2019 Senate Authors

Previously owned eyeglasses provided by a charitable organization: exemption from liability for damages; optometrist or ophthalmologist provision - AB593

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

Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation: sunset of grant program delayed - AB791

Prohibited object brought into a jail or prison with intent to keep for oneself made a crime; JRCCP may report - SB70

Prohibited object brought into a jail or prison with intent to keep for oneself made a crime; JRCCP may report - AB63

Prosecutor Board and State Prosecutors Office created; Public Defender Board authority re private bar attorneys, student loan payment pilot project provision; funding for deputy and assistant DAs, circuit courts, and state crime laboratory analysts; FTE positions provisions - SB127

Prosecutor Board and State Prosecutors Office created; Public Defender Board authority re private bar attorneys, student loan payment pilot project provision; funding for deputy and assistant DAs, circuit courts, and state crime laboratory analysts; FTE positions provisions - AB145

Prostitution crime surcharge created; use of moneys specified - SB46

Prostitution crime surcharge created; use of moneys specified - AB34

Protect Life Day: January 22nd proclaimed as - SJR81

Protect Life Day: January 22nd proclaimed as - AJR118

PTSD in law enforcement officers and fire fighters: workers’ compensation claims revisions - SB511

PTSD in law enforcement officers and fire fighters: workers’ compensation claims revisions - AB569

Public Defender Board: authority to promulgate rules expanded re private bar attorneys representing indigent clients - SB462

Public Defender Board: authority to promulgate rules expanded re private bar attorneys representing indigent clients - AB514

Qualified ABLE savings account program for certain expenses for individuals with disabilities: DFI to implement - SB776

Qualified ABLE savings account program for certain expenses for individuals with disabilities: DFI to implement - AB912

Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses: expiration provision revised - SB654

Reciprocal credentials process established - SB915

Renewal of registered electrician enrollment for a youth apprentice: DSPS rule modified [Admin.Code SPS 305.45] - SB764

Resident undergraduate tuition at UW System institutions: Board of Regents cannot increase it more than the consumer price index and freezes amount charged to an individual student - SB343

Resident undergraduate tuition at UW System institutions: Board of Regents cannot increase it more than the consumer price index and freezes amount charged to an individual student - AB369

Restitution debt: DOC cannot collect supervision fees until debt is paid; Director of State Courts duties, statute of limitation for civil action, and certifying outstanding debt to DOR provisions - SB33

Restitution debt: DOC cannot collect supervision fees until debt is paid; Director of State Courts duties, statute of limitation for civil action, and certifying outstanding debt to DOR provisions - AB27

Retail theft: mandatory minimum sentence for 3 or more convictions; JRCCP may report - SB749

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

Second degree sexual assault statute of limitations extended - SB686

Second degree sexual assault statute of limitations extended - AB776

Sexual assault: kit collection, processing, and storage procedures created; victim bill of rights created; DOJ collection of certain data and publishing, data bank, and report provisions; citizenship of individuals arrested and convicted of; attendance in private school participating in the parental choice program for certain victims; reimbursement of certain costs - SB809

Sexual assault: kit collection, processing, and storage procedures created; victim bill of rights created; DOJ collection of certain data and publishing, data bank, and report provisions; citizenship of individuals arrested and convicted of; attendance in private school participating in the parental choice program for certain victims; reimbursement of certain costs - AB844

Sexual contact with an animal, obscene depictions of, or facilitating access to animal for purposes of: felony penalties; child under age 13 and sex offender registration provisions; JRCCP may report - SB139

Sexual contact with an animal, obscene depictions of, or facilitating access to animal for purposes of: felony penalties; child under age 13 and sex offender registration provisions; JRCCP may report - AB152

Sexually violent person on supervised release: home school program added to list of sites with restricted placement - SB346

Sexually violent person on supervised release: home school program added to list of sites with restricted placement - AB376

``Smoking" definition for purposes of the general indoor smoking prohibition does include inhaling or exhaling vapor from a vapor product - SB442

``Smoking" definition for purposes of the general indoor smoking prohibition does include inhaling or exhaling vapor from a vapor product - AB491

``Solid waste” does not include certain sand removed from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior - SB323

``Solid waste” does not include certain sand removed from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior - AB347

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

Special highway weight limits for certain vehicles transporting maple sap or syrup - AB165

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - SB115

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - AB127

Stalking definition expanded to include text messaging and other electronic means of communication - SB235

Stalking definition expanded to include text messaging and other electronic means of communication - AB259

State debt guaranties not public debt; delegation of authority by UW Board of Regents; UW-affiliated organizations provisions; certain UW institution employees considered state public officials and subject to the state code of ethics - SB388

State Mandates, Joint Committee on, created; legislature may not enact bills with state-imposed mandates unless they either receive a hearing or are funded; state agency rules provision; LFB report requirement - SB216

State Mandates, Joint Committee on, created; legislature may not enact bills with state-imposed mandates unless they either receive a hearing or are funded; state agency rules provision; LFB report requirement - AB229

State to use GAAP to account for and report on funds and expenditures; budgetary basis of accounting established; reducing deficit of a state fund and, once eliminated, prohibiting legislature from passing a bill resulting in a projected deficit. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR90

Step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage established - SB26

Telehealth services, including audio-only telephone: insurers prohibited from denying coverage for services before set date; MA coverage from 2019 WisAct 56 provision - SB913

Tenancy termination for fear of imminent violence: written notice and written statement from qualified specialist allowed; landlord disclosure prohibition; DCF duties - SB841

Tenancy termination for fear of imminent violence: written notice and written statement from qualified specialist allowed; landlord disclosure prohibition; DCF duties - AB957

TPR changes re hearings and grounds; disclaimer of parental rights and rights of alleged father; payments to out-of-state private child placing agency re adoption - SB232

TPR changes re hearings and grounds; disclaimer of parental rights and rights of alleged father; payments to out-of-state private child placing agency re adoption - AB263

TPR proceeding: exception to notice requirements for alleged father as result of sexual assault expanded re underage sexual activity - SB634

TPR proceeding: exception to notice requirements for alleged father as result of sexual assault expanded re underage sexual activity - AB848

Treatment and diversion (TAD) grant program changes; funding provision and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council study required - AB1006

Tuition and fee remission program for certain veterans and their spouses and children at UW System schools and technical colleges: residency requirement modified - SB597

Tuition and fee remission program for certain veterans and their spouses and children at UW System schools and technical colleges: residency requirement modified - AB689

Tuition expenses for a DWD approved apprenticeship program: individual and corporate income and franchise tax deductions created - SB45

Tuition expenses for a DWD approved apprenticeship program: individual and corporate income and franchise tax deductions created - AB45

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

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 - AB1034

Uniform Athlete Agents Act: revisions adopted; JRCCP may report - SB117

Uniform Athlete Agents Act: revisions adopted; JRCCP may report - AB82

Universal course numbering and credit transfer system: TCS Board and UW Board of Regents required to implement within five years, certain restriction eliminated - SB342

Universal course numbering and credit transfer system: TCS Board and UW Board of Regents required to implement within five years, certain restriction eliminated - AB371

UW System institutions: authority to charge segregated fees limited - SB341

UW System institutions: authority to charge segregated fees limited - AB373

Vapor products: sale to or purchase by minors prohibited - SB73

Vapor products: sale to or purchase by minors prohibited - AB65

Veteran disability rating revised to qualify for certain hunting and fishing authorizations and state trail passes - SB587

Veteran disability rating revised to qualify for certain hunting and fishing authorizations and state trail passes - AB673

Veteran status indicated on operator’s license or state ID card: ``veteran” includes current or former armed forces, reserve unit, or national guard members - SB87

Veteran status indicated on operator’s license or state ID card: ``veteran” includes current or former armed forces, reserve unit, or national guard members - AB80

Veterans and surviving spouses’ property tax credit: eligibility threshold modified re service-connected disability rating - SB116

Veterans and surviving spouses’ property tax credit: eligibility threshold modified re service-connected disability rating - AB88

Veterans outreach and recovery program re substance abuse and mental health disorders: 2017 WisAct 295 sunset repealed, funding provision - SB141

Veterans outreach and recovery program re substance abuse and mental health disorders: 2017 WisAct 295 sunset repealed, funding provision - AB131

Veterinary license and veterinary technician certificate: initial fee waived - SB140

Veterinary license and veterinary technician certificate: initial fee waived - AB130

Victim impact statements established; definition and confidentiality provisions - SB32

Victim impact statements established; definition and confidentiality provisions - AB28

Videoconferencing technology for court proceedings: adding witness safety and availability to criteria - SB765

Voluntary individual animal identification program for livestock owners: DATCP required to create, RFID tags provision - SB737

Voluntary individual animal identification program for livestock owners: DATCP required to create, RFID tags provision - AB812

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created - AB469

Washington Island Observer newspaper eligible to receive compensation for publishing legal notices - SB147

Washington Island Observer newspaper eligible to receive compensation for publishing legal notices - AB112