2015 Assembly Authors

False statement on an application or false statement of a material fact used to determine eligibility for a benefit from WEDC: criminal penalties and other consequences created - AB669

Interest paid on qualified education loans: individual income tax deduction created; JSCTE appendix report - AB739

Interest paid on qualified education loans: individual income tax deduction created; JSCTE appendix report - SB622

LAB congratulated on 50 years of service to the legislature - AJR105

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 - AB296

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

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

School bus warning light requirements for model year 2005 and later - AB896

School bus warning light requirements for model year 2005 and later - SB669

Small claims court fee increased - AB139

State to use GAAP to account for and report on funds and expenditures; budgetary basis of accounting established; reducing deficit of a state fund and, once eliminated, prohibiting legislature from passing a bill resulting in a projected deficit. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR66

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County for same purposes as Chapter 15, Laws of 1977; DNR appendix report - AB393

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County for same purposes as Chapter 15, Laws of 1977; DNR appendix report - SB282

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities (ABLE accounts): provisions authorizing creation repealed; tax benefit contributions to accounts in other states continues - AB731

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities (ABLE accounts): provisions authorizing creation repealed; tax benefit contributions to accounts in other states continues - SB604

Supreme Court requested to promulgate rules re continuing legal and judicial education on elder law or trusts and estates law - AB789

Supreme Court requested to promulgate rules re continuing legal and judicial education on elder law or trusts and estates law - SB671

Suspected or threatened child abuse: all reported cases to be referred to the sheriff or police, coordination of the investigation of reported cases, and law enforcement agencies to adopt written policy re kinds of reports to refer to the DA for prosecution - AB429

Suspected or threatened child abuse: all reported cases to be referred to the sheriff or police, coordination of the investigation of reported cases, and law enforcement agencies to adopt written policy re kinds of reports to refer to the DA for prosecution - SB326

Tax-exempt savings accounts for persons with disabilities created re qualified expenses; JSCTE appendix report - AB236

Tax-exempt savings accounts for persons with disabilities created re qualified expenses; JSCTE appendix report - SB165

Tax law administration revisions re individual and corporate income taxes, franchise taxes, and sales and use taxes; DOR duties - AB623

Tax law administration revisions re individual and corporate income taxes, franchise taxes, and sales and use taxes; DOR duties - SB503

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Macco, Rep. John (88th Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 1, 11, 15, 24, 30, 31, 45, 46, 49, 59, 60, 64, 73, 81, 82, 122, 124, 143, 147, 164, 165, 167, 187, 189, 191, 192, 212, 219, 228, 233, 266, 267, 286, 291, 303, 305, 307, 310, 311, 312, 319, 321, 322, 335, 358, 364, 365, 366, 367, 369, 378, 384, 391, 402, 405, 428, 430, 431, 458, 466, 511, 522, 541, 542, 547, 549, 556, 581, 591, 595, 596, 610, 611, 613, 614, 621, 622, 628, 633, 641, 649, 664, 666, 667, 693, 697, 700, 701, 720, 732, 741, 742, 743, 744, 746, 750, 767, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 799, 804, 820, 874, 973

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 4, 20, 43, 75, 77, 78, 84, 99, 103, 107

Assembly Resolutions: 6

Senate Bills: 7, 15, 17, 20, 35, 64, 70, 73, 91, 106, 113, 114, 117, 127, 130, 140, 183, 198, 200, 212, 218, 219, 221, 222, 231, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, 239, 260, 265, 268, 269, 271, 272, 275, 279, 280, 283, 288, 305, 323, 324, 325, 343, 367, 388, 389, 418, 419, 433, 453, 474, 478, 482, 485, 507, 518, 524, 528, 534, 542, 545, 546, 573, 574, 592, 593, 594, 595, 603, 626, 629, 650, 654, 661, 662, 663, 694, 699, 703, 713, 714, 721, 748, 749, 750, 760, 765

Senate Joint Resolutions: 7, 11, 22, 41, 55, 81, 84, 88, 90

1299 Mason, Rep. Cory (66th Asm.Dist.; D)

Bone marrow or organ donation: leave from employment provisions created - AB752

Bone marrow or organ donation: leave from employment provisions created - SB517

Climate change caused by human activity acknowledged and actions to address the state’s role in mitigating it - AJR74

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - AB977

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - SB781

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

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

Economic impact analysis of a proposed administrative rule is required to include a public health and environment impact assessment - AB933

EITC changes made in 2011 WisAct 32 repealed; additional earned income tax credit created - AB84

Employment discrimination includes considering applicant's conviction record before being selected for an interview - AB879

Ferrous metallic mining regulations returned to pre-2013 WisAct 1 provisions; MFL program as it relates to ferrous mining activities returned to pre-2013 WisAct 81 provisions - AB436

``Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail" established; DOT and Tour.Dept duties - AB512

Groundwater management area standards and designation process established, DNR and Groundwater Coordinating Council duties specified; high capacity well approval revisions, DNR duties and fee provisions - AB105

Groundwater management area standards and designation process established, DNR and Groundwater Coordinating Council duties specified; high capacity well approval revisions, DNR duties and fee provisions - SB72

Items containing ivory or rhinoceros horn: prohibition on selling, distributing, purchasing, obtaining, or trading created; penalty provisions - AB976

Items containing ivory or rhinoceros horn: prohibition on selling, distributing, purchasing, obtaining, or trading created; penalty provisions - SB728

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 - AJR102

JCLO required to appoint a committee to study the impact of a criminal conviction on the ability to obtain a professional license when the offense does not substantially relate to the licensed activity; findings due before January 3, 2017 - AJR116

Law enforcement officers employed by amusement or recreational establishments: DWD prohibited from exempting them from overtime pay rules - SB357

Local professional baseball park district: bonding and spending authority revised and termination of sales and use tax; LFB duties - AB93

``Made in Wisconsin” logotype: DATCP to design for products manufactured in Wisconsin other than cheese, unfair trade practice provision - AB567

Motor vehicle operating privileges suspended for failure to pay monetary judgment: maximum time of suspension reduced - AB604

NRB requirement to offer certain land for sale eliminated - AB499

Organ donation leave provisions created - AB569

Organ donation leave provisions created - SB424

Paid sick leave: employer requirements established; accrual, employee rights, prohibited acts, notice, and records provisions; DWD duties - AB474

Paid sick leave: employer requirements established; accrual, employee rights, prohibited acts, notice, and records provisions; DWD duties - SB352

Partisan caucus of Senate or Assembly: exception to open meetings - AB153

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: October 2015 proclaimed as - AJR73

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

Pupil with extended absence from school: school attendance officer required to direct the school board to notify a parent or guardian that they may request a disability evaluation - AB488

Pupil with extended absence from school: school attendance officer required to direct the school board to notify a parent or guardian that they may request a disability evaluation - SB425

Recovery from bone marrow or organ donation surgery included as a serious health condition under family and medical leave law; insurance discrimination prohibition - SB489

Right to vote in a partisan primary election extended to 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the date of the election; statewide referendum required - SB711

State minimum wage law revised; DWD duties and consumer price index provision - SB2

State minimum wage law revised; DWD duties and consumer price index provision; ordinance establishing a living wage permitted - AB12

Transportation network companies: licensure program created; DSPS duties; fee, insurance, and ordinance provisions - AB143

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

UI benefits: one-week waiting period repealed - AB318

USO Wisconsin Month: February 2016 proclaimed as - AJR54

UW System faculty tenure and probationary appointments provisions restored to those prior to 2015 WisAct 55 - AB898

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 - AB548

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 Student Loan Refinancing Authority (WSLRA) created; DFI duties re financial aid information; institutions of higher education required to provide student loan counseling; individual income tax subtraction for tuition and student fees revised; annual report from HEAB to JCF required re student loan debt; JSCTE appendix report - AB272

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority (WSLRA) created; DFI duties re financial aid information; institutions of higher education required to provide student loan counseling; individual income tax subtraction for tuition and student fees revised; annual report from HEAB to JCF required re student loan debt; JSCTE appendix report - SB194

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Mason, Rep. Cory (66th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills: 15, 16, 20, 27, 29, 62, 69, 85, 86, 101, 103, 104, 106, 107, 113, 145, 183, 185, 187, 211, 216, 221, 231, 234, 261, 262, 264, 265, 267, 275, 283, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 316, 322, 323, 328, 343, 368, 369, 379, 380, 381, 399, 414, 423, 430, 437, 448, 460, 484, 506, 510, 515, 516, 524, 526, 538, 544, 551, 560, 570, 618, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 656, 673, 697, 716, 746, 763, 765, 813, 816, 829, 830, 831, 833, 834, 835, 836, 851, 860, 862, 869, 880, 882, 883, 900, 901, 915, 917, 925, 930, 932, 957, 962, 963, 972, 973, 987, 990, 1017

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 4, 8, 17, 21, 23, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35, 38, 40, 41, 43, 46, 53, 55, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67, 70, 71, 78, 80, 86, 90, 99, 100, 101, 108, 118

Assembly Resolutions: 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 21

Senate Bills: 3, 5, 14, 15, 18, 48, 58, 68, 78, 79, 106, 112, 115, 124, 142, 145, 146, 162, 163, 166, 174, 176, 187, 189, 195, 200, 201, 214, 215, 216, 220, 235, 236, 245, 258, 265, 281, 296, 297, 307, 311, 322, 323, 327, 340, 342, 350, 356, 359, 364, 370, 384, 385, 394, 397, 439, 462, 469, 483, 488, 507, 576, 577, 579, 580, 590, 607, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 621, 625, 628, 630, 634, 636, 646, 653, 665, 666, 675, 688, 700, 705, 721, 723, 724, 745, 763, 774, 784

Senate Joint Resolutions: 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 23, 31, 32, 33, 39, 41, 45, 46, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 60, 61, 64, 73, 74, 77, 78, 81, 82, 84, 85, 92, 96, 98, 99, 101, 106, 108, 111

1356 Meyers, Rep. Beth (74th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to immediately appoint a task force on the middle class re recommendations to increase average household income and family-supporting employment opportunities and deliver findings to the Assembly by January 1, 2017 - AR17

``Class B" license quota formula modified to allow a municipality one additional liquor license for ADA accessible establishment under certain conditions - SB246

Contracts between WEDC and recipients of grants, loans, or tax credits: requirements created - AB858

Debate on the executive budget bill [Assembly rule 55m] - AR30

Dementia care specialists in aging and disability resource centers in certain counties: DHS funding for FTE positions; report required - AB788

Farm to school grants: funding in the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium - AB89

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created; definition provision - AB917