2019 Senate Authors

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