2017 Senate Authors

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

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 - SB357

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

DOC Secretary to create committee to study the Missouri juvenile justice model; committee terminates upon submission of findings and recommendations - AB102

DOC Secretary to create committee to study the Missouri juvenile justice model; committee terminates upon submission of findings and recommendations - SB70

Early release from confinement: certain prisoners participating in programs identified by DOC to reduce recidivism may earn; extended supervision provision - SB662

Electronic smoking device: DPI to develop model policy regulating use of on school property and school boards required to adopt a policy; definition provision - AB159

Expenditure restraint program payment to City of Cudahy for 2018 increased - AB975

Firearm purchase or intentional possession for person prohibited from possessing a firearm: illegal possession of firearm expanded to include - SB17

Frank P. Zeidler Public Service award: congratulations to 2017 recipient Jesus Salas - AJR88

Grobschmidt, Richard A.: life and public service of former state representative and state senator commended - AJR17

Grobschmidt, Richard A.: life and public service of former state representative and state senator commended - SJR17

Groundwater management area standards established; proposed high capacity well environmental review revisions; Groundwater Coordinating Council, DNR, and fee provisions - SB22

Handgun purchases: DOJ to maintain database for individuals to voluntarily place prohibitions on themselves - SB479

Household and dependent care services: individual income tax credit created for certain expenses - SB37

Ignition interlock device: court to order for first OWI offense regardless of alcohol concentration - AB915

Ignition interlock device: court to order for first OWI offense regardless of alcohol concentration - SB688

Individual and candidate committee contribution limit decreased for statewide officeholders - AB447

Individual and candidate committee contribution limit decreased for statewide officeholders - SB353

Legislative committee meetings: public notices required to include text re accommodations for interpreter, translator, alternative formats, or other accommodation and be printed in English, Spanish, and Hmong; Chief Clerk duties - SB256

Lyme disease laboratory test notice form creation; online availability, patient copy, and annual update requirement - AB316

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - SB375

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design apprenticeship program: income and franchise tax credits to businesses for each employee hired from - AB177

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design apprenticeship program: income and franchise tax credits to businesses for each employee hired from - SB112

Mister Rogers’ Day: March 20, 2018 proclaimed as - AJR114

Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility - AB256

Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility - SB176

Notifying victims of felonies or petitioners of certain injunctions required if, during a background check, DOJ determines a person purchasing a handgun is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to commission of a felony or being subject to certain injunctions - SB882

Officer-involved death: correctional officer investigation and autopsy provisions established - SB200

Officer-involved death: correctional officer investigation provisions established - AB270

Parental choice programs: pupils may not attend and private schools may not participate in 2020-21 school year unless they attended or participated in the 2019-20 school year; Special Needs Scholarship Program sunsetted - AB968

Penalty enhancers increased for crimes in which the perpetrator intentionally selects the victim based on race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry - SB67

Political action committee contribution limits to candidates reduced - SB354

Political action committee definition revised for campaign finance purposes - SB355

Practice of psychology: laws revised and Psychology Examining Board provisions - SB643

Property tax bill required to include certain information re state aid reductions to school districts - AB267

Property tax bill required to include certain information re state aid reductions to school districts - SB183

Public school financing law changes re calculation of general school aids, counting low-income pupils, school aid factors, per pupil adjustment to revenue limits, high-poverty aid, hold harmless aid, revenue ceiling, and delay in school aid payments; first dollar and school levy property tax credits eliminated; DPI, DOA, JCF, and LFB duties - AB816

Replacement of public water system service lines containing lead: DNR program to provide financial assistance to municipalities and nonrefundable individual income tax credit and levy limit exception created, water service rates provision - AB964

Replacement of public water system service lines containing lead: DNR program to provide financial assistance to municipalities and nonrefundable individual income tax credit and levy limit exception created, water service rates provision - SB785

Reporting place of employment of campaign finance contributors: amount required for report increased - AB460

Reporting place of employment of campaign finance contributors: amount required for report increased - SB358

Restore free and fair elections: petition the U.S. Congress to call a convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution; Wisconsin delegation conditions - AJR35

Restore free and fair elections: petition the U.S. Congress to call a convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution; Wisconsin delegation conditions - SJR24

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency projects: 2017 WisAct 59 restriction eliminated - SB699

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts to remediate lead contamination in drinking water; levy limit exception - SB141

Revocation of extended supervision or probation: maximum period of imprisonment set; exceptions provided - AB796

Revocation of extended supervision or probation: maximum period of imprisonment set; exceptions provided - SB649

``Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge”: bridge on the Hank Aaron State Trail in Lakeshore State Park in the City of Milwaukee designated as; contributions from interested parties provision - SB99

Sales tax: counties allowed to increase and municipalities allowed to impose; maximum and percent increments specified; referendum required - AB1020

Sales tax: counties allowed to increase and municipalities allowed to impose; maximum and percent increments specified; referendum required - SB863

Special education and school age parents programs: state aid to school districts increased - AB319

Special education and school age parents programs: state aid to school districts increased - SB211

Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220) restored - AB1001

Summerfest: fiftieth anniversary commemorated - SJR34

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 7-11, 2018 recognized as - SJR98

Testing for lead in drinking water: child care center license and child care provider certification requirements - SB526

Transportation network companies and participating drivers: regulations revised re complaints, suspending drivers, criminal background checks, and forfeitures - SB182

Transportation network companies: first class city is exempt from the prohibition against local regulation of - SB181

Transportation network company drivers: license requirement from a city, village, or town allowed - AB832

Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities: closing Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School and converting them to correctional treatment facilities for adults, JCF and Building Commission provisions; DOC to establish and operate regional facilities - AB791

Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities: closing Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School and converting them to correctional treatment facilities for adults, JCF and Building Commission provisions; DOC to establish and operate regional facilities - SB651

Violent misdemeanor: firearm possession prohibition for persons convicted of, found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudicated delinquent for - SB881

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Larson, Sen. Chris (7th Sen.Dist.; D)

Senate Bills: 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 34, 35, 38, 41, 42, 45, 47, 48, 60, 63, 64, 91, 92, 96, 103, 111, 114, 116, 119, 136, 140, 142, 151, 152, 171, 186, 199, 215, 240, 253, 261, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 272, 291, 292, 302, 327, 344, 363, 371, 377, 378, 389, 390, 413, 441, 443, 444, 462, 465, 469, 470, 471, 472, 481, 482, 486, 515, 519, 521, 528, 530, 548, 557, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 567, 568, 569, 581, 606, 609, 615, 626, 629, 631, 642, 648, 655, 656, 657, 658, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 680, 704, 733, 734, 735, 755, 762, 793, 819, 822, 823, 824, 842, 843, 853, 854, 855, 856, 858

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 16, 20, 27, 30, 31, 33, 35, 38, 41, 42, 45, 47, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55, 60, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 81, 84, 87, 89, 91, 100, 107, 116

Assembly Bills: 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 49, 50, 55, 62, 65, 70, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 84, 86, 98, 101, 103, 125, 141, 143, 146, 147, 154, 155, 156, 157, 173, 183, 186, 193, 209, 212, 213, 214, 249, 257, 261, 265, 271, 286, 287, 297, 298, 329, 333, 344, 346, 347, 349, 362, 363, 364, 375, 386, 387, 392, 403, 417, 418, 419, 425, 428, 429, 430, 431, 449, 453, 465, 466, 467, 468, 472, 481, 482, 525, 540, 565, 575, 578, 579, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 597, 604, 609, 611, 614, 615, 616, 622, 631, 633, 645, 646, 647, 648, 656, 657, 658, 665, 671, 672, 673, 674, 683, 688, 689, 719, 721, 725, 726, 736, 738, 742, 743, 746, 747, 753, 763, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 792, 813, 814, 829, 831, 853, 861, 865, 908, 914, 916, 922, 924, 930, 949, 950, 951, 965, 966, 971, 972, 980, 991, 992, 993, 1007, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1025, 1051, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1062

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 7, 8, 14, 16, 18, 19, 25, 28, 31, 44, 49, 53, 58, 65, 68, 69, 72, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 89, 90, 95, 102

1512 Lasee, Sen. Frank (1st Sen.Dist.; R)

Appraisal management company regulations established - SB453

Barns used principally for social events and built before 1965: exemption from building code requirements under certain conditions; DSPS duties - SB137

Building Inspector Review Board and Contractor Certification Council eliminated; duties transferred to the Uniform Dwelling Code Council - AB483

Building Inspector Review Board and Contractor Certification Council eliminated; duties transferred to the Uniform Dwelling Code Council - SB394

Career and technical education incentive grants: removes per pupil limitations and changes funding of program - SB127

Chiropractor regulation revisions re medical examinations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, perform physical examinations required for youth athletic activities re public schools and technical colleges, chiropractic acupuncture and dry needling, and delegation of certain services; administrative rule changes [Admin.Code Chir 2.01, 3.02, 4.05, 9.01, 10.01] - AB260

Chiropractor regulation revisions re medical examinations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, perform physical examinations required for youth athletic activities re public schools and technical colleges, chiropractic acupuncture and dry needling, and delegation of certain services; administrative rule changes [Admin.Code Chir 2.01, 3.02, 4.05, 9.01, 10.01] - SB232

Circuit court branch added to Calumet County - AB458

Circuit court branch added to Calumet County - SB365