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

Local government ordinance authority re employment discrimination, wage claims and collections, employee hours and overtime, required employee benefits, and soliciting salary history of prospective employees preempted; political subdivision minimum wage exemptions eliminated and imposing occupational license requirements prohibited; state and local governments prohibited from requiring any person to accept certain collective bargaining provisions or waive rights under federal or state labor laws, penalty provision - SB634

Manufacturer that makes only electric motor vehicles allowed to own, operate, and control dealerships - AB717

Manufacturer that makes only electric motor vehicles allowed to own, operate, and control dealerships - SB605

Motor vehicle emissions limitations: inspection exemption for vehicles at least 10 model years old - AB555

Motor vehicle emissions limitations: inspection exemption for vehicles at least 10 model years old - SB457

Motor vehicle liability insurance requirement: violation penalties revised; proof of financial responsibility and suspension of operating privilege provisions modified; DOT duties - AB67

Motor vehicle liability insurance requirement: violation penalties revised; proof of financial responsibility and suspension of operating privilege provisions modified; DOT duties - SB25

Murphy, Roger P.: life and public service of former DA, state senator, and judge commended - SJR8

Occupational License Review Council created in DSPS, report required; LRB duties specified - AB369

Occupational License Review Council created in DSPS, report required; LRB duties specified - SB288

Optional incentive program for counties under certain population and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in MA, FoodShare, and W-2 established; FoodShare changes re removing and expunging accounts not accessed after set time period and limiting the number of replacement EBT cards - SB174

Oversight of Agency Enforcement, Committee on: joint standing committee created to study issues re the former Government Accountability Board; DOJ, report, and sunset provisions - SB832

Pay for success contracting: DOA may use for eligible services to individuals, conditions and JCF approval required; pay for success trust fund established; DHS, DOC, DCF, and DWD to study if pay for success could be used for programs they administer; reports required - Jr8 AB7

Personal delivery devices (PDD): operation on sidewalks and crosswalks authorized; regulations created; defined as a type of vehicle - AB191

Personal delivery devices (PDD): operation on sidewalks and crosswalks authorized; regulations created; defined as a type of vehicle - SB148

Public housing adult residents: housing authorities to conduct employment screenings, create employability plans, and require able-bodied and unemployed or underemployed to complete a questionnaire re abuse of controlled substances - Jr8 AB4

Renewable energy consumption goals for state agencies: DOA requirement to establish eliminated - AB523

Renewable energy consumption goals for state agencies: DOA requirement to establish eliminated - SB434

Savings account program in the MA program: DHS to request waiver to establish and implement; exclusions specified - Jr8 AB9

Savings account program in the MA program: DHS to request waiver to establish and implement; exclusions specified - Jr8 SB9

Savings promotion prize programs: state-chartered financial institutions allowed to conduct or participate in - AB283

Savings promotion prize programs: state-chartered financial institutions allowed to conduct or participate in - SB213

Scheduling of referendum to exceed school district revenue limit concurrent with a spring election or general election required; exceptions and bond issue provision - SB194

School board resolution and referendum question to exceed revenue limits: specific information on the debt and interest to be included - AB274

School board resolution and referendum question to exceed revenue limits: specific information on the debt and interest to be included - SB187

School bus previously titled or registered in another state or jurisdiction: administrative code repealed re prohibition on purchase of for use in school transportation [Admin.Code Trans 300.13 (intro.)] - SB134

Self-certification registry established re supporting organizations; limitations, fees, definitions, and report provisions - SB296

Shareholders’ meetings of business corporations remote communication participation allowance created; electronic network provision - AB357

Shareholders’ meetings of business corporations remote communication participation allowance created; electronic network provision - SB285

Social and financial impact report requirements for bills and amendments containing health insurance mandates clarified; OCI and LRB duties - AB410

Social and financial impact report requirements for bills and amendments containing health insurance mandates clarified; OCI and LRB duties - SB319

State leases of real property: DOA required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis and rent over certain amount subject to JCF approval - AB205

State leases of real property: DOA required to conduct a cost-benefit analysis and rent over certain amount subject to JCF approval - SB145

Statement of scope of an administrative rule: expiration set - SB100

Third party logistics providers exempt from regulation as prescription drug wholesale distributors by the Pharmacy Examining Board; enforcement and disciplinary authority of DSPS and attached boards and credentialing boards modified; interest charged on costs of disciplinary proceedings provision - AB902

Transportation revisions: alternative highway project delivery methods authorized; state prevailing wage and highway prevailing wage laws eliminated; imposition of a county or municipal vehicle registration fee (wheel tax) allowed if approved by referendum; approval from municipal governing body for roundabouts in highway projects required; transportation funding revisions and LFB duties; LAB to appoint inspector general to DOT and duties specified; DOT and inspector general report requirements; DOA audit plan required - AB456

UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised - AB710

UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised - SB542

W-2 and FoodShare employment and training (FSET) program contractors: performance-based payment system - Jr8 AB6

W-2 and FoodShare employment and training (FSET) program contractors: performance-based payment system - Jr8 SB6

Water supply service area: diversion area approval by the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council - AB281

Water supply service area: diversion area approval by the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council - SB180

Wisconsin Day of Prayer proclaimed May 4, 2017 - AJR37

Wisconsin Day of Prayer proclaimed May 4, 2017 - SJR43

Wisconsin Shares partial subsidy if gross income exceeds 200 percent of poverty line - SB201

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

Senate Bills: 3, 7, 15, 18, 42, 53, 57, 58, 61, 79, 80, 84, 102, 114, 121, 123, 126, 139, 158, 160, 169, 175, 190, 196, 203, 216, 217, 218, 236, 250, 251, 257, 263, 271, 280, 290, 295, 303, 304, 322, 341, 351, 383, 395, 397, 414, 418, 423, 424, 451, 459, 463, 490, 600, 632, 636, 659, 710, 764, 788

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 16, 17, 30, 33, 41, 42, 49, 51, 52, 70, 72, 81, 87, 89, 94, 100, 118

Assembly Bills: 24, 26, 28, 42, 56, 68, 69, 70, 91, 92, 93, 103, 106, 122, 126, 128, 139, 146, 148, 153, 168, 169, 176, 182, 185, 211, 219, 238, 240, 241, 242, 247, 253, 254, 259, 262, 263, 269, 277, 295, 296, 299, 307, 308, 317, 324, 325, 326, 355, 356, 359, 360, 370, 384, 395, 396, 411, 426, 432, 454, 471, 476, 492, 499, 504, 507, 544, 547, 549, 550, 558, 587, 702, 751, 752, 772, 879, 910, 919, 945, 1002

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 18, 44, 79, 81, 99

January 2017 Special Session Senate Bills: 6

January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bills: 6

January 2018 Special Session Senate Bills: 10

January 2018 Special Session Assembly Bills: 10

1511Larson, Sen. Chris (7th Sen.Dist.; D)

Abortion recognized as an essential component of women’s health care - AJR10

Abortion recognized as an essential component of women’s health care - SJR11

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program repealed and SAGE reinstated and expanded; parental choice programs (Milwaukee, Racine, and statewide), and the Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - AB452

Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state - AB445

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th - AJR29

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th - SJR28

Bicycling designated as the state exercise; Blue Book provision - AB320

Bicycling designated as the state exercise; Blue Book provision - SB244

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 - AB557

Break time for employees to express breast milk: requirements created, accommodations specified, and employment discrimination provision - SB147

Broadband Internet access service (BIAS): state contracting requirements and prohibitions - SB740

Broadband Internet access service provider: prohibition on using, disclosing, or permitting access to customer’s proprietary information without approval; sensitive and non-sensitive information distinction; security measures, penalties, and DATCP provisions - SB233

Broadband Internet service provider (BIAS): requirements and prohibited practices established; DATCP duties - AB909

Broadband Internet service provider (BIAS): requirements and prohibited practices established; DATCP duties - SB743

Campaign contribution limits to entities such as political action committees, legislative campaign committees, and political parties established; elimination of segregated fund provision - SB352

Candidates for president or vice president required to submit copies of federal tax returns with the Elections Commission - SB166

Cannabidiol (CBD oil) producers re treatment for medical condition: licensure program in DSPS established; possession and dispensing requirements modified - AB158

Cannabidiol (CBD oil) producers re treatment for medical condition: licensure program in DSPS established; possession and dispensing requirements modified - SB104

``Cesar E. Chavez Day": state agencies required to designate March 31 as; optional state holiday for state employees provision - AB244

Character education professional development for teachers and school administrators: DPI grants for - SB329

Clean and renewable energy joint task force: committees on Assembly and Senate organization required to immediately appoint, findings deadline set - AJR3

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - SB282

Condemning violence and hate speech directed toward and expressing solidarity with Muslims and those perceived to be Muslims - AJR9

Condemning violence and hate speech directed toward and expressing solidarity with Muslims and those perceived to be Muslims - SJR9

Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, or federally recognized American Indian Tribes to a segregated fund established by a political party or legislative campaign committee prohibited - AB459

Coordination of mass communications between political action committees, independent expenditure committee, or other person and a candidate, candidate’s agent or legislative campaign committee, or political party of the candidate prohibited; definition provisions - SB356

Directory of health care providers: defined network plans and PP plans required to make available and update annually - AB1019

Discrimination based on person’s gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation: prohibitions created or modified re employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, jury duty, and receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services - SB328