2021 Assembly Authors

CPA educational qualifications modified - AB15

CPA educational qualifications modified - SB10

Crimes against elder persons: penalties increased; sexual assault penalty revised; physical abuse crime created; freezing of assets of defendant; elder person seeking restraining order may appear in court via telephone or live audiovisual means; JRCCP may report - AB44

Expedite court proceedings in criminal and delinquency cases and juvenile dispositional hearings when victim or witness is an elder person; court required to preserve testimony of elderly witness or victim in criminal matters - AB43

Expenditure of moneys from the federal government: legislature may not delegate sole power of how it may be spent and JCF approval required before initial allocation by executive branch. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR112

Expenditure of moneys from the federal government: legislature may not delegate sole power of how it may be spent and JCF approval required before initial allocation by executive branch. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR84

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults is suspected: actions financial service providers are authorized to take - AB46

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts: notice and reporting of by securities industry professionals, penalty enhancers, and violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law; JRCCP may report - AB45

High-quality core curricular materials for teaching reading and language arts: DPI grants created from certain federal moneys - AB1062

High-quality core curricular materials for teaching reading and language arts: DPI grants created from certain federal moneys - SB1012

Individual income tax brackets reduced and rates modified - AB78

Ladwig, Bonnie Lorraine: life and public service of former state representative commended - AJR131

Land above the ordinary high water mark of a commercial waterway or a Great Lakes water since certain date: lawful public or private use of the land; historic fill and shorelines of Great Lakes waters provisions - AB849

Land above the ordinary high water mark of a commercial waterway or a Great Lakes water since certain date: lawful public or private use of the land; historic fill and shorelines of Great Lakes waters provisions - SB900

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; JSCTE appendix report - AB2

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; JSCTE appendix report - SB2

Local land use restrictions revised re newly incorporated cities and villages - AB894

Local land use restrictions revised re newly incorporated cities and villages - SB835

Marriage documentation and marriage ceremony changes - AB270

Marriage documentation and marriage ceremony changes - SB293

Milwaukee Regional Medical Center: property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB851

Milwaukee Regional Medical Center: property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB807

Minority teacher loan program: HEAB to notify all incoming freshmen at all institutions of higher education in the state, report required; high schools required to notify pupils in grades 11 and 12 - AB1100

Minority teacher loan program: HEAB to notify all incoming freshmen at all institutions of higher education in the state, report required; high schools required to notify pupils in grades 11 and 12 - SB1030

MPS dissolved and replaced with four to eight City of Milwaukee public school districts; Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission created - AB966

MPS dissolved and replaced with four to eight City of Milwaukee public school districts; Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission created - SB963

Online early learning pilot program for low-income children in certain school districts: 2019 WisAct 170 provisions modified - AB859

Opening additional charter schools: contract between school board and charter school governing board must allow, top performance categories provision - AB967

Opening additional charter schools: contract between school board and charter school governing board must allow, top performance categories provision - SB965

Parental choice program: family income limits and pupil participation limits eliminated; threshold for private school to charge tuition increased; education expense reimbursement program - AB970

Parental choice program: family income limits and pupil participation limits eliminated; threshold for private school to charge tuition increased; education expense reimbursement program - SB974

Parental choice program, SNSP, participating private schools, and independent charter schools: DPI authority to waive education statutes and rules and establish alternate deadlines re 2019 WisAct 185 extended to October 31, 2021 - AB261

Parental choice program, SNSP, participating private schools, and independent charter schools: DPI authority to waive education statutes and rules and establish alternate deadlines re 2019 WisAct 185 extended to October 31, 2021 - SB302

Reading readiness and literacy: promoting pupils based on standardized reading test; diagnostic reading assessment; licensure of reading teachers grants; Achievement Gap Reduction program sunsetted; programs to identify and address pupils with dyslexia; parental opt-out from standardized tests for certain grades prohibited - AB971

Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant: income and franchise tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB717

Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant: income and franchise tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB690

School and school district report cards: revisions to components, methods, and formulas used by DPI - AB965

School and school district report cards: revisions to components, methods, and formulas used by DPI - SB966

School district financial information portal accessible to the public required; committee on school district and school financial information transparency created to advise DPI, reports required and sunset provision - AB378

School property tax credit increase re residents of school districts closed to in-person instruction, conditions specified; sunset provision - AB964

Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia created, report required; Spinal Court Injury Council created in DHS - AB873

SWIB operations changes - AB906

SWIB operations changes - SB863

Tax audits of pass-through entities changes - AB816

Tax audits of pass-through entities changes - SB794

Tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level modified - AB3

Tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level modified - SB1

TID created in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone: expenditure period for certain capital expenditures increased - AB164

TID created in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone: expenditure period for certain capital expenditures increased - SB174

UW Regents may charge high schools re students required to take remedial courses in English or mathematics at a UW System institution, report required - AB1082

UW Regents may charge high schools re students required to take remedial courses in English or mathematics at a UW System institution, report required - SB1016

UW System institutions to establish and use objective admission criteria and post on admissions website - AB984

UW System institutions to establish and use objective admission criteria and post on admissions website - SB925

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Wittke, Rep. Robert (62nd Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:1, 18, 34, 36, 71, 70, 152, 125, 148, 149, 193, 210, 215, 220, 217, 250, 257, 266, 233, 238, 234, 239, 235, 240, 236, 241, 242, 237, 243, 286, 297, 299, 303, 319, 340, 358, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 478, 487, 568, 561, 566, 564, 582, 563, 586, 587, 596, 593, 639, 674, 714, 759, 775, 804, 854, 827, 874, 928, 883, 937, 962, 996, 957, 1006, 963, 960, 969, 973, 995, 1080, 1169

Assembly Joint Resolutions:6, 18, 36, 31, 39, 54, 60, 83, 87, 88, 89, 95, 90, 94, 107, 111, 109, 121, 134, 144

Senate Bills:9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 40, 56, 57, 167, 184, 183, 200, 202, 230, 231, 232, 253, 285, 263, 291, 271, 273, 272, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 274, 311, 337, 329, 341, 357, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 373, 354, 383, 451, 485, 557, 571, 572, 566, 567, 574, 596, 591, 602, 653, 717, 728, 729, 785, 808, 811, 826, 828, 866, 888, 906, 914, 895, 941, 943, 957, 962, 967, 970, 981, 1010, 1011, 1037

Senate Joint Resolutions:9, 17, 26, 28, 32, 36, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 82, 93, 101, 111

2216 Zimmerman, Rep. Shannon (30th Asm.Dist.; R)

Apprenticeships and youth apprenticeships revisions; JSCTE appendix report - AB973

Consumer data protection requirements established; personal data rights of consumers and data controller responsibilities - AB957

Consumer data protection requirements established; personal data rights of consumers and data controller responsibilities - SB957

CPA educational qualifications modified - AB15

Cybersecurity standards for state agencies and authorities: DOA required to promulgate administrative rules - AB818

Cybersecurity standards for state agencies and authorities: DOA required to promulgate administrative rules - SB786

Dam safety project cost limits created in 2021 WisAct 58 do not apply to dam removal project - AB905

Dam safety project cost limits created in 2021 WisAct 58 do not apply to dam removal project - SB839

Driver safety plan re intoxicated driver assessment: administrative rules modified to include medication-assisted treatment [Admin.Code DHS 62.07] - AB317

Driver safety plan re intoxicated driver assessment: administrative rules modified to include medication-assisted treatment [Admin.Code DHS 62.07] - SB327

Fentanyl testing strips excluded from definition of drug paraphernalia - AB619

Guardians: mandatory initial training requirements established; DHS duties - AB100

Guardians: mandatory initial training requirements established; DHS duties - SB92

Medication-assisted treatment for substance use grants expansion - AB845

Medication-assisted treatment for substance use grants expansion - SB1033

Methamphetamine addiction treatment grants - AB844

Methamphetamine addiction treatment grants - SB1032

Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreements re UW System and public vocational school - AB714

Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreements re UW System and public vocational school - SB717

Motor vehicle registration plates: 7-year replacement cycle and construction requirements established - AB432

Motor vehicle registration plates: 7-year replacement cycle and construction requirements established - SB429

Peer recovery coach services re 2019 WisAct 122: “coach” changed to “specialist” and certain training requirement modified - AB976

Peer recovery coach services re 2019 WisAct 122: “coach” changed to “specialist” and certain training requirement modified - SB927

Peer-to-peer motor vehicle sharing program: requirements and insurance provisions - AB737

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain exemption to review of patient’s records repealed - AB430

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain exemption to review of patient’s records repealed - SB407

Qualified new business venture: eligibility for angel and early stage seed investment tax credits revised - AB759

Qualified new business venture: eligibility for angel and early stage seed investment tax credits revised - SB729

Sale of tax delinquent property: distribution of proceeds to former owner revised - AB889

Sale of tax delinquent property: distribution of proceeds to former owner revised - SB829