Senate

Nelson, Gaylord: service to the state and the environment commended -  SJR17

Nonprobate transfer of real property on death: new mechanism created -  SB255

Petition for recall of a city, village, town, or school district officer modified re required percentage of electors who must sign and latest date it may be circulated - AB1150

Prescription drug assistance program for the elderly: property taxes deducted from person's annual household income re determining eligibility; DHFS provision  - SB235

Public financing of campaigns for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court, fund raising during state budget consideration, representation by former state officials, and service by former legislators or legislative employees as lobbyists: laws revised - AB1212

Public financing of campaigns for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court, fund raising during state budget consideration, representation by former state officials, and service by former legislators or legislative employees as lobbyists: laws revised - SB718

Public works subject to the prevailing wage law: DWD to charge for frivolous payroll inspection requests re contractor, subcontractor, or agent -  SB545

Rebate and refund offers by retailers: time period to satisfy conditions set -  AB948

Renewable resource energy requirement for electric utilities and cooperatives: additional deadline created  - SB110

Telecommunications cooperative: retained earnings include patronage capital -  SB111

Telephone solicitation regulations revised re commercial mobile service, certain nonprofit organizations, customer notice to solicitor against telephone solicitations, penalties, and DATCP registration fee -  SB116

Telephone solicitation regulations revised re commercial mobile service, definition, customer notice to solicitor against telephone solicitations, penalties, and DATCP registration fee - AB416

TID creation simultaneous with subtracting territory from an existing TID without adopting a resolution containing the 12-percent test: city or village authority granted under set conditions; DOR provisions -  SB596

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions -  SB251

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: eligibility expanded re certain service-connected disability  - SB427

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: eligibility expanded to include veterans with certain residency prior to registering as a student -  AB916

Unauthorized acquisition of computerized personal information: entity that possesses the information required to notify individuals affected; definitions, DOJ and DA authority, and civil action provisions -  AB621

U.W. Madison and Professor James Thomson commended for accomplishments in stem cell research  - SJR57

U.W. Men's Basketball Team and Head Coach Bo Ryan congratulated on their season achievements  - AJR28

Vegetation obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs: DOT permit system created for maintenance and removal of vegetation by sign owners; LAB report required  - SB541

Wisconsin First Program created re promoting a Wisconsin identity for farm-raised food products; DATCP to administer  - SB665

WRS creditable service re the Commissioned Corps of the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the federal Environmental Science Services Administration  - SB314

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Erpenbach:

Senate Bills: 17, 19, 37, 40, 73, 79, 87, 98, 106, 107, 109, 115, 121, 136, 141, 157, 160, 166, 186, 195, 196, 221, 232, 245, 249, 254, 260, 267, 274, 281, 288, 292, 296, 328, 341, 343, 348, 354, 367, 368, 370, 371, 373, 376, 379, 384, 388, 391, 412, 416, 423, 429, 432, 437, 441, 456, 466, 468, 472, 477, 479, 481, 502, 517, 532, 578, 582, 584, 591, 595, 598, 600, 613, 615, 622, 624, 645, 653, 658, 663, 667, 689, 720, 721

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 85

Senate Resolutions: 4, 6, 7, 12, 16

Senate Petitions:

Assembly Bills: 6, 15, 16, 22, 61, 65, 77, 81, 145, 146, 153, 158, 161, 168, 171, 180, 186, 192, 195, 197, 201, 204, 205, 223, 227, 228, 235, 245, 283, 295, 305, 306, 307, 314, 327, 332, 334, 351, 352, 377, 387, 406, 410, 419, 433, 435, 445, 446, 480, 491, 532, 535, 537, 542, 546, 565, 583, 590, 602, 617, 622, 626, 627, 650, 673, 674, 682, 683, 688, 690, 707, 709, 715, 720, 721, 723, 726, 728, 745, 771, 774, 786, 789, 791, 792, 793, 795, 796, 802, 803, 807, 811, 826, 827, 828, 830, 832, 834, 840, 863, 873, 879, 912, 926, 930, 932, 959, 961, 967, 972, 976, 984, 992, 993, 1003, 1007, 1009, 1014, 1015, 1027, 1028, 1030, 1034, 1086, 1087, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1115, 1130, 1131, 1141, 1144, 1151, 1171, 1186

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 19, 22, 23, 27, 30, 38, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 58, 60, 66, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 81, 82, 91, 100, 101, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110

S13 Fitzgerald, Sen. Scott (13th Sen.Dist.; Rep.)

Actions against health care provider by person under age 18: time limit clarified; disability provision  - AB1071

Appropriation revisions: Corr.Dept and U.W. System re energy and utility expenses, prescription drug assistance for elderly persons program, MA trust fund, and supplemental MA payments to nursing homes; rule prohibiting a structural imbalance in the general fund does not apply [budget adjustment bill] - AB438

Appropriation revisions: Corr.Dept and U.W. System re energy and utility expenses, prescription drug assistance for elderly persons program, MA trust fund, and supplemental MA payments to nursing homes; rule prohibiting a structural imbalance in the general fund does not apply [budget adjustment bill] - SB216

Attorney fee limits in medical malpractice cases revised -  AB1074

Badger Care, prescription drug assistance, and MA: 2004-05 GPR appropriations revised; MA trust fund provision  - AB102

Badger Care, prescription drug assistance, and MA: 2004-05 GPR appropriations revised; MA trust fund provision  - SB64

Black History Month and the men of Company F of the 29th Infantry of U.S. Colored Troops (re the Civil War) honored - SR3

Child Survival Week declared the week of October 31 -  SJR43

Cigarettes sold to consumers in this state: direct marketing regulations created; definition and DOR provisions  - AB411

College savings program: income tax deduction expanded to include contributions to qualified tuition program (section 529 plan) of any state -  SB293

College tuition program account (section 529 plan) of any state: nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions created -  SB336

Concealed weapon licensing system created; active duty or retired law enforcement officer permitted to carry a concealed firearm, ID card provision; DOJ to consider mental health status re background checks for handgun purchases; grants for shooting ranges -  SB403

Driver education schools and instructors: standards for licensing, testing, and regulating revised  - SB640

DVA may transfer funds from institutional operations to veterans trust fund under certain conditions; U.W. System and technical college district board may grant full remission of academic fees to certain veterans; tuition and academic fee remission for surviving spouses and children and certain disabled veterans revised re residency and death as a result of a service-connected disability; FTE positions for DVA  - AB1034

DVA may transfer funds from institutional operations to veterans trust fund under certain conditions; U.W. System and technical college district board may grant full remission of academic fees to certain veterans; tuition and academic fee remission for surviving spouses and children and certain disabled veterans revised re residency and death as a result of a service-connected disability; FTE positions for DVA  - SB613

Ecstasy: penalty for possession revised -  AB989

Employment discrimination based on creed expanded re pharmacist refusal to dispense drugs used for abortion, assisted suicide, or euthanasia; definition, disciplinary action, and damages provisions -  SB155

Family planning demonstration project re MA: minimum age requirement increased -  SB552

Fire fighters memorial: individual income tax checkoff created; net donations provision -  SB453

Fire hose (unprotected): penalty for driving a vehicle over expanded -  SB85

Fireworks sales to nonresident person, regardless of person's location, for use outside the state; issuing fireworks user's permit to an individual -  AB833

Graduate medical education program may elect to be subject to the statutory health care liaiblity insurance requirements, definition created; temporary educational permit to practice medicine and surgery modified and expanded to include first year medical residents -  AB765

Human cloning and parthenogenesis prohibited; definitions provided -  SB243

Hunting or trapping permits: deferral for qualified, active members of the armed forces created - AB178

Illegal drug transferred from a pregnant woman to her unborn child: delivery of illegal drugs and intentional and reckless homicide crimes expanded to include  - AB994

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, annexed territory, and first class city levies for school purposes provisions; school district revenue limit per pupil adjustment set; sunset - SB28

MA GPR appropriation decreased; transfer of certain amount from general fund to MA trust fund  - AB981

MA GPR appropriation decreased; transfer of certain amount from general fund to MA trust fund  - SB535

Marriage between one man and one woman only shall be valid or recognized; constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - AJR67

Marriage between one man and one woman only shall be valid or recognized; constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - SJR53

Medical malpractice case: introduction of collateral source payments and evidence of the injured or dead person's obligations of subrogation or reimbursement resulting from collateral source payments allowed; damage award provision  - AB764

Medical malpractice case: introduction of collateral source payments and evidence of the injured person's obligations of subrogation or reimbursement resulting from collateral source payments allowed; damage award provision  - AB1072

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages created; report from board of governors of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund required - AB1073

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages created; report from board of governors of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund required - AB766

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages created; report from board of governors of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund required - SB393

Meningococcal disease: DPI and all schools required to provide information to parents or guardians of pupils in grades 6 to 12 - AB589

Partial vetoes creating new sentences by combining parts of 2 or more sentences of the enrolled bill prohibited: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  SJR33

Physician prescribing practices under MA or Badger Care: DHFS report required -  AB922

``Ronald Reagan Day" recognized February 6, 2005, and subsequent yearly anniversaries thereafter  - SJR4

Saint Patrick's Day celebrated March 17, 2005 -  SJR7

Secretary of Administration to submit certain reports to JCF re lapses or transfers to the general fund from certain allocations - AB1182

Secretry of Administration to submit certain reports to JCF re lapses or transfers to the general fund from certain allocations - SB697

Sex offender registered with Corr.Dept: intentionally photographing, filming, or videotaping person under age 17 without written consent of parent, guardian, or custodian prohibited; felony provision -  AB251

Sex offender registration: restrictions on residing near schools and child care facilities; penalty provisions  - AB557

Sexual reassignment surgery or hormonal therapy re appearance of opposite gender: Corr.Dept prohibited from using state or federal funds to provide or facilitate  - SB88

Single sales factor apportionment of corporate income: net gain of employees condition added -  SB52

Smoking prohibition in restaurants and bowling centers expanded, exceptions and smoking area provisions; ordinance or resolution regulating smoking must conform to state law - AB414

Smoking prohibition in restaurants and bowling centers expanded, exceptions and smoking area provisions; ordinance or resolution regulating smoking must conform to state law - SB202

Snowmobile operation during hours of darkness: speed limit set  - AB840

Special distinguishing registration plate for persons who had an immediate family member die in combat while in the armed forces created; DOT duties specified  - AB433

Underage person on alcohol beverage licensed premises: exception modified re attendance at a banquet, reception, dance, or similar event; exception created re unaccompanied person and brewery premises and tour -  SB266

Veterans and surviving spouses: property tax credit expanded re joint ownership or marital property; separate income tax return provision -  SB347

Virtual charter school: definition created; teaching or instructional staff license or permit requirements; exemption from certain geographic restrictions for charter schools; U.W. Parkside provision -  SB628

Wendling, (SPC) Michael J.: life and military service commended -  SJR62

Wisconsin ROTC Day: November 10, 2005 and subsequent yearly anniversaries recognized as  - SJR49

Zoning entity may not condition or withhold approval of a permit re property owner entering, modifying, or ending a contract with a 3rd party lawfully using the property  - SB283

Zoning ordinance or regulation: county prohibited from enacting or enforcing over a commercial establishment in specified areas -  SB583

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Fitzgerald:

Senate Bills: 18, 30, 42, 56, 71, 72, 95, 122, 138, 139, 142, 161, 193, 227, 268, 315, 401, 402, 415, 436, 448, 451, 515, 526, 528, 551, 577, 620, 658, 696