2015 Senate Authors

Schedule for cash bail for persons accused of committing felonies: Director of State Courts to develop and Supreme Court to adopt by rule - AB982

Semiautomatic handgun identification: microstamping requirements created; penalties and law enforcement provisions - AB939

Semiautomatic handgun identification: microstamping requirements created; penalties and law enforcement provisions - SB729

Skills enhancement grants for community action agencies: funding increased and eligibility requirement changed - SB737

Sleeping or camping in a county park overnight: local ordinance prohibiting authorized under certain conditions and law enforcement authority to arrest someone limited; forfeiture provision - AB29

Small business grocery stores in food desert zones: WHEDA loan program established - SB800

Solitary confinement of inmate under 18 years of age prohibited - SB803

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees and trademark provisions - SB685

Stevens Point Area Senior High boys' basketball team, the Panthers, commended on winning the WIAA Division I State Championship title - SJR28

Substitute teacher wages: school board requirements - SB730

Summer reading improvement program: MPS to apply to DPI for a grant on behalf of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University - AB338

Summer reading program: DPI to award grant to the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University - SB420

Supreme Court rules of pleading and practice: text of proposed rules or changes to existing rules to be placed on the Court’s Internet site - SB346

Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties - AB908

Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties - SB677

UW—Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team congratulated for winning the Horizon League tournament and wishing them luck in the NCAA tournament - SR13

Venue for trials re elections, ethics, and lobbying regulation law violations: civil and criminal prosecutions where the alleged violation occurred; deletes statutory restriction on disclosure of certain information re investigation or prosecution - AB463

Victims of and witnesses to crimes: advocacy services grants to law enforcement agencies created; DOJ duties, sunset, and report provisions - AB978

Voter ID informational campaign: GAB and Elections Commission required to conduct public informational campaign - AB987

Waiver of application fees to UW System institutions and technical colleges for resident high school juniors and seniors; dates specified and appropriation provision - SB396

Williams, Annette Polly: life and public service - AJR3

Williams, Annette Polly: life and public service - SJR7

World AIDS Day: December 1, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR97

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

Senate Bills: 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 26, 30, 33, 42, 58, 60, 78, 93, 95, 106, 112, 122, 125, 141, 145, 159, 174, 176, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 194, 200, 215, 216, 217, 220, 221, 230, 258, 275, 277, 280, 281, 310, 311, 319, 322, 323, 330, 334, 340, 342, 350, 351, 352, 353, 356, 357, 370, 384, 386, 388, 394, 415, 416, 418, 419, 424, 439, 462, 468, 474, 476, 483, 488, 489, 491, 500, 510, 517, 540, 549, 579, 583, 590, 599, 600, 607, 608, 610, 612, 613, 621, 627, 633, 637, 645, 647, 665, 666, 701, 711, 722, 724, 736, 768, 785

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 33, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 67, 69, 73, 79, 81, 89, 90, 91, 106, 107

Senate Resolutions: 5, 11, 12

Assembly Bills: 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 27, 30, 35, 36, 37, 63, 65, 72, 76, 83, 84, 103, 114, 143, 148, 159, 172, 173, 179, 193, 221, 224, 228, 231, 247, 258, 267, 268, 272, 294, 295, 299, 316, 318, 328, 331, 342, 343, 358, 359, 375, 378, 379, 380, 381, 395, 399, 405, 414, 423, 437, 439, 443, 460, 464, 473, 474, 478, 484, 491, 502, 506, 510, 511, 512, 529, 541, 542, 544, 546, 555, 567, 569, 570, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 599, 604, 611, 614, 617, 618, 626, 636, 643, 661, 665, 667, 669, 673, 709, 716, 745, 753, 781, 786, 787, 790, 808, 813, 816, 824, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 839, 844, 847, 852, 853, 858, 859, 878, 882, 886, 897, 898, 899, 900, 904, 919, 925, 927, 928, 929, 930, 932, 943, 974, 979, 981, 984, 985

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 33, 35, 39, 40, 43, 44, 52, 53, 54, 59, 60, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 77, 80, 81, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 97, 99, 102, 106, 108, 111, 112, 116, 117

1212 Tiffany, Sen. Thomas (12th Sen.Dist.; R)

Apprenticeship completion award program: DWD appropriation increased - SB714

Aquaculture and fish farm regulations revised re wetland permits, natural bodies of water used for fish farms, dams on navigable streams, WPDES permits, water quality standard variances, water withdrawal re Great Lakes Compact, nonpoint performance standards cost-sharing exemption, LWSR agricultural use, WHEDA loan guarantees, navigable water permits, and transportation of agricultural products; DNR and DOT duties - AB640

Aquaculture and fish farm regulations revised re wetland permits, natural bodies of water used for fish farms, dams on navigable streams, WPDES permits, water quality standard variances, water withdrawal re Great Lakes Compact, nonpoint performance standards cost-sharing exemption, LWSR agricultural use, WHEDA loan guarantees, navigable water permits, and transportation of agricultural products; DNR and DOT duties - SB493

Automatic fire suppression systems for certain buildings on fairgrounds: DSPS requirement and enactment or enforcement of ordinance requiring prohibited if certain conditions are met - SB478

Battery to a child welfare or juvenile justice worker acting in an official capacity: felony penalty provisions - AB284

Battery to a child welfare or juvenile justice worker acting in an official capacity: felony penalty provisions - SB204

BCPL's authority to purchase land eliminated; DNR may not acquire land under the Stewardship Program without prior approval of the governing body and DNR will not make certain payments to municipalities for land purchased before a certain date - AB71

Broadband expansion grants: funding and amount PSC may issue increased - AB798

Broadband expansion grants: funding and amount PSC may issue increased - SB674

Buoys or other markers placed, or failure to place, in waterways: civil liability immunity created, DNR permit provision - SB110

Capital loss deducted from income tax federalized; JSCTE appendix report - AB97

County and municipality sales and use tax for maintenance of streets and highways permitted, referendum required, and sunset provision - AB210

DATCP prohibited from promulgating or enforcing a rule requiring motor vehicle fueling stations to have telephone or other means for public to contact emergency services - AB520

DATCP prohibited from promulgating or enforcing a rule requiring motor vehicle fueling stations to have telephone or other means for public to contact emergency services - SB392

Election of chief justice: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - AJR1

Election of chief justice: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - SJR2

Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center: appropriation for DNR grant - AB422

Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center: appropriation for DNR grant - SB354

FoodShare cards: DHS to request waiver to limit number of replacement cards in a 12-month period - AB200

FoodShare cards: DHS to request waiver to limit number of replacement cards in a 12-month period - SB136

Forestry and Paper Products Month: April 2015 proclaimed as - AJR24

Forestry and Paper Products Month: April 2015 proclaimed as - SJR26

Forward Wisconsin Development Authority (FWDA) formed by the merging of WEDC and WHEDA; Wisconsin housing finance fund established; governor’s duties - SB148

Freight rail infrastructure improvement grant: DOT to award to Northwoods Rail Transit Commission re purchase of railroad cars - AB458

Freight rail infrastructure improvement grant: DOT to award to Northwoods Rail Transit Commission re purchase of railroad cars - SB305

Handgun purchase: 48 hour waiting period eliminated - SB35

Items considered real property for property tax purposes specified - AB774

Items considered real property for property tax purposes specified - SB624

Job center network: DWD cannot require job seekers to furnish their SSN; exception and unique ID number provisions - AB303

Job center network: DWD cannot require job seekers to furnish their SSN; exception and unique ID number provisions - SB219

John Doe proceeding revisions re crimes that may be investigated, time limit on proceedings, costs are public record, certain judges excluded, and special prosecutors - AB68

John Doe proceeding revisions re crimes that may be investigated, time limit on proceedings, costs are public record, certain judges excluded, and special prosecutors - SB43

JSCTE eliminated - SB502

Jukebox: sales and use tax revisions, exemption provision; JSCTE appendix report - AB409

Jukebox: sales and use tax revisions, exemption provision; JSCTE appendix report - SB300

Lake monitoring and protection: purposes for which DNR may pay costs under contract expanded and DNR may use portion of funding designated for river protection grants - AB598

Lake monitoring and protection: purposes for which DNR may pay costs under contract expanded and DNR may use portion of funding designated for river protection grants - SB436

Local youth apprenticeship grants: DWD appropriation increased - SB713

Marathon County Economic Development Corporation: EDC grant for a revolving loan program re minority-owned businesses - SB586

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision - AB561

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision - SB434

Motor fuel prices: certain sellers may advertise prices by the half-gallon - AB729

Motor fuel prices: certain sellers may advertise prices by the half-gallon - SB587

Personal property tax and state aid payments to taxing jurisdictions re computers and related equipment eliminated; real property provision; JSCTE appendix report - SB765

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: board of commissioners membership modified re 2015 WisAct25 - AB372

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: board of commissioners membership modified - SB331

Recreation vehicle registration and regulation revisions; hunting, trapping, and fishing approval and regulation revisions; place of trial for certain fish and game law violations; DNR duties and electronic system for accessing approvals and certificates; enforcement, penalty, and emergency rule provisions - AB434

Recreation vehicle registration and regulation revisions; hunting, trapping, and fishing approval and regulation revisions; DNR duties and electronic system for accessing approvals and certificates; enforcement, penalty, and emergency rule provisions - SB347

Rural county assistance: HEAB to make student loan reimbursement payments for eligible individuals who establish domiciles in rural counties, conditions specified - AB794

Rural county assistance: HEAB to make student loan reimbursement payments for eligible individuals who establish domiciles in rural counties, conditions specified - SB663

Rural physician residency assistance program: funding increased - AB797

Rural physician residency assistance program: funding increased - SB662

Shining wild animals: ``flashlight" definition revised and use of firearm-mounted light permitted - AB719

Shining wild animals: ``flashlight" definition revised and use of firearm-mounted light permitted - SB605

Sparsity aid: DPI to pay unexpended amount to certain school districts; school district membership cap increased - AB824

Sparsity aid: DPI to pay unexpended amount to certain school districts; school district membership cap increased - SB664

STEM program grants: DPI to award to rural school districts; definition and emergency rule provisions - AB799

STEM program grants: DPI to award to rural school districts; definition and emergency rule provisions - SB661

Structures placed in navigable waterways and wetlands re fish and wildlife habitat creation: civil liability exemption created - SB315