2017 Senate Authors

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - SB80

Securities registration exemptions related to crowdfunding - AB692

Securities registration exemptions related to crowdfunding - SB583

Shareholders’ meetings of business corporations remote communication participation allowance created; electronic network provision - SB285

Showing your marked ballot to another person in a way that the mark is identifiable: prohibition eliminated - AB639

Showing your marked ballot to another person in a way that the mark is identifiable: prohibition eliminated - SB539

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission funding - SB817

State Auditor to appoint an inspector general to DOT re fraud, waste, abuse, or inefficiency investigations, identify savings, and review claims; annual report required; Speaker of the Assembly, Senate majority leader, and certain legislative committees authority - AB210

State Auditor to appoint an inspector general to DOT re fraud, waste, abuse, or inefficiency investigations, identify savings, and review claims; annual report required; Speaker of the Assembly, Senate majority leader, and certain legislative committees authority - SB143

State lottery advertising: limits on content and amount state can spend; email-based advertising prohibited - SB370

Tax law changes re length of recognition period for built-in gains tax, evidentiary standard to prove transaction has economic substance, participation in Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program, and reliance by taxpayer on past audits - SB203

Teacher rights and protections re certain pupil behaviors; DPI and law enforcement duties, civil liability immunity, and records and reporting provisions - SB821

Transportation revisions: alternative highway project delivery methods authorized; state prevailing wage and highway prevailing wage laws eliminated; imposition of a county or municipal vehicle registration fee (wheel tax) allowed if approved by referendum; approval from municipal governing body for roundabouts in highway projects required; transportation funding revisions and LFB duties; LAB to appoint inspector general to DOT and duties specified; DOT and inspector general report requirements; DOA audit plan required - SB374

U.S. armed forces members awarded a medal equal to or higher than a Purple Heart: nonresident applicants for hunting, trapping, and fishing approvals treated as residents; reduced fees for resident and nonresident conservation patron license applicants; DNR and DVA duties - SB431

UI fraud: penalties for knowingly making a false statement revised - SB542

Unfair Sales Act: exception for prescription drugs and other merchandise; prohibition narrowed to specified products - SB263

Vehicle data recorder (VDR) use in motor vehicles regulated; forfeiture provision - SB196

“Violent crime” definition used to deny pretrial release from custody expanded; revocation of the release of a person charged with a serious crime for violating any crime - SB522

Wetland individual permits issued by DNR to public utilities: mitigation requirements revised - SB406

Wisconsin Merit scholarships: UW Board of Regents to award, conditions set, and UW—Stevens Point environmental programs provision - SB700

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Craig, Sen. David (28th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 3, 10, 36, 42, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 69, 72, 73, 77, 84, 98, 100, 108, 109, 110, 119, 133, 145, 174, 187, 190, 194, 212, 213, 216, 219, 225, 251, 270, 271, 275, 295, 306, 310, 319, 341, 351, 395, 420, 423, 424, 434, 438, 451, 457, 466, 490, 575, 576, 602, 624, 677, 724, 797, 806, 831

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 3, 8, 16, 17, 30, 33, 41, 42, 49, 51, 52, 69, 70, 72, 81, 87, 89, 94, 100

Assembly Bills: 24, 25, 49, 57, 61, 67, 69, 70, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 97, 99, 100, 107, 110, 138, 148, 153, 161, 164, 165, 167, 170, 183, 190, 196, 205, 206, 208, 246, 254, 259, 263, 268, 269, 274, 277, 279, 280, 283, 295, 296, 299, 324, 326, 328, 338, 357, 359, 360, 384, 390, 402, 410, 432, 440, 448, 454, 455, 456, 479, 497, 499, 504, 508, 520, 523, 527, 544, 547, 549, 550, 555, 558, 587, 588, 642, 652, 679, 680, 710, 712, 713, 717, 744, 748, 771, 772, 773, 798, 804, 805, 837, 857, 879, 910, 911, 919, 920, 983, 1003

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 2, 18, 20, 21, 44, 79, 81, 99

January 2017 Special Session Senate Bills: 1

January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bills: 1

January 2018 Special Session Senate Bills: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10

January 2018 Special Session Assembly Bills: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10

1503 Darling, Sen. Alberta (8th Sen.Dist.; R)

Addiction medicine consultation program: DHS to create and administer - Jr7 AB9

Addiction medicine consultation program: DHS to create and administer - Jr7 SB9

Administrative rule-making procedures: expedited procedure for repealing unauthorized rules; agency review of rules and legislative enactments; LRB biennial report required; retrospective economic impact analyses for existing rules - SB322

Administrative rules and rule-making procedures: various changes - SB15

American Heart Month: February 2017 proclaimed as - AJR4

American Heart Month: February 2017 proclaimed as - SJR6

American Heart Month: February 2018 proclaimed as - AJR104

American Heart Month: February 2018 proclaimed as - SJR102

Birth defect prevention and surveillance system changes; DHS duties specified; administrative code provisions [Admin.Code DHS 116.04, 116.05] - AB371

Birth defect prevention and surveillance system changes; DHS duties specified; administrative code provisions [Admin.Code DHS 116.04, 116.05] - SB287

Bush, President George H.W.: life and public service honored - SJR118

Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc.: DPI to award grants re text-based suicide prevention service - SB787

Certificate of qualification for employment procedure created for persons convicted of a crime, conditions and civil liability exemption provisions; Offender Employment, Council on, created to issue; DOC report required - AB736

Certificate of qualification for employment procedure created for persons convicted of a crime, conditions and civil liability exemption provisions; Offender Employment, Council on, created to issue; DOC report required - SB615

Character education professional development for teachers and school administrators: DPI grants for - AB419

Character education professional development for teachers and school administrators: DPI grants for - SB329

Commencement of public school year before September 1: prohibition repealed - AB103

Commencement of public school year before September 1: prohibition repealed - SB96

Connecting homeless individuals with permanent employment: DOA grants to municipalities - AB237

Connecting homeless individuals with permanent employment: DOA grants to municipalities - SB206

Council on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANDA and PANS), to advise DHS established and annual report required - AB638

Council on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANDA and PANS), to advise DHS established and annual report required - SB535

Court ordered operating privilege restriction to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device revisions; violation provisions - AB98

Court ordered operating privilege restriction to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device revisions; violation provisions - SB74

Cri du Chat Awareness Day: May 5, 2017 recognized as - SJR46

Dates changed for publication of school and school district accountability reports and eligibility to be placed in the Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program - SB494

Dental care defined re legal custodian providing ordinary medical and dental care for child in out-of-home care - AB781

Dental care defined re legal custodian providing ordinary medical and dental care for child in out-of-home care - SB673

Diabetes Awareness Month: November 2017 proclaimed as - SJR66

Dispensing, distributing, or selling dialysate, drugs, or devices necessary for providing home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patient with end-stage renal disease: exemption from pharmacist license requirement, conditions set - AB1047

Dispensing, distributing, or selling dialysate, drugs, or devices necessary for providing home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patient with end-stage renal disease: exemption from pharmacist license requirement, conditions set - SB875

Donate Life Month: April 2017 proclaimed as - AJR27

Donate Life Month: April 2017 proclaimed as - SJR32

Dual enrollment programs in high schools: Office of Educational Opportunity in UW System to award grants to high school teachers in meeting minimal qualifications; sunset provision - SB711

Early College Credit Program: excluding certain college-level courses offered to high school pupils - SB677

Educational loan assistance program administered by the UW Board of Regents for physicians, dentists, and other health care providers: agree to practice in eligible practice area for certain amount of time to be eligible, definition provision - AB598

Educational savings account for gifted and talented pupils created, criteria specified; DPI scholarships provision; LAB and JCF duties, report required - AB830

Educational savings account for gifted and talented pupils created, criteria specified; DPI scholarships provision; LAB and JCF duties, report required - SB725

Emergency outpatient mental health treatment for minors without informed consent allowed under certain conditions - AB848

Emergency outpatient mental health treatment for minors without informed consent allowed under certain conditions - SB737

Fair employment law revisions re state and local government agencies denying a license based on arrest or conviction record - AB829

Fair employment law revisions re state and local government agencies denying a license based on arrest or conviction record - SB626

Family treatment court and juvenile treatment court grant programs created; DCF report required - AB481

Family treatment court and juvenile treatment court grant programs created; DCF report required - SB390

Fees for initial occupational credentials granted by DSPS and boards under DSPS waived if family income does not exceed certain amount; veterans fee waiver program provision - SB616

Fetal body parts: sale and research prohibitions; final disposition required; DHS to request information on establishing a public cord blood collection operation - AB83

Fetal body parts: sale and research prohibitions; final disposition required; DHS to request information on establishing a public cord blood collection operation - SB422

Firearm purchase for or furnishing or possessing a firearm for person prohibited from possessing a firearm: crime created; mandatory minimum sentence and affirmative defense re domestic abuse or child abuse injunction provisions - AB524

Firearm purchase for or furnishing or possessing a firearm for person prohibited from possessing a firearm: crime created; mandatory minimum sentence and affirmative defense re domestic abuse or child abuse injunction provisions - SB408

Foster Care Awareness Month: May 2017 declared as - SJR51

Foster care licensing revisions re continuity of care when license is revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or contract is terminated; and issuing license to out-of-county public licensing agency - AB776

Foster care licensing revisions re continuity of care when license is revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or contract is terminated; and issuing license to out-of-county public licensing agency - SB653

Gannon, Robert ``Bob”: life and public service of state representative commended - SJR106

Graham, Rev. William Franklin ``Billy”: life and work honored - SJR115

Grobschmidt, Richard A.: life and public service of former state representative and state senator commended - SJR17

Hendee, Kirby: life and public service of former state senator commended - SJR16

Historic rehabilitation tax credit: limit on amount WEDC may certify increased - AB793

Historic rehabilitation tax credit: limit on amount WEDC may certify increased - SB668

Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle: mandatory period of confinement - AB97