2023 Assembly Authors

Rural creative economy development initiative grants to be awarded by the Arts Board re creative industries, job creation, or economic development; report required - AB449

Rural creative economy development initiative grants to be awarded by the Arts Board re creative industries, job creation, or economic development; report required - SB448

Safe drinking water in public and private schools: governing bodies to develop drinking water management plan, requirements specified - AB1172

School Safety, Office of: authorized positions increased; funding from concealed carry license fees - AB1050

School Safety, Office of: authorized positions increased; funding from concealed carry license fees - SB955

Serious mental illness treatment: DHS prohibited from imposing utilization management controls for certain prescription drugs under the MA program - AB654

Serious mental illness treatment: DHS prohibited from imposing utilization management controls for certain prescription drugs under the MA program - SB618

Shared Revenue Advisory Council established in DOR following the federal decennial census; report required - AB1106

Testing privately owned wells or water supplies re groundwater quality and contamination and education and outreach re well testing: DNR grants for local governments created - AB1122

TID number 10 in the City of Evansville: 12 percent rule does not apply - AB834

TID number 10 in the City of Evansville: 12 percent rule does not apply - SB787

Tinted windows on government-owned vehicles: exception to tinting limitations set by DOT - AB561

Tinted windows on government-owned vehicles: exception to tinting limitations set by DOT - SB525

Transition to grass pilot program created - AB655

Transition to grass pilot program created - SB619

Veteran disability rating changed re certain hunting and fishing authorizations and exemptions from state park and trails fees - AB71

Videoconferencing technology use in certain civil actions - AB560

Videoconferencing technology use in certain civil actions - SB524

WHEDA executive director and staff: limit on compensation increased - AB1127

WHEDA executive director and staff: limit on compensation increased - SB1024

Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation (WAEF) and Wisconsin regranting program changes - AB986

Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation (WAEF) and Wisconsin regranting program changes - SB897

Youthful offender: sentence adjustment procedure created, mitigating factors a court must consider, and mandatory life sentence without parole or extended supervision eliminated - AB845

Youthful offender: sentence adjustment procedure created, mitigating factors a court must consider, and mandatory life sentence without parole or extended supervision eliminated - SB801

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Novak, Rep. Todd (51st Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:2, 12, 17, 28, 23, 26, 36, 37, 39, 74, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 87, 89, 96, 98, 114, 108, 115, 109, 113, 120, 124, 134, 155, 154, 131, 161, 163, 169, 176, 175, 219, 224, 231, 238, 239, 243, 244, 251, 255, 259, 270, 272, 284, 287, 291, 303, 354, 369, 372, 403, 411, 419, 386, 440, 443, 416, 461, 467, 466, 514, 540, 557, 558, 562, 563, 580, 615, 620, 574, 624, 646, 658, 660, 661, 616, 715, 720, 724, 665, 741, 773, 779, 837, 852, 856, 860, 864, 889, 898, 925, 940, 1018, 952, 999, 921, 1002, 956, 975, 1049, 1013, 1066, 1084, 1124, 1168, 1198

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 4, 6, 9, 14, 23, 34, 26, 39, 40, 42, 53, 55, 56, 79, 81, 82, 90, 91, 98, 113, 118, 139, 115

Senate Bills:2, 8, 11, 12, 28, 36, 37, 38, 40, 44, 54, 58, 59, 66, 71, 82, 75, 76, 90, 92, 94, 97, 103, 104, 105, 107, 110, 111, 113, 115, 120, 126, 134, 137, 145, 147, 148, 156, 157, 163, 211, 218, 221, 299, 222, 238, 239, 247, 249, 251, 253, 258, 263, 265, 266, 280, 284, 288, 325, 355, 369, 370, 371, 395, 405, 409, 431, 435, 440, 434, 451, 462, 491, 488, 518, 520, 521, 526, 528, 546, 568, 573, 579, 609, 616, 623, 625, 635, 639, 642, 684, 690, 706, 707, 747, 737, 773, 789, 803, 804, 810, 811, 830, 837, 855, 877, 886, 908, 895, 914, 932, 947, 948, 956, 981, 987, 1004, 1011, 1025, 1074, 1078, 1098

Senate Joint Resolutions:2, 5, 6, 9, 16, 24, 27, 28, 37, 38, 39, 55, 53, 76, 77, 74, 83, 87, 91, 104, 112, 119, 123

2549 O'Connor, Rep. Jerry (52nd Asm.Dist.; R)

Artificial bodies of water re nonmetallic mining reclamation: construction or enlargement permit requirements modified; rule revised [Admin.Code NR 135.02] - AB320

Bill increasing the sales, franchise, or income tax rate: supermajority in each house required for passage. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR66

Child victim or child witness of human trafficking crimes: courtroom support requirements and identifying information to be sealed and not disclosed to the public - AB1052

Electronic waste recycling program changes, fee provision - AB958

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults is suspected: actions financial service providers are authorized to take - AB578

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults is suspected: actions financial service providers are authorized to take - SB628

Fish taken by hook and line: revision to transportation of - AB430

Forward Exam administered through remote proctoring allowed, conditions set - AB652

Guaranteed admission program to UW System institutions and technical colleges created; school boards, charter school operators, and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools requirements - AB370

Guaranteed admission program to UW System institutions and technical colleges created; school boards, charter school operators, and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools requirements - SB367

Highway setback areas: DOT authority limited - AB422

Human Trafficking Council created in DOJ; establishment of county sex trafficking task forces required under set conditions; designating a law enforcement officer to coordinate prevention and enforcement efforts - AB978

Human Trafficking Council created in DOJ; establishment of county sex trafficking task forces required under set conditions; designating a law enforcement officer to coordinate prevention and enforcement efforts - SB954

Human trafficking prevention: model curriculum and instructional materials required for grades 7 to 12; DCF and teacher training provisions - AB977

Human trafficking prevention: model curriculum and instructional materials required for grades 7 to 12; DCF and teacher training provisions - SB958

Individual income tax rates and brackets: changes phased-in; JSCTE appendix report - AB262

Land Recycling Loan Program eliminated - AB10

Legacy trusts provisions created - AB648

Legacy trusts provisions created - SB667

Licensing and regulation by DFI of consumer lenders, payday lenders, money transmitters, sales finance companies, collection agencies, mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, adjustment service companies, community currency exchanges, and insurance premium finance companies; the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry; rules revised [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 74.01, 74.03, 74.04, 74.05, 74.06, 74.07, 74.10, 74.11, 74.12, 74.14, 74.16, 75.01, 75.08] - AB617

Licensing and regulation by DFI of consumer lenders, payday lenders, money transmitters, sales finance companies, collection agencies, mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, adjustment service companies, community currency exchanges, and insurance premium finance companies; the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry; rules revised [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 74.01, 74.03, 74.04, 74.05, 74.06, 74.07, 74.10, 74.11, 74.12, 74.14, 74.16, 75.01, 75.08] - SB668

Local government aid fund created, sales tax provision and additional aid for local highways and to retain law enforcement, paid fire fighters, emergency medical responders; other fiscal and appropriation changes - AB256

Nonrecourse civil litigation advance: provisions governing transactions created; penalty provisions - AB464

Payday loan regulation exemption for transactions with no finance charge or other fee imposed or accepted from the loan recipient - AB261

Payday loan regulation exemption for transactions with no finance charge or other fee imposed or accepted from the loan recipient - SB259

Peterson, Arthur L.: life and public service of former state representative commended - AR12

PFAS proposed rule that exceeds economic impact analyses: DNR authorized to resume permanent rule-making process (introduced per s. 227.139 (2)(a), Wis.Stats.) - AB1173

Public library materials: parental notification policy requirements - AB641

Residential housing infrastructure revolving loan fund and program established to support workforce and senior housing projects; reports required; DOA appendix report - AB264

“Ronald Reagan Day”: February 6, 2023, and subsequent yearly anniversaries, recognized as - AR4

School library materials: parental notification policy requirements - AB642

Sex offender registration: keeping a place of prostitution added to list of offenses - AB970

State-chartered S&L association: changes to authorized activities of - AB1031

Temporary motor vehicle operation plates issued by DOT to dealers in electronic format required; misuse penalty provision - AB122

Testimony of witness under age 18 in a criminal prosecution for human trafficking crime may be taken in another room and televised in the courtroom - AB976

TIDs in the Village of Pleasant Prairie: eliminating certain exemptions - AB94

Trafficking an adult at risk for the purpose of commercial sex acts: felony penalty increased; JRCCP may report - AB971

Trafficking victim services grant program established in DOJ - AB979

Trafficking victim services grant program established in DOJ - SB961

Trust administration and regulation changes; Uniform Trust Decanting Act adopted; Uniform Powers of Appointment Act adopted; digital property classified as individual property and disclosure provisions - AB803

UI law changes re identity spoofing, education and information materials provided by DWD, assistance call center, and database comparisons; DOA Secretary authorized to temporarily transfer employees to DWD to assist with UI appeals; report required - AB152

UI law changes re identity spoofing, education and information materials provided by DWD, assistance call center, and database comparisons; DOA Secretary authorized to temporarily transfer employees to DWD to assist with UI appeals - SB235

Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act: 2014 modifications adopted and renamed the Uniform Voidable Transactions Law - AB453

Wisconsin Code of Military Justice changes re punitive articles prohibiting certain activities, courts-martial cases procedures, treatment of victims, punishments for violations, and removal of gender-specific language - AB177

Wisconsin Code of Military Justice changes re punitive articles prohibiting certain activities, courts-martial cases procedures, treatment of victims, punishments for violations, and removal of gender-specific language - SB166

Workforce development metrics: state agency or authority operating or overseeing a workforce development program or activity required to report under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - AB151

Workforce development metrics: state agency or authority operating or overseeing a workforce development program or activity required to report under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - SB234

Other proposals authored or co-authored by O'Connor, Rep. Jerry (52nd Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:2, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 22, 28, 31, 33, 23, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 46, 47, 45, 61, 63, 64, 65, 62, 74, 66, 77, 57, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 82, 67, 87, 92, 91, 90, 58, 93, 70, 68, 103, 95, 96, 97, 98, 105, 106, 114, 108, 109, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 129, 133, 136, 138, 140, 143, 155, 131, 166, 144, 161, 160, 162, 171, 173, 174, 233, 176, 141, 142, 216, 217, 219, 223, 224, 226, 228, 157, 231, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 237, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243, 244, 246, 251, 253, 254, 255, 259, 269, 271, 273, 263, 274, 277, 245, 278, 282, 285, 292, 293, 294, 298, 300, 265, 266, 267, 268, 310, 311, 312, 315, 338, 329, 330, 302, 332, 303, 337, 339, 335, 304, 321, 342, 341, 343, 336, 357, 344, 349, 353, 356, 364, 365, 367, 369, 372, 375, 377, 378, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 396, 395, 399, 394, 408, 410, 411, 412, 414, 419, 421, 386, 424, 425, 388, 391, 389, 390, 387, 392, 431, 433, 434, 440, 441, 442, 444, 447, 450, 456, 416, 460, 461, 467, 468, 476, 466, 480, 438, 439, 486, 490, 500, 502, 465, 493, 510, 505, 470, 511, 514, 536, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 555, 556, 557, 560, 562, 566, 568, 567, 569, 579, 580, 494, 570, 571, 601, 552, 607, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 551, 615, 548, 549, 572, 550, 620, 621, 553, 574, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 554, 637, 638, 639, 640, 644, 645, 646, 573, 576, 653, 577, 658, 659, 660, 661, 669, 671, 616, 618, 664, 674, 675, 676, 678, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 688, 689, 715, 716, 719, 722, 723, 725, 668, 768, 665, 666, 667, 730, 736, 737, 738, 739, 741, 749, 758, 752, 767, 772, 779, 794, 801, 817, 818, 831, 842, 852, 821, 820, 822, 856, 860, 869, 878, 881, 882, 883, 896, 919, 898, 904, 912, 914, 922, 923, 925, 932, 933, 937, 915, 892, 890, 942, 943, 1018, 944, 891, 917, 951, 952, 957, 960, 918, 916, 964, 985, 953, 988, 999, 921, 1002, 1003, 965, 966, 967, 956, 972, 973, 974, 1035, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1012, 1016, 980, 981, 1030, 1056, 1032, 1039, 1037, 1034, 1060, 1029, 1028, 1027, 1026, 1024, 1025, 1033, 1065, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1066, 1085, 1040, 1090, 1091, 1068, 1108, 1116, 1076, 1122, 1126, 1087, 1088, 1086, 1158, 1168, 1172

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 4, 6, 9, 14, 25, 37, 26, 27, 31, 32, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 53, 54, 60, 55, 56, 62, 63, 65, 74, 70, 76, 77, 83, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 97, 101, 103, 108, 109, 105, 111, 106, 116, 113, 112, 132, 128, 137, 118, 138, 119, 115, 123, 141, 126, 127, 133, 130, 135

Assembly Resolutions:5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 19, 20, 25, 27

Senate Bills:2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 42, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 47, 48, 49, 52, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 66, 74, 83, 75, 76, 78, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 84, 93, 94, 96, 98, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, 115, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 133, 140, 141, 147, 148, 149, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 218, 221, 215, 227, 230, 231, 232, 233, 236, 237, 238, 239, 245, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 258, 261, 263, 264, 267, 268, 271, 273, 274, 281, 283, 301, 286, 289, 290, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 303, 308, 309, 312, 314, 317, 320, 321, 328, 324, 325, 327, 332, 333, 329, 334, 335, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 351, 362, 363, 364, 366, 369, 370, 371, 374, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 391, 382, 386, 388, 396, 397, 398, 400, 402, 404, 405, 408, 409, 411, 413, 415, 416, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 431, 433, 435, 436, 438, 439, 444, 447, 450, 434, 452, 458, 451, 462, 464, 465, 466, 482, 483, 467, 468, 472, 476, 484, 479, 480, 485, 481, 489, 490, 491, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 520, 522, 523, 524, 526, 527, 532, 538, 539, 541, 542, 544, 546, 560, 568, 569, 571, 573, 575, 579, 580, 581, 582, 585, 588, 589, 593, 594, 596, 597, 598, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 616, 621, 623, 625, 626, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 635, 639, 641, 642, 643, 644, 652, 669, 681, 682, 683, 685, 686, 688, 689, 691, 692, 702, 703, 705, 706, 709, 707, 728, 736, 740, 742, 744, 747, 749, 754, 759, 767, 770, 773, 781, 802, 804, 805, 810, 811, 812, 826, 828, 829, 831, 832, 833, 836, 837, 839, 840, 843, 851, 852, 854, 855, 856, 865, 866, 870, 872, 873, 874, 878, 879, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 888, 889, 890, 892, 894, 898, 899, 905, 908, 895, 913, 914, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 932, 940, 941, 942, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 957, 959, 960, 944, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 973, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 994, 988, 1000, 1002, 1010, 1018, 1020, 1023, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1072, 1074, 1078, 1079

Senate Joint Resolutions:5, 6, 9, 16, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 38, 39, 40, 46, 47, 52, 54, 55, 53, 58, 61, 63, 67, 69, 71, 72, 73, 78, 75, 76, 77, 74, 81, 83, 87, 90, 94, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 132

2494 Ohnstad, Rep. Tod (65th Asm.Dist.; D)

Employed inmate’s salary or wages: adding child or family support, restitution, and certain fees to withholdings - AB1131

Federal pension benefits re U.S. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS): exemption from taxation; JSCTE report - AB285

Green jobs training program established; grants, FTE, and reports provisions - AB809

Medical aid in dying provisions created; JRCCP may report - AB781

Medical aid in dying provisions created; JRCCP may report - SB739