2013 Senate Authors

890 Fitzgerald, Sen. Scott (13th Sen.Dist.; R)

Boston Marathon bombings: prayers and condolences to families of the victims and the injured and offering assistance to the state of Massachusetts - AJR24

Campaign finance and lobbying law revisions re Internet political activity, individual and public communication, solicitation expenditure limit, committee transfers, electronic filing, registration threshold, campaign finance reporting, conduits and redirection of certain unclaimed contributions, and campaign contributions by lobbyists - SB655

Dalai Lama: honoring His Holiness upon his visit to Wisconsin on May 14 and 15, 2013 - SJR32

Drug Court Month: May 2013 proclaimed as - SJR31

Employees exempt from the overtime pay requirement: employer not required to keep records of the hours of employment - SB557

Governor's budget message deadline extended and additional floorperiod created - SJR6

Group or committee organized for the purpose of influencing the election or nomination of an individual to state or local office or a vote in a referendum: registration and reporting requirements revised re explicit terms, expenditures that do not expressly advocate for the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or adoption or rejection of a referendum question, administration and overhead expenses, and contribution limitations and prohibitions - SB654

Hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow: local governments may not restrict within its jurisdiction, exceptions provided - SB210

Johnson, (1LT) David Andrew: life and military service commended - AJR17

Johnson, (1LT) David Andrew: life and military service commended - SJR19

LTSB software development team congratulated for the Legislative Staff Achievement Award from the National Association of Legislative Information Technology - SJR48

Military income received by active duty member of U.S. armed forces who dies in a combat zone: individual income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB166

Military income received by active duty member of U.S. armed forces who dies in a combat zone: individual income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB147

Organization of the 2013-14 Senate, list of officers, and notification to Assembly and governor - SR1

Outside salespersons exempt from state minimum wage law - AB412

Outside salespersons exempt from state minimum wage law - SB320

Senate rules revised and created re admittance to Senate spaces, order and decorum, Senate chamber definition, display of signs and objects, electronic devices, points of order, Assembly messages, Committee on Senate Organization chairperson, individuals in Senate meeting rooms, referral of proposals and appointments, and Senate rules [Senate rules 4 (6), 7 (title) to (5), 13m (4), (8), 13r, 17 (6), 18 (1b), 20 (1)(b) 2., 25 (1)(a), (5), (6), 42 (2)(c), 56m (title), (1), (2m), 69, 99 (77)] - SR2

Senate rules revised and created re admittance to Senate spaces, order and decorum, Senate chamber definition, display of signs and objects, electronic devices, points of order, Assembly messages, Committee on Senate Organization chairperson, individuals in Senate meeting rooms, and Senate rules [Senate rules 4 (6), 7 (title) to (5), 13m (4), (8), 13r, 17 (6), 18 (1b), 20 (1)(b) 2., 25 (1)(a), (5), (6), 56m (title), (1), (2m), 69, 99 (77)] - SR3

Sport shooting range: civil liability immunity and zoning conditions exceptions under certain conditions - AB691

Sport shooting range: civil liability immunity and zoning conditions exceptions under certain conditions - SB527

TID requirements modified re sharing tax increments and limiting the participation of certain special purpose districts - AB4

Treatment and diversion (TAD) grants to counties for persons charged with or convicted of AODA related offense: funding increased and reports required - SB507

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Fitzgerald, Sen. Scott (13th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 41, 231

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 8, 13, 15, 20, 21, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 42, 45, 46, 70, 80

Senate Resolutions: 7

Assembly Bills: 8, 55, 271, 668, 712

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 11, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 42, 53, 54, 68, 69, 94

891 Grothman, Sen. Glenn (20th Sen.Dist.; R)

Absentee ballots: hours a municipal clerk's office can be open each day to receive in-person applications limited - AB54

Absentee ballots: hours a municipal clerk's office can be open each day to receive in-person applications limited - SB324

Absentee voting at a CBRF, adult family home, or residential care apartment: municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall dispatch special voting deputies under certain conditions, notice provision - AB396

Absentee voting at a CBRF, adult family home, or residential care apartment: municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall dispatch special voting deputies under certain conditions, notice provision - SB297

Acts of persecution against Christianity on worldwide scale condemned - SJR85

Aerial approach ordinance is initiated by a committee of the governing body of the county or municipality that owns the airport - SB516

Alcohol sales in Peninsula State Park permitted re golf course and golf clubhouse - SB8

Antique snowmobile registration modified - SB514

Attorney appointed by SPD to represent a patient is authorized to access and obtain the patient's health care records, written informed consent provision - AB759

Attorney appointed by SPD to represent a patient is authorized to access and obtain the patient's health care records, written informed consent provision - SB599

Barbering and cosmetology licensing requirements revised - AB291

Barbering and cosmetology licensing requirements revised - SB237

Bausch, Lauri: athletic achievements commended and congratulations on the Bronze Medal in skeleton at the European Cup - AJR86

Biometric data collected from pupils and use of device to assess physiological or emotional state prohibited without parental consent; AG or a DA may bring an action in circuit court - AB616

Campaign finance report requirement re occupation of individual contributor whose contributions exceed set amount revised - AB378

Campaign finance report requirement re occupation of individual contributor whose contributions exceed set amount revised - SB282

Career and technical education incentive grants created; DPI to award to school districts after conferring with DWD and TCS; appropriation provided - SB331

Cemetery authority: deposit and investment of care funds and preneed trust funds expanded to include broker-dealer - AB79

Chiropractic licensure examination and continuing education requirement revisions - AB117

Chiropractic licensure examination and continuing education requirement revisions - SB105

Claims against the state by persons claiming to be innocent after release from imprisonment: Claims Board duties and maximum award revised; temporary financial assistance, transition assistance, sealed records, deceased petitioner, and judicial review provisions - AB534

Claims against the state by persons claiming to be innocent after release from imprisonment: Claims Board duties and maximum award revised; temporary financial assistance, transition assistance, sealed records, deceased petitioner, and judicial review provisions - SB587

Class A bear license holder may transfer the license to a Purple Heart Medal recipient or a U.S. armed forces member on active duty, conditions specified - AB473

Class ``A" beer retailers and brewers authorized to sell beer in refillable and resealable containers - AB855

Class ``A" beer retailers and brewers authorized to sell beer in refillable and resealable containers - SB658

``Class B" license: municipal quota exception for full-service restaurants modified - AB814

``Class B" license: municipal quota exception for full-service restaurants modified - SB586

Closing hour for wineries operating under a retail ``Class B" license changed, ordinance provision - AB813

Closing hour for wineries operating under a retail ``Class B" license changed, ordinance provision - SB562

Closing hour for wineries operating under a retail ``Class B" license changed, ordinance provision; carry-ins of distilled spirits and beer on a ``Class B" licensed retail winery premises permitted for special events - SB597

Collateral source payments and subrogation revisions re admissible as evidence - SB22

Commercial quadricycle: definition, exception to prohibition on consuming beer in a public place without a retail alcohol beverage license, municipal ordinance provisions, and prohibiting the driver from consuming alcohol, penalty provisions - SB291

Commercial quadricycle: definition, ordinance exception allowing consumption of alcohol beverages on, and prohibiting driver from consuming alcohol, penalty provisions - AB169

Commercial radio or television station personal property: property, sales, and use tax exemptions created under certain conditions; JSCTE appendix report - AB5

Commercial radio or television station personal property: property, sales, and use tax exemptions created under certain conditions; JSCTE appendix report - SB34

Companionship services providers: DWD required to make exemption from overtime pay requirements - SB651

Construction lien: procedures to preserve and determine validity; payments to prime contractors of public works contracts revisions - SB595

County medical examiners and assistants: payment of salaries revised - SB156

County payments to public libraries in adjacent counties - AB288

County payments to public libraries in adjacent counties - SB397

Coverdell Education Savings Account contributions: individual income tax deduction created; JSCTE appendix report - AB121

Coverdell Education Savings Account contributions: individual income tax deduction created; JSCTE appendix report - SB111

CPA certificate: required semester hours reduced - SB667

CPA examination: qualifying institutions broadened and public notice requirement for the Accounting Examining Board revised - SB39

Deadline changed for certain reports from DOR and DOT re consumer price index, computer-related equipment exempt from property tax, and general transportation aids program - AB724

Decoys placed in water for migratory game bird hunting: DNR cannot prohibit under specified conditions - SB133

Defendant charged child sex offense: judge required to impose conditions of release re travel, association, and residency - AB190

Defendant charged with child sex offense: judge required to impose conditions of release re travel, association, and residency - SB221

Discharge into wetland: exemption from DNR permitting and mitigation requirements for site in City of Sturgeon Bay, conditions specified - AB602

DNR authorized to lease state forest land in the Town of Boulder Junction to the Boulder Junction Shooting Range for terms not to exceed 30 years - SB277

DPI directed to establish model academic standards in math, English, science, advanced math, social studies, and art; advisory committee and conditions provisions - AB617

Duty disability benefit for protective occupation participants under WRS revised, Wisconsin Retirement Board duty; LAB to conduct performance evaluation audit of duty disability and survivor benefits program under WRS and comparable programs of a 1st class county and 1st class city; prohibited subject of collective bargaining for municipal and state employees who are police officers, fire fighters, or emergency service providers re benefits of and eligibility for duty disability and survivor benefits - AB854

Duty disability benefit for protective occupation participants under WRS revised, Wisconsin Retirement Board duty; LAB to conduct performance evaluation audit of duty disability and survivor benefits program under WRS and comparable programs of a 1st class county and 1st class city; prohibited subject of collective bargaining for municipal and state employees who are police officers, fire fighters, or emergency service providers re benefits of and eligibility for duty disability and survivor benefits - SB657

Education expenses credit created re tuition expenses at public and private elementary and secondary schools - AB195

Education expenses credit created re tuition expenses at public and private elementary and secondary schools - SB170

Election official at a polling place on election day: residency requirement modified; appointments revised and GAB and AG provisions - AB18

Election-related statistics reported by municipal clerk to county clerk: statistics re elector address verification postcards added; GAB to publish information on the Internet - SB377

Electrician and electrical contractor licensing and registration requirements re 2007 WisAct 63: effective date changed - AB35

Electrician and electrical contractor licensing and registration requirements re 2007 WisAct 63: effective date changed - SB36