2021 Senate Authors

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

Goods from the Xinjiang region of China: sale of at retail or wholesale prohibited unless certain conditions are met - AB916

Goods from the Xinjiang region of China: sale of at retail or wholesale prohibited unless certain conditions are met - SB870

Gubernatorial appointment of the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction; creation of the Department of Revenue under the direction of the State Treasurer. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR92

Gubernatorial appointment of the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction; creation of the Department of Revenue under the direction of the State Treasurer. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR78

Incumbent transmission facility owner’s right to construct, own, and maintain a transmission facility approved in the Midwest Independent System Operator’s (MISO) transmission plan - SB838

Individual income tax rates for tax year 2022 decreased and post-2022 rate determination modified; JSCTE appendix report - SB1049

Influencing social media Internet sites to censor, deplatform, or shadow ban users: prohibiting state agency employees, federal agency employees in this state, state elected officials, and state individuals elected to U.S. Congress from doing or attempting; forfeiture provision - AB590

Influencing social media Internet sites to censor, deplatform, or shadow ban users: prohibiting state agency employees, federal agency employees in this state, state elected officials, and state individuals elected to U.S. Congress from doing or attempting; forfeiture provision - SB582

Law enforcement officer recruitment and signing bonus: DOJ grant program created; Governor to allocate federal moneys - AB837

May, Dr. Susan: career and accomplishments as president and chief executive officer honored upon her retirement from Fox Valley Technical College - AJR76

Motor vehicle service contracts and vehicle protection product warranties revisions - AB623

Motor vehicle service contracts and vehicle protection product warranties revisions - SB655

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

Navigational buoys for the Lake Winnebago pool system: funding under the recreational boating facilities program - AB543

Navigational buoys for the Lake Winnebago pool system: funding under the recreational boating facilities program - SB544

New engineering building at UW Madison: Building Commission allocation for planning and design services and report - SB728

Online marketplaces and third-party sellers selling consumer products: information disclosure requirements, “high-volume third-party sellers” defined, and unfair trade practice provision - AB743

Online marketplaces and third-party sellers selling consumer products: information disclosure requirements, “high-volume third-party sellers” defined, and unfair trade practice provision - SB710

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

Pharmacy benefit manager licensure requirements and regulations; cost-sharing limitation; specified disclosures to customers; notification of drug substitution - SB3

Police and fire protection fee revenues required to be deposited into a police and fire fund for county and municipal police and fire protection services. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR91

Police and fire protection fee revenues required to be deposited into a police and fire fund for county and municipal police and fire protection services. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR79

Preadoption training: in-person via live videoconference allowed - SB294

Public campus administrator immunity from liability eliminated re violation of individual’s state constitutional expressive rights; cause of action and attorney fee provisions - AB885

Public campus administrator immunity from liability eliminated re violation of individual’s state constitutional expressive rights; cause of action and attorney fee provisions - SB837

Qualified electors may vote in Wisconsin. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR54

Qualified electors may vote in Wisconsin. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR32

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

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 - SB966

School district membership in interscholastic athletic association for the 2021-22 school year: exception to transfer rules required - SB384

School property tax credit increase re residents of school districts closed to in-person instruction, conditions specified; sunset provision - SB967

School resource officers: Office of School Safety to develop standards, provide training, and maintain a database - AB330

School resource officers: Office of School Safety to develop standards, provide training, and maintain a database - SB474

Social media Internet site that restricts religious or political speech: civil cause of action against the owner or operator created, conditions set - AB591

Social media Internet site that restricts religious or political speech: civil cause of action against the owner or operator created, conditions set - SB583

Social media Internet sites or applications: censoring, deplatforming, or shadow banning a journalistic enterprise re content prohibited; private cause of action provision - AB589

Social media Internet sites or applications: censoring, deplatforming, or shadow banning a journalistic enterprise re content prohibited; private cause of action provision - SB581

Substance use disorder treatment platform for comparison of state programs; JCF provision - AB732

Substance use disorder treatment platform for comparison of state programs; JCF provision - SB725

Supplies and medical tests for part-time law enforcement officers: DOJ grants to qualifying law enforcement agencies; Governor to allocate federal moneys - AB833

Thompson, Gov. Tommy: service as interim president of the UW System honored - SJR93

Trade relations with Taiwan: WEDC to establish a trade office and appoint trade representative - AB678

Trade relations with Taiwan: WEDC to establish a trade office and appoint trade representative - SB659

Uecker, Bob “Mr. Baseball”: career, accomplishments, and service to the state of Wisconsin honored - AJR84

Uecker, Bob “Mr. Baseball”: career, accomplishments, and service to the state of Wisconsin honored - SJR64

UI law changes: name change, general qualifying requirements, drug testing, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) grants, wage threshold, long-term unemployment recipients, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) plan, DWD data reporting - AB883

UI law changes: name change, general qualifying requirements, drug testing, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) grants, wage threshold, long-term unemployment recipients, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) plan, DWD data reporting - SB914

University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project may request funding from JCF, report provision - AB639

University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project may request funding from JCF, report provision - SB602

Use of certain drones by local governmental units and state agencies restricted; DOJ duties - AB907

Use of certain drones by local governmental units and state agencies restricted; DOJ duties - SB868

UW Regents prohibited from investing UW System trust funds in companies associated with the government of China - SB743

UW System core general education requirements: diversity or ethnic studies requirement may be satisfied with completion of a course on the U.S. Constitution - SB792

UW System: designated foreign mission of China established at institutions prohibited, cultural exchange programs identified as Chinese Communist Party propaganda tools report, and employees and students prohibited from participating in Communist Chinese recruitment programs - AB947

UW System: designated foreign mission of China established at institutions prohibited, cultural exchange programs identified as Chinese Communist Party propaganda tools report, and employees and students prohibited from participating in Communist Chinese recruitment programs - SB744

UW System institutions and employees: disclosure requirements re research, contracts, and gifts with or from foreign governments, companies, and individuals; research best practices policy provision - AB946

UW System institutions and employees: disclosure requirements re research, contracts, and gifts with or from foreign governments, companies, and individuals; research best practices policy provision - SB745

Wisconsin GI Bill: technical college district to remit student activity and incidental fees - AB294

Wisconsin GI Bill: technical college district to remit student activity and incidental fees - SB313

Wisconsin Veterans Village Association, Inc.: DOA to award grant for a veterans village in Outagamie County; Governor to allocate certain federal aid - AB742

Wisconsin Veterans Village Association, Inc.: DOA to award grant for a veterans village in Outagamie County; Governor to allocate certain federal aid - SB709

Workforce housing rehabilitation loan program created - AB607

Workforce housing rehabilitation loan program created - SB877

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Roth, Sen. Roger (19th Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:7, 19, 92, 111, 112, 151, 154, 172, 173, 179, 180, 187, 192, 197, 201, 245, 268, 293, 299, 319, 348, 383, 416, 497, 503, 518, 576, 588, 593, 594, 595, 604, 775, 827, 884, 892, 998, 964, 963, 965, 966, 967, 968, 1065, 1075, 1080

Assembly Joint Resolutions:19, 56, 83, 98, 94, 107, 109, 121, 134, 141

Senate Bills:14, 86, 101, 118, 119, 166, 186, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 223, 243, 267, 314, 335, 355, 383, 466, 491, 516, 658, 591, 592, 593, 811, 923, 1000, 1037

Senate Joint Resolutions:10, 30, 71, 72, 73, 74, 82, 101

Senate Resolutions:7

2252 Roys, Sen. Kelda (26th Sen.Dist.; D)

Abortion prohibition with criminal penalties eliminated - AB106

Abortion prohibition with criminal penalties eliminated - SB75

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program and former SAGE program eliminated; new SAGE program created; parental choice programs and SNSP phased out - SB983

Adult adoptee may petition for recission of adoption by stepparent and restoration of parental rights of parent whose rights were terminated - AB1085

Baby bond program and baby bond trust fund established; JSCTE appendix report - SB497

Blank, Dr. Rebecca: UW Madison Chancellor honored and thanked for her service to the state - AJR144

Blank, Dr. Rebecca: UW Madison Chancellor honored and thanked for her service to the state - SJR111

Bone Health and Osteoporosis Awareness Month: May 2022 recognized as - SJR110

Campaign contribution to a judge or justice by an interested contributor: notification requirements created, penalty provision - AB352

Changing name of child under 14 years old allowed if a parent is convicted of certain homicide or sex offenses - SB627

Child runaway’s presence at a foster home, group home, or shelter: deadline to notify child welfare agency and parent, guardian, or legal custodian revised; best interest of the child provision - SB331

Climate change: local governments required to consider when preparing certain plans; planning grants created - SB770

Climate change scholarship program through HEAB; additional funding for DPI special education aid - SB763

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment for employees of school districts, CESAs, technical college districts, and the UW System, and UW System faculty and academic staff - SB660