2021 Senate Authors

Taiwan: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties, endorsing signing of the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and participation in certain international organizations - SJR10

Tax audits of pass-through entities changes - AB816

Tax audits of pass-through entities changes - SB794

Tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level modified - AB3

Tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level modified - SB1

Term of office for certain local government officials extended until successor is elected and qualified - SB297

Theft of mail penalties revised; JRCCP may report - SB831

TID number 3 in the City of Westby: expenditure period extended - AB730

TID number 3 in the City of Westby: expenditure period extended - SB698

TID numbers 2 and 3 in the City of Wisconsin Dells: allocation and expenditure periods extended - SB252

Tour.Dept annual activities report requirement modified; repeal of certain distribution of donated cheese, use of famous Wisconsin residents in tourism marketing, and audited financial statement from WPGA Junior Foundation - SB505

TPR based on parental incarceration: grounds established - SB595

TPR proceeding: duty for appellant who filed an appeal to participate in that appeal - SB601

UI: termination of federal unemployment benefits and waiving work search requirement for COVID-19 related reasons prohibited - AB336

UI: termination of federal unemployment benefits and waiving work search requirement for COVID-19 related reasons prohibited - SB354

Unemployment reserve fund: allocating certain federal moneys to - AB237

Unemployment reserve fund: allocating certain federal moneys to - SB276

UW Regents required to monitor extension and outreach hours of certain specialists in the field of applied agricultural research funded through the Division of Extension at UW Madison; plan and accountability report provisions - AB76

UW Regents required to monitor extension and outreach hours of certain specialists in the field of applied agricultural research funded through the Division of Extension at UW Madison; plan and accountability report provisions - SB79

Well compensation grant program revision re nitrate contamination and livestock use; report required - SB948

Wild turkeys: DNR to modify administrative rules re hunting zones and seasons - AB671

Wild turkeys: DNR to modify administrative rules re hunting zones and seasons - SB610

WRS teacher annuitant hired as a substitute teacher by a WRS participating employer, sunset provision - SB793

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Marklein, Sen. Howard (17th Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:6, 7, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 34, 36, 37, 42, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 59, 62, 65, 87, 89, 91, 94, 97, 123, 135, 138, 147, 155, 158, 159, 154, 163, 170, 171, 172, 173, 166, 179, 180, 187, 181, 192, 149, 190, 191, 198, 211, 214, 215, 218, 219, 217, 224, 227, 228, 225, 226, 247, 248, 264, 265, 266, 270, 274, 243, 279, 290, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297, 300, 302, 320, 314, 324, 357, 361, 396, 397, 401, 409, 410, 421, 430, 431, 432, 435, 493, 503, 505, 506, 507, 509, 515, 516, 520, 560, 568, 571, 565, 602, 612, 593, 595, 627, 631, 632, 634, 635, 656, 657, 670, 673, 674, 660, 675, 677, 678, 715, 718, 725, 758, 759, 764, 778, 804, 806, 814, 815, 818, 820, 870, 827, 882, 888, 891, 894, 899, 824, 826, 833, 837, 918, 926, 928, 912, 937, 935, 938, 939, 909, 936, 932, 992, 993, 997, 999, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 960, 1045, 1061, 1075

Assembly Joint Resolutions:2, 9, 6, 19, 15, 18, 36, 56, 60, 73, 77, 83, 81, 84, 86, 88, 89, 90, 98, 94, 103, 112, 115, 110, 109, 114, 130, 129, 131, 139

Senate Bills:3, 9, 10, 8, 7, 4, 14, 16, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 52, 53, 63, 73, 84, 94, 99, 101, 102, 160, 165, 168, 169, 170, 186, 171, 175, 189, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 212, 191, 183, 223, 229, 230, 232, 233, 236, 237, 242, 244, 254, 255, 268, 269, 291, 293, 299, 309, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 332, 344, 352, 358, 368, 394, 399, 401, 407, 412, 422, 429, 431, 503, 491, 494, 506, 508, 509, 517, 519, 557, 559, 564, 585, 590, 591, 593, 605, 607, 639, 640, 643, 609, 611, 612, 614, 659, 662, 724, 729, 746, 785, 786, 791, 798, 811, 823, 835, 839, 841, 843, 845, 873, 881, 886, 888, 902, 906, 911, 912, 913, 919, 928, 931, 932, 934, 935, 936, 937, 939, 940, 970, 1008

Senate Joint Resolutions:3, 4, 8, 9, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 36, 54, 58, 64, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 81, 88, 89, 98, 100, 101, 107, 108

Senate Resolutions:6

2107 Nass, Sen. Stephen (11th Sen.Dist.; R)

Alcohol beverage retailers: penalties for purchase of alcohol beverages from source other than a wholesaler revised; credit transactions with wholesalers modified - AB364

Ambulance staffing requirement changes; rural ambulance service provider provisions, DHS duties - SB90

Architects and engineers: selection by committee for state projects modified - SB626

Bail for criminal defendants with previous conviction for felony or violent misdemeanor - SB856

Captive wild animals: USDA licensed facility exempt from state license requirements - SB347

Comprehensive firearm education course for high school pupils: State Superintendent of Public Instruction required to develop a curriculum; hunter safety course and resolution provisions - SB875

COVID-19 deaths: DHS to report on the living situation location of - SB1025

Defendant with previous conviction for bail jumping: secured bond or deposits of cash in lieu of a bond required - SB858

Election fraud or misconduct reports to municipal clerks or board of election commissioners: reports required and DA duties - SB978

Elections Commission required to reimburse counties and municipalities for certain costs re special primaries and special elections for state office - SB21

Elections Commission required to submit guidance documents issued to municipal clerks to JCRAR - SB943

Electronic voting system or automatic tabulating equipment: extend time to maintain data after an election - SB803

Emergency medical responder certification applicant: DHS cannot require National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians registration or examination; military service education, training, and experience provisions - SB89

Emergency medical services assistance: funding increased - SB88

Employment Choice First: movement recognized as means to preserve the dignity, self-esteem, and pride of individuals with disabilities in places of employment - AJR95

Employment Choice First: movement recognized as means to preserve the dignity, self-esteem, and pride of individuals with disabilities in places of employment - SJR69

Fire alarm testing in the State Capitol on certain days - AB1076

Guidance documents issued by state agencies: requirement and judicial review repealed; replaced with provision that any communication to explain a statute or rule shall be consistent with applicable statutes, rules, or other sources of law - AB685

Guidance documents issued by state agencies: requirement and judicial review repealed; replaced with provision that any communication to explain a statute or rule shall be consistent with applicable statutes, rules, or other sources of law - SB722

Health care providers ordering or discussing innovative or novel therapies: discrimination or retaliation by health care entities or credentialing boards prohibited, conditions specified - SB982

Immunization-related mail: government entities, schools, health care providers, and childcare centers required to ensure mail is sealed and no information is visible on the outside - SB150

Ineligible voters removed from official voter registration list - SB804

Law enforcement officer suicide prevention: DOJ, DHS, and Center for Suicide Awareness to develop training curriculum; grant and report provisions - SB679

Law enforcement training reimbursement from LESB revised; Governor to allocate federal moneys, sunset provision - SB848

Local levy limit reduction re transportation user fees - SB909

Local water safety patrol: state aid modified - SB740

Microschool defined and provisions created which satisfy compulsory school attendance requirement - AB122

Microschool defined and provisions created which satisfy compulsory school attendance requirement - SB201

Motor vehicle fleet registration - SB492

Multiple thefts committed, in concert, by 5 or more persons are considered one crime; JRCCP may report - SB811

National anthem played or sung at sporting events in venues constructed in part with public moneys required - SB244

Nursing degree program enrollment: UW Regents and technical college district boards required to collect certain information; report and plan to increase enrollment capacity required - SB1022

Operating unregistered vehicles: declared state of emergency exception repealed; imminent public disaster, death, or great bodily harm exception created - SB437

Out-of-home placement of child with nonparent relative or other unlicensed person prohibited if that person has a record of a crime against a child - SB24

Parking privilege re time limitations for vehicles with disabled parking plates or ID cards expanded to UW System campuses - SB917

Presidential preference primary moved to second Tuesday in March, certain deadlines changed - SB284

Proof of coronavirus vaccination as condition for transacting business or receiving any services prohibited - SB383

Public health emergency declared by Executive Order #104 re COVID-19 coronavirus is terminated and revoked - SJR3

Pupil transfers based on the existence or absence of COVID-19 mandates; interscholastic athletic association rules to allow for a transfer exception - SB587

Race and sex stereotyping in training provided to state and local government employees prohibited; penalties and civil action provisions - SB410

Race and sex stereotyping instruction at UW System institutions and TCS technical colleges; employee training, violations, and civil action provisions - SB409

Reciprocal credentials process established - SB469

Restrictive covenants in employment and agency relationships: termination for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine or disclosing vaccination status is considered an unreasonable restraint - AB725

Restrictive covenants in employment and agency relationships: termination for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine or disclosing vaccination status is considered an unreasonable restraint - SB708

Retention of certain election records and materials: period extended - AB982

Retirement plan payments or distributions: individual income tax exemption revised; JSCTE appendix report - AB319

Right of health care providers to express professional opinions established; retaliation and discrimination provisions - AB1007

Right of health care providers to express professional opinions established; retaliation and discrimination provisions - SB1015

Sales territories for beer wholesalers: exclusive requirement eliminated; self-distribution by brewers provision - SB959

School district accountability report: exclude data from juvenile detention facility or residential care center for children, conditions set - SB235

Service of members of the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan honored - AJR81

Social media platforms: requirements and prohibitions re users and user content created; private cause of action provision - SB525

State agencies required to promulgate rules when imposing conditions on a license; Governor’s authority to prescribe guidelines by executive order repealed - AB684

State agencies required to promulgate rules when imposing conditions on a license; Governor’s authority to prescribe guidelines by executive order repealed - SB723

Third-party food delivery services requirements established - SB861

UW Regents may charge high schools re students required to take remedial courses in English or mathematics at a UW System institution, report required - SB1016

UW System student housing and meal plan contracts prorated when student is not allowed on campus by institution that is outside the student’s control - SB222

“Veteran” definition for state employment relations law to include persons discharged who chose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine - AB724

“Veteran” definition for state employment relations law to include persons discharged who chose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine - SB707