Wisconsin Legislature: Kapenga, Sen. Chris (33rd Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 10, 15, 16, 44, 47, 82, 113, 116, 121, 142, 161, 168, 187, 199, 235, 236, 243, 249, 313, 334, 346, 366, 367, 378, 394, 408, 433, 435, 448, 465, 478, 518, 536, 541, 542, 557, 565, 626, 633, 663, 664, 665, 673, 675, 705, 734, 750, 765, 766, 808, 820, 973

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 20, 33, 39, 41, 43, 44, 56, 58, 62, 68, 70, 77, 81, 82, 93, 95, 99, 100, 109, 113

1482Kapenga, Sen. Chris (33rd Sen.Dist.; R)

Adverse possession of real property revisions - AB465

Adverse possession of real property revisions - SB344

Annexation notice requirements and responsibility to receive, file, and distribute certain documents from the Secretary of State to the DOA Secretary changed; number of copies of documents to be filed or distributed reduced - SB569

Biking in a ski area: biker’s responsibilities and ski area operator safety requirements and liability immunity - SB463

Billing MA for reimbursement of prescription drugs: covered entities required to charge actual acquisition costs plus dispensing fee - AB311

Billing MA for reimbursement of prescription drugs: covered entities required to charge actual acquisition costs plus dispensing fee - SB238

Blue Book and highway map distribution revised - SB343

Burial sites cataloged by the director of the SHSW and land contiguous to the site: procedure for owner of the land to challenge the existence of human remains in the site - AB620

Certificate of authority re foreign corporations: certain fees eliminated for a qualified new business venture; definition and WEDC provisions - AB775

Christian Schools International added to list of choice program accrediting agencies and preaccrediting agencies and Special Needs Scholarship program accrediting entities re qualifying private schools - AB602

Class ``A” beer retailers and brewers authorized to sell beer in growlers, definition provision - AB391

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

Collateral source payments and subrogation revisions re admissible as evidence - AB539

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

DATCP prohibited from promulgating or enforcing a rule requiring motor vehicle fueling stations to have telephone or other means for public to contact emergency services - SB392

DWD appropriations for various workforce training programs consolidated into a single appropriation for workforce training grants (Fast Forward); career and technical education incentive grant program restructured - AB772

Early stage seed investment credits: claims re investment in fund of funds investment program permitted - SB404

Family planning and related preventive health services: DHS to annually apply for federal grants and distribute funds to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and other entities under certain conditions - AB310

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

Franchisor excluded as the employer of a franchisee or employee of franchisee for specified purposes unless certain conditions are met - AB578

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

GIB required to permit public employers other than the state to participate in ancillary insurance coverage programs - AB361

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

Health insurance mandate statute: definition modified and social and financial impact report by OCI requirements - SB413

Land information program: requirement that certain departments and agencies submit a plan to enable information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced eliminated - SB570

Loss of use of rental motor vehicles: rental company can hold renter or driver liable for in accidents under certain conditions - AB672

Loss of use of rental motor vehicles: rental company can hold renter or driver liable for in accidents under certain conditions - SB495

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 - AB782

Motor vehicle operator's license minor applicant: limit for liability imputed to the parent or adult sponsor for damages caused by minor's negligent or willful misconduct - AB540

Motor vehicle operator's license minor applicant: limit for liability imputed to the parent or adult sponsor for damages caused by minor's negligent or willful misconduct - SB408

Motor vehicle registration forms required to include information about insurance requirements and a place for applicant to acknowledge he or she reviewed the information - AB376

Oversight of law enforcement and investigation: joint standing committee created re acquisition by law enforcement of surveillance services or devices and certain military equipment or armaments; John Doe proceedings provision - SB639

Public assistance program eligibility that depends on a relationship or arrangement with a child set out in a court order: DCF and DHS required to verify - AB386

Public assistance program eligibility that depends on a relationship or arrangement with a child set out in a court order: DCF and DHS required to verify - SB290

Shoreland zoning standards codified re setbacks for ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and proposed principal structures with certain exemptions; prohibition on the regulation of nonconforming structures expanded; impervious surface area regulations provision - SB477

Special Needs Scholarship Program changes - SB615

State agency biennial budget request requirements modified - AB534

State agency biennial budget request requirements modified - SB407

State superintendent of public instruction appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR84

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

UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised - AB533

UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised - SB401

Vital records available in electronic system for vital records issuance: State Registrar or any local registrar allowed to issue certified copies - SB507

Vocational education subjects: experience-based method to obtain a license to teach a technical education subject expanded to include; definition provision - SB449

WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; study of restricted work during employee healing period required; DHA, LIRC, DOJ, and DWD duties - SB456

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Kapenga, Sen. Chris (33rd Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 242, 260, 280, 285, 294, 314, 328, 329, 333, 338, 355, 363, 411, 453, 455, 459, 466, 500, 502, 527, 528, 533, 568, 573, 595, 601, 765

Senate Joint Resolutions: 21, 31, 42, 50, 59, 72, 88, 90, 109

Senate Resolutions: 7, 11, 12

Assembly Bills: 218, 305, 326, 369, 373, 378, 388, 397, 398, 433, 466, 480, 481, 486, 501, 520, 536, 543, 549, 565, 581, 596, 600, 603, 609, 628, 633, 641, 654, 663, 669, 694, 723, 726, 727, 728, 730, 744, 750, 751, 845

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 43, 66, 68, 82, 95, 103, 113

1208Larson, Sen. Chris (7th Sen.Dist.; D)

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program created in 2015 WisAct 53 repealed; SAGE program reinstated and expanded; parental choice programs (Milwaukee, Racine, and statewide) phased out - AB918

Alcohol sales by officers or employees of the municipality or county in a municipal or county park expanded to include all alcohol beverages - AB404

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th - AJR40

Beil, Marty: life and public service of the labor leader commended upon his death - SJR60

Bicycling designated as the state exercise; Blue Book provision - AB847

Bicycling designated as the state exercise; Blue Book provision - SB600

Body cameras on law enforcement officers: requirements for law enforcement agencies created, limitations on access to data, and penalty provisions; Law Enforcement Body Camera Council created in DOJ - AB988

Bowe, Gerald ``Jerry”: life and contributions of former head football coach and educator of Cudahy High School commended upon his death - AJR98

Campaign finance law revisions re political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and scope of regulated activity and reporting certain activity; penalty and definition provisions - SB201

Cannabidiol (CBD oil) producers re treatment for seizure disorder: licensure program in DSPS established; possession and dispensing requirements modified - SB772

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - AB216

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - SB146

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - SB781

Contributions 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 - AB860

Corr.Dept Secretary to create committee to study the Missouri juvenile justice model; committee terminates upon submission of findings and recommendations - AB746

Custodial interrogation of a juvenile: law enforcement agency required to notify parent, guardian, legal custodian, or Indian custodian and cannot commence the interrogation until the notice is received; evidence admissibility provision - AB985

Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified - AB1021

Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified - SB796

DPM 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 - AB529

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision - SB111

Employment discrimination based on personal health care choices prohibited - AB970

Executive branch appointments: executive officers required to disclose certain information to the Ethics Commission - SB659

Firearm storage requirements if child under age 18 is present in the residence; penalty provisions - AB892

Grand jury proceedings: state to reimburse county for costs for illegal activity investigations re campaign finance and misconduct involving a public officer or employee - SB651

Handgun 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 - SB758

Health insurance rate changes: OCI, notification, public hearing, and Internet provisions - AB359

Health insurance rate changes: OCI, notification, public hearing, and Internet provisions - SB277

Healthy Aging Month: September 2016 proclaimed as - SJR101