Born April 28, 1959, Oklahoma City, OK; one son, one daughter. Attended UW, Dartmouth College, Oklahoma State, and Colorado State U. B.A. Middlebury College 1982; M.S. Natural Science U. of Oklahoma 1988. Founder-owner of energy and environmental consulting firm. Former VISTA volunteer for Alaska state division of energy; environmental policy advisor and assistant political director for the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign; union leader; stonemasons asst. foreman, Rocky Mountain Institute; Sierra Club: senior Midwest rep., Great Lakes program dir., coordinator of Challenge to Sprawl campaign, Protect Our Families from Floods Project; former middle and H.S. teacher, Cross Academy, Norman, OK. Member: Democratic Party; AARP; Sierra Club; Clean Wisconsin; Wis. Wildlife Federation; YMCA; Spring Harbor Middle School PTO; NACo Green Government Advisory Com.; Madison Nordic Ski Club (fmr. pres.). Former member: Stephens Elem. PTO (co-pres.); First Unitarian Soc. Recipient: FEMA Outstanding Public Service Award; ARC of Dane Co. Elected Official Award for work with people with disability challenges; Men’s Fitness Magazine Clean Water Champion. Four-time Wis. Ironman, college cross country team captain, nationally ranked cross country ski racer, Eagle Scout. Dane Co. supervisor 1998-2011, Personnel and Finance Com. (chp.), Strategic Growth Com. (chp.), Lakes and Watersheds Comn., Manure Management Subcom., Transportation Com. (vice chp.), Transportation Planning Bd., Public Protection and Judiciary Com., Long Range Trans. Planning Com., Recycling and Solid Waste Comn.
Elected to Assembly 2010; reelected 2012.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 923
Relating to: increasing funding for tourism marketing related to bicycling in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 912
Relating to: restoring and increasing the film production credit. (FE)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 913
Relating to: increasing state funding for the arts and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 892
Relating to: creating the BadgerCare Plus restoration fund, providing funding for the well-woman program and reducing infant morbidity and mortality, and making appropriations. (FE)
3/17/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 873
Relating to: state school aid and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 868
Relating to: monitoring industrial sand mining and processing operations, a fee on the extraction of certain sand, compensation for costs incurred because of sand mining, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/26/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 80
Relating to: the life and public service of Bruce Dahmen.
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 573
Relating to: requiring school board members to complete an orientation and training program. (FE)
6/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 251
Relating to: allowing a county to seek reimbursement for expenses incurred in confining a prisoner in jail. (FE)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 916
Relating to: educational technology, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 915
Relating to: pollinator habitat conservation, a pollinator report, and making appropriations. (FE)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 921
Relating to: training in traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder awareness for law enforcement officers, tribal officers, emergency medical technicians, and first responders and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
4/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 922
Relating to: creating a pilot program to provide civil legal services for veterans who are residents of Milwaukee, Chippewa, Eau Claire, or Dunn county, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 895
Relating to: using a Made in Wisconsin logotype and authorizing the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 894
Relating to: paid family leave, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
3/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 891
Relating to: possession of tetrahydrocannabinols, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 121
Relating to: the right to vote (first consideration).
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 122
Relating to: requiring the committees on assembly and senate organization to immediately appoint a joint task force on clean and renewable energy.
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 887
Relating to: imposing a fee on an employer whose employee receives certain public assistance benefits. (FE)
3/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 888
Relating to: the employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (FE)
3/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 878
Relating to: state assistance to school districts in achieving energy efficiencies. (FE)
3/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 120
Relating to: commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the War on Poverty in the United States and Wisconsin.
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 877
Relating to: smoking in motor vehicles while children are present, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 876
Relating to: renewable portfolio standards and credits; electricity derived from biofuels; electric utility purchases of renewable energy and customer-generated electricity; distributed generation rules; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 870
Relating to: creation of a category of business corporation identified as a benefit corporation and a category of limited liability company identified as a low-profit limited liability company.
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 869
Relating to: voter registration; proof of residence for registration and voting purposes; review of certain expenditures of the Government Accountability Board by the Joint Committee on Finance; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 114
Relating to: declaring March 10, 2014, Tibet Day.
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: recognizing and commending the 1964 Freedom Summer voter registration campaign and the contributions of Wisconsin residents.
3/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 863
Relating to: litigation procedure, and debt collection, under the Wisconsin Consumer Act.
3/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 864
Relating to: the definition of payday loan.
3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 856
Relating to: creating a Wisconsin Beer Commission and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 112
Relating to: the life and public service of Mary Lou (Rogers) Munts.
3/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 110
Relating to: proclaiming April 2014 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.
3/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 846
Relating to: making the first offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant a crime, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 847
Relating to: use of lamps on vehicles when visibility is limited by weather conditions and providing a penalty.
3/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 837
Relating to: deceptive election practices and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 820
Relating to: using force against a certified or licensed social worker, school social worker, mental health worker, human services or social services worker, or public health worker.
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 822
Relating to: authorizing certain same-sex couples to file a joint individual income tax return. (FE)
2/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 823
Relating to: agreements relating to liability for unauthorized use of credit cards or debit cards.
2/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 810
Relating to: marijuana possession, regulation of marijuana distribution, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of marijuana, making an appropriation, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 106
Relating to: the life and public service of Dr. Martin Jack Rosenblum.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 792
Relating to: requiring a local governmental unit to create a civil service system with a just cause standard of discipline for its employees. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 790
Relating to: use of wireless telephones while driving and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 791
Relating to: minimum hourly wages for procurement contracts entered into by an executive branch agency, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 788
Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Resolution 27
Relating to: requiring the Committee on Assembly Organization to immediately appoint a joint task force on clean and renewable energy.
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 785
Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college nonresident tuition exemptions. (FE)
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 784
Relating to: issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
2/19/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 783
Relating to: creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 778
Relating to: prohibiting certain mining and drilling activities that cause the destruction or filling in of a lake bed, reservoir, or flowage or that cause the withdrawal of water from a reservoir or flowage.
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 776
Relating to: child abuse investigations when a court suspects a person of permitting, allowing, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution and consent decrees or deferred prosecution agreements for such a child. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 770
Relating to: emergency heating assistance loan guarantees.
2/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 766
Relating to: collective bargaining for public employees, prohibiting employees other than public safety employees from bargaining collectively on insurance contributions and employee required contributions to retirement, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
2/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 760
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/12/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 759
Relating to: accessing and obtaining patient health records by public defenders. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 751
Relating to: required notices by a health care provider who orders a test for the presence of Lyme disease. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 752
Relating to: requiring racial impact statements for bills that create a new crime, modify an existing crime, or modify the penalty for an existing crime. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 754
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 746
Relating to: limits on liability for persons offering agricultural tourism activities.
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: honoring the friendship between Wisconsin and Turkey.
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 91
Relating to: U.S.A. Olympic long track speed skater Tucker Fredricks.
2/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: honoring 2014 Olympic athletes from Wisconsin.
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 733
Relating to: an addition to the 2013-15 Authorized State Building Program. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 730
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
2/4/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 726
Relating to: providing that cannabidiol is not a tetrahydrocannabinol and dispensing cannabidiol as a treatment for a seizure disorder.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 693
Relating to: providing funding for a crime prevention program in the city of Milwaukee and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 686
Relating to: a state minimum wage, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: the life and public service of Nelson R. Mandela.
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 668
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer substance abuse treatment and diversion from incarceration and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 650
Relating to: counting low-income pupils for state school aid purposes; calculating the amount to be appropriated for state general school aid; school aid factors; special adjustment aids; hold harmless aid; per pupil aid; school district revenue limits; the first dollar and school levy property tax credits; and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 653
Relating to: personal property within repossessed motor vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 636
Relating to: snowmobile safety program field training requirements.
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 638
Relating to: growing and processing industrial hemp, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/16/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 630
Relating to: elimination of a provision that excepts spiritual treatment of a child in the law criminalizing physical abuse of a child and in the laws governing the practice of medicine or surgery, the investigation of child abuse or neglect, the administration of psychotropic medication to juveniles in correctional custody, and the election of Christian Science treatment in lieu of medical or surgical treatment. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 622
Relating to: requiring a demolition bond in foreclosure actions. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 623
Relating to: a program for installing lighting on tax delinquent properties and properties in foreclosure and charging an additional fee for filing a foreclosure action to be used for lighting installation. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 624
Relating to: a grant to the city of Milwaukee to support the HOME GR/OWN program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 621
Relating to: exempting from taxation certain amounts received by a realtor for the sale of a foreclosed property. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 625
Relating to: entry on property in foreclosure. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 626
Relating to: neglect of a child and providing penalties. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 80
Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of adopting a nonpartisan system for redistricting.
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 615
Relating to: allowing municipal prisoners to be imprisoned in a bordering county within or outside of the state. (FE)
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 609
Relating to: physical education in public schools. (FE)
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 597
Relating to: inclusion in the economic impact analysis for a proposed rule an assessment of the impact that the proposed rule will have on public health and the environment. (FE)
12/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 591
Relating to: regulating certain rafting outfitters.
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 578
Relating to: administrative and civil penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage and providing a penalty.
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 542
Relating to: a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 528
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words Support Planned Parenthood and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 529
Relating to: employment discrimination on the basis of family status. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 531
Relating to: creation of a wage council to study and make recommendations concerning increases in the living wage and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 518
Relating to: awards for the victims of crimes and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 526
Relating to: reasonable accommodation of any condition of an employee that is related to pregnancy or childbirth and of an employee's inability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.
11/22/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 517
Relating to: the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
11/8/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 498
Relating to: student loans, the individual income tax subtract modification for tuition and student fees, creating an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: proclaiming November as Runaway Prevention Month.
11/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 495
Relating to: the definition of human trafficking.
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 481
Relating to: a minimum tax on tobacco products, placement of cigarettes or tobacco products by retailers, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: the 50th anniversary of the landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision and the right to counsel.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and public service of Lary J. Swoboda.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: commending the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing on its 65th anniversary.
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 459
Relating to: individual placement and support program for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 458
Relating to: mental health benefits and reimbursement for mental health services under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 460
Relating to: grants to mental health mobile crisis units and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 455
Relating to: grants to counties to contract for peer-run respite centers and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 457
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer treatment and diversion programs to people with mental illnesses and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 456
Relating to: reporting on county performance on providing core mental health services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 452
Relating to: child psychiatry consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 450
Relating to: grants for crisis intervention team training and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 454
Relating to: creation of a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program, exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: training and agreements for administering the drug naloxone, requiring emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone, and immunity for certain individuals who administer naloxone. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 447
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 448
Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 442
Relating to: an alert system for missing adults at risk and reports to law enforcement regarding missing persons. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 445
Relating to: identification presentation and monitoring for certain prescription drugs. (FE)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: commending the career of Donald Driver.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 431
Relating to: awarding grants to certain rural school districts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 432
Relating to: the purchase of food by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin-System. (FE)
10/15/2013: 2013 OC3 Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: increasing the amount of the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 18
Relating to: commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers.
10/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: Disability Awareness Month.
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Poberezny.
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 409
Relating to: investigation of deaths involving a law enforcement officer. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 407
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
9/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 392
Relating to: copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. (FE)
9/19/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 377
Relating to: accountability provisions for private schools participating in a parental choice program and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 376
Relating to: the net worth method of providing proof of financial responsibility for certain solid waste facilities.
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 365
Relating to: eliminating certain proposed changes to the Medical Assistance program and BadgerCare Plus that have not been approved by the federal government. (FE)
9/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: commending WFAW-AM/WSJY-FM radio for 50 years of quality community broadcasting.
9/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 353
Relating to: the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law, public financing of elections for certain state offices, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty. (FE)
9/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 354
Relating to: political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations.
8/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 351
Relating to: funding and position authority for vocational rehabilitation services and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/27/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 338
Relating to: allowing refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits and having the Department of Administration administer the credits and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 336
Relating to: funding for Wisconsin higher education grants for University of Wisconsin System students and making appropriations. (FE)
8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 304
Relating to: grants for farm to school programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 292
Relating to: therapeutic alternate drug selections in nursing homes, performance of patient services by a pharmacist, and the practice of pharmacy.
8/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 280
Relating to: warning lights on police vehicles.
8/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 270
Relating to: additional providers in the volunteer health care provider program and proof of financial responsibility and malpractice insurance requirements for certain advanced practice nurses serving as volunteer health care providers. (FE)
7/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 269
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)
6/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 259
Relating to: operation of farm tractors on highways.
6/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: designating December 14 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings.
6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2013, as Juneteenth Day.
6/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 242
Relating to: charges for inmate telephone use at a jail or house of correction. (FE)
6/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 12
Relating to: assembly consideration of the 2013-15 biennial budget bill.
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 235
Relating to: appointment and training of special registration deputies by county clerks and boards of election commissioners, employment of special registration deputies, and providing a penalty.
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 236
Relating to: audits of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation by the Legislative Audit Bureau. (FE)
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 229
Relating to: eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 233
Relating to: repealing the changes made to the earned income tax credit in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32. (FE)
5/31/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: requesting the International Olympic Committee to keep wrestling in the Olympic Games.
5/24/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 218
Relating to: employer access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment; educational institution access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of students and prospective students; landlord access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of tenants and prospective tenants; and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: recognizing the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 208
Relating to: special registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 207
Relating to: the late payment of property taxes because of a medical emergency. (FE)
5/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: giving certain veterans priority in registering for courses at the University of Wisconsin System.
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 188
Relating to: priority of certain refinance mortgages. (FE)
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 185
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting. (FE)
5/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: recognizing May as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month.
4/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 182
Relating to: the sale of homemade baked goods and homemade canned goods. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces who die in a combat zone. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 26
Relating to: the life and public service of Dave Donnellan.
4/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: expressing prayers and condolences to the families, friends of the victims, and the injured from the bombings at the Boston Marathon and praising the first responders who rushed to their aid.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 148
Relating to: legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill. (FE)
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 131
Relating to: the sale of lead acid batteries and acceptance of used lead acid batteries.
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 138
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 109
Relating to: fees for dental services.
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 94
Relating to: use of dogs in hunting wolves.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, Syttende Mai Weekend.
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: commending the Samoset Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 50
Relating to: payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 52
Relating to: workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 53
Relating to: Medical Assistance for certain adults who are not currently eligible for traditional Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus. (FE)
2/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 38
Relating to: a manufacturer marketing assistance program for Wisconsin Tier II and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 37
Relating to: requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to organize trade and marketing forums for Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: honoring Donald Driver.
2/11/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: honoring the career and public service of United States Senator Herbert H. Kohl.
2/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: the life and public service of Felmers O. Chaney.
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 5
Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 86
Relating to: the appointment of supreme court justices (first consideration).
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 83
Relating to: the right to vote (first consideration).
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 669
Relating to: creating a transit capital assistance program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 671
Relating to: mass transit operating aids and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 660
Relating to: renewable portfolio standards and credits; electricity derived from biofuels; electric utility purchases of renewable energy and customer-generated electricity; distributed generation rules; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 670
Relating to: the Specialized Transportation Assistance Program in the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 672
Relating to: requiring the Department of Transportation to prepare a state rail plan. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 648
Relating to: allowing county and municipal prisoners to be imprisoned in a bordering county within or outside of the state. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 639
Relating to: physical qualifications for a restricted commercial driver license. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: proclaiming April 2014 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.
2/24/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: proclaiming May 10, 2014, as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Day.
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 621
Relating to: preferences for minority-owned businesses in state procurement. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 624
Relating to: an income tax credit for the moving expenses paid by a business relocating to this state. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 616
Relating to: deceptive election practices and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 604
Relating to: authorizing certain same-sex couples to file a joint individual income tax return. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 74
Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 599
Relating to: accessing and obtaining patient health records by public defenders. (FE)
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 591
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 600
Relating to: using force against a certified or licensed social worker, school social worker, mental health worker, human services or social services worker, or public health worker.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
2/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 583
Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 568
Relating to: a grant program to support creative industries, job creation, or economic development in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 558
Relating to: collective bargaining for public employees, prohibiting employees other than public safety employees from bargaining collectively on insurance contributions and employee required contributions to retirement, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 544
Relating to: an addition to the 2013-15 Authorized State Building Program. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 546
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 538
Relating to: requiring racial impact statements for bills that create a new crime, modify an existing crime, or modify the penalty for an existing crime. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 530
Relating to: collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
1/21/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 505
Relating to: a state minimum wage, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/16/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of James Jeskewitz.
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 497
Relating to: agency discretion in imposing penalties for minor violations of rules by small businesses and granting rule-making authority.
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 495
Relating to: requiring a demolition bond in foreclosure actions. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: the life and public service of Nelson R. Mandela.
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 484
Relating to: exempting from taxation certain amounts received by a realtor for the sale of a foreclosed property. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 485
Relating to: a grant to the city of Milwaukee to support the HOME GR/OWN program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 487
Relating to: a program for installing lighting on tax delinquent properties and properties in foreclosure and charging an additional fee for filing a foreclosure action to be used for lighting installation. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 488
Relating to: entry on property in foreclosure. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 483
Relating to: eliminating the statute of limitations affecting actions to collect family and child support. (FE)
1/9/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 482
Relating to: snowmobile safety program field training requirements.
1/6/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 471
Relating to: neglect of a child and providing penalties. (FE)
12/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 435
Relating to: the sale of homemade baked goods and homemade canned goods.
11/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 409
Relating to: individual placement and support program for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 410
Relating to: mental health benefits and reimbursement for mental health services under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 396
Relating to: awards for the victims of crimes and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 401
Relating to: reasonable accommodation of any condition of an employee that is related to pregnancy or childbirth and of an employee's inability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 388
Relating to: the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: early childhood brain development.
11/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 382
Relating to: the definition of human trafficking.
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 376
Relating to: student loans, the individual income tax subtract modification for tuition and student fees, creating an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 374
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer treatment and diversion programs to people with mental illnesses and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 366
Relating to: creation of a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program, exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 368
Relating to: grants to counties to contract for peer-run respite centers and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 356
Relating to: political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 350
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 351
Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 359
Relating to: child psychiatry consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 352
Relating to: training and agreements for administering the drug naloxone, requiring emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone, and immunity for certain individuals who administer naloxone. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 343
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 348
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for aircraft parts, maintenance, and labor. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Poberezny.
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 327
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, calculating the estimated snowmobile gas tax payment, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 314
Relating to: the effect of changes in requirements for development-related permits or authorizations on persons who apply for the permits or authorizations.
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 306
Relating to: provider of last resort obligations of certain telecommunications providers. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 304
Relating to: safety belts on certain school buses that are purchased or sold and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 300
Relating to: copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. (FE)
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 288
Relating to: accountability provisions for private schools participating in a parental choice program and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 289
Relating to: the net worth method of providing proof of financial responsibility for certain solid waste facilities.
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 274
Relating to: funding and position authority for vocational rehabilitation services and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 260
Relating to: allowing refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits and having the Department of Administration administer the credits and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 258
Relating to: the distribution by schools of a concussion and head injury information sheet and the participation by pupils in a youth athletic activity.
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 255
Relating to: an alert system for missing adults at risk and reports to law enforcement regarding missing persons. (FE)
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 251
Relating to: therapeutic alternate drug selections in nursing homes, performance of patient services by a pharmacist, and the practice of pharmacy.
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 241
Relating to: warning lights on police vehicles.
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 227
Relating to: carrying and displaying in electronic format certain approvals and safety certificates issued by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE)
6/27/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 223
Relating to: employer access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment; educational institution access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of students and prospective students; landlord access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of tenants and prospective tenants; and providing a penalty. (FE)
6/24/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: designating December 14 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings.
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: requesting the International Olympic Committee to keep wrestling in the Olympic Games.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 193
Relating to: audits of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation by the Legislative Audit Bureau. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 195
Relating to: operation of farm tractors on highways.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 197
Relating to: the late payment of property taxes because of a medical emergency. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 199
Relating to: reporting the mistreatment of animals.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 192
Relating to: eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 198
Relating to: appointment and training of special registration deputies by county clerks and boards of election commissioners, employment of special registration deputies, and providing a penalty.
5/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: recognizing the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, Syttende Mai Weekend.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 172
Relating to: publishing information about delinquent taxpayers. (FE)
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 173
Relating to: durational residency requirement for voting and deadlines for late registration and absentee voting in person.
5/3/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
4/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 163
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 157
Relating to: the appointment of the student members of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
4/17/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 143
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 138
Relating to: notice requirements for zoning actions related to frac sand mining. (FE)
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 141
Relating to: listing frac sand mining as a conditional or prohibited use in certain types of zoning ordinances. (FE)
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 139
Relating to: disclosure of contracts for frac sand mining on neighboring properties.
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 140
Relating to: county authority relating to exploration for a type of industrial sand. (FE)
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 142
Relating to: regulating the location of frac sand mines and facilities. (FE)
4/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 124
Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 121
Relating to: the sale of lead acid batteries and acceptance of used lead acid batteries.
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 93
Relating to: use of dogs in hunting wolves.
3/7/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 64
Relating to: renewable energy goals for state energy consumption and for energy use by certain state agencies. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: commending the Samoset Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 44
Relating to: workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 45
Relating to: indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 38
Relating to: Medical Assistance for certain adults who are not currently eligible for traditional Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 28
Relating to: payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 34
Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)
2/12/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 17
Relating to: hunting, fishing, and trapping on land in state parks.
1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: the retirement of Pam Shannon, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.
1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 4
Relating to: a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/20/2014: 2013 AA7-SB324
3/20/2014: 2013 AA6-SB324
3/20/2014: 2013 AA3-SA1-AB396
3/20/2014: 2013 AA5-SB324
3/20/2014: 2013 AA4-SB324
3/20/2014: 2013 AA3-SB324
3/20/2014: 2013 AA2-SB324
3/18/2014: 2013 AA1-SB617
2/20/2014: 2013 AA4-AB417
2/18/2014: 2013 AA2-AB741
2/11/2014: 2013 ASA1-AB704
Relating to: monitoring industrial sand mining and processing operations, a fee on the extraction of certain sand, compensation for costs incurred because of sand mining, increasing funding for inspection and repair of state bridges, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/11/2014: JR4 2013 ASA6-AB1
Relating to: BadgerCare Plus restoration fund, well-woman program, maternal home visits, first-dollar property tax credit, the budget stabilization fund, and making appropriations.
2/11/2014: JR4 2013 ASA5-AB1
Relating to: increasing funding for the arts and tourism marketing expenses related to bicycling; increasing the first dollar property tax credit; restoring and increasing the film production credit; transfers to the budget stabilization fund; and providing penalties.
2/11/2014: JR4 2013 ASA3-AB1
Relating to: payments to public employees affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10; increasing the amount of the first-dollar credit; transfers to the budget stabilization fund; and base wages paid to state employees and individuals providing services to the state pursuant to contract.
2/11/2014: JR4 2013 ASA2-AB1
Relating to: the first-dollar property tax credit, budget stabilization fund transfer, state aid to technical college districts, funding for the University of Wisconsin System, and making appropriations.
2/11/2014: JR4 2013 ASA1-AB1
Relating to: the first dollar property tax credit, general equalization aid to school districts, the budget stabilization aid, and making an appropriation.
12/4/2013: DE3 2013 AA4-AB1
11/14/2013: 2013 AA4-AB54
11/12/2013: 2013 AA1-AB251
11/5/2013: 2013 AA1-SB331
11/5/2013: 2013 AA3-AB399
10/17/2013: OC3 2013 ASA2-SB1
Relating to: per pupil adjustment aid, school district budgets, and making an appropriation.
6/18/2013: 2013 AA2-ASA1-AB40
6/18/2013: 2013 AA1-ASA1-AB40
3/6/2013: 2013 AA17-SB1
3/6/2013: 2013 AA16-SB1
3/6/2013: 2013 AA13-SB1
3/6/2013: 2013 AA11-SB1
3/6/2013: 2013 AA4-SB1
3/6/2013: 2013 AA1-SB2
1/10/2013: 2013 AA1-AA2-AR4