2021 Senate Authors

51st Anniversary of Earth Day: honoring April 22, 2021 as - AJR26

51st Anniversary of Earth Day: honoring April 22, 2021 as - SJR23

Adult child of deceased adoptee: access to adoptee’s original birth certificate and information about birth parents; conditions specified - AB577

Adult child of deceased adoptee: access to adoptee’s original birth certificate and information about birth parents; conditions specified - SB524

Angel investment tax credit: sold or transferred to another taxpayer allowed - SB785

"Bart Starr Memorial Bridge": STH 29 bridge over the Fox River in the City of Green Bay designated as; DOT and contributions from interested parties provisions - SB101

Black History Month: February 2022 proclaimed as - SR13

Carbon emissions measurement and offset transactions related to animal agriculture operators; renewable natural gas and energy produced at animal agriculture facilities; DATCP and PSC duties - AB1072

Carbon emissions measurement and offset transactions related to animal agriculture operators; renewable natural gas and energy produced at animal agriculture facilities; DATCP and PSC duties - SB1054

Careers in Construction Month: October 2021 recognized as - SJR67

Clean Water Fund and Safe Drinking Water Loan programs: application process changes - AB501

Clean Water Fund and Safe Drinking Water Loan programs: application process changes - SB489

Coal pile relocation project in Brown County and the City of Green Bay: grants from certain federal moneys - SB406

Coal tar-based sealant products and high PAH sealant products: sale of prohibited - AB131

Coal tar-based sealant products and high PAH sealant products: sale of prohibited - SB152

Commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program created; UW institutions, grants, cover crop insurance premium rebate, and hydrogeologist position provisions - AB727

Commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program created; UW institutions, grants, cover crop insurance premium rebate, and hydrogeologist position provisions - SB677

Community solar programs: establishment authorized; zoning and sunset provisions - SB490

Complaints filed with the Elections Commission re election law violations: resolution, report to the legislature and Governor; postelection audits of electronic voting systems; printing absentee ballot applications for recounts - SB936

Condominium association records: obligation to maintain records, owner access to, and financial audits; access to records of entity controlled by association; organization of association as a for-profit corporation prohibited - AB570

Condominium association records: obligation to maintain records, owner access to, and financial audits; access to records of entity controlled by association; organization of association as a for-profit corporation prohibited - SB561

Condominium documents requirements clarified and law changes re expanding, merger or consolidation, plats, bylaws, correction instruments, and small condominiums - SB590

Contractor certificate of financial responsibility requirements re continuing education - SB930

Crisis management training for law enforcement officers required - AB332

Crisis management training for law enforcement officers required - SB471

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

Decommissioned power production plant: phase out of utility aid payments to counties and municipalities - SB468

Deer carcass disposal grants created, landfill provision - AB151

Deer carcass disposal grants created, landfill provision - SB166

DOR required to maintain a website displaying information re GPR collection and purposes for which it was spent, DOA duties - AB153

DOR required to maintain a website displaying information re GPR collection and purposes for which it was spent, DOA duties - SB70

Election revisions: voter registration list when a voter moves, DOT and Elections Commission data sharing, electronic voting equipment, municipal clerk training and vacancies, polling place incident reports, default dates in the official registration list, and regular review of forms - SB934

Electric vehicle charging facilities: person may charge fee to users and is not a public utility; owning, operating, and managing by local governmental units and state agencies provisions; DOT duties and study of revenue based on vehicle miles travel - SB573

Electric vehicle charging facility grant program established; reports and sunset provisions - AB695

Electric vehicle charging facility grant program established; reports and sunset provisions - SB663

Electric vehicle charging stations: person may charge fee to users and is not a public utility; owning, operating, and managing by political subdivisions or DOT provisions - AB588

Electricity generated from renewable resources: person that controls the equipment is exempt from the definition of a public utility, conditions specified; electric public utility provision - AB731

Electricity generated from renewable resources: person that controls the equipment is exempt from the definition of a public utility, conditions specified; electric public utility provision - SB702

Electronic waste recycling program changes - AB254

Electronic waste recycling program changes - SB248

Electronics recycling waste cleanup in certain counties - SB890

“Environmental pollution” definition modified for purposes of an ERTID - AB517

“Environmental pollution” definition modified for purposes of an ERTID - SB518

Esports participation grants to schools: DPI pilot program established - AB1188

Fertilizers and soil or plant additives produced from converting manure into compost or vermicompost: distribution and labeling requirements - SB113

Fire fighting foams with PFAS voluntarily surrendered: expanding clean sweep program to include; third party provision - AB140

Fire fighting foams with PFAS voluntarily surrendered: expanding clean sweep program to include; third party provision - SB156

Firearm possession by person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence: prohibition created; JRCCP may report - SB317

Gibraltar, Town of, authorized to create TIDs in the same manner as a city or village - SB907

Grievous bodily harm to or death of an animal: felony penalty; hunting dog, definition, and court order provisions; JRCCP may report - SB366

Home health agency administrative rules changes [Admin.Code DHS 133.05, 133.07, 133.18, 133.20] - SB700

Housing authorities: undertaking of mixed developments authorized and bidding threshold for housing authority projects increased; DOA appendix report - SB533

Hunter education for persons under age 18: in-person and online options; in-person field training session required - SB683

Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council created in DNR; general permit for hydrologic restoration projects authorized, conditions specified - AB85

Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council created in DNR; general permit for hydrologic restoration projects authorized, conditions specified - SB91

Investment of certain UW System revenues: Board of Regents authority expanded - SB557

Lawfully present aliens may be appointed as deputy sheriffs or local law enforcement officers; LESB provision - SB193

Lead service line financial assistance or certificate of authority application by a water public utility: PSC deadlines - AB300

Lead service line financial assistance or certificate of authority application by a water public utility: PSC deadlines - SB316

Lead service line replacement, urban nonpoint source program, rural nonpoint source program, well compensation grant program, and grants for well testing and public education: allocating certain federal moneys to - AB243

Lead service line replacement, urban nonpoint source program, rural nonpoint source program, well compensation grant program, and grants for well testing and public education: allocating certain federal moneys to - SB271

Licensing of motor vehicle manufacturers, importers, distributors, dealers, and wholesalers revisions; registration plate provisions [Admin.Code Trans 138.03, 138.04, 138.045, 138.06] - SB658

Medication-assisted treatment for substance use grants expansion - SB1033

Meter installation or replacement: water public utility exemption from certificate of authority - AB302

Meter installation or replacement: water public utility exemption from certificate of authority - SB315

Methamphetamine addiction treatment grants - SB1032

Metropolitan sewerage commission for a sewerage district including a first class city: financing and construction of dredged material management facility for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern authorized - SB424

Motor carrier safety improvement used or deployed by motor vehicle operator for a motor carrier is not evidence of employment rather than independent contractor for WC, UI, minimum wage, wage claims, and income and franchise tax law purposes - AB691

Motor carrier safety improvement used or deployed by motor vehicle operator for a motor carrier is not evidence of employment rather than independent contractor for WC, UI, minimum wage, wage claims, and income and franchise tax law purposes - SB703

Newspaper compensation for publication of legal notices: criteria to be eligible and requirements re publication revised - AB47

Newspaper compensation for publication of legal notices: criteria to be eligible and requirements re publication revised - SB51

Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact ratified - SB412

Persons on probation, extended supervision, or parole from another state and move to Wisconsin are required to submit human biological specimen to state crime labs for DNA analysis regardless of the crime committed - SB299

Petroleum products and storage of dangerous substances: revisions to DATCP regulations - AB384

Petroleum products and storage of dangerous substances: revisions to DATCP regulations - SB381

Potawatomi State Park observation tower repairs: Governor required to allocate amount from certain federal moneys - AB567

Potawatomi State Park observation tower repairs: Governor required to allocate amount from certain federal moneys - SB586

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

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) program changes - AB719

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) program changes - SB692

Psychological examination prior to employment as a full-time law enforcement officer required - AB331

Psychological examination prior to employment as a full-time law enforcement officer required - SB470

Purple Heart Reservation signs: Oneida Nation my erect in highway right-of-way - AB959

Purple Heart Reservation signs: Oneida Nation my erect in highway right-of-way - SB969

Qualified bidder on state projects: criteria modified - SB574

Rare disease advisory council established in DHS - SB689

Sale of state-owned property controlled by DNR: expand purposes for which proceeds may be used - AB61

Sale of state-owned property controlled by DNR: expand purposes for which proceeds may be used - SB64

September 11 added to special observance days re general school operations - SB398