Wisconsin Legislature: Darling, Sen. Alberta (8th Sen.Dist.; Rep.)

Leonard, Jerris: life and public service - SJR7

Logger safety training certified by the Wisconsin Professional Loggers Association: certain DNR grant expanded to include - AB643

McGee, William ``Max": life, career with the Green Bay Packers, and community contributions commended - AJR74

Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact created - SB72

Modular home permits re transporting on highways: permit may apply to more than one section of the same home; indivisible load requirement exception - SB502

Original Home of the Hamburger: Seymour (WI) declared as - AJR12

Powersports vehicle manufacturers and distributors, including franchisors: provisions governing relationship between created; definition, forfeiture, and DATCP provisions - SB363

Private sewage systems: local governmental employees with responsibilities for regulation of prohibited from performing certain duties; Comm.Dept authority specified - SB274

Quinn, Jerome F.: life and public service - AJR116

Quinn, Jerome F.: life and public service - SJR102

Real estate transfer return: electronic filing required, undue hardship provision; SSN and telephone numbers must remain confidential - SB549

Respiratory care: MEB may issue a temporary certificate under certain conditions - AB413

Sheriff's decision to have persons other than municipal employees provide meals to inmates made a prohibited subject of collective bargaining under MERA - AB650

Small claims actions: jurisdictional limit increased - SB342

Special distinguishing motorcycle registration plate for fire fighters, rescue squad members, or EMTs created; fee, disposal, and personalization provisions - SB267

Substitution of judge in subsequent proceeding related to divorce permitted - AB622

Superinsulated requirement for one- and two-family dwellings and manufactured buildings using electricity for space heating - SB381

TomoTherapy addition to U.W. Madison School of Veterinary Medicine: amendment to the 2007-09 Authorized State Building Program - SB456

University of Michigan Health System Hospital survival flight team who lost their lives in a plane crash off the Milwaukee lakefront in Lake Michigan: members honored and condolences to the families - SJR56

Veterans Programs, Council on: membership revised - SB143

Volunteer fire fighter wage payment frequency revised - SB50

Waste treatment facility property tax exemption modified - SB122

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Cowles:

Senate Bills: 2, 5, 12, 16, 20, 25, 56, 67, 70, 77, 110, 111, 131, 142, 148, 149, 160, 161, 167, 177, 183, 186, 190, 197, 211, 214, 218, 223, 224, 228, 251, 260, 266, 273, 277, 287, 294, 308, 329, 337, 358, 373, 379, 385, 409, 414, 416, 422, 432, 436, 452, 454, 463, 470, 473, 498, 509, 511, 513, 546, 552, 553, 566

Senate Joint Resolutions: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 38, 41, 42, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 70, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 85, 86, 87, 91, 94, 100

Senate Resolutions: 3, 12

Senate Petitions:

Assembly Bills: 23, 31, 39, 45, 50, 61, 123, 134, 151, 153, 156, 174, 181, 215, 220, 227, 231, 262, 270, 284, 287, 293, 294, 306, 339, 359, 394, 396, 405, 409, 416, 427, 433, 442, 455, 466, 484, 499, 504, 518, 521, 526, 532, 539, 542, 560, 567, 579, 580, 582, 597, 624, 625, 640, 660, 679, 701, 706, 709, 710, 711, 713, 717, 720, 729, 731, 737, 739, 740, 741, 756, 759, 766, 771, 811, 819, 821, 826, 828, 849, 900, 903, 911, 915, 916

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 41, 50, 53, 67, 68, 75, 76, 82, 86, 88, 92, 93, 97, 105, 110, 111, 114, 119

S8 Darling, Sen. Alberta (8th Sen.Dist.; Rep.)

Action, special proceeding, counterclaim, defense, cross complaint, or appeal commenced in bad faith to harass or injure another or knowing it was without reasonable basis in law: party or party's attorney is subject to damages for costs or fees; appeal and appellate court provisions - SB85

Adoption records may be disclosed to determine availability of placing a child with adoptive parent of the child's sibling - SB477

Alzheimer's disease or related dementia: DHFS required to establish standards of care and treatment; residential care facilities must satisfy those standards to hold themselves out as offering special services - AB493

ATV and snowmobile operation: prohibited alcohol concentration is 0.0 for anyone under 21 years of age - AB965

Authorized traffic ordinance providing for the removal, impoundment, and disposal of a motor vehicle involved in a traffic violation allowed - SB296

Background checks for handgun purchasers: DOJ required to check for court order or finding rendering the person ineligible under federal law re mental health status; courts required to determine ineligibility to possess a firearm under federal law during certain proceedings, other duties specified - AB424

Badger Care recipients with access to employer's group health insurance coverage: DHFS to report annually on actual percentages of the insurance plan costs that are paid by employers - SB183

Building permit: continuing education requirements for applicants revised - SB131

Capital gains: procedure created to defer taxation if gains are used to purchase a primary residence - AB808

Catastrophic claims exceeding $10,000.00: insurer required to provide information upon request of a group health insurance policyholder and certain employers - AB855

Catastrophic claims exceeding $10,000.00: insurer required to provide information upon request of a group health insurance policyholder and certain employers - SB541

CBRF, residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and adult family homes: licensure and certification revisions; community advisory committee required; DHFS and county department duties specified - SB268

Cesky Den proclaimed June 8-10, 2007 - SJR28

Charitable organizations: filing financial statements with DRL modified - SB467

Child abuse or neglect case resulting in child fatality or near fatality or the child, if under 13 years of age, was a victim of sexual assault: public disclosure requirements revised, exception provision, report required - SB542

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re failure to act within time period, extension of time periods, and informal dispositions - SB496

Commercial dog breeder license requirements created, DATCP and DOR duties set; remedies for purchasers of a pet dog; sellers required to provide certain written information to buyers - SB308

County tax levy for library services: exemption created for city, town, village, or school district that levies a tax for library services and meets certain spending criteria - AB420

Culinary or cooking classes that permit wine to be consumed: exception to consumption of alcohol beverages in public places prohibition - SB540

Debt-settlement services: definition and licensing requirements created, exemption provision; Division of Banking duties - AB902

Delinquent child support obliger Web site: DWD to maintain; conditions specified - AB744

Dental services to MA recipients under a managed care system: DHFS to establish a pilot project, sunset provision - SB573

Dentist continuing education requirements revised - SB70

Domestic abuse, child abuse, or harassment temporary restraining order and injunction: notification of the service of a petition revised - AB767

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: excluded from taxable income for income and franchise tax purposes, total amount allowed to claim revised, Comm.Dept certification of businesses modified - SB334

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment income and franchise tax credit limits revised - SB293

Education credit re income and franchise taxes to businesses and corporations that pay certain tuitions; DOR report required - AB67

Education credit re income and franchise taxes to businesses and corporations that pay certain tuitions; DOR report required - SB31

Eligible innovation project or project facility: income and franchise tax credits created re costs for creating and maintaining or operating; Comm.Dept and definition provisions - SB74

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction - AB30

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction - SB8

Genetic counselor regulations and licensing requirements created, Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created - SB570

Green data center: income and franchise tax credits created; definition provision - SB73

Group health benefit plan definition modified; OCI report required - SB484

Health care coverage for employees covered by MERA: collective bargaining prohibited; GIB and OCI provisions - AB110

Health care coverage for employees covered by MERA: collective bargaining prohibited; GIB and OCI provisions - SB46

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created - AB47

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created - SB18

Historic buildings and downtown development: revisions re State Historic Building Code, multifamily dwellings, historic rehabilitation tax credit, certification and promotion of downtowns, DOT highway projects in downtown business areas, and certain state office buildings - SB331

Homestead exemption: value of certain property increased; DOA duties and land owned by husband and wife provisions - AB858

Individual income tax personal exemption for certain older taxpayers: amount increased - SB4

Individual income tax rates of taxation modified - SB58

Information technology hardware or software purchased by health care providers or facilities: income and franchise tax credits created re medical records in electronic format; income tax exemption on interest on WHEFA bonds and notes - SB45

Juvenile court records open to inspection by certain other courts, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, DHFS, county department of human or social services, and certain licensed child welfare agencies; confidentiality and forfeiture provisions - SB384

Leonard, Jerris: life and public service - SJR7

``Loan" definition modified for mortgage banker, mortgage broker, and loan originator purposes - SB517

Lobbyist prohibited from serving as state chairperson of a political party; penalty provision - SB276

Local park district creation authorized; DNR local parks aid program eligibility; property tax levy, impact fees, issuing debt, and exemption from taxation provisions - AB784

Local park district creation authorized; DNR local parks aid program eligibility; property tax levy, impact fees, issuing debt, and exemption from taxation provisions - SB248

Local professional baseball park district: sunset on collection of sales and use taxes; LAB financial audit required - AB941

Local professional baseball park district: sunset on collection of sales and use taxes; LAB financial audit required - SB547

MA eligibility for long-term care services: revisions re assets and divestment - SB144

Manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of products may be held liable if injured party proves the specific product or chemically identical product that caused the injury was manufactured, distributed, sold, or promoted by the defendant, in addition to other considerations - SB61

Medical care insurance policy that covers an individual, spouse, and dependent children and the employer pays a portion of the cost: income tax deduction created - SB87

Milwaukee Center for Independence (MCFI): mission to assist families with special needs supported; Governor urged to convene a task force to identify funding for a facility in southeastern Wisconsin - SJR105

Motor vehicle fuel tax refund for schools, technical college districts, and local governments created; provisions re alternate fuel, DOR, and persons under contract with school districts to transport pupils to and from school activities - SB84

MPCP: private schools outside the City of Milwaukee but within Milwaukee County permitted to participate, conditions set - AB637