2019 Senate Authors

Reciprocal credentials process established - SB915

Release of person accused of a crime prior to conviction: ``presumed” eligible, allowing the legislature to authorize circuit courts to deny release, and pretrial detention law requirements changed. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR107

Release of violent offender: DOC required to provide certain identifying information to local law enforcement and specified community organizations; release to the public provisions - AB723

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

Repossession of collateral or leased goods: determination of breach of peace and limits on liability re vehicle repossession - SB613

Repossession of collateral or leased goods: determination of breach of peace and limits on liability re vehicle repossession - AB669

Restricted occupational license provisions revised re certain OWI-related offenses; ignition interlock device (IID) equipped motor vehicle requirement re first OWI offense modified and penalty for violation of certain IID restrictions changed; IID service provider required to notify DOT of removal or disconnection of device; JRCCP may report - SB384

Rights to victims of crimes: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - SJR2

Rights to victims of crimes: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - AJR1

Secured residential care centers for children and youth (SRCCCY) established in 2017 WisAct 185: changes to design and construction grant program, closure date for Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, grandfathering current juvenile detention programs, transfer and supervision of juveniles between facilities, and purchase of services between counties and DOC; LAB and DHS provisions - SB168

Secured residential care centers for children and youth (SRCCCY) established in 2017 WisAct 185: changes to design and construction grant program, closure date for Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, grandfathering current juvenile detention programs, transfer and supervision of juveniles between facilities, and purchase of services between counties and DOC; LAB and DHS provisions - AB188

Sexual contact between law enforcement officer and person in his or her custody: crime created, sex offender registration provision; JRCCP may report - SB104

Tenuta, Ralph: life and contributions to the Kenosha community commemorated - AJR142

Threat or false threat to use a dangerous weapon on school premises to injure or kill: felony crime created; JRCCP may report - SB311

TID created in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone: expenditure period for certain capital expenditures increased - SB621

TID created in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone: expenditure period for certain capital expenditures increased - AB687

UI one-week waiting period: DWD may suspend during declared state of emergency; retroactive provision to apply to emergency declared in Executive Order no. 72 - SB906

Underage sexual activity: persons convicted before 2017 WisAct 174 allowed to petition a court to vacate conviction or enter conviction for the lesser offense - SB261

Underage sexual activity: persons convicted before 2017 WisAct 174 allowed to petition a court to vacate conviction or enter conviction for the lesser offense - AB289

Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act (2005) adopted - SB642

Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act: 2014 modifications adopted and renamed the Uniform Voidable Transactions Law - SB643

Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act modified to adopt the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act - SB650

Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act modified to adopt the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act - AB720

Urban search and rescue task force: regional structural collapse teams within the DEM changed to; accreditation and local agency provisions - SB551

Validated pretrial risk assessment: court may consider when imposing bail or other pretrial release conditions - AB610

Voice recording of testimony re application for a search warrant: original recording not required to be filed with certified transcript - SB864

Voice recording of testimony re application for a search warrant: original recording not required to be filed with certified transcript - AB846

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

Wetland mitigation bank changes; DNR duties and emergency rule provision - AB190

Wireless communication device used while driving: prohibition created; exceptions and penalty provisions - SB522

Wireless communication device used while driving: prohibition created; exceptions and penalty provisions - AB582

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Wanggaard, Sen. Van (21st Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:1, 2, 7, 10, 11, 12, 20, 22, 4, 24, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 37, 43, 46, 63, 69, 77, 80, 83, 86, 90, 114, 117, 126, 128, 145, 118, 133, 136, 138, 139, 147, 141, 157, 170, 171, 173, 189, 186, 181, 182, 180, 179, 201, 202, 203, 213, 214, 216, 221, 228, 230, 242, 257, 259, 263, 264, 234, 266, 267, 268, 271, 287, 288, 291, 293, 251, 302, 304, 273, 274, 275, 276, 278, 279, 286, 335, 338, 341, 343, 359, 366, 395, 398, 422, 432, 443, 454, 459, 480, 490, 451, 491, 452, 520, 501, 472, 512, 538, 541, 551, 553, 568, 569, 577, 599, 604, 606, 620, 633, 636, 641, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 653, 654, 665, 643, 660, 671, 679, 684, 701, 714, 718, 719, 734, 705, 744, 797, 793, 794, 795, 790, 791, 792, 786, 802, 803, 804, 816, 853, 858, 897, 953, 951, 941, 974, 985, 1002, 1022, 1024, 1034

Assembly Joint Resolutions:3, 10, 13, 14, 17, 27, 30, 51, 57, 59, 64, 71, 78, 85, 91, 96, 108, 106, 110, 146

Senate Bills:1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 15, 19, 25, 18, 26, 28, 31, 32, 34, 39, 43, 48, 54, 69, 70, 73, 84, 87, 90, 93, 105, 110, 100, 113, 114, 118, 126, 127, 128, 130, 132, 146, 151, 153, 160, 165, 170, 173, 174, 175, 191, 193, 199, 200, 202, 203, 205, 211, 225, 232, 233, 235, 247, 248, 239, 249, 252, 254, 243, 257, 258, 259, 272, 273, 274, 275, 277, 278, 285, 286, 287, 304, 317, 319, 333, 362, 364, 404, 405, 408, 414, 427, 433, 442, 446, 468, 469, 483, 487, 488, 501, 494, 511, 517, 529, 537, 561, 565, 567, 574, 580, 581, 582, 591, 592, 593, 594, 605, 607, 609, 614, 631, 656, 687, 708, 710, 711, 715, 716, 717, 723, 734, 744, 765, 766, 767, 769, 788, 771, 793, 822, 871, 881, 886

Senate Joint Resolutions:4, 5, 8, 14, 16, 24, 37, 43, 46, 49, 59, 60, 66, 67, 69, 70, 75, 78, 79

1926 Wirch, Sen. Robert (22nd Sen.Dist.; D)

50th Anniversary of Earth Day: honoring April 22, 2020 as - SJR97

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

Agreement among the states to elect the U.S. president by national popular vote ratified - SB197

Annual fishing license for resident or nonresident child with a disability: no fee charged, certificate of disability provision - SB869

Annual fishing license for resident or nonresident child with a disability: no fee charged, certificate of disability provision - AB980

Caregiver designation by patient or patient’s legal guardian: hospitals required to provide opportunity - SB516

Civil service system changes re hiring process, probation, reinstatement, restoration, layoffs, just cause, and discipline - SB855

Community service officer vehicle may be equipped with warning lights - AB668

Compensation information of employees and prospective employees: employer conduct re requiring or soliciting information; disclosing compensation details discrimination prohibitions created; notice requirement and DWD and circuit court provisions - SB367

Deer carcass tags: requirements eliminated by 2017 WisAct 59 restored - SB294

Deer carcass tags: requirements eliminated by 2017 WisAct 59 restored - AB549

Drug Evaluation and Classification Program in DOT: funding provision - AB954

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

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created; definition provision - SB41

Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program created in DNR to assist certain municipalities and home owners - SB884

Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program created in DNR to assist certain municipalities and home owners - AB974

Green bank study by DOA: contract with independent consultant and report required - AB765

Joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the DNR and Wisconsin Conservation Congress: rule-making process changes for administrative rules proposed at re gubernatorial approval, statements of scope, economic impact analyses and their content, independent economic impact analyses, legislative review, and bill required under set condition - SB204

Local family and medical leave ordinances: prohibition eliminated - SB833

Maurer, John Joseph: life and public service of former state senator and DVA Secretary commended - SJR42

Medical marijuana program created, license provisions; Medical Marijuana Regulatory Commission created and attached to DOR; excise tax, criminal provisions, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, fair employment law, UI, and WC provisions; JRCCP may report - SB683

Public employee collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment revised; dispute settlement procedure, selection of bargaining unit representatives, and bargaining unit certification provisions - SB854

Soo Locks improvement: DOT funding increased - SB470

State minimum wage increased and DWD to annually revise using the consumer price index; provisions for tipped employees, meal and lodging allowances, and certain categories of employees modified; prohibition on local minimum wage ordinance eliminated - AB961

Stevens, Justice John Paul: life and public service on the U.S. Supreme Court commended - SJR71

Supply of industrial, medical or other gases and related equipment: exemption to automatic renewal of business contracts prohibition - SB476

TID created in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone: expenditure period for certain capital expenditures increased - SB621

Tuition remission to students who were in foster care or other out-of-home placements: UW and technical college district boards to grant; DCF and HEAB provisions - AB659

Universal changing stations: installation in certain buildings required; income and franchise tax credit for small businesses created - SB693

Wage claim changes re filing, investigation, statute of limitations, interest, surcharge, costs, and attorney fees; employers required to provide written disclosure statement when employee is hired, conditions specified; licensing agency to deny issuance or renewal of licenses to applicants with unpaid wage claims - SB40

Wage claim changes re filing, investigation, statute of limitations, interest, surcharge, costs, and attorney fees; employers required to provide written disclosure statement when employee is hired, conditions specified; licensing agency to deny issuance or renewal of licenses to applicants with unpaid wage claims - AB40

Wisconsin Promise Program: grants for eligible students to Wisconsin public institutions of higher education, conditions specified; HEAB duties - SB885

Worker’s Memorial Day: April 28, 2019 proclaimed as - SJR20

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Wirch, Sen. Robert (22nd Sen.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills:10, 24, 33, 41, 73, 83, 114, 126, 146, 147, 149, 162, 166, 176, 185, 190, 168, 192, 203, 204, 212, 214, 215, 221, 227, 237, 238, 244, 252, 253, 241, 258, 265, 267, 291, 292, 296, 297, 300, 303, 309, 311, 312, 319, 321, 326, 330, 336, 337, 341, 346, 355, 358, 361, 367, 378, 375, 382, 384, 394, 396, 397, 399, 401, 409, 422, 431, 433, 436, 440, 460, 465, 481, 482, 475, 476, 451, 452, 496, 497, 501, 506, 517, 522, 502, 533, 534, 535, 537, 543, 569, 574, 584, 591, 573, 624, 625, 641, 642, 656, 657, 658, 666, 682, 686, 687, 692, 698, 699, 701, 714, 727, 728, 729, 730, 735, 750, 739, 759, 767, 768, 775, 795, 801, 786, 866, 867, 912, 899, 932, 933, 927, 928, 934, 935, 936, 958, 945, 946, 963, 968, 1003, 1011, 1028, 1029

Assembly Joint Resolutions:4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 19, 28, 21, 17, 22, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 36, 33, 34, 46, 47, 43, 42, 48, 49, 53, 50, 51, 58, 52, 59, 67, 68, 69, 61, 70, 72, 71, 74, 75, 80, 81, 83, 93, 91, 92, 98, 105, 115, 116, 121, 117, 124, 122, 134, 141, 150, 142, 153, 157, 156

Senate Bills:1, 12, 26, 37, 39, 49, 67, 86, 93, 100, 130, 132, 138, 155, 158, 159, 162, 164, 169, 176, 177, 193, 200, 212, 214, 217, 218, 221, 223, 226, 228, 229, 246, 249, 259, 264, 266, 288, 292, 293, 302, 305, 308, 309, 312, 324, 332, 334, 336, 344, 349, 361, 364, 366, 370, 371, 372, 375, 392, 393, 408, 419, 420, 421, 423, 424, 428, 429, 432, 433, 444, 449, 446, 468, 473, 474, 477, 478, 479, 511, 513, 530, 540, 566, 567, 572, 589, 596, 611, 616, 617, 619, 620, 622, 623, 627, 629, 631, 640, 651, 653, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 695, 712, 715, 734, 744, 776, 814, 816, 797, 840, 844, 846, 870, 876, 897, 898

Senate Joint Resolutions:4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29, 36, 38, 37, 39, 40, 43, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 55, 61, 62, 64, 67, 78, 82, 83, 84, 87, 100, 103