2017 Senate Authors

Lease of real property for executive branch agency: DOA required to submit cost-benefit analysis to JCF, conditions set; DCF to develop plan to relocate from Madison to Milwaukee County - AB66

Lease of real property for executive branch agency: DOA required to submit cost-benefit analysis to JCF, conditions set; DCF to develop plan to relocate from Madison to Milwaukee County - SB65

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

Local government zoning authority revisions re substandard lots, merging lots, variances, and nonconforming structures; conditional use permit requirements; private ponds exempt from certain permitting requirements; inverse condemnation proceedings and eminent domain; right to display the flag of the U.S. re housing associations and housing cooperatives - SB387

Long-term capital improvement trust fund: DPI required to provide matching funds for deposits made by school boards - SB192

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

Milwaukee County high-wide route designated, permit provision - AB261

Milwaukee County high-wide route designated, permit provision - SB186

MMSD changes re PSC investigation of complaints against, PSC review of user and service charges, and disconnection of services to be approved by PSC in certain cases - AB774

MMSD changes re PSC investigation of complaints against, PSC review of user and service charges, and disconnection of services to be approved by PSC in certain cases - SB697

Model Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act implemented re requiring insurers to compare their records to the federal Social Security Administration’s Death Master File - AB334

Model Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act implemented re requiring insurers to compare their records to the federal Social Security Administration’s Death Master File - SB274

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

Motor vehicle salvage pool: buyer identification card (BID card) eliminated, electronic record for each junk or salvage vehicle sold or purchased required, and ``junk vehicle" definition revised - AB761

Motor vehicle salvage pool: buyer identification card (BID card) eliminated, electronic record for each junk or salvage vehicle sold or purchased required, and ``junk vehicle" definition revised - SB647

OCI changes re corporate governance annual disclosure, nondisclosure of information, medical malpractice report, the Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau membership, and emergency rules - AB877

OCI changes re corporate governance annual disclosure, nondisclosure of information, medical malpractice report, the Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau membership, and emergency rules - SB763

Oversight of Agency Enforcement, Committee on: joint standing committee created to study issues re the former Government Accountability Board; DOJ, report, and sunset provisions - AB1002

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

Participating in a riot made a felony, definition provision - SB303

Personal property tax sunsetted; DOR duties re state aid payments to taxing jurisdictions for lost revenue - SB218

Pharmacy practice law changes and Pharmacy Examining Board rule revisions [Admin.Code Phar 1.02, 6.06] - AB182

Pharmacy practice law changes and Pharmacy Examining Board rule revisions [Admin.Code Phar 1.02, 6.06] - SB126

Rail fixed guideway transportation system in first class city: state may not incur expenses related to; not eligible for urban mass transit operating assistance program aids; reimbursement provision - SB88

Recount petition by aggrieved party and referendum elector permitted, conditions set; costs and Elections Commission provisions - SB102

Referendum to exceed school district revenue limit: recurring and nonrecurring distinction and authority to include excess revenue eliminated; five-year limit on number of consecutive years a school board can seek approval to exceed limit - SB195

Reformulated gasoline: DNR prohibited from requiring sales; waiver from the EPA re the Clean Air Act provision - SB463

Riparian owner may remove certain material from bed of inland navigable water without a DNR permit under set conditions - AB935

Riparian owner may remove certain material from bed of inland navigable water without a DNR permit under set conditions - SB789

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - AB106

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - SB80

Securities registration exemptions related to crowdfunding - AB692

Securities registration exemptions related to crowdfunding - SB583

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

Showing your marked ballot to another person in a way that the mark is identifiable: prohibition eliminated - AB639

Showing your marked ballot to another person in a way that the mark is identifiable: prohibition eliminated - SB539

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission funding - SB817

State Auditor to appoint an inspector general to DOT re fraud, waste, abuse, or inefficiency investigations, identify savings, and review claims; annual report required; Speaker of the Assembly, Senate majority leader, and certain legislative committees authority - AB210

State Auditor to appoint an inspector general to DOT re fraud, waste, abuse, or inefficiency investigations, identify savings, and review claims; annual report required; Speaker of the Assembly, Senate majority leader, and certain legislative committees authority - SB143

State lottery advertising: limits on content and amount state can spend; email-based advertising prohibited - SB370

Tax law changes re length of recognition period for built-in gains tax, evidentiary standard to prove transaction has economic substance, participation in Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program, and reliance by taxpayer on past audits - SB203

Teacher rights and protections re certain pupil behaviors; DPI and law enforcement duties, civil liability immunity, and records and reporting provisions - SB821

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 - SB374

U.S. armed forces members awarded a medal equal to or higher than a Purple Heart: nonresident applicants for hunting, trapping, and fishing approvals treated as residents; reduced fees for resident and nonresident conservation patron license applicants; DNR and DVA duties - SB431

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

Unfair Sales Act: exception for prescription drugs and other merchandise; prohibition narrowed to specified products - SB263

Vehicle data recorder (VDR) use in motor vehicles regulated; forfeiture provision - SB196

“Violent crime” definition used to deny pretrial release from custody expanded; revocation of the release of a person charged with a serious crime for violating any crime - SB522

Wetland individual permits issued by DNR to public utilities: mitigation requirements revised - SB406

Wisconsin Merit scholarships: UW Board of Regents to award, conditions set, and UW—Stevens Point environmental programs provision - SB700

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Craig, Sen. David (28th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 3, 10, 36, 42, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 69, 72, 73, 77, 84, 98, 100, 108, 109, 110, 119, 133, 145, 174, 187, 190, 194, 212, 213, 216, 219, 225, 251, 270, 271, 275, 295, 306, 310, 319, 341, 351, 395, 420, 423, 424, 434, 438, 451, 457, 466, 490, 575, 576, 602, 624, 677, 724, 797, 806, 831

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 3, 8, 16, 17, 30, 33, 41, 42, 49, 51, 52, 69, 70, 72, 81, 87, 89, 94, 100

Assembly Bills: 24, 25, 49, 57, 61, 67, 69, 70, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 97, 99, 100, 107, 110, 138, 148, 153, 161, 164, 165, 167, 170, 183, 190, 196, 205, 206, 208, 246, 254, 259, 263, 268, 269, 274, 277, 279, 280, 283, 295, 296, 299, 324, 326, 328, 338, 357, 359, 360, 384, 390, 402, 410, 432, 440, 448, 454, 455, 456, 479, 497, 499, 504, 508, 520, 523, 527, 544, 547, 549, 550, 555, 558, 587, 588, 642, 652, 679, 680, 710, 712, 713, 717, 744, 748, 771, 772, 773, 798, 804, 805, 837, 857, 879, 910, 911, 919, 920, 983, 1003

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 2, 18, 20, 21, 44, 79, 81, 99

January 2017 Special Session Senate Bills: 1

January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bills: 1

January 2018 Special Session Senate Bills: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10

January 2018 Special Session Assembly Bills: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10

1503 Darling, Sen. Alberta (8th Sen.Dist.; R)

Addiction medicine consultation program: DHS to create and administer - Jr7 AB9

Addiction medicine consultation program: DHS to create and administer - Jr7 SB9

Administrative rule-making procedures: expedited procedure for repealing unauthorized rules; agency review of rules and legislative enactments; LRB biennial report required; retrospective economic impact analyses for existing rules - SB322

Administrative rules and rule-making procedures: various changes - SB15

American Heart Month: February 2017 proclaimed as - AJR4

American Heart Month: February 2017 proclaimed as - SJR6

American Heart Month: February 2018 proclaimed as - AJR104

American Heart Month: February 2018 proclaimed as - SJR102

Birth defect prevention and surveillance system changes; DHS duties specified; administrative code provisions [Admin.Code DHS 116.04, 116.05] - AB371

Birth defect prevention and surveillance system changes; DHS duties specified; administrative code provisions [Admin.Code DHS 116.04, 116.05] - SB287

Bush, President George H.W.: life and public service honored - SJR118

Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc.: DPI to award grants re text-based suicide prevention service - SB787

Certificate of qualification for employment procedure created for persons convicted of a crime, conditions and civil liability exemption provisions; Offender Employment, Council on, created to issue; DOC report required - AB736

Certificate of qualification for employment procedure created for persons convicted of a crime, conditions and civil liability exemption provisions; Offender Employment, Council on, created to issue; DOC report required - SB615

Character education professional development for teachers and school administrators: DPI grants for - AB419

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

Commencement of public school year before September 1: prohibition repealed - AB103

Commencement of public school year before September 1: prohibition repealed - SB96

Connecting homeless individuals with permanent employment: DOA grants to municipalities - AB237

Connecting homeless individuals with permanent employment: DOA grants to municipalities - SB206

Council on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANDA and PANS), to advise DHS established and annual report required - AB638

Council on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANDA and PANS), to advise DHS established and annual report required - SB535

Court ordered operating privilege restriction to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device revisions; violation provisions - AB98

Court ordered operating privilege restriction to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device revisions; violation provisions - SB74

Cri du Chat Awareness Day: May 5, 2017 recognized as - SJR46

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

Dental care defined re legal custodian providing ordinary medical and dental care for child in out-of-home care - AB781

Dental care defined re legal custodian providing ordinary medical and dental care for child in out-of-home care - SB673

Diabetes Awareness Month: November 2017 proclaimed as - SJR66