2015 Senate Authors

Electioneering at a retirement home or residential care facility on day when special voting deputies are scheduled to be present prohibited - SB161

Equine−assisted learning and equine−assisted psychotherapy: civil liability immunity for equine activities expanded to include - SB126

False statement re military service or honors to obtain financial or other tangible benefit made a crime - SB95

Family Care and IRIS services: DHS to expand to Rock County; exemption from certain contract requirement and JCF approval - AB453

Federated public library system with territory in two or more counties: minimum number of board members reduced - AB369

Federated public library system with territory in two or more counties: minimum number of board members reduced - SB265

FoodShare photo ID EBT cards: DHS to prepare and submit implementation plan to the USDA’s food and nutrition service, waiver request provision; JCF duties if approved - AB222

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 - AB537

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

Hiding or burying a corpse illegally: felony penalty revised - SB133

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals legally detained or arrested or assisting units of government with enforcement; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - AB450

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals legally detained or arrested or assisting units of government with enforcement; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - SB369

Interstate Voter Registration Data Crosscheck Program: chief election officer required to enter into the agreement - AB189

Invasion of privacy crime created re installing or using device to view under a person's clothing without consent - SB4

Knowledge and concepts examination: pupil's parent or guardian may opt out of any such exam; certain DPI report revision; requiring summary about exams posted to schools' Internet sites - SB193

Legislative Office of Inspector General created, JCLO to appoint each inspector general; reports required; state agencies, LAB, and DOJ duties; offices of inspector general in DCF and DHS eliminated - AB382

Legislative Office of Inspector General created, JCLO to appoint each inspector general; reports required; state agencies, LAB, and DOJ duties; offices of inspector general in DCF and DHS eliminated - SB368

Lothian, Thomas Archer: life and public service - AJR43

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

Making a terrorist threat made a felony, conditions specified - SB256

Motor vehicle insurance and proof of financial responsibility requirements: penalties for violations revised; DOT duties; fraud and recovery of noneconomic damages provisions - AB92

Motor vehicle liability insurance and proof of financial responsibility: requirements and penalties for violations revised; certain religious sects allowed to qualify as self-insurers for the purposes of motor vehicle liability insurance; DOT duties - SB638

Political contributions: reporting principal place of employment of individual contributors revised - AB176

Political subdivisions may not impose new occupational fee or licensing requirements on any profession, exception provided - SB81

Private detective continuing education requirements; DSPS duties - SB460

Project plan financial accountability provisions that apply to certain TIDs to apply to all TIDs created by a city or village after a set date - SB263

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

Public school changing rooms: school board required to designate for the exclusive use by pupils of one sex; definitions, reasonable accommodation for pupils who identify as a member of the opposite sex, and complaint provisions - AB469

Public school changing rooms: school board required to designate for the exclusive use by pupils of one sex; definitions, reasonable accommodation for pupils who identify as a member of the opposite sex, gender neutral restrooms, and complaint provisions - SB582

Register of deeds: revisions re instruments filed or recorded with and fees - SB73

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

Right turn on red traffic signal permitted from leftmost right-turn lane - SB319

Robotics competition participation: DPI to award grants to teams of pupils in grades 9 to 12 - AB665

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

Seasonal placement of a Christmas tree in the Capitol rotunda or a church: prohibiting promulgation or enforcement of a DSPS rule and enactment or enforcement of an ordinance re fire safety - AB648

Seized firearm: procedure for returning to person who owns the firearm revised - AB13

Small claims actions: interest rate on judgments revised - AB95

Small claims actions: interest rate on judgments revised - SB76

State prevailing wage law, local prevailing wage law, and highway prevailing wage law eliminated - SB49

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - AB706

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - SB486

UI law changes re recovery of employer UI debt under the federal Treasury Offset Program, work-share programs, and combined-wage claim determinations - AB416

UI law changes re recovery of employer UI debt under the federal Treasury Offset Program, work-share programs, and combined-wage claim determinations - SB341

UI law: unemployment program integrity fund sunset repealed; concurrent receipt of UI and SSDI or WC modified; administrative and judicial review of UI decisions; and various other changes - AB819

UI law: unemployment program integrity fund sunset repealed; concurrent receipt of UI and SSDI or WC modified; administrative and judicial review of UI decisions; and various other changes - SB684

Vapor products: restrictions on use established; definition and ordinance provisions - AB170

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

Vodenlich, John: commended on receiving the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s Baseball Coach of the Year award - SJR44

WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; self-insurer provisions; DWD, LIRC, DHA, and DOJ duties - AB724

WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; self-insurer provisions; DWD, LIRC, DHA, and DOJ duties - SB536

Wisconsin River Rail Transit Commission: DOT to award grant from freight rail infrastructure improvement program for bridge repair - AB738

Wisconsin Wing Civil Air Patrol Month: December 2016 proclaimed as - SR10

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Nass, Sen. Stephen (11th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 9, 20, 23, 35, 43, 47, 59, 67, 74, 84, 86, 89, 90, 97, 106, 121, 122, 131, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 143, 155, 156, 179, 212, 213, 219, 238, 242, 260, 276, 278, 285, 290, 294, 303, 308, 322, 343, 363, 371, 386, 401, 419, 438, 443, 452, 453, 455, 467, 479, 485, 499, 502, 504, 527, 533, 573, 584, 585, 589, 590, 622, 643, 697, 707, 765

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 17, 21, 31, 33, 34, 40, 42, 48, 50, 55, 59, 66, 72, 79, 88, 90, 109

Senate Resolutions: 7, 11, 12

Assembly Bills: 8, 10, 25, 30, 32, 44, 47, 49, 56, 58, 68, 71, 75, 82, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 110, 111, 114, 116, 120, 141, 143, 164, 169, 172, 174, 177, 197, 199, 200, 202, 203, 206, 207, 212, 213, 219, 220, 226, 237, 239, 240, 251, 259, 268, 269, 285, 286, 303, 305, 311, 326, 341, 349, 352, 353, 356, 357, 361, 368, 373, 386, 388, 403, 407, 425, 445, 446, 447, 452, 460, 466, 480, 513, 533, 536, 549, 557, 562, 563, 566, 582, 592, 600, 602, 606, 608, 610, 638, 641, 658, 669, 694, 698, 707, 716, 723, 739, 750, 760, 770, 782, 807, 838, 846, 868, 876, 947

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 22, 31, 32, 33, 37, 39, 44, 47, 57, 66, 68, 77, 82, 84, 95, 97, 103, 106, 113

1214 Olsen, Sen. Luther (14th Sen.Dist.; R)

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program: various changes re 2015 WisAct 53 - AB287

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program: various changes re 2015 WisAct 53 - SB254

American Red Cross Month: March 2015 proclaimed as - AJR18

American Red Cross Month: March 2015 proclaimed as - SJR18

Assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district: in reevaluation process, removing requirement that assessment staff attend an assessor education program prior to DOR appointing someone to assist staff; definition of ``major class of property” modified - AB576

Assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district: in reevaluation process, removing requirement that assessment staff attend an assessor education program prior to DOR appointing someone to assist staff; definition of ``major class of property” modified - SB430

Assessor’s certification: DOR authority to suspend - AB577

Assessor’s certification: DOR authority to suspend - SB431

Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision - AB513

Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision - SB386

Brain Injury Awareness Month: March 2016 recognized as - SJR94

Broadband expansion grant program funding modified - SB519

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings revised and annual report from political subdivisions to DSPS required - AB571

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings revised and annual report from political subdivisions to DSPS required - SB458

Camping units: DSPS directed to include separate standards for in the dwelling code, electrical code, and plumbing code - AB121

Camping units: DSPS directed to include separate standards for in the dwelling code, electrical code, and plumbing code - SB94

Certificate of self-insurance issued to a religious sect can be used in lieu of motor vehicle liability insurance re proof of financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements - AB649

Certificate of self-insurance issued to a religious sect can be used in lieu of motor vehicle liability insurance re proof of financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements - SB534

Charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations: registration and other requirements revised; DFI rules modified [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 60.01, 60.02, 60.03, 60.04, 60.05, 60.06, 60.07, 60.075, 60.08] - SB631

Child safety restraint system requirements modified re rear-facing car seat - AB400

Child safety restraint system requirements modified re rear-facing car seat - SB332

Child sex trafficking crime expanded; child abuse definition and investigation, and juvenile court orders provisions - SB618

Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified - AB828

Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified - SB640

Coroner and medical examiner service fees: moratorium expanded and exception created re an intergovernmental cooperation agreement - SB531

Crime victim restitution revisions re Corr.Dept authority to charge a reimbursement fee, garnishment of a defendant’s wages, and certification to DOR of restitution owed; reports required - AB663

Crime victim restitution revisions re Corr.Dept authority to charge a reimbursement fee, garnishment of a defendant’s wages, and certification to DOR of restitution owed; reports required - SB500

Deaf History Month: March 2016 proclaimed as - SJR100

Declaration of domestic partnership maximum additional fee within 5 days of application modified and legal status required to be completed within 30 days; county clerk requirement revised re providing information on fetal alcohol syndrome and dangers of using drugs while pregnant - AB573

Declaration of domestic partnership maximum additional fee within 5 days of application modified and legal status required to be completed within 30 days; county clerk requirement revised re providing information on fetal alcohol syndrome and dangers of using drugs while pregnant - SB465