2017 Assembly Authors

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 25, 29, 31, 36, 38, 42, 45, 46, 52, 54, 58, 64, 65, 66, 67, 77, 78, 83, 87, 90, 94, 112

Assembly Resolutions: 14, 31

Senate Bills: 22, 39, 41, 61, 70, 77, 91, 111, 112, 114, 117, 118, 140, 142, 152, 176, 199, 214, 215, 240, 261, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 291, 292, 297, 318, 325, 343, 344, 346, 347, 348, 349, 352, 375, 444, 464, 526, 544, 545, 546, 550, 606, 649, 651, 660, 662, 707, 779

Senate Joint Resolutions: 8, 9, 17, 21, 28, 31, 34, 37, 38, 41, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 59, 60, 62, 63, 66, 84, 87, 103

August 2017 Special Session Assembly Resolutions: 1

1572 Kitchens, Rep. Joel (1st Asm.Dist.; R)

Baccalaureate degree program completed in 3 years: each UW System university required to submit statements to Board of Regents; report provisions - SB290

Contaminated private well or failing private on-site wastewater treatment system: local government may remediate, seal, replace, abandon, or provide a loan to the owner, special charge or assessment permitted; well compensation grant program limit increased - AB226

Contaminated private well or failing private on-site wastewater treatment system: local government may remediate, seal, replace, abandon, or provide a loan to the owner, special charge or assessment permitted; well compensation grant program limit increased - SB168

Creative economy development initiative grants to be awarded by the Arts Board re creative industries, job creation, or economic development; report required - AB393

Crimes intentionally committed against certain persons (hate crimes): victim definition expanded to include law enforcement officers - AB48

Dates changed for publication of school and school district accountability reports and eligibility to be placed in the Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program - AB569

Dates changed for publication of school and school district accountability reports and eligibility to be placed in the Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program - SB494

First aid rendered to domestic animals by emergency medical technician or first responder in the course of responding to a call, civil and criminal immunity provisions - AB522

Green Bay Correctional Institution sale and construction of new facility in Brown County or adjacent county; lease and property tax provisions; DOA duties - AB292

Income continuation insurance waiting period modified re teachers employed by UW System (remedial legislation) - AB6

Involuntary TPR proceeding based on continuing CHIPS: grounds revised re substantial likelihood the parent will fail to meet conditions for safe return of the child - AB775

Involuntary TPR proceeding based on continuing CHIPS: grounds revised re substantial likelihood the parent will fail to meet conditions for safe return of the child - SB652

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, statewide parental choice program, and Special Needs Scholarship Program changes - AB383

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, statewide parental choice program, and Special Needs Scholarship Program changes - SB293

Newspaper compensation for publication of legal notices: criteria revised, definition provisions - AB731

Newspaper compensation for publication of legal notices: criteria revised, definition provisions - SB627

Open enrollment (remedial legislation) - AB11

Producer led watershed protection grants funding increased; DATCP soil and water resource management program funding increased; debt service payments increased for certain nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects - AB946

Producer led watershed protection grants funding increased; DATCP soil and water resource management program funding increased; debt service payments increased for certain nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects - SB796

Recreation vessel operation: personal flotation device required for passengers under age 10; forfeiture provision - AB575

State procurement or public works projects contracts: certain practices prohibited re labor organizations - AB24

Teaching license based on completion of a teacher education program accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale - AB423

Teaching license based on completion of a teacher education program accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale - SB299

Truant pupil: school attendance officer permitted to notify parent or guardian by electronic communication - AB341

Tuition remission to students who were in foster care or other out-of-home placements: UW and technical college district boards to grant; DCF and HEAB provisions - AB777

UW Board of Regents required to develop transfer policies for college credits earned by high school students in certain program; exam provision - AB559

UW Board of Regents required to develop transfer policies for college credits earned by high school students in certain program; exam provision - SB407

Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program: amount obligated for critical health and safety-related water infrastructure projects in state parks - AB537

Wetland mitigation grant program and property development grants created: DNR to award to nonprofit organizations; Stewardship 2000 Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and report provisions - AB833

Young adult employment assistance credit created re individuals who aged out of foster care or lost disability status - AB239

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Kitchens, Rep. Joel (1st Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 25, 49, 69, 73, 78, 79, 95, 100, 123, 126, 138, 151, 180, 181, 183, 186, 196, 208, 222, 224, 227, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 241, 243, 255, 293, 294, 295, 309, 317, 335, 355, 366, 386, 400, 409, 416, 433, 476, 477, 481, 485, 498, 500, 502, 511, 521, 530, 552, 568, 581, 583, 612, 619, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 643, 650, 652, 653, 664, 665, 676, 686, 688, 700, 702, 732, 733, 737, 740, 745, 764, 766, 769, 773, 776, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 789, 793, 810, 822, 829, 835, 837, 848, 849, 859, 871, 888, 906, 907, 912, 926, 954

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 13, 22, 25, 32, 42, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 57, 59, 61, 71, 72, 77, 82, 93, 95, 102, 103, 107, 110

Senate Bills: 3, 10, 11, 35, 44, 48, 49, 62, 69, 78, 98, 119, 133, 157, 161, 162, 164, 165, 179, 188, 201, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 217, 228, 230, 242, 252, 262, 280, 284, 297, 308, 318, 322, 326, 344, 390, 392, 397, 404, 417, 421, 423, 429, 435, 476, 486, 497, 501, 517, 518, 523, 527, 528, 538, 543, 548, 553, 556, 557, 577, 578, 616, 623, 624, 626, 628, 630, 644, 645, 646, 648, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 664, 666, 668, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 683, 684, 685, 686, 690, 702, 707, 724, 729, 732, 736, 737, 742, 747, 767, 768, 830

Senate Joint Resolutions: 31, 38, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 64, 69, 73, 82, 91, 95, 98, 100, 106, 108, 115, 118

August 2017 Special Session Assembly Resolutions: 1

January 2018 Special Session Assembly Bills: 10

January 2018 Special Session Senate Bills: 10

1573 Kleefisch, Rep. Joel (38th Asm.Dist.; R)

Address confidentiality program for victims of abuse: confidentiality provisions expanded, misdemeanor provision, and DOJ duties revised - AB865

Address confidentiality program for victims of abuse: confidentiality provisions expanded, misdemeanor provision, and DOJ duties revised - SB704

Administrative subpoenas issued in the investigation of Internet crimes against children expanded to include human trafficking crimes and hotels and possible recipients - AB634

Administrative subpoenas issued in the investigation of Internet crimes against children expanded to include human trafficking crimes and hotels and possible recipients - SB541

Airbow or high-powered air rifle use during open season for hunting an animal with a firearm allowed; definitions and restrictions provisions - AB649

Airbow or high-powered air rifle use during open season for hunting an animal with a firearm allowed; definitions and restrictions provisions - SB551

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: DNR to establish an open season for hunting deer with muzzle-loading firearms - AB626

Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth provisions revised; disposition of remains, anatomical gift, and forfeiture provisions; DHS study on a fetal tissue and umbilical cord blood bank for research required - AB550

Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth provisions revised; disposition of remains, anatomical gift, and forfeiture provisions; DHS study on a fetal tissue and umbilical cord blood bank for research required - SB424

Commercial radio and television station property: sales and use tax exemption modified, motor vehicle provision - AB301

Commercial radio and television station property: sales and use tax exemption modified, motor vehicle provision - SB167

Complex rehabilitation technology: DHS to establish rules and polices for MA recipients who are complex needs patients, definition provisions - AB462

Continuing education requirements for cosmetologists, aestheticians, manicurists, electrologists, and barbers eliminated; licensed applicant from another jurisdiction provision - AB164

Cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring, and barbering: practicing outside of a licensed establishment permitted under set conditions; separate licensure for managers and instructor certificate eliminated - AB167

Cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring, and barbering: practicing outside of a licensed establishment permitted under set conditions; separate licensure for managers and instructor certificate eliminated - SB109

Decoy left unattended in a body of water: public nuisance provisions revised - AB104

DOC to recommend revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision if person is charged with a crime while on parole, probation, or extended supervision - AB94

Educational loan assistance program administered by the UW Board of Regents for physicians, dentists, and other health care providers: agree to practice in eligible practice area for certain amount of time to be eligible, definition provision - AB598

Employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urged to reconsider changes to program participation - AJR22

Employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities: recognizing the value and need for facility-based day programs, training centers, and sheltered workshops - AJR51

Fentanyl analogs added to Schedule I controlled substances, felony provisions - AB335

Fentanyl analogs added to Schedule I controlled substances, felony provisions - SB262

Fetal body parts: prohibition on knowingly acquiring, providing, receiving, or using created; facility providing induced abortions required to arrange for final disposition; exceptions and forfeiture provisions - AB549

Fetal body parts: prohibition on knowingly acquiring, providing, receiving, or using created; facility providing induced abortions required to arrange for final disposition; exceptions and forfeiture provisions - SB423

Firearm possession at school: exceptions to expelling or suspending pupils created re lawfully stored in locked vehicle and activities approved and authorized by the school board - AB496

Firearm possession at school: exceptions to expelling or suspending pupils created re lawfully stored in locked vehicle and activities approved and authorized by the school board - SB402

Gun safes: sales and use tax exemption created - AB149

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2018 proclaimed as - AJR95

Human trafficking: commercial driver education courses must include instruction on recognizing and preventing - AB540

Human trafficking: commercial driver education courses must include instruction on recognizing and preventing - SB444

Hunting from a motor vehicle equipped with a mechanized lift permitted, conditions set - AB314

Hunting mentorship program revisions re minimum age requirement and limit on number of hunting devices, and prohibiting mentor from killing a deer for person being mentored or using that person’s carcass tag - AB455

Hunting or fishing approvals for resident disabled veterans: voluntary contributions to DNR to cover costs - AB665

Intentional taking of a motor vehicle without owner's consent by force or threat of force (carjacking): criminal penalties created - AB92

Investigational drugs, devices, and biological products: access to by eligible patients and limitation of liability provisions - AB69

Lifetime fishing licenses to residents - AB878

Mandatory minimum sentence increased and crimes subject to expanded - AB88

Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect: juvenile correctional officers added to list of professionals - AB79

Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect: juvenile correctional officers added to list of professionals - SB35

Missing at risk veteran or member of the armed forces: DOJ to allow law enforcement to use the integrated crime alert network to disseminate reports of - AB585

Missing at risk veteran or member of the armed forces: DOJ to allow law enforcement to use the integrated crime alert network to disseminate reports of - SB473

Motorboat towing a person on water skis: restrictions on operating modified re mirror - AB100

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October proclaimed as - SJR79

Obedience to signal from marked police vehicle changed to obedience to signal from authorized emergency vehicle operated by a law enforcement officer - AB678