Wisconsin Legislature: Taylor, Sen. Lena (4th Sen.Dist.; D)

910Taylor, Sen. Lena (4th Sen.Dist.; D)

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense and definition provisions - AB245

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense and definition provisions - SB233

AFL-CIO Milwaukee Labor Press honored for its role in Wisconsin history - SJR34

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

ATV and UTV operation on highway bridges permitted on closed roadways under certain conditions, ordinance provision - SB601

ATV, UTV, or snowmobile safety certificate: carrying and displaying in electronic format, including a reproduction on a cell phone, allowed - SB227

Barbering and cosmetology licensing requirements revised - SB237

Battery to family member of a public officer and harassing, threatening, or intimidating a legislator or his or her family: crimes and penalties created; JRCCP report - AB213

``Black History Month": February 2013 recognized as - SJR11

``Black History Month": February 2014 recognized as - SJR70

Borlaug, Dr. Norman: accomplishments in agriculture and fighting world hunger recognized on the 100th anniversary of his birth - SJR77

Boy Scouts of America; expressing support for - AJR101

CCAP Internet page: Director of State Courts must remove all information on civil cases under set conditions - AB520

CCAP Internet page: Director of State Courts to maintain one database for the general public under certain conditions and a separate database accessible to the courts, law enforcement, journalists, and other specified professions and agencies; penalty for using CCAP information to deny employment, housing, or other public accommodation; removal of information provision - AB253

``Cesar E. Chavez Day": state agencies required to designate March 31 as; optional state holiday for state employees provision - AB783

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month: November 2014 proclaimed as - SJR87

``Class A" licensed retailer authorized to provide taste samples of intoxicating liquor that is not wine, conditions specified - SB535

Collective bargaining for public safety employees employed by a first class city limited to annual percentage wage increase and subject to other provisions covering general employees - SB381

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

Cosmetologist required training hours reduced; cosmetology and barbering licensure requirement exemption for a service performed prior to a live performance or production of a moving or still image for public release or broadcast - SB395

CPA examination: qualifying institutions broadened and public notice requirement for the Accounting Examining Board revised - AB20

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

Crime victim compensation: DOJ may award to victims of certain sexual assault crimes, including human trafficking, for mental health services - SB396

Crossbow hunting license established; resident, nonresident, and archer hunting license provisions - SB185

Deaths involving a law enforcement officer: each law enforcement agency required to have a written policy approved by LESB re investigation of; DA and DOJ duties; board for the review of officer-involved deaths created - AB409

DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, hospital staff privileges, and Injured Patients and Familes Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals - SB546

Dispute between a first class city and representatives of police officers employed by the first class city: MERA provisions eliminated; process used by other municipalities to be followed - SB347

Distracted driving awareness day: April 24, 2014 proclaimed as - SJR73

Distracted driving awareness day: April 24, 2014 proclaimed as - SR8

Domestic abuse grants: funding increased - AB300

Drug Court Month: May 2013 proclaimed as - SJR31

Employment discrimination includes considering applicant's conviction record before being selected for an interview - AB342

Employment discrimination includes considering applicant's conviction record before being selected for an interview - SB257

Entry on property after mortgage foreclosure action is commenced to preserve or protect the property or public health and safety permitted and conditions specified; liability immunity, notice, and circuit court provisions - SB488

Expungement of DNA data in crime laboratories' data bank required if not adjudged guilty or delinquent; DOJ duties - AB315

Firearm prohibition notice required when serving notice for injunction hearings re domestic abuse, child abuse, or harassment; procedure for surrendering firearms after the court grants an injunction established - AB464

Fiscal estimate requirement eliminated for bills containing penalty provisions [Joint rules 41 (2)(a), (b)] - SJR5

Food protection practices (FPP) certification examination and restaurant provisions revised; local ordinance prohibition - SB434

Forestry and Paper Products Month: April 2014 proclaimed as - SJR82

Governor required to prepare a bill incorporating all proposed expenditure reductions resulting from the sequester of federal spending under the federal Budget Control Act of 2011 - SB92

Harley-Davidson Motor Company: 110th anniversary and contributions to Wisconsin and the U.S.A. recognized - SJR33

Health insurance policies prohibited from requiring a higher deductible, copayment, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy than injected or intravenous chemotherapy - SB300

HOME GR/OWN program in City of Milwaukee re transforming foreclosed properties: grant from GPR - SB485

Horton, Barbara P.: life, public service, and dedication to Milwaukee's children and families commended upon her death - AJR47

Horton, Barbara P.: life, public service, and dedication to Milwaukee's children and families commended upon her death - SJR44

Household and dependent care services: individual income tax credit based on the federal tax credit created - AB757

Independent Pardon Council created consisting of reserve judges and appointed by the governor - AB125

Independent Pardon Council created consisting of reserve judges and appointed by the governor - SB37

Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2013 recognized as - AJR42

Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2013 recognized as - SJR39

Law enforcement training and education standards revised - SB373

Length limit increased for certain vehicle combinations operated on the highway without a permit re ``drive-away method in saddlemount combination" - SB248

Lighting installation program created re tax delinquent properties and properties in foreclosure; county board duties - SB487

Mandela, Nelson R.: life and public service of the former President of South Africa commended upon his death - AJR82

Mandela, Nelson R.: life and public service of the former President of South Africa commended upon his death - SJR62

Medical use defense to marijuana-related prosecutions created and DHS registry established; ID cards, compassion centers, testing laboratories, and local government provisions; JRCCP report - SB363

Meetings of governmental bodies including the legislature: enactment of laws requiring reasonable notice and public access, two-thirds majority vote provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR35

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

Milwaukee County governance revisions re county board supervisors' compensation, term, authority, and expenditures; county executive authority; contracts and intergovernmental cooperation agreement approval; and annuitants of the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System; obsolete statutory reference deleted; referendum required; JSCRS appendix report - SB95

Minority-owned business: governmental procurement preference percentage increased - SB621

Mortgage foreclosure action: plaintiff required to post a surety bond re costs incurred if municipality razes a building on the property during the action - SB495

Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Day: May 10, 2014 proclaimed as - SJR79

Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Day: May 10, 2014 proclaimed as - SR9

Municipal court fee: maximum increased - AB22

Municipal court fee: maximum increased - SB15

Official for a youth athletic activity: requiring online training about concussions and head injuries approved by DPI - AB293

Pardoned criminal offense: removing records from CCAP, determination of habitual criminal modified, and possession of firearms provisions - SB620

Pelvic Organ Prolapse Awareness Month: June proclaimed as - SJR71

Person alleged to have violated criminal law, civil law, or municipal ordinance and is not alleged to have committed certain violent offenses or previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction: age raised from 17 to 18 - SB308

Pregnancy, childbirth, or related condition: employer to make reasonable accommodations including job transfer up to the duration of employee's inability to perform current job; employment discrimination on the basis of sex revised - SB401

Private attorneys representing indigent clients: rate paid by SPD increased - AB243

Private attorneys representing indigent clients: rate paid by SPD increased - SB235

Property taxes: payments not delinquent if caused by a medical emergency, factors specified - SB197

Qualified rehabilitation expenses for certified historic structures and qualified rehabilitated buildings: income and franchise tax credits; DOR and WHS report to JCF required; sunset provision - SB132

Questioning pupils about criminal activity: notification to parent or guardian required unless the school official suspects child abuse or the pupil is a victim of other specified crimes - SB309

Radon measurement or mitigation for a fee: completed course and proficiency examination approved by DHS required; credentials from another state provision - AB865

Refund setoff hierarchy for state debt collection: Wisconsin child support, family support, and maintenance obligations certified by DCF are collected before any other debt - SB361

Residential contractors prohibited from promising to pay or rebate property insurance deductible re specified repairs or replacements; consumer may cancel a contract for repairs or replacement if it is paid by insurance and all or part of the claim is not covered, written notice required; unfair trade practice and penalty provisions - SB79

Right to vote for every qualified elector in this state: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR83

Service contract award re DOA and its designated agents: protest or appeal of decisions provisions - SB83

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - SB225

Sexually explicit conduct: distributing images of without consent of the person prohibited, penalties and exceptions provisions; JRCCP report - SB367

Shoreline of Lake Michigan in the City of Milwaukee established - SB522

Shot Spotter Program in the City of Milwaukee appropriation; Sheboygan County tuberculosis response funding decreased - SB521

Snowmobile safety program field training exercise requirement modified - SB482

Special distinguishing registration plates honoring this state's support of the United States Olympic Committee created; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - SB305

Special ID card issued by DOT re parking privileges for persons with disabilities may be used for a motorcycle - SB387

Special registration deputies: appointment and training by county clerks and boards of election commissioners provisions; quota of new registrants requirement prohibited - SB198

State liability re federal Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act - AB771

Stinson, Robert Lee: $90,000.00 compensation for innocent convict claim - SB249

Tax incremental base of a TID: city or village may adopt a resolution asking DOR to redetermine in a decrement situation - SB252

Telephone solicitation restrictions: forfeiture for violations increased and private cause of action permitted - SB107

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) possession penalties revised and first violation by a juvenile provisions; ordinance to make first possession of marijuana a civil offense permitted; JRCCP report - AB891

Treatment and diversion (TAD) grants to counties for programs treating people with mental illness and who may be charged with or convicted of offenses related to the mental illness; funding and DOJ provisions - SB374

Uniform Commercial Code Article 4A amendment re certain funds transfers adopted - SB116

Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (2002) adopted - SB442

UW System and technical colleges nonresident tuition: restoring exemption for an alien who is not a legal resident of the U.S. but graduated from a Wisconsin high school or equivalent, lived continuously in Wisconsin for 3 years, and enrolled in an institution and provided an affidavit re filing for permanent U.S. residency - AB785

Vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities: DWD 2013-15 fiscal biennium funding and FTE positions increased - SB274

Voting at the entrance to an in-person absentee voting location by an elector with a disability: provisions created - SB404

WCCA Internet site: removing case or charge that has been dismissed, defendant found not guilty, or overturned on appeal and dismissed - SB526

Well-Woman Program and program to reduce fetal and infant mortality and morbidity in the City of Racine funding increased; BadgerCare Plus restoration fund created re individuals who lost eligibility, appropriation provided - AB892

Wells, Richard H.: Chancellor of UW--Oshkosh commended for his contributions and congratulated on his upcoming retirement - SJR78

Woodchucks defined as ``game animal" and ``fur-bearing animal" and DNR to establish open season for hunting and trapping - SB164

Work-share programs: DWD and employee representative approval required; UI benefit provisions specified - SB28

Workplace wellness programs re small businesses: income and franchise tax credits created; definition provisions; DHS and DOR duties - SB73

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Taylor, Sen. Lena (4th Sen.Dist.; D)

Senate Bills: 3, 4, 7, 9, 29, 32, 38, 52, 66, 67, 72, 80, 88, 90, 91, 96, 98, 101, 103, 104, 117, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 131, 143, 144, 151, 159, 162, 163, 169, 173, 184, 186, 187, 193, 195, 196, 203, 208, 209, 211, 213, 214, 222, 223, 228, 231, 239, 240, 241, 250, 255, 258, 270, 272, 273, 283, 292, 319, 323, 327, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 343, 350, 351, 352, 353, 359, 376, 385, 386, 398, 403, 405, 409, 410, 412, 435, 449, 451, 453, 461, 477, 484, 486, 492, 497, 505, 507, 514, 523, 549, 551, 552, 558, 566, 568, 573, 574, 584, 591, 600, 604, 610, 616, 623, 634, 663

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 59, 63, 67, 68, 74, 80, 90

Senate Resolutions: 7

Assembly Bills: 3, 5, 9, 14, 17, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 53, 57, 62, 66, 77, 78, 81, 85, 91, 92, 93, 103, 106, 109, 111, 113, 115, 131, 134, 136, 137, 138, 141, 142, 143, 146, 147, 158, 163, 165, 166, 169, 178, 181, 182, 185, 192, 194, 201, 203, 207, 218, 220, 226, 233, 235, 236, 239, 240, 241, 248, 250, 254, 256, 259, 265, 267, 269, 271, 279, 280, 281, 282, 289, 290, 291, 343, 347, 350, 351, 373, 374, 387, 390, 392, 397, 398, 400, 407, 426, 434, 442, 445, 446, 447, 448, 452, 457, 458, 459, 461, 462, 467, 469, 480, 482, 498, 503, 510, 511, 518, 519, 525, 526, 531, 537, 542, 550, 551, 553, 570, 588, 590, 607, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 633, 636, 640, 651, 654, 655, 657, 668, 670, 675, 681, 685, 686, 687, 693, 694, 702, 710, 725, 726, 730, 741, 743, 754, 759, 766, 768, 776, 779, 781, 819, 820, 822, 837, 860, 861, 898, 906, 918

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 80, 88, 93, 94, 95, 98, 102, 103, 107, 109, 110, 111, 119, 120, 121