Senate

Motor vehicle insurance: factors for setting premium rates specified; insurer prohibited from using zip code as a factor for setting rates -  SB289

Nursing homes required to notify residents or their legal representatives of certain violations - AB389

Nursing homes required to notify residents or their legal representatives of certain violations - SB538

OAR, OWS, and OWL provisions of 2005 WisAct 412 repealed, new penalties created; court-ordered revocation made permissive and DOT administrative revocation requirement eliminated for fourth offense, great bodily harm or death provision; penalties for driving around or through a railroad crossing gate or barrier or failure to stop for a traffic officer or railroad employee at a crossing revised; JRCCP report  - AB181

OAR, OWS, and OWL provisions of 2005 WisAct 412 repealed, new penalties created; court-ordered revocation made permissive and DOT administrative revocation requirement eliminated for fourth offense, great bodily harm or death provision; penalties for driving around or through a railroad crossing gate or barrier or failure to stop for a traffic officer or railroad employee at a crossing revised; JRCCP report  - SB495

Olson, Russell A.: life and public service -  SJR83

Opicka, (LCpl) Dean: life and military service commended - SJR48

OWI penalties for third offense and higher revised; no release after third OWI conviction and pretrial release may be denied; law enforcement provision; JRCCP report  - AB79

OWI-related offenses revisions; JRCCP report -  AB283

Period of revocation of operating privileges for certain OWI-related offenses revised; person with revoked privileges required to contact DOT when released from jail or prison  - SB102

Psychotropic medication: nursing home required to have written informed consent before administering to a resident with a degenerative brain disorder -  SB609

Restraining order and injunction violations: court may order person to submit to GPS tracking by Corr.Dept in certain cases; surcharge and penalties for tampering with device; JRCCP report - AB263

Restraining order and injunction violations: court may order person to submit to GPS tracking by Corr.Dept in certain cases; surcharge and penalties for tampering with device; JRCCP report - SB178

School conference and activities leave: employers must allow -  AB116

School conference and activities leave: employers must allow -  SB86

Spring election for nonpartisan offices eliminated: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR2

Spring election for nonpartisan offices eliminated: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR49

State contracting reform and false claims revisions -  SB447

U.W. Madison women's hockey team commended for winning the 2008-09 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship -  SJR22

Vrooman, (SSG) Jeremy Dale: life and military service commended -  SJR50

Wheel weights and other wheel balancing products containing lead: prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of - SB364

Whitesel, Russ: public service commended and congratulations upon his retirement from Legislative Council  - SJR74

Other proposals coauthored or cosponsored by Sen. Carpenter:

Senate Bills: 1, 2, 3, 5, 15, 40, 43, 66, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 89, 94, 96, 103, 107, 108, 113, 163, 167, 183, 184, 195, 198, 199, 202, 204, 208, 218, 219, 221, 236, 267, 274, 282, 293, 304, 331, 333, 341, 355, 362, 376, 377, 386, 389, 390, 397, 405, 409, 439, 455, 483, 508, 514, 515, 533, 540, 578, 600, 627, 631, 641, 657, 663, 690

Senate Joint Resolutions: 5, 7, 10, 15, 35, 38, 43, 51, 52, 53, 61, 78

Senate Resolutions: 8, 13

Senate Petitions: 1

Assembly Bills: 3, 5, 15, 17, 40, 41, 63, 100, 102, 107, 108, 111, 112, 118, 119, 138, 152, 165, 176, 182, 185, 217, 222, 227, 245, 246, 250, 251, 259, 261, 269, 272, 277, 278, 292, 341, 346, 373, 377, 388, 392, 394, 397, 403, 405, 414, 440, 462, 473, 474, 479, 482, 496, 512, 517, 525, 544, 547, 552, 606, 615, 635, 641, 651, 652, 678, 702, 725, 730, 747, 785, 792, 793, 814, 835, 842, 896, 916

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 8, 16, 18, 24, 27, 38, 45, 60, 64, 66, 69, 77, 90, 91, 104, 105, 107, 112, 116, 121, 124

S6 Coggs, Sen. Spencer (6th Sen.Dist.; Dem.)

Absentee ballot certificate revisions; military and overseas electors provisions -  AB330

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense and definition provisions  - AB894

Alcohol licensed premises in a public park within a 1st class city: customers permitted to bring in and consume beer and intoxicating liquor purchased elsewhere - AB248

Alcohol licensed premises in a public park within a 1st class city: customers permitted to bring in and consume beer and intoxicating liquor purchased elsewhere - SB192

Ambulance operator safety program: DOT to establish and administer; driver schools, technical colleges, and authorized emergency vehicle exemption from traffic restrictions  - AB724

Ambulance operator safety program: DOT to establish and administer; driver schools, technical colleges, and authorized emergency vehicle exemption from traffic restrictions  - SB518

Apprentice contract law revisions; Wisconsin Apprenticeship Council appointment and composition modified  - AB797

Apprentice contract law revisions; Wisconsin Apprenticeship Council appointment and composition modified  - SB586

Barber or cosmetologist apprentices: supervision of modified -  SB168

Biological specimen for DNA analysis: failure to provide penalty revised; JRCCP report -  SB639

``Black History Month": February 2010 recognized as -  SJR63

Bottling of water provided by a local governmental unit: DNR approval required -  AB52

Bullying policy for schools: DPI to develop a model and each school board to adopt; Bullying Awareness Day provision  - SB202

Child safety alarm required in certain vehicles used to transport children to and from a child care provider; DCF duties, emergency rule, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report  - AB176

Child safety alarm required in certain vehicles used to transport children to and from a child care provider; DCF duties, emergency rule, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report  - SB141

Contractual services purchased by executive branch agencies to be performed within the U.S. when available; exceptions re federal money and U.W. System -  SB8

Crane and heavy equipment operator licenses created; Comm.Dept, council, and apprentice provisions  - AB928

Crane and heavy equipment operator licenses created; Comm.Dept, council, and apprentice provisions  - SB665

Crimes against children committed by the child's day care provider: penalty enhancement for certain crimes; JRCCP report - AB413

DNA sample for analysis by the state crime laboratory and inclusion in DOJ DNA database: sheriff to collect; sentencing court and juvenile delinquency adjudication provisions; DOJ duties - AB896

DNA sample for analysis by the state crime laboratory and inclusion in DOJ DNA database: sheriff to collect; sentencing court and juvenile delinquency adjudication provisions; DOJ duties - SB641

Election and voting law changes re deceptive election practices and voter intimidation, suppression, and protection; voter's bill of rights, GAB duties, report, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  AB249

Election and voting law changes re deceptive election practices and voter intimidation, suppression, and protection; voter's bill of rights, GAB duties, report, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  SB179

Election and voting laws revised; JRCCP report -  AB895

Election and voting laws revised; JRCCP report -  SB640

Elector challenging right of another elector to vote at a polling place: challenger must reside in same ward or election district as the challenged elector, proof of residence required  - AB406

Elector challenging right of another elector to vote at a polling place: challenger must reside in same ward or election district as the challenged elector, proof of residence required  - SB272

Employee Free Choice Act: Congress urged to pass -  SR5

Employment discrimination based on credit history prohibited; exceptions and definition provisions  - SB275

Employment discrimination re employee's refusal to attend meetings or participate in communication re religious or political matters prohibited, exception and definition provisions - AB831

Employment discrimination re employee's refusal to attend meetings or participate in communication re religious or political matters prohibited, exception and definition provisions - SB585

Feeding America (or Second Harvest food banks): individual income tax checkoff created; designated money to go to food banks in specified cities -  AB69

Feeding America (or Second Harvest food banks): individual income tax checkoff created; designated money to go to food banks in specified cities -  SB24

Fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: municipality to pay health care premiums for surviving spouse and dependent children under certain conditions  - SB520

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited except under specific conditions; possession by person convicted of a violent nonfelony offense prohibited; JRCCP report - AB914

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited except under specific conditions; possession by person convicted of a violent nonfelony offense prohibited; JRCCP report - SB643

Five-year-old kindergarten made a prerequisite to first grade in public and charter schools; exemption provision; school board and charter school operator duties  - AB119

Five-year-old kindergarten made a prerequisite to first grade in public and charter schools; exemption provision; school board and charter school operator duties  - SB89

Gender-based act: civil cause of action created for person who suffers physical, emotional, or economic harm; definition provision -  AB480

Gender-based act: civil cause of action created for person who suffers physical, emotional, or economic harm; definition provision -  SB337

Harley-Davidson designated as the state motorcycle, Blue Book provision -  AB596

Harley-Davidson designated as the state motorcycle, Blue Book provision -  SB394

HEAB grant appropriations increased in certain cases; TCS Board grants to programs that assist in reducing unemployment, report required; Comm.Dept grants to businesses in economically distressed area for capital investments; angel investment tax credit and income tax revisions  - AB513

Hmong history from Vietnam War to emigration to the U.S. to be included in school curriculum re state, national, and world history -  SB359

Housing discrimination based on person's status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking prohibited  - AB277

Housing discrimination based on person's status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking prohibited  - SB204

Indigency determination criteria for purposes of SPD representation changed; Public Defender Board FTE positions increased -  AB395

Indigency determination criteria for purposes of SPD representation changed; Public Defender Board FTE positions increased -  SB263

Instructional materials for students with disabilities in the U.W. or technical college systems: publishers required to provide in alternate formats upon request, conditions specified and public accommodations law provisions -  SB638

Ironworker regulation and certification programs established; Comm.Dept duties and grandfather provision  - AB660

Ironworker regulation and certification programs established; Comm.Dept duties and grandfather provision  - SB476

``Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway": DOT to designate and mark portion of I 43 within the City of Milwaukee - AB629

``Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway": DOT to designate and mark portion of I 43 within the City of Milwaukee - SB410

Joint local governmental self-insured health insurance plan: county housing authority may participate  - SB427

Juneteenth Day (June 19) added to list of legal holidays -  AB240

Juneteenth Day (June 19) added to list of legal holidays -  SB170

Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council: annual report and public hearing requirements; DCF duties  - SB644

Minority Cancer Awareness Week in Wisconsin proclaimed April 19-25, 2009 -  SJR12

Presumption for employment-connected infectious disease established for fire fighters, EMS providers, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers; JSCRS appendix report - SB429