Representative Melissa Ratcliff

2023 Co-authored Proposals

• 6/1/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 53
  Relating to: celebrating the 175th year of Wisconsin's statehood.

• 5/25/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 50
  Relating to: proclaiming November 20, 2023, as Wisconsin's Transgender Day of Remembrance.

• 5/25/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 51
  Relating to: recognizing October 26, 2023, as Intersex Awareness Day in Wisconsin.

• 5/25/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 301
  Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.

• 5/17/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 276
  Relating to: refundable income tax credit for bicycle purchases and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 5/16/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 48
  Relating to: recognizing May 3, 2023, as National Bike to School Day.

• 5/15/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 47
  Relating to: recognizing May 2023 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Month in Wisconsin.

• 5/15/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 46
  Relating to: proclaiming May 2023 to be Maternal Health Month in Wisconsin.

• 5/12/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 41
  Relating to: recognizing May 8 to May 12, 2023, as Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin.

• 5/12/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 44
  Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

• 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 40
  Relating to: celebrating May 5, 2023, as Skilled Trades Day in Wisconsin.

• 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 38
  Relating to: proclaiming June 2, 2023, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin.

• 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 248
  Relating to: allowing certain married persons to claim the earned income tax credit when filing a separate return. (FE)

• 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 249
  Relating to: expanding Wisconsin Works eligibility for at-risk pregnancy. (FE)

• 5/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 260
  Relating to: open alcohol containers in or on all-terrain or utility terrain vehicles.

• 4/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 233
  Relating to: allowing a school board member to serve as a volunteer school bus driver.

• 4/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 244
  Relating to: an agricultural roads improvement grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 4/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 239
  Relating to: tuition and fee remission for eligible veterans' spouses and children enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE)

• 4/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 240
  Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles.

• 4/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 37
  Relating to: proclaiming May 19, 20, and 21, 2023, Syttende Mai Weekend.

• 4/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Resolution 8
  Relating to: commemorating the date of the Bay View labor strike and tragedy and requiring the permanent removal of the portrait of Jeremiah Rusk from public display in the assembly parlor and instead requiring that a portrait of former Governor Tommy G. Thompson be hung in the assembly parlor.

• 4/28/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 35
  Relating to: commemorating the Bay View labor strike and tragedy.

• 4/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 232
  Relating to: directing school boards to provide instruction on Hmong Americans and Asian Americans.

• 4/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 222
  Relating to: a pre-disaster flood resilience grant program. (FE)

• 4/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 221
  Relating to: the distribution of the Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE)

• 4/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 34
  Relating to: commemorating the exemplary life and service of R. Richard “Dick” Wagner.

• 4/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 225
  Relating to: designating and marking the Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway. (FE)

• 4/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 218
  Relating to: eliminating certain abortion prohibitions.

• 4/18/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 31
  Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Women's Gymnastics team on winning the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association 2023 National Championship.

• 4/18/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 32
  Relating to: proclaiming April 2023 as Donate Life Month in Wisconsin.

• 4/18/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 30
  Relating to: congratulating the Milwaukee Rufus King Cheer and Stunt Team on their two 2023 State Title wins.

• 4/18/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
  Relating to: proclaiming May 2023 as Jewish American Heritage Month.

• 4/13/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 28
  Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Governor Anthony S. Earl.

• 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 173
  Relating to: grants to prevent suicide by firearm and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 156
  Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president of the United States by means of a national popular vote.

• 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 158
  Relating to: ratification of the Driver License Compact. (FE)

• 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 164
  Relating to: management and preservation of records and correspondence of members of the legislature. (FE)

• 4/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 25
  Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison women's hockey team on winning the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Hockey National Championship.

• 3/31/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 133
  Relating to: farmland preservation agreements and tax credits. (FE)

• 3/31/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 139
  Relating to: waiver of fees for admission to state parks on Earth Day. (FE)

• 3/31/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
  Relating to: declaration of the Economic Justice Bill of Rights.

• 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 117
  Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

• 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 121
  Relating to: requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to implement a section 529A ABLE savings account program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 129
  Relating to: sexual assault by a health care provider and providing a penalty.

• 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 21
  Relating to: proclaiming March 31, 2023, as Cesar Chavez Day in the state of Wisconsin.

• 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 22
  Relating to: honoring April 22, 2023, as the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day.

• 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 18
  Relating to: observing Wednesday, March 15, 2023, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin.

• 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 19
  Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Rebecca M. Blank.

• 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 20
  Relating to: proclaiming March 31, 2023, as Wisconsin's Transgender Day of Visibility.

• 3/21/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 114
  Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

• 3/21/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 115
  Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker's compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer fire fighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff.

• 3/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 103
  Relating to: application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements.

• 3/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 112
  Relating to: the establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed. (FE)

• 3/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 109
  Relating to: requiring one-half credit of personal financial literacy for high school graduation. (FE)

• 3/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 16
  Relating to: proclaiming March 2023 as Women's History Month.

• 3/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 100
  Relating to: funding for reduction of infiltration and inflow in connecting laterals and sewer lines. (FE)

• 3/8/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 102
  Relating to: reducing the eligibility threshold to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. (FE)

• 2/23/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 61
  Relating to: creating a deicer applicators certification program and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 2/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 48
  Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

• 2/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
  Relating to: proclaiming February 2023 as Black History Month.

• 2/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 51
  Relating to: appointment of certain lawfully present aliens as law enforcement officers.

• 2/13/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 37
  Relating to: expungement of records of certain crimes and discrimination based on expunged conviction. (FE)

• 2/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 10
  Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of repealing Wisconsin's 1849 abortion law and restoring the constitutional rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade.

• 2/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 30
  Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)

• 2/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 28
  Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. (FE)

• 2/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 26
  Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 2/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 8
  Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

• 2/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 11
  Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to parents or guardians of 4th grade pupils and making an appropriation. (FE)