2015 Assembly Authors

Child taken into custody: placement with parent of sibling who has legal custody of the sibling permitted; notification of relatives provision - AB193

Child taken into custody: placement with parent of sibling who has legal custody of the sibling permitted; notification of relatives provision - SB141

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, at-risk adult abuse, and harassment - AB10

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment - SB9

Family Care and IRIS services: DHS to expand to Rock County; exemption from certain contract requirement and JCF approval - AB453

Human trafficking resource center hotline poster: DOJ to design and make available to print from its Internet site; certain businesses encouraged to display it - AB16

Human trafficking resource center hotline poster: DOJ to design and make available to print from its Internet site; certain businesses encouraged to display it - SB14

Items considered real property for property tax purposes specified - AB774

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

Juvenile Justice Code proceedings: right to trial by jury granted if petitioner recommends placement of the juvenile in Serious Juvenile Offender Program or a juvenile correctional facility beyond age 17 - AB375

National Wear Red Day: February 6, 2015 proclaimed as - SJR10

Reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions re participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities and permanency planning for children 14 years of age or older: incorporating federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act changes into the Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Code - AB406

Reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions re participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities and permanency planning for children 14 years of age or older: incorporating federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act changes into the Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Code - SB309

Restraining order or injunction re victim of abuse, harassment, or threats: clerk of court required to forward copy to sheriff and sheriff required to assist in serving the respondent; confidentiality and electronic transmittal provisions - AB615

Restraining order or injunction re victim of abuse, harassment, or threats: clerk of court required to forward copy to sheriff and sheriff required to assist in serving the respondent; confidentiality and electronic transmittal provisions - SB490

State of emergency declared by the governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report - AB405

Successor guardian appointed for CHIPS upon the death or incapacity of the child’s guardian and subsidized guardianship payment conditions - AB407

Successor guardian appointed for CHIPS upon the death or incapacity of the child’s guardian and subsidized guardianship payment conditions - SB308

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

Water quality standards and variances to water quality standards: DNR review required; phosphorus variance and EPA provisions - AB735

Water quality standards and variances to water quality standards: DNR review required; phosphorus variance and EPA provisions - SB567

Wisconsin River Rail Transit Commission: DOT to award grant from freight rail infrastructure improvement program for bridge repair - AB738

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Loudenbeck, Rep. Amy (31st Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills: 1, 80, 95, 165, 210, 213, 236, 262, 320, 327, 339, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 373, 378, 384, 385, 388, 391, 392, 394, 408, 419, 432, 517, 518, 592, 595, 604, 609, 621, 622, 633, 657, 659, 660, 662, 667, 673, 675, 699, 714, 717, 744, 745, 800, 807, 808, 867

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 4, 39, 43, 47, 80, 95, 99, 100, 109, 113

Assembly Resolutions: 6

Senate Bills: 44, 76, 113, 165, 195, 236, 243, 253, 268, 269, 271, 272, 280, 283, 284, 285, 288, 293, 294, 304, 312, 327, 334, 335, 390, 438, 440, 462, 466, 470, 488, 505, 507, 520, 522, 531, 549, 571, 574, 578, 595, 597, 624, 656, 690, 702, 712

Senate Joint Resolutions: 7, 14, 41, 59, 72, 81, 82, 84, 102

1361 Macco, Rep. John (88th Asm.Dist.; R)

Abandoned U.S. savings bonds: escheat provisions created; DOR duties - AB721

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

Chiropractic services: health insurance policy prohibition against excluding, restricting, or denying coverage modified; timely access, annual report, penalty, and emergency rule provisions - AB809

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