2019 Senate Authors

Assembly Bills:20, 33, 38, 66, 73, 76, 113, 117, 118, 146, 179, 207, 214, 300, 302, 307, 308, 313, 315, 316, 317, 323, 344, 357, 383, 410, 433, 441, 442, 464, 465, 468, 479, 480, 481, 482, 475, 476, 532, 452, 502, 541, 556, 523, 598, 611, 670, 685, 692, 701, 797, 796, 795, 790, 792, 801, 921, 922, 858, 1002

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 3, 30, 39, 50, 51, 59, 81

Senate Bills:1, 19, 39, 42, 67, 82, 113, 118, 130, 153, 175, 186, 200, 266, 270, 287, 290, 296, 297, 298, 300, 321, 329, 351, 380, 407, 408, 412, 413, 423, 424, 427, 428, 429, 430, 432, 440, 446, 488, 512, 550, 557, 623, 631, 651, 712, 715, 716, 717, 723, 788

Senate Joint Resolutions:2, 5, 27, 32, 37, 43, 62, 67, 78

1914 Ringhand, Sen. Janis (15th Sen.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

Assembly and Senate may not pass any bill after the November general election that affects the legislature, constitutional officers, judges and justices, and any state agency or public entity created by law until after the next political year commences: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR10

Assembly and Senate may not pass any bill after the November general election that affects the legislature, constitutional officers, judges and justices, and any state agency or public entity created by law until after the next political year commences: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR12

Authorized state building program for 2019-21 amended to add grant to the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau for a visitor information and education center - SB445

Beginning farmer higher education debt reimbursement program established, LAB report provision; Beginning Farmer Higher Education Debt Council created in DATCP; individual income tax deduction created; DATCP and HEAB duties; JSCTE appendix report - SB472

Beginning farmer higher education debt reimbursement program established, LAB report provision; Beginning Farmer Higher Education Debt Council created in DATCP; individual income tax deduction created; DATCP and HEAB duties; JSCTE appendix report - AB519

Bilingual-bicultural education programs: DPI funding - SB480

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

Circuit court records kept at county seat: exception for Rock County eliminated - SB238

Circuit court records kept at county seat: exception for Rock County eliminated - AB260

City manager system of government: city or village may impose residency requirement on its city manager - SB92

Crisis intervention training grants for law enforcement agencies and correctional officers: amount increased and overtime costs allowed - SB456

Dispensing gasoline-ethanol fuel blends from same fueling nozzle as gasoline with no ethanol: requirements revised - SB349

Disqualification of a judge or justice: adding when a reasonable person would question whether the judge or justice could act in an impartial manner - AB402

DVA payments to certain state veterans organizations: funding limit increased - SB540

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

Epinephrine prefilled syringes: authorities for prescription, possession, and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors expanded to include; statewide standing order provision - SB759

Equally divided determinations of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on matters of judicial discipline or permanent disability clarifications - AB404

Evidence or court records re motion for recusal or judicial substitution: circuit, municipal, or appeals court judge or Supreme Court justice prohibited from destroying - AB408

Family and medical leave law expanded and family and medical leave insurance program created; trust fund, income tax deduction, ordinance, and employer provisions; JSCTE appendix report - SB596

Family and medical leave law expanded and family and medical leave insurance program created; trust fund, income tax deduction, ordinance, and employer provisions; JSCTE appendix report - AB666

Family Care: functional eligibility extended to deaf-blind persons - SB701

Gustafson, Megan: outstanding basketball career, from high school in the Town of Port Wing to the University of Iowa to the WNBA draft, recognized - SJR29

Health care powers of attorney and certifications for advance directives: changes re findings of incapacity, do-not-resuscitate orders, and living will - SB254

Highway maintenance or construction area: definition expanded re traffic violations - SB136

Highway work zone safety: liability of vehicle owners for speed and failure to yield violations; driver education instruction requirements - SB244

Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15 to October 15 proclaimed as - SJR64

Homestead tax credit: maximum income threshold increased - SB267

Homestead tax credit: maximum income threshold increased - AB295

Insulin: cost sharing under health insurance policies and plans capped; OCI report required - SB340

Lifetime fishing license to residents established; lifetime fishing trust fund created - SB508

Marketing of employment and training opportunities to former UW System students: DWD to prepare packet and Board of Regents required to distribute; sunset provision - SB529

Maternity and newborn care: disability insurance and governmental self-insured health plans required to cover essential health benefit specified by OCI - AB987

Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan program established in DNR to assist certain municipalities and home owners - SB878

Motor vehicle accident: proof of financial responsibility or deposits of security for past accidents and property damage reporting thresholds increased - SB880

Motor vehicle manufacturer, importer, or distributor prohibited practice created re adverse action against a dealer of its motor vehicles - SB304

Naturopathic medicine practice: regulation and licensing provisions created; Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board created; JRCCP may report and JSCTE appendix report - SB866

Nursing practice, licensure, and certification changes; advanced practice registered nurses, nurse-midwifery, advanced practice registered nurse prescribers, and Nurse Licensure Compact provisions - SB249

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

Pepper spray (oleoresin of capsicum) sale, possession, or use provisions expanded to include CS gel, definition provision - SB290

Physical Therapy Licensure Compact ratified - SB390

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 - SB839

Termination of a TID: distribution of state aid payments for personal property taxes to taxing jurisdictions modified - SB561

Wisconsin opportunity zones: investing capital gains and income and franchise tax benefits; JSCTE appendix report - SB440

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority created, student loan counseling provision; DFI, HEAB, and institutions of higher education duties; report required - SB444

Wisconsin Supreme Court to review decision by a justice on a motion to disqualify him or herself from an action - AB406

WRS teacher annuitants who return to work: exception to suspension of annuity; JSCRS appendix report - SB627

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Ringhand, Sen. Janis (15th Sen.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills:10, 21, 20, 22, 24, 33, 40, 41, 52, 73, 70, 75, 77, 87, 111, 113, 114, 132, 137, 146, 142, 151, 162, 176, 177, 168, 211, 214, 228, 238, 248, 242, 254, 255, 262, 266, 267, 287, 292, 300, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 311, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 319, 321, 335, 327, 329, 330, 336, 337, 340, 341, 343, 346, 358, 367, 375, 382, 384, 387, 388, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 411, 413, 431, 433, 438, 439, 449, 463, 483, 532, 491, 452, 493, 496, 494, 495, 501, 504, 509, 510, 515, 516, 533, 534, 535, 536, 548, 528, 555, 524, 525, 529, 530, 570, 582, 591, 573, 599, 606, 611, 618, 620, 627, 636, 661, 643, 692, 693, 698, 699, 700, 701, 714, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 751, 748, 738, 757, 767, 768, 770, 797, 785, 826, 816, 865, 866, 868, 888, 839, 911, 912, 917, 919, 932, 933, 927, 928, 936, 955, 957, 958, 959, 952, 945, 946, 961, 963, 974, 973, 988, 996, 1011, 1019, 1021, 1028, 1029

Assembly Joint Resolutions:9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 28, 17, 22, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 33, 35, 41, 46, 45, 38, 47, 44, 42, 49, 53, 50, 58, 52, 59, 67, 68, 69, 61, 63, 72, 71, 74, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 93, 91, 94, 96, 115, 116, 121, 117, 125, 137, 148, 134, 131, 135, 141, 150, 152, 153, 154

Senate Bills:1, 12, 19, 25, 26, 37, 39, 40, 41, 49, 61, 65, 67, 74, 84, 102, 91, 107, 110, 100, 129, 130, 135, 155, 159, 162, 198, 200, 211, 217, 222, 225, 229, 245, 246, 252, 262, 266, 270, 287, 288, 293, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 302, 305, 308, 309, 312, 313, 316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 332, 344, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 366, 367, 371, 373, 392, 397, 398, 417, 419, 421, 426, 442, 448, 449, 453, 446, 457, 468, 463, 466, 473, 474, 477, 481, 493, 498, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 522, 530, 557, 562, 563, 566, 572, 574, 584, 609, 618, 623, 629, 630, 631, 632, 640, 651, 653, 658, 659, 660, 661, 676, 684, 703, 713, 716, 735, 744, 750, 755, 776, 780, 790, 814, 833, 834, 840, 841, 844, 846, 854, 855, 856, 884, 889, 897, 898, 900, 901, 903

Senate Joint Resolutions:4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 36, 38, 37, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 55, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 70, 78, 82, 83, 88, 91, 95, 97, 98, 100, 105

1915 Risser, Sen. Fred (26th Sen.Dist.; D)

100th Anniversary of the American Family Children’s Hospital: year 2020 proclaimed as - SJR96

100th Anniversary of the American Family Children’s Hospital: year 2020 proclaimed as - AJR140

Abortion prohibition with criminal penalties eliminated - SB419

Abortion prohibition with criminal penalties eliminated - AB367

Advisory referendum for November 2020 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. and related cases - SJR9

Authority of a private person to bring a qui tam claim against another person making a false claim for MA restored; AG authority provisions - SB374

Authority of a private person to bring a qui tam claim against another person making a false claim for MA restored; AG authority provisions - AB420

Blue Books distributed to libraries under DOC - SB879

Blue Books distributed to libraries under DOC - AB997

Columbus Day renamed Indigenous Peoples Day - SB536

Condemnation authority used to acquire land to establish or extend recreational trails, bicycle ways or lanes, or pedestrian ways: prohibition eliminated - SB65

Contests for killing wild animals prohibited; forfeiture provision - SB30

Contests for killing wild animals prohibited; forfeiture provision - AB29

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

Controllers required to delete consumer’s personal data upon request of the consumer; exceptions and AG duties; JRCCP may report - AB871

Controllers that possess consumers’ personal data: restrictions established and records of processing required; DOJ and AG duties; JRCCP may report - AB872

Conversion therapy involving a minor: mental health providers prohibited from engaging in; professional discipline provision - SB107

Conversion therapy involving a minor: mental health providers prohibited from engaging in; professional discipline provision - AB111

Duty to report child abuse: provisions for member of the clergy revised - SB382

Edgewood High School Crusaders girls golf team commended on 2019 achievements and team title in Division 2 WIAA Girls State Golf Tournament - AJR120

Electric bicycle operation regulations established - SB129

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

Federal pension benefits of certain retired federal employees exempt from taxation up to set amount - SB336

Food and beverages served in foam polystyrene packaging prohibited, exceptions provided and DATCP duties - SB210

Fugitive from justice is prohibited from possessing a firearm; DOJ duties - AB507

Howard Temin Day: December 10, 2020 declared as - AJR126

Howard Temin Day declared December 10, 2019, the 85th anniversary of his birth - SJR77

Howard Temin Day declared December 10, 2019, the 85th anniversary of his birth - AJR103

Individuals 17 years of age may vote in a primary election if the individual will be 18 years of age by the election following the primary; statewide referendum required - SB307

Individuals 17 years of age may vote in a primary election if the individual will be 18 years of age by the election following the primary; statewide referendum required - AB320