2019 Senate Authors

Workforce housing tax credit program created and administered by WHEDA, conditions set and sunset provision; DOA report to JCF re economic development revolving loan funds funded by federal community development block grants - AB544

Youth apprenticeship program: curricula development and grant appropriation changes - SB88

Youth apprenticeship program: curricula development and grant appropriation changes - AB57

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Testin, Sen. Patrick (24th Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:3, 5, 4, 23, 24, 33, 36, 55, 69, 76, 113, 118, 141, 153, 165, 175, 189, 186, 180, 179, 194, 195, 196, 207, 230, 267, 268, 287, 288, 300, 304, 310, 335, 344, 380, 382, 410, 430, 438, 443, 447, 475, 476, 532, 489, 452, 501, 470, 556, 524, 568, 569, 530, 570, 611, 627, 633, 636, 641, 699, 701, 721, 726, 731, 735, 740, 741, 742, 797, 795, 791, 801, 784, 786, 891, 858, 873, 948, 985

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 30, 39, 59, 73, 96, 110, 133

Senate Bills:1, 3, 5, 16, 18, 26, 39, 103, 91, 113, 114, 146, 163, 165, 170, 174, 175, 182, 183, 184, 205, 249, 254, 257, 258, 266, 286, 291, 304, 369, 349, 380, 387, 390, 416, 423, 424, 438, 440, 446, 468, 458, 497, 504, 505, 511, 551, 557, 563, 565, 574, 629, 631, 637, 654, 657, 665, 666, 667, 712, 715, 716, 719, 734, 788, 818, 847, 822

Senate Joint Resolutions:2, 4, 32, 37, 67, 70, 78, 79, 102

1922 Tiffany, Sen. Thomas (12th Sen.Dist.; R)

Aggregate sites and concrete batch sites re transportation projects: local zoning ordinance exemption expanded to include - SB276

Aggregate sites and concrete batch sites re transportation projects: local zoning ordinance exemption expanded to include - AB277

Application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution for a convention of the States re proposing amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit terms of office for its officials and members of Congress - SJR57

Application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution for a convention of the States re proposing amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit terms of office for its officials and members of Congress - AJR77

Articles of Impeachment against President Trump opposed - SJR93

Articles of Impeachment against President Trump opposed - AJR151

Bear bait or feed placed in stumps: exception modified [Admin.Code NR 10.07] - SB719

Bear bait or feed placed in stumps: exception modified [Admin.Code NR 10.07] - AB784

Chilsen, Walter John: life and public service of former state senator commended - SJR4

Community-based services grant program established in DHS re prevocational and day services for integrated employment for people with disabilities - SB733

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

Complementary and alternative health care (CAHC) practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; exemption from prohibition against acting without certain health-care related credentials under set conditions; DSPS authority - SB492

Complementary and alternative health care (CAHC) practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; exemption from prohibition against acting without certain health-care related credentials under set conditions; DSPS authority - AB546

First Responders Appreciation Day: October 28, 2019 recognized as - SJR66

Fixed-price variable-scope bridge contract: DOT required to use, conditions set, and report required - SB278

Fixed-price variable-scope bridge contract: DOT required to use, conditions set, and report required - AB279

Health care records at recreational or educational camp: electronic maintenance allowed - SB394

Health care records at recreational or educational camp: electronic maintenance allowed - AB437

Highway construction: DOT to maintain list of subbase materials and associated thicknesses; bidders may base bids on equivalent subbase materials on the list - SB272

Highway construction: DOT to maintain list of subbase materials and associated thicknesses; bidders may base bids on equivalent subbase materials on the list - AB273

Highway project cost reduction incentives: contractor proposals and DOT authority to amend the contract - SB273

Highway project cost reduction incentives: contractor proposals and DOT authority to amend the contract - AB274

Highway project design inventory for design-build projects: DOT required to maintain - SB274

Highway project design inventory for design-build projects: DOT required to maintain - AB275

Limiting condemnation payments to persons displaced from a business or farm operation by county or redevelopment or community development authority - SB234

Limiting condemnation payments to persons displaced from a business or farm operation by county or redevelopment or community development authority - AB256

Local government: filling town board vacancies and provision for member who is temporarily incapacitated; public notice of meeting of a governmental body; removal of any elective town officer; appeal of denial of temporary use permit application or extension; wages of town officer also serving as a town employee; town assessor term of appointment - SB584

Lyme Disease Awareness Month: May 2019 recognized as - SJR28

Lyme Disease Awareness Month: May 2019 recognized as - AJR35

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

MFL program changes re eligibility, material change to law, withdrawal taxes and fees, small land sales, large ownerships, taxation of buildings, and leasing - SB867

Online dyslexia awareness training for school district employees: DPI to develop or adopt and school boards must require - SB552

Online dyslexia awareness training for school district employees: DPI to develop or adopt and school boards must require - AB601

Overweight permits for vehicle combinations of six or more axles: DOT to issue for STH and local highways under set conditions - SB404

Overweight permits for vehicle combinations of six or more axles: DOT to issue for STH and local highways under set conditions - AB432

Paper and Forestry Products Month: May 2019 proclaimed as - SJR32

Paper and Forestry Products Month: May 2019 proclaimed as - AJR39

Paper and Forestry Products Month: May 2020 proclaimed as - SJR102

Paper and Forestry Products Month: May 2020 proclaimed as - AJR133

Piping materials meeting project standards: local governmental units cannot exclude from consideration in a public contract - SB365

Premier resort area: Town of Minocqua, City of Sturgeon Bay, and City of Tomahawk authorized to become - SB338

Premier resort area: Town of Minocqua, City of Sturgeon Bay, and City of Tomahawk authorized to become - AB374

Presumption of riparian rights on navigable waterways created - SB501

Prisoners screened for dyslexia: DOC required to implement; testing reading ability and dyslexia screening within 6 months of confinement required - SB553

Prisoners screened for dyslexia: DOC required to implement; testing reading ability and dyslexia screening within 6 months of confinement required - AB602

Professional art therapist: licensure program administered by the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board established - SB895

Psychiatric bed capacity expansion: Building Commission grant to certain hospital - SB405

Recreational and educational camp: DSPS to establish separate standards - SB396

Recreational and educational camp: DSPS to establish separate standards - AB435

Sale of motor vehicles, parts, accessories, and services: sales tax revenue deposited in transportation fund - SB271

Sale of motor vehicles, parts, accessories, and services: sales tax revenue deposited in transportation fund - AB272

Scope of practice of health care providers and health care providers from other states during public health emergency declared by Executive Order no. 72 - SB928

Sourcing materials from within the right-of-way of a highway improvement encouraged, bidder provisions - SB277

Sourcing materials from within the right-of-way of a highway improvement encouraged, bidder provisions - AB278

Taiwan Relations Act 40th anniversary, reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties with Taiwan, endorsing Taiwan’s signing of the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and Taiwan’s participation in certain international organizations - SR3

Tick-Borne Illness Awareness Month: May 2020 recognized as - SJR84

Tick-Borne Illness Awareness Month: May 2020 recognized as - AJR122

Waste-to-energy facilities exempt from tipping fees, conditions specified - SB670

Water quality management in state highway projects: DOT to encourage alternate plans - SB275

Water quality management in state highway projects: DOT to encourage alternate plans - AB276

Wild animal causing damage to a highway: exception to discharging a firearm near a highway prohibition for DNR or local government agent - SB535

Wild animal causing damage to a highway: exception to discharging a firearm near a highway prohibition for DNR or local government agent - AB592

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Tiffany, Sen. Thomas (12th Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:20, 4, 26, 33, 66, 73, 81, 76, 114, 142, 165, 188, 180, 179, 208, 194, 225, 258, 287, 288, 251, 302, 280, 286, 308, 313, 328, 353, 375, 450, 428, 443, 458, 470, 515, 516, 517, 518, 551, 568, 575, 578, 661, 684, 713, 794, 781, 786, 835, 962, 973, 985, 1002

Assembly Joint Resolutions:30, 46, 73, 85, 91, 108, 110, 118

Senate Bills:1, 19, 18, 28, 39, 67, 82, 89, 103, 100, 135, 168, 171, 174, 175, 179, 183, 208, 219, 239, 254, 243, 257, 266, 279, 285, 287, 290, 300, 321, 328, 344, 399, 410, 446, 458, 463, 464, 466, 470, 515, 523, 537, 699, 708, 734, 742, 820, 822, 866, 886, 926, 929

Senate Joint Resolutions:29, 37, 56, 59, 67, 78, 79, 81

1925 Wanggaard, Sen. Van (21st Sen.Dist.; R)

AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan, Illinois: honoring lives of the individuals involved in the May 3, 2019 explosion and fire - SJR58

AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan, Illinois: honoring lives of the individuals involved in the May 3, 2019 explosion and fire - AJR75

Absolute sobriety required for operation of snowmobiles by persons under 21 years of age - SB10

Aiding a person suffering from an overdose or adverse reaction: sunset provisions of 2017 WisActs 33 and 59 repealed re immunity from revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision for certain controlled substance offenses - SB590

Arrested for OWI: conditions for release changed and option of releasing person to responsible adult eliminated - SB161

Arrested for OWI: conditions for release changed and option of releasing person to responsible adult eliminated - AB172

Attorney assisting in preparation of pleadings, motions, and other court papers for a self-represented person: providing name and state bar number revised - SB698

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 - SB432

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

Bail in a criminal action: court requirements to review and adjust, constitutional amendment provision - AB608

Billboards used to recruit DOC employees: prohibition repealed - SB172

Billboards used to recruit DOC employees: prohibition repealed - AB191