2017 Senate Authors

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - SB16

Executive budget bill, consideration of: if JCF has not reported by June 30th, bill is reported to Committee on Senate Organization and a substitute amendment is introduced or Senate majority leader introduces a bill incorporating the executive budget and JCF motions and refers it to the Committee on Senate Organization [Senate rule 41m] - SR5

Expungement of DNA data in crime laboratories' data bank required if not adjudged guilty or delinquent; DOJ duties - AB799

Expungement of DNA data in crime laboratories' data bank required if not adjudged guilty or delinquent; DOJ duties - SB661

Federal ``no fly” list re commercial aircraft: persons on the list prohibited from possessing a firearm; DOJ duties and penalty provision - SB349

Financial literacy: school boards required to adopt standards and incorporate into K-12 curriculum - SB212

Firearm storage requirements if child under age 18 is present in the residence; penalty provisions - AB431

Firearms tax imposed on manufacturers and funds used by DOJ for victims of crimes involving firearms - AB806

General Vang Pao Day declared December 8, 2017 - AJR83

General Vang Pao Day declared December 8, 2017 - SJR84

Health and Wellness Month: April declared as - SJR23

Healthy eating incentive pilot program re households eligible for FoodShare; DHS duties and study by independent research entity provision - SB416

Hendee, Kirby: life and public service of former state senator commended - SJR16

Higher education debt of small farm operators: reimbursement program and Small Farm Higher Education Debt Council created, DATCP and HEAB duties; individual income tax deduction created; LAB report required - SB214

Hmong history from the Vietnam War to emigration to the U.S.: school boards directed to include in the instructional program - AB34

Holders of both a brewery permit and a winery permit may sell their own cider at the brewery without a retail license and provide free taste samples - AB1000

Huber release permitted for probationers confined in county jail or county house of correction on probation violation, conditions set - SB339

Industrial hemp: DATCP to issue licenses to grow and possess; agricultural pilot program to study; controlled substance law exemption; tribes, UW, testing, seed, and rules provisions - AB147

Jewish American Heritage Month: May 2017 proclaimed as - AJR50

Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2017 recognized as - AJR58

Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2017 recognized as - SJR55

Jury in a felony case must consist of 12 persons - AB35

Juvenile correctional facilities: DOC to establish one or more Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities; closure of Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School; counties authorized to establish secured residential care center for children and youth; supervision of certain juveniles transferred from DOC to county departments; Juvenile Corrections Study Committee created; Juvenile Corrections Grant Committee created re costs of establishing secured residential care centers, JCF provision; youth aids funding revisions; DOC employees, reports, and sunset provisions - SB807

Juvenile correctional services: administration transferred from DOC to DCF - AB465

Juvenile correctional services: administration transferred from DOC to DCF - SB378

Knowingly providing false election-related information to induce a person from refraining to register to vote or voting prohibited; exemption from liability for publisher of the information, filing a complaint with Elections Commission, and penalty provisions - SB498

Lead investigation of dwelling where occupant under age 6 has blood lead poisoning or lead exposure: DHS administrative rule requirements re DHHS standard changes - SB856

Lead investigation of facilities serving children under age 6: DHS required to promulgate rules requiring; facility notification requirements - SB855

Lead service line replacements: water public utility may provide financial assistance to customer solely for replacing service lines and is not unjust, unfairly discriminatory, or preferential; PSC duties - SB48

Legal services for low-income tenants in eviction cases: DOA grant program created - AB746

Legislative and congressional redistricting: new procedure for preparing the plans, LRB duties specified; Redistricting Advisory Commission created - SB500

Legislative committees and task forces: inclusion of both majority and minority members required - AB750

LESB responsibilities expanded re regulating recruitment standards and jail and juvenile detention officer training standards - SB403

Lethal violence protective TRO and lethal violence protective injunction created; penalties for firearm possession while subject to TRO or injunction and filing false information with the petition - AB1051

LLC articles of organization: initial filing fee exemption for student entrepreneurs, definition provision - SB404

Lost or stolen firearm: report to law enforcement and written notice in commercial sales or transfers required; penalty provisions - AB428

Mammography examinations: facilities required to notify certain patients regarding dense breast tissue - SB543

Marijuana: penalty for possession of not more than 10 grams reduced to a forfeiture - SB318

Medical College of Wisconsin commended for its commitment to the well-being of Wisconsin citizens and wishes success for the Medical College of Wisconsin—Central Wisconsin - SJR56

Medical use of marijuana and marijuana distribution entities provisions created; DHS duties - SB38

Milwaukee County property: transfer of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts to the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) per 2015 WisAct 60 repealed - SB680

Minimum wage paid to tipped employees increased annually until it matches the general minimum wage - SB87

Minority Mental Health Month: July 2017 proclaimed as - SJR71

Monarch designated the state butterfly and bee balm designated the state wildflower; Blue Book provision - SB565

Moratorium on evictions: repealing prohibition on political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing ordinances - AB971

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

Municipal judges required to be licensed Wisconsin attorneys - AB33

Municipal judges required to be licensed Wisconsin attorneys - SB294

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October proclaimed as - SJR79

National Environmental Education Week: April 16-22 proclaimed as - SJR26

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: October 22-28, 2017 proclaimed as - SJR67

National Suicide Prevention Month: September proclaimed as - AJR64

National Suicide Prevention Month: September proclaimed as - SJR62

Nutrition education standards modified re knowledge of nutritive value of food, nutritious diet in promoting health, and nutrition education component in health education - SB159

Officer-involved death investigations: limitations on chosen investigators expanded re immediate family members and employment - AB156

Online summer school or interim session classes for high school and grades 7 and 8 that qualify for state aid expanded - SB301

OWI-related offenses: alternative sentencing for certain second or third offenses - SB866

Patronizing a child at a place of prostitution: felony crime created - SB396

Patronizing a prostitute: penalty revised - SB308

Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month: September 2017 proclaimed as - AJR73

Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month: September 2017 proclaimed as - SJR74

Powdered alcohol: treated as an intoxicating liquor re manufacture, sale, and taxation of - SB71

Pregnant and postpartum people in the custody of a correctional facility: use of physical restraints limited; testing for pregnancy and STDs and access to certain health services related to pregnancy provisions - AB801

Pregnant and postpartum people in the custody of a correctional facility: use of physical restraints limited; testing for pregnancy and STDs and access to certain health services related to pregnancy provisions - SB393

Prematurity Awareness Month: November 2017 proclaimed as - AJR84

Prematurity Awareness Month: November 2017 proclaimed as - SJR88

Prescription medication distributed by certain medical personnel only in a juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for children and youth; exception for insulin - AB467

Prescription medication distributed by certain medical personnel only in a juvenile correctional facility or secured residential care center for children and youth; exception for insulin - SB377

Prison Industries Board membership modified - SB139

Private attorneys representing indigent clients: rate paid by SPD increased - AB37

Private attorneys representing indigent clients: rate paid by SPD increased - SB283

Problem Gambling Awareness Month: March 2018 proclaimed as - SR8

Proof of identification for voting purposes: affidavit executed by an elector affirming elector’s identity allowed; eliminates requirement that DOT provide free ID cards for voting purposes - SB499

Proof of residence when registering to vote: use of corroborating elector permitted - AB738

Proof of residence when registering to vote: use of corroborating elector permitted - SB629

Prostitution crime surcharge created; use of moneys specified - SB442

Public assistance advisory committee: DHS to create to review proposed legislation, requests for federal waivers, review performance data outcomes, and costs of changes re public assistance programs; DCF, DOA, and JCF duties - SB870

Public Defender Board: authority to promulgate rules expanded; pay to private local attorneys increased - AB828

Public notice of Senate, Assembly, and joint committee meetings revisions [Joint rule 27] - SJR112

Public notice of Senate committee meetings revisions [Senate rules 25 (1)(b), (c), 93 (2)] - SR4

Publication of proceedings of meetings held by certain governmental bodies: posting a copy on the Internet in lieu of publishing in a newspaper authorized - SB42

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - SB14

Read, Sister Joel: life and public service to education, women’s rights, and Alverno College commended - SJR60

Red Arrow Club: membership requirements modified to be eligible for incorporation - SB461

Rent abatement for tenants: DATCP to promulgate rules specifying items and amounts - AB747

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

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

Sales tax holiday on specific days in August and on certain products created; definitions and sunset provisions - SB163

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