2019 Senate Authors

Environmental compliance audit program: time to correct violations increased, notification requirements modified, and DNR and DOJ duties re pursuing criminal enforcement actions - SB215

Epidemiologist position in DHS dedicated to vector-borne diseases and a focus on Lyme disease - SB299

Epidemiologist position in DHS dedicated to vector-borne diseases and a focus on Lyme disease - AB314

False report of an emergency to a public safety entity knowing no emergency exists (swatting): felony provisions created; JRCCP may report - SB363

False report of an emergency to a public safety entity knowing no emergency exists (swatting): felony provisions created; JRCCP may report - AB454

Fire fighting foam containing PFAS: prohibition created; DNR duties and forfeiture provision - SB310

Fire fighting foam containing PFAS: prohibition created; DNR duties and forfeiture provision - AB323

Fire fighting foams with PFAS voluntarily surrendered: expanding clean sweep program to include; third party provision - SB717

Fire fighting foams with PFAS voluntarily surrendered: expanding clean sweep program to include; third party provision - AB792

Four-year-old kindergarten: age at which a child may attend revised - SB407

Freshwater collaborative funding among UW institutions; Board of Regents duties and report required, JCF provision - SB712

GPR collected and purposes for which amounts are spent: DOR to maintain a website to display this information, DOA to assist - SB90

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day: September 7, 2019 recognized as - SJR35

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day: September 7, 2019 recognized as - AJR45

Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitor Bureau: DOA interest-free loan for visitor information and education center construction - SB721

Green Bay Packers Day declared August 11, 2019 on the occasion of their 100th anniversary - SJR8

Green Bay Packers Day declared August 11, 2019 on the occasion of their 100th anniversary - AJR10

Groundwater quality standards for specified contaminants: DHS required to establish - SB109

Groundwater quality standards for specified contaminants: DHS required to establish - AB85

Harbor assistance grant to City of Green Bay - SB295

Harbor assistance grant to City of Green Bay - AB325

Hill, Richard G. ``Rick”: honoring the life and service of former Chairman of the Oneida Nation - SJR98

Hill, Richard G. ``Rick”: honoring the life and service of former Chairman of the Oneida Nation - AJR131

Hunting and fishing approvals for persons with disabilities: physical therapists and licensed occupational therapists may certify disability of applicant - SB755

Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council created in DNR; general permit for hydrologic restoration projects authorized, conditions specified - SB631

Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council created in DNR; general permit for hydrologic restoration projects authorized, conditions specified - AB701

Insect repellant for sale in state parks and forests: DNR to make available - SB297

Insect repellant for sale in state parks and forests: DNR to make available - AB316

``Intellectual disability” substituted for ``mental retardation”, and similar phrases, in Administrative Rules; definition provisions [Admin.Code DCF 52.59; DHS 10.13, 15 (title), 15.01, 15.02, 15.04, 61.022, 61.43, 61.70, 63.02, 73.07, 101.03, 105.09, 105.12, 107.09, 107.13, 122.02, 129.03, 129.07, 129.09, 132.13, 132.51, 132.695, 134.13, 134.31, 134.42, 134.47, 134.53, 134.60; DWD 272.09; PSC 113.012, 134.02, 134.062, 134.0624, 185.12, 185.37; SPS 326.10] - SB19

Joint programming between UW Green Bay and the Oneida Tribe: annual funding from gaming receipts - SB194

Joint programming between UW Green Bay and the Oneida Tribe: annual funding from gaming receipts - AB205

Lead in drinking water: child care centers, child care providers, and recreational and educational camps required to test for; remediation plan provisions - SB424

Lead in drinking water: child care centers, child care providers, and recreational and educational camps required to test for; remediation plan provisions - AB475

Lead testing of potable water sources in schools: requirements created; exception to referendum restrictions for lead remediation; BCPL loans allowed; Safe Drinking Water Loan Program provision - SB423

Lead testing of potable water sources in schools: requirements created; exception to referendum restrictions for lead remediation; BCPL loans allowed; Safe Drinking Water Loan Program provision - AB476

Licenses issued to motor vehicle manufacturers, importers, distributors, or dealers: procedures for denials, suspensions, and revocations revised - SB3

Licenses issued to motor vehicle manufacturers, importers, distributors, or dealers: procedures for denials, suspensions, and revocations revised - AB3

Lyme disease: DNR awareness campaign requirements, state park brochure provision - SB298

Lyme disease: DNR awareness campaign requirements, state park brochure provision - AB317

Lyme disease informational signs: DNR and DHS to collaborate on signs for state parks, trails, recreational areas, and forests - SB296

Lyme disease informational signs: DNR and DHS to collaborate on signs for state parks, trails, recreational areas, and forests - AB315

``Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange”: DOT to designate and mark interchange of I 41, USH 10, and STH 441 in Winnebago County as - SB1

Micro market pre-licensing inspection: local health department cannot establish separate fees re retail food establishment licenses - SB106

Motor carrier maximum hours for drivers: federal law exception re planting and harvesting period modified [Admin.Code Trans 325.01] - SB669

Motor vehicle immobilization device: definition changed and county, municipality, or university may contract with person to place or remove the devices - SB4

Motor vehicle immobilization device: definition changed and county, municipality, or university may contract with person to place or remove the devices - AB2

MVP Week proclaimed December 1-7, 2019 in honor of the birthdays of the 3 most recent MVPs -- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Christian Yelich, and Aaron Rogers - SJR55

MVP Week proclaimed December 1-7, 2019 in honor of the birthdays of the 3 most recent MVPs -- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Christian Yelich, and Aaron Rogers - AJR74

Neonatal abstinence syndrome: MEB to issue treatment best practices guidelines - SB580

Nitrate testing grant program for private well owners established; DHS, local health department, and report provisions - SB137

Nitrogen optimization pilot program created in DATCP re nitrate loading; UW institutions and grants provisions; emergency rules provision - SB718

Nitrogen optimization pilot program created in DATCP re nitrate loading; UW institutions and grants provisions; emergency rules provision - AB796

Nurse aides: required hours of instructional programing - SB103

Nurse aides: required hours of instructional programing - AB76

Opioid antagonist administration and medication-assisted treatment: county jails may enter into a written agreement to provide and civil liability immunity; DHS to study medication-assisted treatment in prisons and jails, report required - SB594

PFAS management zone: DNR grants to municipalities for testing and funding for sampling, testing, and studying; positions in DNR authorized, JCF provision; agricultural chemical cleanup fund and well compensation program provisions - AB921

PFAS management zones established; notification, reports, and grant and loan program requirements; DNR duties and advisory committee established; emergency rule provision - SB774

PFAS management zones established; notification, reports, and grant and loan program requirements; DNR duties and advisory committee established; emergency rule provision - AB922

PFAS testing grants to municipalities; funding to DNR for provisions in SB774 - SB775

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain sunsets extended - SB581

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) program: political subdivision loan repayment agreement limited to commercial property or residential property with at least five dwelling units - SB452

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district: bidding threshold increased - SB559

Pupils enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten program requiring full day attendance: counting for state aid purposes modified - SB408

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - SB184

Retailer’s sales tax liability: DOR may disclose to successor - SB54

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

Revenue limit for school districts: ceiling freeze exception created - SB437

Revenue limit for school districts: ceiling freeze exception created - AB473

School safety plan requirements applied to operators of independent charter schools; frequency of plans submitted to Office of School Safety revised and random sampling reviewed annually - SB824

School safety plan requirements applied to operators of independent charter schools; frequency of plans submitted to Office of School Safety revised and random sampling reviewed annually - AB965

Sexual assault kits: procedures for transmission, processing, and storage created - SB200

Sexual assault kits: procedures for transmission, processing, and storage created - AB214

Solar energy and wind energy systems: DWD grants to reimburse employers re employee training and certification - SB218

Solar energy and wind energy systems: DWD grants to reimburse employers re employee training and certification - AB237

Solids or hazardous waste facility owned by a municipality: alternative method to establish proof of financial responsibility; DNR duties - SB714

State debt guaranties not public debt; delegation of authority by UW Board of Regents; UW-affiliated organizations provisions; certain UW institution employees considered state public officials and subject to the state code of ethics - SB388

State debt guaranties not public debt; delegation of authority by UW Board of Regents; UW-affiliated organizations provisions; certain UW institution employees considered state public officials and subject to the state code of ethics - AB370

State park annual vehicle admission fee waived for families with pupil in grade four; visitor activity guide for schools provision - SB212

State park annual vehicle admission fee waived for families with pupil in grade four; visitor activity guide for schools provision - AB252

Stewardship Program: amount obligated for water infrastructure projects in state parks increased - SB125

Stewardship Program: amount obligated for water infrastructure projects in state parks increased - AB134

Tick-borne Disease Study Committee established, report required - SB300

Tick-borne Disease Study Committee established, report required - AB313

TID number 9 in Village of Little Chute: 12 percent rule changed to 15 percent rule - SB785

TID number 9 in Village of Little Chute: 12 percent rule changed to 15 percent rule - AB821

University of Virginia men’s basketball team and head coach Tony Bennett commended for winning the 2019 NCAA Division 1 National Championship - AJR34

Washington Island Observer newspaper eligible to receive compensation for publishing legal notices - SB147

Waterfowl hunting stamp fee increased - SB611

Wetland mitigation bank changes; DNR duties and emergency rule provision - SB169