2015 Senate Authors

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

Teacher loan program modified to include loan forgiveness to teachers employed in rural counties, conditions set - SB703

Transfer of hunting, fishing, or trapping approval to a person with a disability permitted under certain conditions; transfer of a Class A bear license to a Purple Heart recipient or armed forces member on active duty permitted under certain conditions - SB20

Tribal college-county joint library allowed to participate in a public library system - AB704

Tribal college-county joint library allowed to participate in a public library system - SB717

Vehicle weight and width exception created for certain logging vehicles operated on highways for a short distance; DOT directed to not prepare a report - SB417

Wild game bird feathers naturally shed or from lawfully taken birds: exemption from prohibition on sale, purchase, barter, trade, or possession of wild animals - AB579

Wild game bird feathers naturally shed or from lawfully taken birds: exemption from prohibition on sale, purchase, barter, trade, or possession of wild animals - SB435

Wolf hunting and trapping: date annual open season begins changed - AB700

Wolf hunting and trapping: date annual open season begins changed - SB542

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Tiffany, Sen. Thomas (12th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 7, 23, 26, 80, 81, 94, 128, 131, 168, 242, 260, 265, 312, 330, 333, 411, 413, 545, 550, 601, 697, 699, 721

Senate Joint Resolutions: 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 21, 22, 31, 40, 42, 50, 55, 59, 72, 81, 90, 109

Senate Resolutions: 7, 11, 12

Assembly Bills: 11, 13, 25, 27, 44, 49, 116, 121, 122, 157, 158, 174, 227, 251, 305, 326, 369, 394, 421, 543, 565, 580, 613, 625, 641, 697, 701, 730, 750, 756, 759, 793, 795, 796, 820, 838

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 20, 43, 66, 68, 82, 95, 99

1231 Vinehout, Sen. Kathleen (31st Sen.Dist.; D)

Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarships awarded to pupils in public and tribal high schools with certain low enrollment - AB958

Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarships awarded to pupils in public and tribal high schools with certain low enrollment - SB732

Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state - AB155

Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state - SB107

Biennial budget bill: process for removal of nonfiscal policy items established; LFB and JCF duties - AB329

Biennial budget bill: process for removal of nonfiscal policy items established; LFB and JCF duties - SB648

Broadband expansion grant program: eligible applicant includes school district, technical college district, or public library board in partnership with an organization or telecommunications utility - SB33

Broadband expansion grants funding from the universal service fund increased; PSC provision - SB736

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month: September 2015 proclaimed as - AJR60

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month: September 2015 proclaimed as - SJR57

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: September 2015 proclaimed as - SJR20

Chippewa Valley RTA: authorization to create restored; sales and use tax and property tax provisions - AB593

Chippewa Valley RTA: authorization to create restored; sales and use tax and property tax provisions - SB442

City and village authority to annex town territory: new requirements re contiguity, population, and land for development created - SB739

Contributions received by political parties, legislative campaign committees, independent expenditure committees, and referendum committees from corporations, cooperatives, and American Indian tribes: reporting requirements clarified re 2015 WisAct 117 - SB630

Debate on the executive budget bill [Senate rule 80m] - SR8

DOA review requirement of certain proposed annexations of town territory: population limitation removed - SB740

Driving while using a cellular phone or other wireless telephone prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions - AB853

Duax, David: life and public service to the state and City of Eau Claire commended - AJR41

Executive branch appointments: executive officers required to disclose certain information to the Ethics Commission - AB890

Executive branch appointments: executive officers required to disclose certain information to the Ethics Commission - SB659

Frac sand exploration: county authority to issue licenses; bond, notification, and DNR provisions - AB149

Frac sand exploration: county authority to issue licenses; bond, notification, and DNR provisions - SB99

Frac sand mine application: notice requirements before a political subdivision meets to take action on the application; definition provision - AB151

Frac sand mine application: notice requirements before a political subdivision meets to take action on the application; definition provision - SB101

Frac sand mining contract for neighboring properties: inclusion on real estate condition and vacant land disclosure reports required - AB152

Frac sand mining contract for neighboring properties: inclusion on real estate condition and vacant land disclosure reports required - SB98

Frac sand mining provisions re agricultural use and residential use zoning ordinances; definition provided - AB150

Frac sand mining provisions re agricultural use and residential use zoning ordinances; definition provided - SB100

Grand jury proceedings: state to reimburse county for costs for illegal activity investigations re campaign finance and misconduct involving a public officer or employee - AB881

Grand jury proceedings: state to reimburse county for costs for illegal activity investigations re campaign finance and misconduct involving a public officer or employee - SB651

Health and Wellness Month: April declared as - SJR24

Highway improvement projects: prohibitions re county workforce working on projects in another county or municipality and local government workforce working on a construction project for which a private person is financially responsible eliminated - AB902

Highway improvement projects: prohibitions re county workforce working on projects in another county or municipality and local government workforce working on a construction project for which a private person is financially responsible eliminated - SB658

Highway speed restrictions: local highway authorities allowed to reduce without DOT approval - AB966

Highway speed restrictions: local highway authorities allowed to reduce without DOT approval - SB761

Industrial hemp: DATCP to issue license authorizing growing and processing; criminal history search and report required - AB215

Industrial hemp: DATCP to issue license authorizing growing and processing; criminal history search and report required - SB649

Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized - AB635

Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized - SB576

Industrial sand mining or processing facility owner or operator required to monitor the ambient air for small crystalline silica particles and other particulate matter; reports and DNR duties - AB634

Industrial sand mining or processing facility owner or operator required to monitor the ambient air for small crystalline silica particles and other particulate matter; reports and DNR duties - SB577

JCF membership and consideration of motions revisions - SB754

JCLO required to appoint a Commission on Debt-Free College to study and report on feasibility of providing debt-free college education to all Wisconsin residents; finding required before January 3, 2017 - SJR78

Joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the DNR and Wisconsin Conservation Congress: rule-making process changes for administrative rules proposed at re gubernatorial approval, statements of scope, economic impact analyses and their content - SB598

Judge required to disqualify him or herself from an action if he or she received campaign financial support from a party to the action - AB588

Judge required to disqualify him or herself from an action if he or she received campaign financial support from a party to the action - SB647

Juvenile court notification to individuals re child, juvenile, or unborn child in need of protection and services proceedings expanded to include alleged father’s parents and siblings - AB877

Juvenile court notification to individuals re child, juvenile, or unborn child in need of protection and services proceedings expanded to include alleged father’s parents and siblings - SB652

Legislator prohibited from official action on proposal to change state law or rule resulting in substantial financial benefit to legislator’s political campaign organization during the biennium: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR86

Legislator prohibited from official action on proposal to change state law or rule resulting in substantial financial benefit to legislator’s political campaign organization during the biennium: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR74

LGBT Pride Month: June 2015 proclaimed as - SJR39

Local government policies, ordinances, and regulations: bills to overturn require approval by two-thirds of those members present and voting - SB616

Low-income energy assistance: eligibility of certain households modified - SB688

Meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees: laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to; legislative members subject to citations and civil penalties for violations. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR63

Meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees: laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to; legislative members subject to citations and civil penalties for violations. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR54

Mining and drilling activities that destroy or fill in a lake bed, reservoir, or flowage: prohibition expanded and DNR authorized exception eliminated; withdrawing water from a reservoir or flowage provision - AB323

Mobile service support structure: political subdivision may restrict placement re residential zoning districts - AB905

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - AB104