2019 Assembly Authors

Assembly Bills:1, 182, 304, 816

Assembly Joint Resolutions:30, 106

Senate Bills:2, 173, 175, 286, 403, 744, 770

Senate Joint Resolutions:37, 62, 75

1837 Vruwink, Rep. Don (43rd Asm.Dist.; D)

Advertisement of broadband services and Internet speed requirements and standardized consumer label based on FCC template; penalties and unfair trade practice provisions - SB837

Agricultural development loan guarantee program changes, sunset provision - AB328

Blue Book and highway map distribution revised - AB488

Blue Book and highway map distribution revised - SB436

Broadband expansion grant program: political subdivision application process modified and report to the public re costs and revenues of a public telecommunications, video, or broadband facility eliminated - SB836

Broadband expansion grant program: PSC to give farms a priority - AB955

Broadband expansion grant program requirements modified; grant recipients required to report progress to PSC; LAB biennial performance audits required - SB838

Crop insurance proceeds included in production gross receipts re manufacturing and agricultural tax credit - AB430

Crop insurance proceeds included in production gross receipts re manufacturing and agricultural tax credit - SB387

Empty conduit lines installed in right-of-way: political subdivisions and DOT allowed to require of any person conducting special work which requires digging in a right-of-way; duty to offer service imposed on Internet service provider - SB835

Executive budget bill prepared according to GAAP, in addition to a bill prepared based on standards under current law - SB852

Fee remission program for certain veterans enrolled in a UW System school or TCS school: expanded to include noncredit courses - AB218

Harassment of a sports official: penalty provisions created; JRCCP may report - AB735

Individual Medicare supplement policy: policyholder may cancel at any time - AB217

Individual Medicare supplement policy: policyholder may cancel at any time - SB615

Kidney Month: March 2019 proclaimed as - AJR19

Lifetime fishing license to residents established; lifetime fishing trust fund created - AB555

Martin, Abigail: service as Wisconsin’s agricultural ambassador (a.k.a. Alice in Dairyland) commended - AJR139

Motor bicycle for purposes of the rules of the road: third type operated by persons with certain disability created; DOT to issue decal and special card - AB499

Motor bicycle for purposes of the rules of the road: third type operated by persons with certain disability created; DOT to issue decal and special card - SB454

Oregon High School girls soccer term: honoring their athletic achievements and recognized for winning the 2019 WIAA Division II girls soccer championship - AJR76

PSC to require retail electric utilities and cooperatives to survey customers about broadband service availability and Internet service providers to disclose certain information to improve broadband mapping; supplemental appropriation for the broadband expansion grant program - AB959

Real estate transfer fee: exemption for conveyances between related members expanded - AB500

Real estate transfer fee: exemption for conveyances between related members expanded - SB455

Small Farm Diversity grant program created, matching funds provision - AB495

Small Farm Diversity grant program created, matching funds provision - SB453

Special registration plates expressing support for state parks and also provide admission to state parks and recreation areas authorized; voluntary payments provision - AB219

Statement in support of 2019 H.R. 832, known as the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2019, and efforts to increase consumption of milk - AJR60

Statement in support of efforts to increase milk consumption among America’s youth - AJR63

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 6-10 recognized as - AJR42

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Vruwink, Rep. Don (43rd Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills:10, 21, 19, 22, 25, 31, 32, 33, 38, 41, 51, 53, 54, 60, 61, 62, 59, 58, 67, 68, 70, 75, 74, 77, 87, 88, 76, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 126, 132, 137, 146, 147, 151, 158, 167, 186, 206, 204, 214, 215, 221, 225, 228, 229, 231, 232, 248, 242, 253, 254, 255, 259, 260, 262, 234, 267, 245, 247, 246, 291, 293, 250, 297, 298, 300, 302, 303, 307, 309, 311, 312, 319, 335, 326, 329, 330, 336, 337, 338, 346, 349, 357, 365, 367, 375, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 394, 396, 397, 401, 407, 408, 406, 405, 404, 403, 402, 409, 422, 413, 426, 423, 424, 431, 438, 436, 447, 449, 454, 460, 463, 475, 476, 532, 487, 451, 491, 452, 496, 494, 520, 470, 506, 507, 508, 512, 513, 514, 519, 533, 534, 535, 548, 549, 531, 552, 527, 528, 524, 557, 525, 558, 568, 569, 529, 530, 570, 575, 585, 588, 589, 571, 591, 598, 613, 614, 615, 616, 620, 621, 622, 634, 636, 637, 641, 642, 661, 668, 660, 693, 698, 700, 714, 722, 723, 725, 727, 728, 729, 730, 745, 746, 747, 738, 739, 760, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 797, 796, 795, 799, 790, 791, 792, 800, 801, 822, 789, 786, 826, 829, 816, 866, 867, 868, 813, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 912, 916, 917, 919, 920, 852, 932, 933, 931, 930, 936, 938, 958, 895, 946, 963, 997, 999, 1006, 1016, 1023

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 28, 21, 17, 22, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 36, 33, 35, 41, 34, 46, 45, 47, 44, 48, 49, 50, 57, 58, 52, 59, 67, 68, 69, 62, 65, 64, 70, 72, 71, 73, 80, 81, 83, 85, 93, 91, 92, 90, 94, 98, 99, 100, 101, 104, 102, 105, 109, 115, 116, 120, 121, 117, 124, 125, 122, 123, 137, 134, 131, 135, 152, 153, 157, 144

Assembly Resolutions:14

Senate Bills:11, 12, 21, 23, 25, 29, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 49, 55, 56, 57, 58, 62, 63, 64, 66, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 92, 102, 103, 91, 107, 110, 100, 116, 118, 126, 129, 130, 132, 136, 153, 157, 170, 188, 200, 204, 208, 211, 213, 214, 216, 219, 222, 223, 225, 230, 235, 238, 244, 239, 249, 240, 241, 242, 255, 256, 259, 262, 264, 265, 266, 270, 287, 288, 293, 294, 304, 305, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313, 317, 324, 329, 336, 344, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 363, 364, 385, 366, 367, 370, 372, 378, 381, 382, 386, 390, 393, 397, 416, 417, 419, 423, 424, 440, 433, 442, 448, 449, 446, 458, 460, 461, 462, 467, 469, 472, 473, 474, 477, 480, 493, 496, 499, 500, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 511, 513, 515, 527, 536, 540, 543, 544, 550, 551, 556, 561, 566, 567, 572, 574, 575, 577, 584, 589, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 622, 627, 630, 632, 640, 648, 649, 653, 655, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 664, 674, 675, 685, 709, 710, 712, 716, 717, 718, 722, 723, 724, 734, 744, 746, 750, 751, 755, 757, 760, 761, 776, 779, 790, 814, 825, 826, 834, 839, 840, 846, 848, 849, 853, 855, 856, 879, 894, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922

Senate Joint Resolutions:2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 38, 37, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 61, 62, 64, 66, 67, 71, 72, 73, 74, 78, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 91, 95, 98, 100

1877 Wichgers, Rep. Chuck (83rd Asm.Dist.; R)

Adult-entertainment establishments: registration with DOJ requirements created, fee and human trafficking provisions - SB731

Annual town meeting and boards of review meetings may be postponed re public health emergency declared by Governor - SB912

Emergency operation of local units of government re state of emergency: virual meetings and public access to meetings provisions - SB914

Eminent domain law revisions - AB948

Eminent domain law revisions - SB847

Hying, Bishop Donald J.: commended upon his appointment and installation as the Bishop for the Diocese of Madison - AJR84

Hying, Bishop Donald J.: commended upon his appointment and installation as the Bishop for the Diocese of Madison - SJR65

LeRoy’s Leap Day: honoring February 29, 2020 as in reference to LeRoy Butler and the first ever Lambeau Leap - AJR138

Naloxone or another opioid antagonist administered by ambulance service providers: DHS reporting requirements - AB139

Naloxone or another opioid antagonist administered by ambulance service providers: DHS reporting requirements - SB134

Precious metals and cryptocurrency: sales tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB200

Second degree sexual assault statute of limitations extended - AB776

Second degree sexual assault statute of limitations extended - SB686

Sexual contact with an animal, obscene depictions of, or facilitating access to animal for purposes of: felony penalties; child under age 13 and sex offender registration provisions; JRCCP may report - AB152

Sexual contact with an animal, obscene depictions of, or facilitating access to animal for purposes of: felony penalties; child under age 13 and sex offender registration provisions; JRCCP may report - SB139

Telehealth services, including audio-only telephone: insurers prohibited from denying coverage for services before set date; MA coverage from 2019 WisAct 56 provision - SB913

Universal course numbering and credit transfer system: TCS Board and UW Board of Regents required to implement within five years, certain restriction eliminated - AB371

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Wichgers, Rep. Chuck (83rd Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 4, 23, 26, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 43, 44, 45, 55, 63, 64, 65, 57, 73, 70, 71, 75, 74, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 89, 76, 114, 127, 128, 145, 131, 133, 135, 138, 147, 143, 141, 157, 169, 161, 170, 175, 176, 186, 181, 208, 195, 201, 203, 210, 216, 229, 230, 243, 263, 267, 288, 300, 302, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 308, 318, 322, 323, 341, 345, 350, 348, 352, 353, 361, 379, 450, 414, 428, 437, 435, 445, 447, 458, 459, 462, 532, 451, 498, 546, 531, 551, 528, 555, 575, 578, 583, 590, 581, 594, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 609, 629, 623, 633, 635, 631, 646, 647, 648, 649, 652, 661, 663, 667, 660, 670, 672, 681, 686, 690, 691, 692, 694, 696, 699, 701, 680, 715, 716, 731, 734, 744, 737, 779, 793, 794, 792, 784, 785, 833, 835, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 840, 886, 839, 817, 912, 841, 849, 853, 858, 861, 898, 870, 871, 872, 897, 953, 957, 908, 949, 942, 943, 962, 965, 973, 985, 1034, 1035, 1037

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 10, 13, 14, 15, 30, 48, 59, 81, 93, 100, 101, 108, 110, 118, 130, 127, 146

Assembly Resolutions:16

Senate Bills:6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 25, 18, 28, 35, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 60, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 93, 102, 103, 108, 114, 115, 117, 127, 132, 133, 141, 142, 143, 146, 149, 151, 160, 162, 163, 164, 170, 179, 184, 191, 192, 193, 199, 203, 205, 215, 216, 224, 232, 247, 249, 257, 266, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 287, 290, 301, 310, 322, 325, 326, 328, 334, 339, 342, 345, 363, 365, 368, 383, 390, 394, 396, 399, 400, 410, 414, 416, 418, 432, 440, 433, 452, 492, 501, 496, 508, 514, 523, 524, 546, 552, 553, 554, 559, 560, 565, 569, 571, 573, 579, 580, 581, 583, 584, 586, 588, 591, 600, 605, 606, 612, 620, 623, 635, 624, 626, 629, 631, 633, 636, 641, 644, 647, 654, 656, 687, 688, 690, 705, 708, 711, 717, 719, 735, 739, 740, 742, 749, 752, 753, 754, 758, 759, 760, 763, 776, 782, 765, 766, 767, 769, 788, 789, 793, 794, 795, 841, 823, 857, 820, 822, 866, 907, 911, 915, 923, 926, 927, 928, 929

Senate Joint Resolutions:2, 8, 14, 37, 45, 59, 62, 72, 81, 86

1936 Wittke, Rep. Robert (62nd Asm.Dist.; R)

75th Anniversary of D-Day, a turning point in World War II, commemorated on June 6, 2019 - AJR59

Advanced structured literacy training for teachers: DPI grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure expanded to include - AB595

Authority to represent public interest in proceedings under the Children’s Code: provisions for county board of supervisors to transfer authority to or from the DA modified - AB502

Controller collecting personal data from consumer required to inform consumer and provide certain information; data breach notification requirements; DOJ and AG duties - AB870

Crimes against elder persons: penalties increased; sexual assault penalty revised; physical abuse crime created; freezing of assets of defendant re financial exploitation; elder person may appear in court via telephone or live audiovisual means when seeking certain restraining orders; JRCCP may report - AB480

Expedite court proceedings in criminal and delinquency cases and juvenile dispositional hearings when victim or witness is an elder person; court required to preserve testimony of elderly witness or victim in criminal matters - AB479

Filled lakebed in the City of Racine: authorized uses expanded; DNR appendix report - AB333

Filled lakebed in the City of Racine: authorized uses expanded; DNR appendix report - SB306

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults is suspected: actions financial service providers are authorized to take - AB481

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts: notice and reporting of by securities industry professionals, penalty enhancers, and violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law; JRCCP may report - AB482

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; JSCTE appendix report - AB754

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; JSCTE appendix report - SB720

Local professional baseball park district: sales and use taxes sunsetted, lease provision; new obligations restricted - AB73

Local professional baseball park district: sales and use taxes sunsetted, lease provision; new obligations restricted - SB67

Marriage license application requirements revised - AB457

Marriage license application requirements revised - SB439

Property of church or religious organization: leasing to educational association or institute that is also exempt from taxation does not render the property taxable; JSCTE appendix report - AB771

Property of church or religious organization: leasing to educational association or institute that is also exempt from taxation does not render the property taxable; JSCTE appendix report - SB726

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency projects modified; resolution, report, and LAB audit provisions - AB553

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency projects modified; resolution, report, and LAB audit provisions - SB494

Tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level modified - AB753

Teacher prepatory program approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction: requirements modified - AB594

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Wittke, Rep. Robert (62nd Asm.Dist.; R)