2019 Assembly Authors

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th and Assembly Chief Clerk to remove portrait of Governor Jeremiah Rusk from public display and hang historic photo of the iron puddlers in Bay View for set number of days - AR5

Bills overturning local government policies, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations: two-thirds vote required - SB23

CBRF licensing modified re client groups, public notices, and public listening session and informational hearing; complaints to DHS and county contracts provisions - AB994

Civil service system changes re hiring process, probation, reinstatement, restoration, layoffs, just cause, and discipline - AB946

Community-based services grant program established in DHS re prevocational and day services for integrated employment for people with disabilities - AB845

Compensation information of employees and prospective employees: employer conduct re requiring or soliciting information; disclosing compensation details discrimination prohibitions created; notice requirement and DWD and circuit court provisions - AB397

Compensation information of employees and prospective employees: employer conduct re requiring or soliciting information; disclosing compensation details discrimination prohibitions created; notice requirement and DWD and circuit court provisions - SB367

Crowdfunding for jobs and economic growth: WEDC to contract with a business maintaining a crowdfunding Internet site - AB925

Employer of tipped employee: retain state sales taxes as incentive to pay employees minimum wage in addition to tips - AB483

Employment discrimination re unfair honesty or genetic testing: DWD or discriminated person may bring an action in circuit court; damages, exceptions, limitations, and consumer price index provisions - AB396

Employment discrimination re unfair honesty or genetic testing: DWD or discriminated person may bring an action in circuit court; damages, exceptions, limitations, and consumer price index provisions - SB366

Equal Pay Day: April 2, 2019 recognized as - AJR28

Equal Pay Day: April 2, 2019 recognized as - SJR15

Honorary discharge of a firearm at events for former military, law enforcement, or firefighters, or on certain holidays: municipal restriction of firearm discharge does not apply - AB75

Ignition interlock device requirement applied to all OWI offenses involving alcohol - AB61

Ignition interlock device requirement applied to all OWI offenses involving alcohol - SB58

Local professional baseball park district: distribution of excess sales and use tax revenues to certain counties and municipalities; conditions and DOR duties - SB176

Loss of society and companionship of parent in medical malpractice cases: claim by minor or adult child - AB940

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages increased - AB995

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month: June 2019 designated as - AJR53

Ogunbowale, Arike: outstanding basketball career, from high school in Milwaukee to the University of Notre Dame to the WNBA draft, recognized - AJR49

Overtime pay for motion picture theater employees and on specified holidays - AB981

Patient at a center for the developmentally disabled in an intensive treatment program: right to request staff of a requested sex present for certain interactions; DHS duties - AB462

Political action committee contribution limits to candidates reduced - AB158

Political action committee contribution limits to candidates reduced - SB77

Rozga, Margaret “Peggy”: appointment as Wisconsin Poet Laureate for 2019 and 2020 recognized - AJR70

Sexually violent person on supervised release: revisions re notification requirements, public hearings, law enforcement agency duties, DHS and DOC duties, and condition of release violation re GPS - AB947

TPR proceeding: exception to notice requirements for alleged father as result of sexual assault expanded re underage sexual activity - AB848

Trampoline park license requirement created; liability coverage, exemptions, and DSPS duties - AB836

United States Women’s National Team congratulated on winning the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup - AJR80

United States Women’s National Team congratulated on winning the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup - SJR61

University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project may request funding from JCF - AB452

Video recording of surgical procedures and discharge instructions: surgical facilities required to offer option to patients; conditions, surcharge, evidence, and forfeiture provisions; DHS duties; JRCCP may report - AB913

Worker’s Memorial Day: April 28, 2019 proclaimed as - AJR20

Worker’s Memorial Day: April 28, 2019 proclaimed as - SJR20

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Sinicki, Rep. Christine (20th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills:5, 10, 20, 18, 22, 24, 29, 33, 40, 41, 42, 52, 62, 65, 68, 73, 70, 77, 84, 85, 87, 88, 111, 113, 114, 116, 127, 128, 124, 132, 133, 147, 149, 123, 151, 156, 161, 159, 162, 167, 176, 177, 185, 188, 190, 186, 168, 191, 198, 201, 203, 211, 214, 220, 215, 217, 218, 221, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 248, 244, 252, 253, 254, 255, 259, 265, 267, 269, 270, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 297, 298, 299, 300, 303, 307, 310, 309, 311, 312, 313, 315, 316, 317, 319, 320, 321, 335, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, 336, 337, 338, 340, 341, 346, 351, 349, 355, 358, 361, 365, 367, 378, 375, 377, 381, 384, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 398, 399, 407, 408, 406, 405, 404, 403, 402, 409, 422, 411, 413, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 426, 423, 424, 425, 431, 439, 436, 446, 447, 449, 454, 460, 463, 475, 476, 488, 451, 491, 492, 496, 497, 520, 501, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 521, 502, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 543, 542, 545, 547, 548, 527, 557, 525, 569, 530, 570, 574, 577, 579, 582, 583, 587, 589, 564, 591, 573, 593, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, 618, 621, 624, 625, 636, 638, 641, 642, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 663, 664, 667, 668, 666, 660, 673, 675, 676, 677, 678, 682, 693, 697, 698, 694, 699, 701, 714, 715, 722, 723, 725, 727, 728, 729, 730, 732, 735, 746, 751, 738, 739, 756, 760, 759, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 770, 797, 796, 795, 799, 790, 791, 792, 800, 801, 822, 825, 789, 786, 826, 827, 828, 816, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 911, 912, 916, 917, 841, 918, 919, 920, 923, 861, 932, 931, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 935, 936, 937, 869, 938, 955, 958, 959, 945, 960, 961, 963, 969, 970, 971, 972, 974, 980, 982, 983, 986, 987, 989, 990, 997, 1003, 1004, 1011, 1016, 1019, 1020, 1022, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 4, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 17, 22, 18, 24, 25, 27, 32, 29, 30, 33, 31, 35, 41, 34, 46, 45, 47, 43, 44, 42, 48, 50, 51, 57, 58, 52, 59, 67, 68, 69, 61, 62, 65, 64, 71, 74, 73, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 93, 91, 92, 90, 95, 94, 96, 98, 97, 99, 101, 104, 102, 103, 105, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 117, 124, 125, 126, 137, 148, 134, 131, 135, 141, 136, 150, 152, 153, 157, 144, 155, 156

Assembly Resolutions:4, 14, 18

Senate Bills:5, 9, 12, 19, 22, 25, 26, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 49, 61, 65, 66, 67, 69, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 92, 102, 103, 91, 107, 109, 100, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 129, 132, 136, 138, 142, 144, 152, 155, 157, 159, 162, 168, 169, 170, 172, 185, 191, 193, 197, 198, 201, 200, 204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 216, 221, 222, 223, 229, 235, 245, 246, 249, 253, 254, 255, 256, 259, 262, 264, 266, 270, 288, 291, 293, 296, 297, 298, 300, 302, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313, 316, 317, 320, 324, 332, 334, 336, 340, 344, 347, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 363, 364, 385, 370, 371, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 381, 382, 386, 393, 397, 398, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 423, 424, 426, 432, 436, 433, 442, 443, 444, 449, 456, 446, 468, 459, 461, 467, 469, 471, 473, 474, 477, 478, 480, 481, 483, 489, 491, 493, 502, 503, 504, 507, 509, 511, 513, 514, 521, 522, 525, 530, 533, 536, 539, 540, 542, 543, 557, 562, 566, 567, 572, 574, 577, 587, 588, 589, 596, 598, 599, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 611, 615, 616, 617, 619, 622, 635, 625, 627, 629, 630, 631, 634, 640, 644, 648, 649, 653, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 664, 674, 675, 676, 693, 695, 703, 709, 710, 712, 713, 715, 716, 717, 718, 722, 723, 731, 724, 732, 733, 734, 744, 750, 751, 755, 757, 763, 776, 777, 779, 780, 790, 793, 794, 814, 816, 825, 826, 827, 829, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 844, 846, 848, 849, 850, 851, 854, 855, 856, 862, 869, 871, 874, 875, 879, 881, 884, 885, 887, 894, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922

Senate Joint Resolutions:2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 24, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 38, 37, 39, 40, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 87, 88, 91, 95, 97, 98, 101, 100, 103, 105

1876 Skowronski, Rep. Ken (82nd Asm.Dist.; R)

Absentee ballots by electronic transmission for certain overseas and military voters: Elections Commission to promulgate rules authorizing, criteria specified - AB861

Additional funding to UW System to offset resident undergraduate tuition freeze in 2019 WisAct 9 - AB392

American Legion: 100th anniversary of its founding and commitment to community, state, and nation commended - AJR110

American Legion: 100th anniversary of its founding and commitment to community, state, and nation commended - SJR79

Army Week recognized June 9-15, 2019 - AJR51

Authorized state building program for 2019-2021 amended to add grant to Wisconsin Veterans Village Association, Inc. to assist with construction and renovation - AB1031

Blue Ribbon Commission created in the UW System; membership and duties set; commission terminates upon submission of report, Governor has option to renew - AB389

Caregiver designation by patient or patient’s legal guardian: hospitals required to provide opportunity - AB584

Caregiver designation by patient or patient’s legal guardian: hospitals required to provide opportunity - SB516

Deaf History Month: April 2019 recognized as - AJR27

Disabled American Veterans: 100th anniversary and continued service to veterans honored - AJR132

Disabled American Veterans: 100th anniversary and continued service to veterans honored - SJR99

Family caregiver assisting a qualified family member: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created for qualified expenses; definition provisions - AB126

Family caregiver assisting a qualified family member: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created for qualified expenses; definition provisions - SB126

Hearing aids with certain features: information and demonstration requirements for hearing instrument specialist and audiologists - AB616

Hearing loop technology: installation in new or renovated buildings owned, leased, or occupied by the state required; DOA duties and exemption and report provisions - AB615

Late receipt of student’s veterans benefits: UW System school or technical college prohibited from taking adverse action - AB161

Late rent payments: grace period provisions for tenants receiving housing allowance from the U.S. DVA - AB341

Matera, Major General Raymond A.: life and public service of former Wisconsin Adjutant General - AJR14

Motor vehicle seller: liability immunity provisions after title is signed and given to the buyer, exception provisions - AB345

November 11 (Veterans Day) designated a state holiday and state offices close; paid holidays for state employees provision - AB351

Official bond requirements for town municipal judges - AB86

OWI-related offenses: extend time limit for commencing prosecution of first, second, or third offense - AB379

Palliative Care Council established within DHS, duties specified; statewide palliative care consumer and professional information and education program required, sunset provision - AB242

Pharmacy license required for jails, correctional or residential facilities, and health care facilities, provider offices or clinics that have a pharmacist; remote dispensing site provisions revised - AB788

Practicing as a physician assistant, RN, or nurse anesthetist while performing official duties for the armed forces or federal health services: exemption from license and credential requirements - AB583

Practicing as a physician assistant, RN, or nurse anesthetist while performing official duties for the armed forces or federal health services: exemption from license and credential requirements - SB514

Prescription drugs exempt from the Unfair Sales Act - AB156

Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses: expiration provision revised - AB731

Retail theft: mandatory minimum sentence for 3 or more convictions; JRCCP may report - AB807

``Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge”: DOT to designate and mark bridge on USH 2 between the cities of Superior and Duluth, MN as; contributions from interested parties provision - AB468

School district accountability report: exclude data from juvenile detention facility or residential care center for children, conditions set - AB908

School district accountability report: exclude data from juvenile detention facility or residential care center for children, conditions set - SB823

Sign language interpreters: new categories of licenses established, examination provisions; Sign Language Interpreter Council eliminated and Sign Language Interpreters Advisory Committee established; DSPS duties - AB250

Sign language interpreters: new categories of licenses established, examination provisions; Sign Language Interpreter Council eliminated and Sign Language Interpreters Advisory Committee established; DSPS duties - SB265

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - AB127

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - SB115

Spring peeper designated as the state amphibian; Blue Book provision - AB634

Student teaching semester: full remission of UW System resident undergraduate tuition - AB391

TCS appropriation for the 2019-21 fiscal biennium - AB388

Terminology change: ``hearing loss” and ``deaf or hard of hearing” replaces ``hearing impairment” and ``hearing impaired” - AB621

Truax Field Air National Guard Base: recognizing contributions of the 115th Fighter Wing and base for F-35As supported - AJR88

University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project may request funding from JCF - AB452

University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project may request funding from JCF - SB446

UW System resident undergraduate tuition limitation prohibited unless offset by corresponding increase in GPR appropriation - AB387

Waterfowl hunting stamp fee increased - AB543

Waterfowl hunting stamp fee increased - SB611