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1244 Barnes, Rep. Mandela (11th Asm.Dist.; D)

Absentee voting in person: municipalities may designate more than one alternative site; notifying GAB required; Elections Commission provision - SB625

Administration of prescription drugs to prisoners by correctional officers prohibited unless certain conditions are met; report required - AB835

Allowing 16 and 17 year olds to preregister to vote; conditions and GAB duties - AB316

Allowing 16 and 17 year olds to preregister to vote; conditions and GAB duties - SB220

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a committee on combatting racial intolerance before January 26, 2016; report required before July 1, 2016 - AR22

Audit, Assembly Committee on, to submit a request to JLAC for a program evaluation audit of state corrections programs before February 23, 2016; Assembly Committee on Corrections to hold oversight hearings on adult and juvenile corrections programs and facilities before July 1, 2016, report required before September 1, 2016 - AR27

Body cameras on law enforcement officers: requirements for law enforcement agencies created, limitations on access to data, and penalty provisions; Law Enforcement Body Camera Council created in DOJ - AB988

CCAP Internet page: Director of State Courts must remove all information on civil cases under set conditions - AB910

CCAP: removing certain information re criminal conviction if the person was pardoned - AB909

CHIPS proceeding: parent’s right to have counsel and power of the juvenile court to appoint counsel; SPD and sunset provisions - AB1012

Community prosecutors program: DOJ to provide grants to counties to establish - AB1013

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - AB216

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - SB146

Consecutive sentences for multiple convictions: court may impose only in the interest of justice and must put reasons on the record - AB996

Construction project contracts: DOA may identify certain minority and disabled veteran-owned businesses for a contractor or general prime contractor - AB281

Corr.Dept employees permitted to collectively bargain over workplace safety - AB813

Corr.Dept employees prohibited from working overtime for more than two consecutive shifts - AB834

Corr.Dept Secretary to create committee to study the Missouri juvenile justice model; committee terminates upon submission of findings and recommendations - AB746

Correctional officers: Corr.Dept to ensure new hires receive at least 4 weeks of on-the-job training - AB830

Defendant’s initial appearance if charged with a misdemeanor: DA is required to disclose certain records - AB983

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, and Injured Patients and Families 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 - AB852

Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified - AB1021

Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified - SB796

DPM restructured into the Office of Civil Service (OCS) and attached to DOA; Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection becomes a division under OCS; creates Division of Labor Relations and Division of Affirmative Action in OCS - AB529

Eliminating lead hazard in a dwelling or residential condominium: income, corporate, and franchise tax credits created for costs related to - AB963

Elimination of the original jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction over a juvenile, conditions specified - AB986

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - AB261

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - SB166

Evidence-based pretrial risk assessment tool: grants to counties to incorporate into pretrial criminal procedure; DOJ duties, report required - AB980

Expunging court record of certain offenses committed before the offender reaches age 25: court may order only when the sentence is successfully completed - AB1008

Expunging court record of certain offenses committed before the offender reaches age 25: person may petition the court any time after 10 years passed since successful completion of the sentence; court may order upon petition, conditions set - AB1009

Firearm possession by person convicted of multiple or violent misdemeanors: prohibition created - AB274

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited unless through a federally licensed firearms dealer and background check on transferee is conducted; exceptions and penalty provisions - AB247

First responders on duty at prisons: warden or superintendent required to ensure - AB836

Fundamental right to vote of every qualified elector: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR38

Handgun purchase from licensed firearms dealer: AG required to notify law enforcement if, during a background check, DOJ determines the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm; reports and DA and law enforcement duties - AB961

Handgun purchase from licensed firearms dealer: AG required to notify law enforcement if, during a background check, DOJ determines the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm; reports and DA and law enforcement duties - SB758

Imprisonment for nonpayment of certain forfeitures, costs, fees, or surcharges: authority of court to order eliminated - AB1010

Inmate with an extraordinary health condition: Corr.Dept to adopt evidence-based criteria for modifying sentence of; LAB audit requested - AB1000

Jackson, Honorable Harold B., Jr.: life and public service to the courts, Milwaukee County, and the City of Milwaukee - AR28

Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2015 recognized as - SJR41

Lethal violence protective TRO and lethal violence protective injunction created; penalties for firearm possession while subject to TRO or injunction and filing false information with the petition - AB395

Lethal violence protective TRO and lethal violence protective injunction created; penalties for firearm possession while subject to TRO or injunction and filing false information with the petition - SB299

Marijuana: elimination of criminal penalty for possession of 25 grams or less - AB246

Marijuana: elimination of criminal penalty for possession of 25 grams or less - SB167

Milwaukee Area Technical College commended for dedication to students and community and creating the MATC Promise program - AJR90

Milwaukee Area Technical College: district board and appointment committee membership revised - AB551

Milwaukee Area Technical College: district board and appointment committee membership revised - SB397

Milwaukee County executive’s actions to sell or lease certain property: actions consistent with county board policy required and only the contract as negotiated by the county executive can be approved or rejected by the board - AB928

Monetary bail as a condition of release in criminal proceedings eliminated - AB981

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October proclaimed as - AJR70

Out-of-home care extended to 21 years of age if the child is completing or enrolled in postsecondary or vocational education, participating in an employment program, employed part-time, or incapable of those activities due to a medical condition; continuation of certain payments provision - AB1011

Parental choice programs, including MPCP and Racine Parental Choice Program: revisions to take effect in 2016-17 school year re family income for pupil eligibility, per pupil payments, teacher licensure, background investigations of teachers and administrators, reading readiness assessments, high school diploma criteria, corporal punishment, expulsion, building inspections, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, meetings of governing board open to the public, in operation at least 2 years, enrollment percentage; DPI and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - AB423

Pay adjustments scheduled for correctional officers in first two years of appointment who take certain other civil service positions - AB832

Per pupil revenue limit increased re consumer price index - AB295

Per pupil revenue limit increased re consumer price index - SB215

Prisoners may earn time off the confinement period of their sentences, 1 day for every 5 days without violating prison rules and regulations; conditions specified - AB999

Prisoners participating in certain programs identified by Corr.Dept may earn time off the confinement portion of their sentences, conditions specified - AB998

Private school participating in a parental choice program: certain special education staff required if enrolling a child with a disability; compliance with Part A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DPI duties - AB148

Private school participating in a parental choice program: certain special education staff required if enrolling a child with a disability; compliance with Part A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DPI duties - SB78

Racial impact statement required for any bill that creates or modifies a crime or modifies the penalty of an existing crime; JRCCP to prepare, conditions specified - AB260

Racial impact statement required for any bill that creates or modifies a crime or modifies the penalty of an existing crime; JRCCP to prepare, conditions specified - SB172

Revocation of extended supervision or probation: maximum period of imprisonment set; exceptions provided - AB1002

Revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision for failure to pay a supervision fee or restitution prohibited - AB906

Right to vote lost only while incarcerated for a disqualifying offense, voting permitted while on parole or extended supervision; voter registration applicant not required to provide information regarding felony conviction and requirement that Corr.Dept provide a list of convicted felons to election officials deleted; Corr.Dept, GAB, and Director of State Courts training duties - AB907

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

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

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

Solitary confinement of a prison inmate: Corr.Dept to develop evidence-based criteria; LAB audit requested - AB1001

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

State elected official who owes a debt to the state: interest applied based on federal student loan interest rate - AB971

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

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

Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program: appropriation to expand program and participation criteria modified - AB484

Tuition-free education to certain technical college students: technical college district boards to grant fee remission to resident students participating in federal program; TCS Board duties - AB815

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

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

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

WCCA Internet site: removal required if case or charge was dismissed or overturned on appeal and dismissed, or defendant was found not guilty - AB1004

Williams, Annette Polly: life and public service - SJR7

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 Barnes, Rep. Mandela (11th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills: 12, 20, 84, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 143, 221, 224, 253, 264, 267, 272, 283, 304, 309, 328, 329, 342, 343, 354, 368, 378, 379, 414, 474, 482, 485, 506, 507, 510, 512, 516, 570, 621, 628, 656, 756, 765, 831, 833, 851, 879, 880, 899, 900, 904, 912, 915, 916, 918, 921, 925, 932, 957, 962, 977, 979, 984, 985, 992, 993, 994, 995, 997

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 3, 4, 40, 43, 46, 51, 53, 59, 73, 79, 99, 100, 101, 107, 108, 117

Assembly Resolutions: 4, 6, 7, 25, 32

Senate Bills: 2, 3, 5, 15, 18, 58, 68, 106, 111, 112, 145, 159, 174, 176, 194, 196, 199, 200, 207, 211, 258, 264, 280, 281, 327, 342, 352, 356, 365, 370, 376, 384, 385, 480, 528, 550, 579, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 628, 634, 636, 648, 653, 666, 670, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 685, 688, 695, 700, 701, 722, 724, 755, 766, 781, 789

Senate Joint Resolutions: 32, 35, 39, 46, 49, 64, 81, 82, 84, 85, 96, 97, 108