2019 Senate Authors

Deaf History Month: April 2019 recognized as - SJR24

Deaf History Month: April 2019 recognized as - AJR27

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 - SB430

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

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

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

Family Navigator Program established in DWD, report required - SB344

Family Navigator Program established in DWD, report required - AB375

Farm succession planning programs: creating positions within the UW System - SB448

Farm succession planning programs: creating positions within the UW System - AB494

Farm tractor rollover protection structure: DATCP grants to certain organizations that install, report required - SB35

Farm tractor rollover protection structure: DATCP grants to certain organizations that install, report required - AB31

Farmland preservation implementation grants and agreements and farmland preservation tax credits revisions - SB575

Farmland preservation implementation grants and agreements and farmland preservation tax credits revisions - AB637

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults is suspected: actions financial service providers are authorized to take - SB429

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 - SB428

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

Floating treatment wetland placed in a lake or river made eligible for lake management grant and river protection grant - SB485

Floating treatment wetland placed in a lake or river made eligible for lake management grant and river protection grant - AB503

Healthy eating incentive pilot program: sunset extended - SB379

Healthy eating incentive pilot program: sunset extended - AB412

Hemp History Week: June 3-9, 2019 recognized as - SJR54

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

Highway work zone safety: liability of vehicle owners for speed and failure to yield violations; driver education instruction requirements - AB262

Independent living centers: appropriation for DHS grants increased - SB567

Industrial hemp laws revised; ''hemp” replaces "industrial hemp;” THC, DATCP duties, and penalty provisions - SB188

Industrial hemp laws revised; ``hemp” replaces ``industrial hemp;” THC, DATCP duties, and penalty provisions - AB206

Insurance data cybersecurity requirements created; OCI duties, security program, notification, and confidentiality provisions - SB784

Insurance data cybersecurity requirements created; OCI duties, security program, notification, and confidentiality provisions - AB819

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: repeal provision of 2015 WisAct 116 that authorizes repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact - SB74

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: repeal provision of 2015 WisAct 116 that authorizes repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact - AB70

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

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

Little Plover River watershed enhancement grant to Village of Plover - SB510

Little Plover River watershed enhancement grant to Village of Plover - AB567

Marquette University School of Dentistry rural dentistry scholarship program created - SB228

Marquette University School of Dentistry rural dentistry scholarship program created - AB258

Medical cannabis: DHS to establish registry for specified medical conditions or treatments and issue ID cards; producer, processor, or dispensary to obtain license from DATCP, conditions and fee provisions; discrimination in employment and licensing prohibitions; medical use defense to THC-related prosecutions and forfeiture actions for registered persons; JRCCP may report - SB507

Moberg, Glen: saluting a long career in local broadcasting, both television and radio, and contributions to the communities of Central Wisconsin - SJR56

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

Nitrate testing grant program for private well owners established; DHS, local health department, and report provisions - AB148

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - SB195

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - AB202

Paternity: presumption and conclusive determination based on genetic tests established; court provisions - SB158

Paternity: presumption and conclusive determination based on genetic tests established; court provisions - AB166

Peer recovery coach services under MA: reimbursement revision and continuation of care and overdose treatment providers provision - SB582

Peer recovery coach services under MA: reimbursement revision and continuation of care and overdose treatment providers provision - AB650

Physical therapy students practice permissions and physical therapist assistant student supervision revisions - SB546

Physical therapy students practice permissions and physical therapist assistant student supervision revisions - AB581

Placement of sexually violent persons on supervised release: clarification of 2017 WisAct 184; DHS and county duties modified - SB60

Potato Marketing Board: fiscal year 2020-21 grant to DATCP - SB568

Potato Marketing Board: fiscal year 2020-21 grant to DATCP - AB626

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain sunsets extended - SB581

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain sunsets extended - AB647

Presumption of riparian rights on navigable waterways created - SB501

Presumption of riparian rights on navigable waterways created - AB551

Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation: sunset of grant program delayed - SB710

Property used to provide broadband service to rural or underserved area exempt from the telephone company tax; JSCTE appendix report - SB321

Public Defender Board to establish a student loan payment pilot program for private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments in certain counties - SB461

Public Defender Board to establish a student loan payment pilot program for private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments in certain counties - AB512

Rehabilitation of single-family residence built before 1980: refundable individual income tax credit created, conditions specified - AB905

Rehabilitation of single-family residence built before 1980: refundable individual income tax credit created, conditions specified - SB792

Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect and related records: disclosure prohibited if an investigation determined the reports were unsubstantiated - SB610

Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect and related records: disclosure prohibited if an investigation determined the reports were unsubstantiated - AB671

Respiratory care: temporary certificate to practice issued by MEB modified - SB500

Respiratory care: temporary certificate to practice issued by MEB modified - AB558

Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 2019: saluting all persons of Irish descent - AJR15

Selective abortions and disability-selective abortion prohibited; civil remedies and injunctive relief provisions - SB173

Selective abortions and disability-selective abortion prohibited; civil remedies and injunctive relief provisions - AB182

Service award program re volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: appropriation for state match increased - SB556

Service award program re volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: appropriation for state match increased - AB607

Severe weather incidents in July 2019: commending emergency response personnel, National Guard, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, utility crews, and volunteers for their response and efforts to keep communities safe - SJR60

Severe weather incidents in July 2019: commending emergency response personnel, National Guard, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, utility crews, and volunteers for their response and efforts to keep communities safe - AJR78

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

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

Special highway weight limits for certain vehicles transporting maple sap or syrup - SB171

Student victims of sexual violence and harassment: UW System and TCS to provide reasonable accommodations - SB882

Student victims of sexual violence and harassment: UW System and TCS to provide reasonable accommodations - AB1000

TID number 2 in Village of Ontario: 12 percent rule does not apply - SB260

TID number 2 in Village of Ontario: 12 percent rule does not apply - AB294

Traffic violation in emergency or roadside response area with emergency vehicles or tow trucks present: penalties increased; wireless telephone use prohibition and reduced speed limit provisions; JRCCP may report - SB674

Traffic violation in emergency or roadside response area with emergency vehicles or tow trucks present: penalties increased; wireless telephone use prohibition and reduced speed limit provisions; JRCCP may report - AB746

Trauma-informed care position grants from DHS, conditions specified - SB259

Trauma-informed care position grants from DHS, conditions specified - AB291

Tuition repayment incentive program created and HEAB to administer re graduates of UW institutions or technical colleges who were charged nonresident tuition and resided and worked in this state after graduation, conditions specified and sunset and report provisions; DWD and DOR duties - SB181

Tuition repayment incentive program created and HEAB to administer re graduates of UW institutions or technical colleges who were charged nonresident tuition and resided and worked in this state after graduation, conditions specified and sunset and report provisions; DWD and DOR duties - AB174

UW Dairy Innovation Hub: UW Board of Regents to create with operations at specified campuses, report required - SB186

UW Stevens Point men’s hockey team commended for winning the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championship title - SJR17