2015 Senate Authors

Wisconsin Promise grants created to cover tuition and other educational expenses for eligible students attending public institutions of higher education; HEAB duties - SB686

WRS duty disability benefit for certain law enforcement officers prohibited under specified conditions; populous county and first class city provisions; JSCRS appendix report - SB744

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Larson, Sen. Chris (7th Sen.Dist.; D)

Senate Bills: 2, 18, 19, 22, 39, 45, 48, 58, 65, 68, 72, 97, 107, 145, 159, 165, 170, 174, 176, 194, 200, 214, 220, 221, 232, 241, 258, 264, 280, 281, 293, 307, 312, 322, 327, 335, 342, 353, 364, 365, 370, 385, 412, 415, 424, 427, 439, 468, 469, 471, 473, 483, 488, 489, 517, 573, 574, 616, 618, 621, 625, 635, 636, 637, 653, 656, 666, 671, 672, 675, 682, 685, 688, 693, 694, 695, 697, 701, 724, 731, 745, 746, 749, 750, 760, 764, 767, 773, 782, 783, 785

Senate Joint Resolutions: 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 21, 31, 32, 33, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 49, 50, 59, 61, 64, 66, 71, 73, 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 100, 106, 107, 108

Senate Resolutions: 10, 11, 12

Assembly Bills: 12, 19, 20, 29, 65, 66, 69, 70, 74, 84, 85, 87, 101, 102, 105, 141, 155, 221, 224, 228, 231, 236, 247, 264, 265, 267, 272, 283, 292, 293, 300, 316, 318, 328, 333, 342, 343, 354, 368, 375, 378, 379, 394, 399, 408, 423, 432, 437, 460, 474, 475, 478, 485, 494, 496, 499, 507, 510, 515, 516, 524, 538, 545, 548, 551, 552, 567, 569, 570, 594, 605, 607, 617, 621, 636, 637, 661, 667, 669, 673, 699, 737, 752, 756, 768, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 792, 805, 806, 808, 814, 816, 838, 844, 849, 850, 852, 858, 859, 862, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 886, 887, 889, 890, 897, 898, 899, 900, 904, 912, 916, 919, 920, 925, 929, 932, 933, 943, 945, 949, 953, 954, 955, 957, 960, 961, 968, 976, 977, 987, 991, 1007

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 7, 8, 17, 23, 32, 33, 38, 43, 46, 53, 55, 59, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 78, 80, 82, 86, 90, 92, 94, 95, 99, 100, 101, 103, 107, 108, 110, 117

1202 Lasee, Sen. Frank (1st Sen.Dist.; R)

Adult children prevented from visiting or communicating with parent residing in a hospital, hospice, nursing home, or CBRF may petition court for visitation; conditions set - SB487

Auxiliary container re merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility: authority of political subdivisions to regulate limited - SB601

Booyah designated at the Wisconsin state soup; Blue Book provision - AB639

Closing hour for wineries operating under a retail ``Class B" license changed, ordinance provision - SB212

Collection agency: employees may work from home under certain conditions; ``collector” and ``solicitor” definitions modified - SB438

Complementary and alternative health care practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; practice protection laws exemptions; DSPS duties and definition provisions - SB198

Comprehensive planning: local governments may repeal; DOA grant program to assist with planning activities eliminated - SB266

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - AB413

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - SB286

Decommissioned or closed production plant that is exempt from property taxes: utility aid payments revised - AB335

Decommissioned or closed production plant that is exempt from property taxes: utility aid payments revised - SB252

Decoy left unattended in a body of water: public nuisance provisions revised - AB225

Decoy left unattended in a body of water: public nuisance provisions revised - SB147

Disclaimer of parental rights affidavit changes re private adoption and execution by child’s father - AB528

Ellis, Michael G.: commending the Senate President’s distinguished career and contributions to the legislature - SR12

Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect - AB25

Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect - SB23

Event data recorders (EDRs) in motor vehicles: regulations created re disclosure of information, prohibiting certain insurance practices, and displaying a statement on used vehicles for sale; penalties and DOT duties - SB697

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; governor and DSPS duties - SB568

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - AB720

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - SB629

Forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime: laws revised; proceeds of sales turned into the state school fund; transferring property to federal agents also revised; law enforcement agencies and DOJ duties - SB521

Horse racing at local fairs and regulation of local fairs revised; DATCP and state aid provisions - SB318

Influenza vaccination: employer limitations on requiring created - AB312

Influenza vaccination: employer limitations on requiring created - SB218

Insurance statutes: miscellaneous changes - AB420

Insurance statutes: miscellaneous changes - SB287

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - AB568

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - SB445

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - AB584

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - SB437

Local professional football stadium district: DOR required to distribute excess sales tax revenue to Brown County and municipalities within it; conditions specified and resolution provision - SB233

LPG retailers required to obtain commercial general liability insurance; surety bond and letter of credit options eliminated - AB698

LPG retailers required to obtain commercial general liability insurance; surety bond and letter of credit options eliminated - SB547

Lyme disease: MEB and Board of Nursing to promulgate rules re best practices for diagnosis and treatment - AB768

MA purchase plan (MAPP) eligibility and premium requirements revised; other MA and long-term care program eligibility modified re certain account and retirement income; DHS duties - AB414

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - AB523

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - SB403

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - AB384

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - SB288

Organ donation leave provisions created - SB424

Pawnbroker notices re sale and surplus: email, text message, or other method agreed to with the customer allowed - AB779

Primary spinal care practitioner licensure program established; Spinal Medicine Affiliated Credentialing Board created in MEB - SB762

Private campgrounds: immunity from civil liability - SB131

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties changed - AB490

Proof of financial responsibility of landfill owner: escrow account and irrevocable trust options revised, corporate bonds provisions - AB57

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings - AB582

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings - SB464

Qualified financial contracts and certain agreements: staying or prevention of a person from exercising certain rights prohibited - AB668

Qualified financial contracts and certain agreements: staying or prevention of a person from exercising certain rights prohibited - SB537

Real estate practice law revisions re terminology, licensing, association with a firm, independent practice, time-share salespersons, and Real Estate Examining Board provisions; statute of limitation for filing an action against a real estate broker or salesperson; definition of ``employee” and emergency rules provisions - AB456

Real estate practice law revisions re terminology, licensing, association with a firm, independent practice, time-share salespersons, and Real Estate Examining Board provisions; statute of limitation for filing an action against a real estate broker or salesperson; definition of ``employee” and emergency rules provisions - SB375

Real estate transfer fee return: person who conveys real property required to file even if the conveyance is exempt from the fee, exemption provision - AB374

Real estate transfer fee return: person who conveys real property required to file even if the conveyance is exempt from the fee, exemption provision - SB279

Regulation of navigable waters, artificial water bodies, wetlands, and nonpoint source pollution revised; DNR duties - AB600

Regulation of navigable waters, artificial water bodies, wetlands, and nonpoint source pollution revised; DNR duties - SB459

Residential dwelling rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer is excluded from definition of ``hotel”, ``bed and breakfast establishment”, and ``tourist rooming house” and is therefore not subject to DATCP regulation of lodging establishments; prohibition on enacting or enforcing ordinances that would prohibit or regulate such dwellings - AB583

Residential dwelling rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer is excluded from definition of ``hotel”, ``bed and breakfast establishment”, and ``tourist rooming house” and is therefore not subject to DATCP regulation of lodging establishments; prohibition on enacting or enforcing ordinances that would prohibit or regulate such dwellings - SB446

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency limited to districts that adopted a resolution prior to effective date of the bill - AB449

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency limited to districts that adopted a resolution prior to effective date of the bill - SB337

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - SB242

Sale or lease of municipal water or sewer utility provisions revised, referendum and petition provisions, and PSC duties; treatment of out-of-state water and sewer utilities re public utility holding companies - AB554

Sale or lease of municipal water or sewer utility provisions revised, referendum and petition provisions, and PSC duties; treatment of out-of-state water and sewer utilities re public utility holding companies - SB432

School district mechanisms for borrowing and raising money: revisions re loan or bond issues, revenue limit adjustments, State Trust Funds loans, temporary borrowing, promissory notes, and MPS levy limit adjustments and bond issues - SB355

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting Whitetails Unlimited; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB505

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - AB702

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - SB543

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - AB556

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - SB433

State and local construction project contracts: preference to bidder that ensures the percentage of employees are Wisconsin residents is at least the same percentage as neighboring state’s hiring of state residents requirement - AB493

State and local construction project contracts: preference to bidder that ensures the percentage of employees are Wisconsin residents is at least the same percentage as neighboring state’s hiring of state residents requirement - SB373

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - AB223

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - SB149

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County for same purposes as Chapter 15, Laws of 1977; DNR appendix report - SB282

Trees obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs along highways: compensating DOT for removal not required if sign advertises activities conducted on the property on which it is located - SB504

Unclaimed money or securities: county treasurer duty to provide legal notice modified, Internet provision - SB527

Vapor products: restrictions on use established; definition and ordinance provisions - SB132

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - AB327

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - SB243

Wisconsin Veterans Employment Initiative established to increase number of veterans holding permanent state government positions; Council on Veterans Employment created in the Office of the Governor; state agencies and DPM duties - SB339