2015 Senate Authors

Back tag requirements repealed re specified DNR hunting licenses - SB289

Battery or threats to cause harm to a judge, prosecutor, law enforcement officer, or their families: felony penalty provisions - AB147

Battery or threats to cause harm to a judge, prosecutor, law enforcement officer, or their families: felony penalty provisions - SB117

Broadband expansion grant program funding modified - AB647

Broadband expansion grant program funding modified - SB519

Charge-back of property taxes rescinded or refunded by a taxation district: DOR duties; TID and retroactive provisions - AB843

Charge-back of property taxes rescinded or refunded by a taxation district: DOR duties; TID and retroactive provisions - SB689

City manager system of government: imposing residency requirement permitted - SB195

``Class B” license issued to a winery: authorizing sale of intoxicating liquor - SB223

Collateral source payments and subrogation revisions re admissible as evidence - SB405

Concealed weapon licensee may possess a firearm on school grounds but not in a school building; conditions and penalty provisions - SB589

Corr.Dept overtime policy changes - SB175

Corr.Dept to charge a fee to probationers, parolees, and persons on extended supervision who are placed with the county pending disposition of revocation proceedings; reimbursement to counties provisions modified - SB389

Corrections System Formulary Board created in Corr.Dept re therapeutic alternate drug selections in the state correctional system - AB120

Corrections System Formulary Board created in Corr.Dept re therapeutic alternate drug selections in the state correctional system - SB84

Credit union operations: statutory and DFI rule changes [Admin.Code DFI-CU 63.03, 69.02] - SB690

DOT funding for state highway rehabilitation, major highway development, southeast freeway megaprojects, and local transportation facility improvement revised; LFB duties - SB411

Drone used to commit a crime: penalty enhancer created - AB671

Drone used to commit a crime: penalty enhancer created - SB497

Drones operated over state correctional institutions prohibited; political subdivisions may enact ordinances limiting operation of drones over designated areas, exceptions and penalty provisions - AB670

Drones operated over state correctional institutions prohibited; political subdivisions may enact ordinances limiting operation of drones over designated areas, exceptions and penalty provisions - SB498

Emergency financial need grants for technical college and UW colleges students created - SB592

English and mathematics placement tests required upon admission to UW System: students required to identify Wisconsin high school they graduated from and Board of Regents required to report re high schools of students required to take remedial courses - SB59

Fermented apple cider: winery may provide taste samples manufactured by another Wisconsin winery - SB60

Flashing yellow arrow traffic control signal: when vehicular traffic may enter intersection clarified - SB154

Fond du Lac area Water Action Volunteer program volunteers recognized for outstanding work and dedication - AJR104

Fond du Lac area Water Action Volunteer program volunteers recognized for outstanding work and dedication - SJR87

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue congratulated on receiving accreditation from the Center for Public Safety and Excellence - AJR65

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue congratulated on receiving accreditation from the Center for Public Safety and Excellence - SJR58

Forward Wisconsin Development Authority (FWDA) formed by the merging of WEDC and WHEDA; Wisconsin housing finance fund established; governor’s duties - AB227

Forward Wisconsin Development Authority (FWDA) formed by the merging of WEDC and WHEDA; Wisconsin housing finance fund established; governor’s duties - SB148

Gang-related crimes: penalty enhancer created - SB303

Harassment or abuse injunctions: court may order wireless telephone service provider to transfer rights to and responsibilities for telephone number or numbers from responder to petitioner; civil liability immunity provision - SB626

Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle) revisions re definitions, highway weight limit exceptions, no-fee permits, width limitations, length limit, height limit, and tracks that will not injure the highway; DOT directed to not prepare certain report - SB83

Independent charter high schools offering curriculum focused on occupational education and STEM training: each technical college district board allowed to authorize - SB91

Institutions of higher education required to provide letter to students re each student’s loans, estimated cost of attendance, amount of grants, and information on financial literacy - SB595

Interest paid on qualified education loans: individual income tax deduction created; JSCTE appendix report - SB622

Law enforcement agency required to report controlled-substance violations, opioid-related drug overdoses or deaths, reports of stolen prescription drugs, and certain other information to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - SB269

Liquid manure transported along highway rights-of-way: utility permit and driveway permit requirements created; penalty and appeal provisions - SB390

Marketing of employment and training opportunities to former UW System students: DWD required to prepare and distribute - AB827

Marketing of employment and training opportunities to former UW System students: DWD required to prepare and distribute - SB696

Medical examiner, and medicolegal investigation staff members licensure by the Medicolegal Investigation Examining Board (MIEB) required, exceptions and license requirements; MIEB created in DSPS; reporting deaths revisions and failure to report penalty increased; jurisdiction to investigate death and notifications, autopsies and other diagnostic procedures; investigation records and handling of personal property; disposition of bodies; access to deceased's mental health treatment records - AB867

Medical examiner, and medicolegal investigation staff members licensure by the Medicolegal Investigation Examining Board (MIEB) required, exceptions and license requirements; MIEB created in DSPS; reporting deaths revisions and failure to report penalty increased; jurisdiction to investigate death and notifications, autopsies and other diagnostic procedures; investigation records and handling of personal property; disposition of bodies; access to deceased's mental health treatment records - SB712

Motor vehicle monitoring and feedback device may be mounted to the front windshield - SB496

Municipal clerks allowed to register voters on election day, exception provision - AB79

Municipal clerks allowed to register voters on election day, exception provision - SB71

Newspaper recycling fee and postconsumer waste content in newsprint requirements eliminated - SB7

Nonprofit organizations: sales tax exemptions revised re occasional sales of tangible personal property and admissions to entertainment events; JSCTE appendix report - AB553

Nonprofit organizations: sales tax exemptions revised re occasional sales of tangible personal property and admissions to entertainment events; JSCTE appendix report - SB421

Optional incentive program for counties under certain population and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in MA and FoodShare: DHS to establish - SB472

Pain clinic certification provisions created, requirements specified; DHS duties - SB272

``Pedestrian signal authorizing crossing” and ``pedestrian signal limiting crossing” defined - SB155

Point source pollution abatement projects: administrative rule authority eliminated re DNR financial assistance [Admin.Code NR 128] - SB128

Post-secondary school high-demand degree income tax credit created; DWD to define ``high-demand field” - SB529

Prescription drug monitoring program changes re timing of submission of records and disclosure of records; emergency rule provision - SB268

Public libraries may report to collection agencies and law enforcement agencies certain information about delinquent accounts over set amount - SB466

Raffle regulations revised re alternate raffle, tickets, and number of raffles; DOA authority removed - SB8

Regional revolving loan fund grant program: WEDC required to establish, annual report required - SB515

Robotics competition participation: DPI to award grants to teams of pupils in grades 9 to 12 - SB583

Sobriety program: court may order participation in for certain drunk driving offenses requiring installation of an ignition interlock device; occupational driver’s license provision - AB839

Sobriety program: court may order participation in for certain drunk driving offenses requiring installation of an ignition interlock device; occupational driver’s license provision - SB667

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - SB550

State of emergency declared by the governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report - SB334

State payments to municipalities for municipal services: formula revised - AB350

State payments to municipalities for municipal services: formula revised - SB273

State Treasurer, Office of, deleted from the Constitution; BCPL provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR5

State Treasurer, Office of, deleted from the Constitution; BCPL provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR4

Structures placed in navigable waterways and wetlands re fish and wildlife habitat creation: civil liability exemption created - AB421

Structures placed in navigable waterways and wetlands re fish and wildlife habitat creation: civil liability exemption created - SB315

Student internship coordination between institutions of higher education and employers: DWD to provide as part of the workforce training program (Fast Forward); report revised - SB594

Substitute teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program: exemption from bachelor’s degree, credential, or teaching license requirement in specific cases - AB964

Substitute teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program: exemption from bachelor’s degree, credential, or teaching license requirement in specific cases - SB757

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - SB227

Tax administration technical changes - SB440

Tax incremental base of a TID in a decrement situation: conditions in which a city or village may adopt a resolution requiring DOR to redetermine modified - AB73

Tax incremental base of a TID in a decrement situation: conditions in which a city or village may adopt a resolution requiring DOR to redetermine modified - SB64

Tax law administration revisions re individual and corporate income taxes, franchise taxes, and sales and use taxes; DOR duties - SB503

Technical college student grants: providing additional funding; TCS Board and GPR provisions - SB540

Technical education equipment grants: DWD to award to school districts as part of the workforce training grants (Fast Forward grants); matching funds provision - SB523

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program eligibility requirements modified - AB626

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program eligibility requirements modified - SB476

TID number 3 in City of Middleton: time for expenditures for project costs, DOR allocation of tax increments, and maximum life extended - AB863

TID number 3 in City of Middleton: time for expenditures for project costs, DOR allocation of tax increments, and maximum life extended - SB691

Town zoning ordinance re shorelands permitted under certain conditions - AB165

Town zoning ordinance re shorelands permitted under certain conditions - SB113

Trespassing while armed on any technical college or UW System campus building or grounds: exemption from law prohibiting persons with a license to carry a concealed weapon from carrying a weapon on campus; similar provision in administrative code repealed [Admin.Code UWS 18.10] - SB363

UI benefits: claimants committing second act of concealment or impersonation are ineligible for 7 years - SB140

Unclaimed property law revisions; DOR authority re third-party tax audits - SB799

Underage alcohol beverage citation issuance prohibited if underage person is victim of a sex-related crime or is present at time of the crime; disciplinary sanctions from a UW System school prohibitions provision - SB656