2015 Senate Authors

Assessor’s certification: DOR authority to suspend - SB431

Barns used principally for social events and built before 1965: exemption from building code requirements under certain conditions; DSPS duties - AB947

Barns used principally for social events and built before 1965: exemption from building code requirements under certain conditions; DSPS duties - SB742

Broadband infrastructure: PSC duties imposed re expansion grant program, underserved areas, promotion of economic development, model ordinance, and certification as a Broadband Forward! community - AB820

Broadband infrastructure: PSC duties imposed re expansion grant program, underserved areas, promotion of economic development, model ordinance, and certification as a Broadband Forward! community - SB699

Care management organizations: DHS may contract with a county or long-term care district to operate outside their geographic area; disposition of property and assets upon dissolution of a long-term care district; federal waiver and creation of nonstock, nonprofit corporation or service insurance corporation provisions; OCI duties - AB856

Care management organizations: DHS may contract with a county or long-term care district to operate outside their geographic area; disposition of property and assets upon dissolution of a long-term care district; federal waiver and creation of nonstock, nonprofit corporation or service insurance corporation provisions; OCI duties - SB687

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] - AB778

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

Class ``A” beer retailers and brewers authorized to sell beer in growlers, definition provision - SB283

Commercial radio and television station property: sales and use tax exemption modified, motor vehicle provision; JSCTE appendix report - AB716

Commercial radio and television station property: sales and use tax exemption modified, motor vehicle provision; JSCTE appendix report - SB590

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 - AB522

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 - SB84

CPA certificate applicant requirements revised; Accounting Examining Board to research establishing continuing education requirements by rule, report required; administrative rule revisions re updating practices and standards [Admin.Code Accy 1.001, 1.002, 1.003, 1 subch II (title), 1.101, 1.102, 1.201, 1.202, 1.301, 1.302, 1.401, 1.404, 1.405, 2 (title), 2 subch I (title), 2.001, 2.002, 2 subch II (title), 2.101 (note), 2.101, 2 subch III (title), 2.202, 2 subch IV (title), 2.305, 2 subch V (title), 2.401, 2 subch VI (title), 2.501, 3 (title), 3 subch I (title), 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.055, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3 subch II (title), 3.11, 3 subch III (title), 4 (title), 4 subch I, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.035, 4.037, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4 subch II, 5 (title), 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5 subch I (title), 5 subch II (title), 5 subch III (title), 5.304, 5 subch IV (title), 5.401, 6 subch I, 6 subch II (title), 6 subch III (title), 6 subch IV (title), 6.303, 6.304, 7 (title), 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.035, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 8 (title), 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04, 8.05, 9 (title), 9.01, 9.02 (note), 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06] - AB725

CPA certificate applicant requirements revised; Accounting Examining Board to research establishing continuing education requirements by rule, report required; administrative rule revisions re updating practices and standards [Admin.Code Accy 1.001, 1.002, 1.003, 1 subch II (title), 1.101, 1.102, 1.201, 1.202, 1.301, 1.302, 1.401, 1.404, 1.405, 2 (title), 2 subch I (title), 2.001, 2.002, 2 subch II (title), 2.101 (note), 2.101, 2 subch III (title), 2.202, 2 subch IV (title), 2.305, 2 subch V (title), 2.401, 2 subch VI (title), 2.501, 3 (title), 3 subch I (title), 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.055, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3 subch II (title), 3.11, 3 subch III (title), 4 (title), 4 subch I, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.035, 4.037, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4 subch II, 5 (title), 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5 subch I (title), 5 subch II (title), 5 subch III (title), 5.304, 5 subch IV (title), 5.401, 6 subch I, 6 subch II (title), 6 subch III (title), 6 subch IV (title), 6.303, 6.304, 7 (title), 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.035, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 8 (title), 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04, 8.05, 9 (title), 9.01, 9.02 (note), 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06] - SB532

Dairy plant and food processing plant licensing: definition of ``dairy product” and related terms revised - SB512

DATCP enforcement action types expanded for which a court may order a defendant to reimburse costs - AB760

DATCP enforcement action types expanded for which a court may order a defendant to reimburse costs - SB584

Deceased prison inmate: procedures relating to burial or cremation, unclaimed corpse, notification to relative, prohibition on cremation re homicide, and charges to prisoner’s estate - SB585

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

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization computing: Internal Revenue Code revision - AB48

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization computing: Internal Revenue Code revision - SB24

DOJ grants to Lafayette County Sheriff's Department for drug law enforcement and drug interdiction services - AB771

Drainage district revisions re jurisdiction, board membership, regulation of district access corridors, land in newly organized or annexed to districts, and discharge of dredged material into wetland permit exemption - SB572

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

Elementary and secondary school teachers: adopting the Internal Revenue Code re individual income tax deduction for certain expenses - AB167

Elementary and secondary school teachers: adopting the Internal Revenue Code re individual income tax deduction for certain expenses - SB130

Emergency financial need grants for technical college and UW colleges students created - AB741

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

EMS from out-of-state: exemption from license, permit, or certificate requirements when responding to call for mutual aid - SB210

Financial literacy: inclusion in public schools’ curriculum and statewide standardized examinations and UW System and technical college orientation programs - AB248

Financial literacy: inclusion in public schools’ curriculum and statewide standardized examinations and UW System and technical college orientation programs - SB177

FoodShare cards: DHS to request waiver to limit number of replacement cards in a 12-month period - SB136

FoodShare: limiting foods that may be purchased; DHS to report to JCF on cost to implement and comply; review and update of list required; federal waiver and WIC provision - AB177

Franchisor excluded as the employer of a franchisee or employee of franchisee for specified purposes unless certain conditions are met - SB422

``Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail" established; DOT and Tour.Dept duties - AB512

``Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail" established; DOT and Tour.Dept duties - SB384

Funeral procession vehicles equipped with a flashing purple light permitted - AB531

Funeral procession vehicles equipped with a flashing purple light permitted - SB400

GIB required to permit public employers other than the state to participate in ancillary insurance coverage programs - SB278

GPS device placed on another person's vehicle or obtaining GPS information about another person's location or movement without that person's knowledge prohibited; spouse's vehicle and exceptions provisions - SB22

Health care information from hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers collected, analyzed, and disseminated by an entity revised - AB765

Health care information from hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers collected, analyzed, and disseminated by an entity revised - SB628

Hunting mentorship program: eliminating minimum age requirement and limit on number of hunting devices mentor and person hunting with a mentor are permitted to have - SB301

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 - AB744

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 - AB739

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

Items considered real property for property tax purposes specified - SB624

Landscape services re restoration using native plants: sales tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB608

Landscape services re restoration using native plants: sales tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB443

Lead inspection requirements: certain lead-safe renovations exempted from sampling or testing - SB178

Legal notices: publication on a municipality’s Internet site provisions - AB199

Legal notices: publication on a municipality’s Internet site provisions - SB137

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

Making a terrorist threat made a felony, conditions specified - AB341

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

Motor vehicle repair practices: insurer prohibitions re specifying a facility and delaying a claim - AB119

Motor vehicle repair practices: insurer prohibitions re specifying a facility and delaying a claim - SB93

Motor vehicles operating on highways when weather conditions limit visibility: required headlamps, tail lamps, and clearance lamps must be lighted, penalty provision - AB337

Motor vehicles operating on highways when weather conditions limit visibility: required headlamps, tail lamps, and clearance lamps must be lighted, penalty provision - SB249

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

Out-of-state ambulance service providers: licensing requirement exemptions - AB249

Out-of-state ambulance service providers: licensing requirement exemptions - SB182

Pedestrian entering or remaining on railroad tracks prohibition does not apply to walking directly across the tracks or right-of-way - AB876

Pedestrian entering or remaining on railroad tracks prohibition does not apply to walking directly across the tracks or right-of-way - SB734

Physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers authorized to provide information for or certify that a person with disabilities is eligible for certain DNR hunting and fishing approvals - SB88

Prosperity Southwest Wisconsin provided a DOA grant for economic development; funds transferred from WEDC - AB764

Prosperity Southwest Wisconsin provided a DOA grant for economic development; funds transferred from WEDC - SB530

Protective occupation participant status for WRS purposes extended to county jailers, detention officers, and correctional officers; JSCRS appendix report - AB973

Rate-based client services purchased by DCF, Corr.Dept, DHS, or county department: surplus retention limitations for providers modified - AB749

Rate-based client services purchased by DCF, Corr.Dept, DHS, or county department: surplus retention limitations for providers modified - SB617

Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties with Taiwan, supporting Taiwan’s entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and Taiwan’s participation in certain international organizations - AJR69

Right-of-way in roundabouts - AB451

Right-of-way in roundabouts - SB379

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - AB326

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

Sale of heavy truck or trailer: state sales and use tax exemption for federal excise tax imposed on; JSCTE appendix report - SB506

Shining wild animals: ``flashlight" definition revised and use of firearm-mounted light permitted - SB605

State legislator allowance for expenses (per diem): individual income tax deduction sunsetted; JSCTE appendix report - AB345

State legislator allowance for expenses (per diem): individual income tax deduction sunsetted; JSCTE appendix report - SB255

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 - AB405

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 to use GAAP to account for and report on funds and expenditures; budgetary basis of accounting established; reducing deficit of a state fund and, once eliminated, prohibiting legislature from passing a bill resulting in a projected deficit. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR66

State to use GAAP to account for and report on funds and expenditures; budgetary basis of accounting established; reducing deficit of a state fund and, once eliminated, prohibiting legislature from passing a bill resulting in a projected deficit. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR55

Student internship coordination between institutions of higher education and employers: DWD to provide as part of the workforce training program (Fast Forward); report revised - AB742

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