Subject Index

Bell, Jeannette: public service as mayor of the City of West Allis and as a former state legislator and commitment to her community commended -  AJR110

Bolle, Dale J.: life and public service -  AJR86

Brandemuehl, David A.: life and public service -  AJR10

Campaign finance law, income tax law, and lobbying regulation law revisions; Government Accountability Board staff changes; nonseverability provision  - DE7 SB1

Campaign finance reform: registration and reporting requirements imposed on individuals or organizations making a communication within 60 days of an election referencing candidates for certain state offices; clean elections fund grants for state legislative offices created, report and forfeiture provisions; lobbying expenditure tax created -  AB704

Coggs, Isaac N.: public service in the legislature and legacy of political work and social justice honored  - SR23

Coggs, Marcia P.: public service in the legislature and dedication to improving the quality of life for all citizens of Milwaukee and Wisconsin honored -  SR22

Constitutional officers and state legislators limited to certain number of consecutive years in the same office: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR13

Elected official convicted of a felony related to his or her duty while in elected office: receiving a WRS annuity, lump sum payment, or death benefit prohibited  - SB479

False representations in communications with legislators re representing a constituent, forfeiture provision  - AB661

Fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by legislative leaders and members before enactment of the executive budget bill prohibited [Joint rule 94]  - AJR4

Fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by legislative leaders and members prohibited during specific dates [Joint rule 94] -  AJR3

Hanson, Doris J.: life and public service -  AJR6

Hours worked by Assembly employees: each Assembly member directed to determine method and reporting period [Assembly rule 7 (5)] -  AR3

Kincaid, Lloyd H.: life and public service -  SJR66

Legislator ordered to military duty for any period of time during term in office: legislator does not vacate seat and may appoint a temporary acting legislator subject to approval of house in which the legislator serves. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR33

Leonard, Jerris: life and public service -  SJR7

Lobbying by former legislators prohibited for 12 months following their last day in office; penalty provisions  - AB74

Lobbying by former legislators prohibited for 12 months following their last day in office; penalty provisions  - SB23

Mittness, Lewis T.: life and public service -  AJR7

Moore, (U.S. Rep.) Gwendolynne Sophia ``Gwen": contributions and public service honored - SR10

Nowakowski, Richard B.: life and public service -  AJR77

Palmer, Lucien: life of the first African American elected to the Wisconsin legislature, 1906 election to the Assembly, honored - SR21

Parys, Ronald G.: life and public service -  SJR64

Quackenbush, Robert L.: life and public service -  AJR8

Quinn, Jerome F.: life and public service -  AJR116

Quinn, Jerome F.: life and public service -  SJR102

Steffens, Richard J.: life and public service -  AJR88

Terms of office for members of the Senate and Assembly increased: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR2

legislature _ member _ compensation Legislature — Member — Compensation

Biennial budget bill's failure to pass by certain date: legislator pay withheld; existing appropriations remain in effect until September 1 if a joint resolution is adopted, exception for essential state and local governmental services  - AB552

Budget process: convening and conduct of committees of conference regulated, sergeants at arms provision; legislator pay and expense reimbursements withheld until budget passes; acceptance of political contributions by legislators prohibited in period between introduction and final concurrence in both houses of the budget, exceptions and forfeiture provisions - AB627

Budget process: withholding of pay and expenses from legislators and certain state elected officials if not passed by August 1 of the odd-numbered years; acceptance of political contributions by partisan elective state officials prohibited between certain dates, penalty provision; deadlines for budget message from the Governor, Building Commission's long-range state building program budget, and state agencies' biennial budget requests revised; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill and identification of nonfiscal policy items, JCF and LRB duties; if not passed by certain date, any non-budget legislation may not be considered or requested until budget passes  - AB633

Sick leave: accumulating unused hours from year to year prohibited for legislators -  AB23

Sick leave: accumulating unused hours from year to year prohibited for legislators -  SB213

Sick leave: accumulating unused hours from year to year prohibited for legislators, Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit court judges, DAs, and state elected officials - AB31

Sick leave: accumulating unused hours from year to year prohibited for legislators, Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit court judges, state elected officials, and certain Governor appointments -  SB5

Sick leave eliminated for legislators, Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit court judges, DAs, and state elected officials [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

legislature _ procedure Legislature — Procedure

Arbitrator appointed to resolve differences re conference committee on SB-40, executive budget bill; joint rule 3 provision - AJR69

Assembly rules revised; new rule created [Assembly rules 13 (2)(a), 29 (5), 32 (3) and (3)(a), 39 (4)(a), 73 (3)(a)] - AR4

Budget process: convening and conduct of committees of conference regulated, sergeants at arms provision; legislator pay and expense reimbursements withheld until budget passes; acceptance of political contributions by legislators prohibited in period between introduction and final concurrence in both houses of the budget, exceptions and forfeiture provisions - AB627

Budget process: withholding of pay and expenses from legislators and certain state elected officials if not passed by August 1 of the odd-numbered years; acceptance of political contributions by partisan elective state officials prohibited between certain dates, penalty provision; deadlines for budget message from the Governor, Building Commission's long-range state building program budget, and state agencies' biennial budget requests revised; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill and identification of nonfiscal policy items, JCF and LRB duties; if not passed by certain date, any non-budget legislation may not be considered or requested until budget passes  - AB633

Committee of conference prohibited from considering or agreeing on a provision not part of the bill or resolution that is before the committee [Joint rule 3 (1)(a)]  - SJR76

Conference committee on biennial budget bills: convening and conduct of regulated and attendance of members compulsory - AB551

Conference committee on SB-40, executive budget bill, abolished and a new conference committee created; joint rules cited - AJR70

Conference committee on SB-40, executive budget bill, created - AJR59

Endangered or threatened species: admissibility, in certain proceedings, of evidence of discovery by a person on private property of another under certain conditions  - AB479

Floorperiods for 2007-08 session created -  SJR1

Indian gaming establishment re proposed location on certain Indian lands: Governor may not concur with U.S. Secretary of the Interior's decision unless the legislature first concurs by joint resolution -  AB205

Indian gaming establishment re proposed location on certain Indian lands: Governor may not concur with U.S. Secretary of the Interior's decision unless the legislature first concurs by joint resolution [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

Organization of the 2007-08 Assembly; list of officers; notification to Senate and Governor -  AR1

Organization of the 2007-08 Senate; list of officers; notification to Assembly and Governor -  SR1

Political contributions: incumbent members of JCF and members of a committee of conference prohibited from accepting between the first Monday in January of the odd-numbered year through the date JCF reports the biennial budget bill; penalty provisions -  AB519

Rate increases re sales tax, income tax, or franchise tax: two-thirds vote required. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR26

Special order of business for December 12, 2007 established re AB-207 -  AR12

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

Special orders of business for March 11, 2008 established re AB-482, AB-668, AB-685, AB-688, AB-709, AB-735, AB-745, AB-765, AB-769, AB-798, AB-803, AB-807, AB-809, AB-828, AB-846, AB-849, AB-862, AB-863, AB-893, AB-898, SB-49, SB-72, SB-86, SB-142, SB-260, SB-288, SB-403, SB-430 -  AR17

Special orders of business for March 12, 2008 established re AJR-106, AB-187, AB-422, AB-702, AB-737, AB-739, AB-778, AB-806, AB-857, AB-874, AB-878, AB-894, AB-896, AB-900, AB-905, AB-906, AB-908, AB-913, SB-20, SB-28, SB-48, SB-124, SB-128, SB-269, SB-351, SB-409, SB-483, SB-514, SB-517 - AR18

State fund or program revenue appropriation account creation permitted and changing the purpose prohibited: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR34

State fund or program revenue appropriation account creation permitted and changing the purpose prohibited: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  SJR24

legislature _ retirement systems, joint survey committee on Legislature — Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

Creditable military service under WRS: actuarial study re 2007 AB-43 or SB-19 required [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9130 (1d)] - SB40

Employee retirement system liabilities in populous counties: issuance of appropriation bonds; legislative finding and determination cited; JSCRS may issue report as appendix [Sec. 1851, 1858-1860, 1883, 1900, 1901, 1909-1912]  - SB40

legislature _ rules _ assembly Legislature — Rules — Assembly, see also Administrative rules

Assembly committee structure and names for 2007-08 legislative session established [Assembly rules 9 (1) (bc), (bd), (bm), (c), (dm), (f), (fm), (hd), (im), (k), (L), (m), (md), (np), (p), (q), (qm), (qr), (sd), (t), (tm), (um), (vL), (w), (z)]  - AR2

Assembly rules revised; new rule created [Assembly rules 13 (2)(a), 29 (5), 32 (3) and (3)(a), 39 (4)(a), 73 (3)(a)] - AR4

Hours worked by Assembly employees: each Assembly member directed to determine method and reporting period [Assembly rule 7 (5)] -  AR3

Partisan caucus of Senate or Assembly: exception to open meetings law deleted; legislative rules made invalid  - AB273

Reduction in size of Wisconsin national guard opposed: exemption from rules prohibiting memorializing Congress or the federal government [Assembly rules 32 (1)(a) and 39 (1)]  - AR5

legislature _ rules _ joint Legislature — Rules — Joint, see also Administrative rules

Arbitrator appointed to resolve differences re conference committee on SB-40, executive budget bill; joint rule 3 provision - AJR69

Committee of conference prohibited from considering or agreeing on a provision not part of the bill or resolution that is before the committee [Joint rule 3 (1)(a)]  - SJR76

Conference committee on SB-40, executive budget bill, abolished and a new conference committee created; joint rules cited - AJR70

Fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by legislative leaders and members before enactment of the executive budget bill prohibited [Joint rule 94]  - AJR4

Fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by legislative leaders and members prohibited during specific dates [Joint rule 94] -  AJR3

Partisan caucus of Senate or Assembly: exception to open meetings law deleted; legislative rules made invalid  - AB273

Revisor of Statutes duties transferred to LRB: joint rules changes [Joint rules 52 (1)(e), (5)(a), 59, 60 (1), 64 (1)(a), 81m (2)(a), 82 (1)(c)] -  SJR69

legislature _ rules _ senate Legislature — Rules — Senate, see also Administrative rules

Partisan caucus of Senate or Assembly: exception to open meetings law deleted; legislative rules made invalid  - AB273

Senate rules revised; new rules created [Senate rules 5 (2)(a), 8 (5), 11 (title), (8), (9), 13, 14, 17 (1)(c) and (j), (6), 18 (1), (1m), 20 (7), 25 (4), 27 (6), 34 (1), 36 (1m), 41 (1)(a) and (c), 46 (2)(c), 96 (1m)] -  SR2

legislature _ session Legislature — Session, see Legislature — Procedure; Special session, 2007 — January; Special session, 2007 — October; Special session, 2007 — December; Special session, 2008 — March; Special session, 2008 — April

lemke, jason f Lemke, Jason F.

Life and military service commended -  SJR86

lemon law Lemon law, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

leonard, jerris Leonard, Jerris

Life and public service - SJR7

leopold, aldo Leopold, Aldo

State trail system named the ``Aldo Leopold Legacy Trail System" -  AB284