2021 Senate Authors

Complaints filed with the Elections Commission: representative and senator of the district where the alleged violation occurred to receive copies and documentation on how it was resolved - SB432

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

Credit recovery courses taken by pupils: school boards and DPI reports - AB561

Credit recovery courses taken by pupils: school boards and DPI reports - SB567

Cursive writing required to be incorporated into the model academic standards for English language arts - SB431

DOJ address confidentiality program, Safe at Home, expanded to include parent, guardian, or legal custodian of victim of child abduction - AB1037

DOJ address confidentiality program, Safe at Home, expanded to include parent, guardian, or legal custodian of victim of child abduction - SB975

Donate Life Month: April 2021 proclaimed as - SJR25

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

Election administration: acceptance or use of private resources by state agency or political subdivision or officer or employee of prohibited; only election officials designated by law may perform tasks. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR101

Election fraud by election official and defects on absentee ballot certificates revisions; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB198

Election fraud by election official and defects on absentee ballot certificates revisions; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB212

Election observer procedures revised; recount and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB170

Election observer procedures revised; recount and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB210

Elections Commission and DOT agreement re matching personally identifiable information: verification of U.S. citizenship requirement; DOT to add “Not valid for voting purposes” on operator’s licenses and ID cards of noncitizens - AB998

Elections Commission and DOT agreement re matching personally identifiable information: verification of U.S. citizenship requirement; DOT to add “Not valid for voting purposes” on operator’s licenses and ID cards of noncitizens - SB938

Elections Commission and DOT agreement to match personally identifiable information: checking voter registration changes and resolving discrepancies - SB940

Elections Commission annual report required re failures to comply with certain elections-related laws by the Commission, DOT, DOC, and DHS; JCF duties - SB942

Elections Commission required to submit guidance documents issued to municipal clerks to JCRAR - AB1006

Elections Commission required to submit guidance documents issued to municipal clerks to JCRAR - SB943

Essential breast cancer screenings beyond mammography for certain individuals: health insurance and MA coverage required - AB416

Essential breast cancer screenings beyond mammography for certain individuals: health insurance and MA coverage required - SB413

Foundations of Reading test (FORT) requirement for certain teaching licenses modified - AB611

Foundations of Reading test (FORT) requirement for certain teaching licenses modified - SB589

Genetic counseling regulations and licensing; Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created; JRCCP may report - SB259

Gifted and talented pupils: school board report to DPI on programs for; DPI audit and DWD Fast Forward Program provisions - SB860

Good faith actions re child abuse and neglect reporting law: immunity from liability extended - AB142

Good faith actions re child abuse and neglect reporting law: immunity from liability extended - SB162

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

Holocaust and other genocides: incorporation into model academic standards for social studies and instruction in specified grades required - AB55

Holocaust and other genocides: incorporation into model academic standards for social studies and instruction in specified grades required - SB69

Homeless individuals and families: grants for housing costs and diversion programming, housing navigators, and case management services - SB185

Housing authorities: undertaking of mixed developments authorized and bidding threshold for housing authority projects increased; DOA appendix report - AB526

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

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2022 proclaimed as - SJR99

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions - SB206

Indefinitely confined voter status for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically: revisions and penalty provisions; conditions for removal from status list specified - SB937

India Day: August 15, 2021 observed as - AJR74

India Day: August 15, 2021 observed as - SJR60

International medical graduates: changes to qualifications for license to practice as a physician - SB643

Internet-based parental choice program applications and enrollment process: DPI required to contract with a service provider - SB1029

Landscape analysis of educator preparation programs: requiring participation of UW System institutions upon request of DPI; JCF provision - SB895

Learning materials and educational activities used in pupil instruction in the school district: school board required to post on its Internet site; action in circuit court provision - SB463

Legal custody or physical placement of a child: approval of stipulation for modifications contingent on a future event, exceptions noted - SB116

Marriage after divorce judgment: waiting period eliminated - AB79

Marriage after divorce judgment: waiting period eliminated - SB96

Married individuals allowed to claim EITC under certain conditions - SB671

Mental health clubhouses: DHS grant created; conditions and definition provisions - SB901

Mental health consultation program created from child psychiatry consultation program and additional services - AB952

Mental health consultation program created from child psychiatry consultation program and additional services - SB916

Mike Johnson life care and early intervention services grants re HIV-related services: use of grant funds expanded - AB820

Mike Johnson life care and early intervention services grants re HIV-related services: use of grant funds expanded - SB798

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

Minutes of meetings and hearings of the Elections Commission required to be posted to its Internet site - SB208

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

Online early learning pilot program for low-income children in certain school districts: 2019 WisAct 170 provisions modified - SB828

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

Original impounded birth record: access to expanded - SB483

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: September 2021 and September 2022 proclaimed as - SJR59

Oversight of elections in this state: changes re federal funds, federal election guidance, registration and voting statistics, Elections Commission legal counsel, and archived copy of the registration list; reports and LAB duties - SB941

Parent of a stillbirth: refundable individual income tax credit created - AB144

Parent of a stillbirth: refundable individual income tax credit created - SB159

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

Permanent restraining order for victims of sexual assault - SB519

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 - AB274

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

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

Property tax exemption form: notice to property owner if not received by certain date by email or phone allowed - SB1028

Prostitution: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under age 18 prohibited - AB185

Prostitution: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under age 18 prohibited - SB245

Public schools starting fall classes before September 1: prohibition eliminated - AB188

Public schools starting fall classes before September 1: prohibition eliminated - SB182

Qualified residential treatment program for children: certification allowed and procedures established - AB143

Qualified residential treatment program for children: certification allowed and procedures established - SB161

Race and sex stereotyping instruction to pupils in and training to employees of school districts and charter schools prohibited; violation penalty and posting curricula to Internet site provisions - SB411

Reading readiness assessment program for public schools and independent charter schools changed; three-tiered early literacy screening program and dyslexia characteristics provisions; reports required - SB454

Reckless handling of a vaccine or drug rendering it ineffective or unusable made a felony; JRCCP may report - SB242

Record expunged of certain crimes: conditions modified; employment discrimination because of conviction record and LESB provisions - AB69

Record expunged of certain crimes: conditions modified; employment discrimination because of conviction record and LESB provisions - SB78

Relocated active duty service members and their spouses and children: determining state residency for resident tuition eligibility at UW System institutions and technical colleges - SB605

Rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child; civil cause of action provision - AB963

Rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child; civil cause of action provision - SB962

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