisions -
SB787WCCA Internet site: removal required if case or charge was dismissed or overturned on appeal and dismissed, or defendant was found not guilty -
AB1004Williams, Annette Polly: life and public service -
SJR7WRS duty disability benefit for certain law enforcement officers prohibited under specified conditions; populous county and first class city provisions; JSCRS appendix report -
SB744Other proposals authored or co-authored by Barnes, Rep. Mandela (11th Asm.Dist.; D)
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789Senate Joint Resolutions:
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1081310Berceau, Rep. Terese (77th Asm.Dist.; D)
Abortion prohibition with criminal penalties eliminated -
AB916Absentee ballot applications: municipal clerk may accept in person applications on certain weekends, hours specified -
SB771Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarships awarded to pupils in public and tribal high schools with certain low enrollment -
AB958Assembly Organization, Committee on, to immediately appoint a task force on gun safety technology; findings required by January 1, 2017 -
AR23Bilingual-bicultural education programs: additional funding to DPI -
AB930Booyah designated at the Wisconsin state soup; Blue Book provision -
AB639Campaign finance law revisions: nonprofit social welfare organization registration and reporting requirements; individual contribution limits; political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations; reporting mass communication obligations; and express advocacy for an electioneering communication -
AB605Columbaria are exempt from mausoleum requirements -
AB268Concealed weapon license: proof of general liability insurance required; DOJ duties -
SB778Concealed weapon license training requirement modified -
SB777Contributions received by political parties, legislative campaign committees, independent expenditure committees, and referendum committees from corporations, cooperatives, and American Indian tribes: reporting requirements clarified re 2015 WisAct 117 -
AB860Contributions received by political parties, legislative campaign committees, independent expenditure committees, and referendum committees from corporations, cooperatives, and American Indian tribes: reporting requirements clarified re 2015 WisAct 117 -
SB630Cultural diversity and sensitivity training policy: law enforcement agencies in populous counties required to establish -
SB779Deaf History Month: March 2016 proclaimed as -
SJR100Donate Life Month: April 2015 proclaimed as -
AJR22Driving while using a cellular or other wireless telephone in a construction zone prohibited; emergency, hands-free device, and penalty provisions -
AB198Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.: chief election officer authorized to enter membership agreement re sharing information on the registration and voting of state electors -
AB806Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.: chief election officer authorized to enter membership agreement re sharing information on the registration and voting of state electors -
SB672