2015 Senate Authors

Public school financing law changes re calculation of general school aids, counting low-income pupils, school aid factors, per pupil adjustment to revenue limits, high-poverty aid, hold harmless aid, and delay in school aid payments; first dollar and school levy property tax credits eliminated; DPI, DOA, JCF, and LFB duties - SB376

Recreation vessels carrying passengers under age 13: personal flotation device required at all times or the passenger must remain below deck or in an enclosed cabin - SB597

Renew Wisconsin’s land ethic and heritage as a leader and pioneer in environmental policy and sustainability; focus on action to integrate carbon pollution and climate change solutions into activities and businesses of citizens - SJR62

Requesting the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution re restoring free and fair elections - AJR67

Requesting the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution re restoring free and fair elections - SJR56

Self-defense: presumption of reasonableness in criminal and civil actions repealed; attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses provisions removed - AB1022

Senate Organization, Committee on, required to create a special committee on certain water issues affecting the state; report required before December 31, 2016 - SR9

Special education and school age parents programs: state aid to school districts increased - AB294

Special education and school age parents programs: state aid to school districts increased - SB216

Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220) restored - AB990

Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220) restored - SB784

Strip searches performed on jail detainees: law enforcement required to report certain information to DOJ - SB756

Student loan assistance for critical industry sectors: HEAB to administer and Secretary of DWD and CEO of WEDC to identify the sectors in consultation with UW Board of Regents, state superintendent of public instruction, TCS Board, and local workforce investment boards; promotional materials to high schools provision - SB491

Suspensions and expulsions of pupils: annual report to DPI from private schools participating in a parental choice program required - AB618

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 4-8, 2015 recognized as - SR5

Trigger lock or secure, lockable container required for commercial sale or transfer of firearms; penalty provisions - AB894

Violent death reporting system: funding increased - AB962

Voluntary firearm registry: local law enforcement agency may create; open records and confidentiality provisions - SB787

Weapon possession on a public transit motor bus prohibited, exception for law enforcement officers and game wardens only; penalty provisions - SB428

Wisconsin conservation corps (WCC) program established and WCC Board created in DOA, finance and project criteria provisions; National and Community Service Board duties, public works exceptions, and annual report required - SB632

Wisconsin Promise grants created to cover tuition and other educational expenses for eligible students attending public institutions of higher education; HEAB duties - AB903

Wisconsin Promise grants created to cover tuition and other educational expenses for eligible students attending public institutions of higher education; HEAB duties - SB686

WRS duty disability benefit for certain law enforcement officers prohibited under specified conditions; populous county and first class city provisions; JSCRS appendix report - SB744

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Larson, Sen. Chris (7th Sen.Dist.; D)

Senate Bills: 2, 18, 19, 22, 39, 45, 48, 58, 65, 68, 72, 97, 107, 145, 159, 165, 170, 174, 176, 194, 200, 214, 220, 221, 232, 241, 258, 264, 280, 281, 293, 307, 312, 322, 327, 335, 342, 353, 364, 365, 370, 385, 412, 415, 424, 427, 439, 468, 469, 471, 473, 483, 488, 489, 517, 573, 574, 616, 618, 621, 625, 635, 636, 637, 653, 656, 666, 671, 672, 675, 682, 685, 688, 693, 694, 695, 697, 701, 724, 731, 745, 746, 749, 750, 760, 764, 767, 773, 782, 783, 785

Senate Joint Resolutions: 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 21, 31, 32, 33, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 49, 50, 59, 61, 64, 66, 71, 73, 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 100, 106, 107, 108

Senate Resolutions: 10, 11, 12

Assembly Bills: 12, 19, 20, 29, 65, 66, 69, 70, 74, 84, 85, 87, 101, 102, 105, 141, 155, 221, 224, 228, 231, 236, 247, 264, 265, 267, 272, 283, 292, 293, 300, 316, 318, 328, 333, 342, 343, 354, 368, 375, 378, 379, 394, 399, 408, 423, 432, 437, 460, 474, 475, 478, 485, 494, 496, 499, 507, 510, 515, 516, 524, 538, 545, 548, 551, 552, 567, 569, 570, 594, 605, 607, 617, 621, 636, 637, 661, 667, 669, 673, 699, 737, 752, 756, 768, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 792, 805, 806, 808, 814, 816, 838, 844, 849, 850, 852, 858, 859, 862, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 886, 887, 889, 890, 897, 898, 899, 900, 904, 912, 916, 919, 920, 925, 929, 932, 933, 943, 945, 949, 953, 954, 955, 957, 960, 961, 968, 976, 977, 987, 991, 1007

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 7, 8, 17, 23, 32, 33, 38, 43, 46, 53, 55, 59, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 78, 80, 82, 86, 90, 92, 94, 95, 99, 100, 101, 103, 107, 108, 110, 117

1202 Lasee, Sen. Frank (1st Sen.Dist.; R)

Adult children prevented from visiting or communicating with parent residing in a hospital, hospice, nursing home, or CBRF may petition court for visitation; conditions set - SB487

Auxiliary container re merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility: authority of political subdivisions to regulate limited - SB601

Booyah designated at the Wisconsin state soup; Blue Book provision - AB639

Closing hour for wineries operating under a retail ``Class B" license changed, ordinance provision - SB212

Collection agency: employees may work from home under certain conditions; ``collector” and ``solicitor” definitions modified - SB438

Complementary and alternative health care practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; practice protection laws exemptions; DSPS duties and definition provisions - SB198

Comprehensive planning: local governments may repeal; DOA grant program to assist with planning activities eliminated - SB266

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - AB413

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - SB286

Decommissioned or closed production plant that is exempt from property taxes: utility aid payments revised - AB335

Decommissioned or closed production plant that is exempt from property taxes: utility aid payments revised - SB252

Decoy left unattended in a body of water: public nuisance provisions revised - AB225

Decoy left unattended in a body of water: public nuisance provisions revised - SB147

Disclaimer of parental rights affidavit changes re private adoption and execution by child’s father - AB528

Ellis, Michael G.: commending the Senate President’s distinguished career and contributions to the legislature - SR12

Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect - AB25

Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect - SB23

Event data recorders (EDRs) in motor vehicles: regulations created re disclosure of information, prohibiting certain insurance practices, and displaying a statement on used vehicles for sale; penalties and DOT duties - SB697

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; governor and DSPS duties - SB568

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - AB720

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - SB629

Forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime: laws revised; proceeds of sales turned into the state school fund; transferring property to federal agents also revised; law enforcement agencies and DOJ duties - SB521

Horse racing at local fairs and regulation of local fairs revised; DATCP and state aid provisions - SB318

Influenza vaccination: employer limitations on requiring created - AB312

Influenza vaccination: employer limitations on requiring created - SB218

Insurance statutes: miscellaneous changes - AB420

Insurance statutes: miscellaneous changes - SB287

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - AB568

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - SB445

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - AB584

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - SB437

Local professional football stadium district: DOR required to distribute excess sales tax revenue to Brown County and municipalities within it; conditions specified and resolution provision - SB233

LPG retailers required to obtain commercial general liability insurance; surety bond and letter of credit options eliminated - AB698

LPG retailers required to obtain commercial general liability insurance; surety bond and letter of credit options eliminated - SB547

Lyme disease: MEB and Board of Nursing to promulgate rules re best practices for diagnosis and treatment - AB768

MA purchase plan (MAPP) eligibility and premium requirements revised; other MA and long-term care program eligibility modified re certain account and retirement income; DHS duties - AB414

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - AB523

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - SB403

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - AB384

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - SB288

Organ donation leave provisions created - SB424

Pawnbroker notices re sale and surplus: email, text message, or other method agreed to with the customer allowed - AB779

Primary spinal care practitioner licensure program established; Spinal Medicine Affiliated Credentialing Board created in MEB - SB762

Private campgrounds: immunity from civil liability - SB131

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties changed - AB490

Proof of financial responsibility of landfill owner: escrow account and irrevocable trust options revised, corporate bonds provisions - AB57

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings - AB582

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings - SB464

Qualified financial contracts and certain agreements: staying or prevention of a person from exercising certain rights prohibited - AB668

Qualified financial contracts and certain agreements: staying or prevention of a person from exercising certain rights prohibited - SB537

Real estate practice law revisions re terminology, licensing, association with a firm, independent practice, time-share salespersons, and Real Estate Examining Board provisions; statute of limitation for filing an action against a real estate broker or salesperson; definition of ``employee” and emergency rules provisions - AB456

Real estate practice law revisions re terminology, licensing, association with a firm, independent practice, time-share salespersons, and Real Estate Examining Board provisions; statute of limitation for filing an action against a real estate broker or salesperson; definition of ``employee” and emergency rules provisions - SB375

Real estate transfer fee return: person who conveys real property required to file even if the conveyance is exempt from the fee, exemption provision - AB374

Real estate transfer fee return: person who conveys real property required to file even if the conveyance is exempt from the fee, exemption provision - SB279

Regulation of navigable waters, artificial water bodies, wetlands, and nonpoint source pollution revised; DNR duties - AB600

Regulation of navigable waters, artificial water bodies, wetlands, and nonpoint source pollution revised; DNR duties - SB459

Residential dwelling rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer is excluded from definition of ``hotel”, ``bed and breakfast establishment”, and ``tourist rooming house” and is therefore not subject to DATCP regulation of lodging establishments; prohibition on enacting or enforcing ordinances that would prohibit or regulate such dwellings - AB583

Residential dwelling rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer is excluded from definition of ``hotel”, ``bed and breakfast establishment”, and ``tourist rooming house” and is therefore not subject to DATCP regulation of lodging establishments; prohibition on enacting or enforcing ordinances that would prohibit or regulate such dwellings - SB446

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency limited to districts that adopted a resolution prior to effective date of the bill - AB449