Representative Gary Tauchen

2021 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

• 3/9/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 1054
  Relating to: the measurement of carbon emissions and carbon emission offset transactions related to animal agriculture operators, renewable natural gas and energy produced at animal agriculture facilities, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 3/3/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 1072
  Relating to: the measurement of carbon emissions and carbon emission offset transactions related to animal agriculture operators, renewable natural gas and energy produced at animal agriculture facilities, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 2/2/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 948
  Relating to: nonprobate transfers of farming implements at death. (FE)

• 7/7/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 54
  Relating to: renaming Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commemorate U.S. General Edward Stuyvesant Bragg.

• 6/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 433
  Relating to: loan to the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitor Bureau for the construction of a visitor information and education center.

• 6/7/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 387
  Relating to: county shoreland zoning ordinances relating to fences near public highways.

• 5/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 310
  Relating to: early canvassing of absentee ballots, issuance of presidential ballots, combined polling places, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, nomination papers for certain independent candidates, and providing a penalty. (FE)

• 5/3/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 301
  Relating to: loan to the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitor Bureau for the construction of a visitor information and education center.

• 4/8/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 284
  Relating to: holding the presidential preference primary on the second Tuesday in March. (FE)

• 3/16/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 214
  Relating to: early canvassing of absentee ballots, issuance of presidential ballots, combined polling places, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, nomination papers for certain independent candidates, and providing a penalty. (FE)

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 71
  Relating to: alcohol beverages delivery and the face-to-face requirement for retail sales of alcohol beverages.

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 70
  Relating to: remote orders for the sale of alcohol beverages to be picked up on retail licensed premises.

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 35
  Relating to: the method of selecting presidential electors.

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 61
  Relating to: the method of selecting presidential electors.

• 2/2/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 57
  Relating to: alcohol beverages delivery and the face-to-face requirement for retail sales of alcohol beverages.

• 2/2/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 56
  Relating to: remote orders for the sale of alcohol beverages to be picked up on retail licensed premises.

2021 Co-authored Proposals

• 2/17/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 1035
  Relating to: distribution of intoxicating liquor to retailers by manufacturers, rectifiers, wineries, and out-of-state shippers.

• 2/17/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 1034
  Relating to: the sales territories of beer wholesalers and self-distribution by brewers.

• 2/16/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 137
  Relating to: celebrating the 155th anniversary of the Leinenkugel's brewery.

• 2/15/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 995
  Relating to: a parental opt-out from face covering requirements in school buildings and on school grounds and requiring school boards to offer pupils a full-time, in-person option. (FE)

• 2/10/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 130
  Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Jacob Albert “Doc” Hines, D.V.M.

• 2/3/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 957
  Relating to: consumer data protection and providing a penalty. (FE)

• 2/2/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 942
  Relating to: Requiring a biennial report to the Joint Committee on Finance on the availability of public benefits for certain groups of individuals and duties of the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health Services. (FE)

• 1/21/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 888
  Relating to: talent attraction and retention initiatives focusing on veterans. (FE)

• 1/21/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 892
  Relating to: an incumbent transmission facility owner's right to construct, own, and maintain certain transmission facilities.

• 1/18/2022: 2021 Assembly Bill 870
  Relating to: indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card. (FE)

• 1/13/2022: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 109
  Relating to: honoring the victims of the attack on the Waukesha Christmas Parade and their families, and recognizing the heroic efforts of law enforcement and EMS who responded to the scene and medical professionals who cared for the victims.

• 12/9/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 765
  Relating to: modifying and creating administrative rules to require reimbursement for group physical therapy under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

• 12/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 732
  Relating to: a substance use disorder treatment platform. (FE)

• 12/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 726
  Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council to levy an assessment.

• 12/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 728
  Relating to: nitrates under the well compensation program; eligibility for producer-led watershed, lake, and river protection grants; and the annual allocation plan for county conservation grants. (FE)

• 12/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 727
  Relating to: creating a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program, providing crop insurance rebates for cover crops, creating a hydrogeologist position, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 10/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 677
  Relating to: stocking pheasants for hunting. (FE)

• 10/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 660
  Relating to: Department of Natural Resources habitat work plan. (FE)

• 10/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 635
  Relating to: resident tuition at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges as applied to relocated service members and their children and spouses. (FE)

• 10/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 592
  Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

• 9/30/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 587
  Relating to: fees imposed on merchants in connection with credit card transactions and providing a penalty.

• 9/30/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 588
  Relating to: allowing persons to charge fees for the use of electric vehicle charging stations and the installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations by the Department of Transportation or a political subdivision.

• 9/15/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 563
  Relating to: required instruction in civic education in the elementary and high school grades; high school graduation requirements; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

• 9/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 537
  Relating to: ratification of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. (FE)

• 9/2/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 524
  Relating to: a new juvenile correctional facility in Milwaukee County and granting bonding authority. (FE)

• 8/31/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 518
  Relating to: reciprocity for out-of-state licenses to carry a concealed weapon.

• 8/31/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 517
  Relating to: environmental pollution in an environmental remediation tax incremental district. (FE)

• 8/24/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 503
  Relating to: subsidized guardianship payments. (FE)

• 8/24/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 501
  Relating to: procedural changes for applications under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. (FE)

• 8/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 489
  Relating to: changing the phase-out of utility aid payments for decommissioned power plants. (FE)

• 8/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 497
  Relating to: inspection requirements for chemical recovery boilers. (FE)

• 8/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 483
  Relating to: municipal raze orders for certain insured dwellings. (FE)

• 7/26/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 479
  Relating to: reimbursement rates for behavioral treatment services under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

• 7/1/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 430
  Relating to: reviewing patient records under the prescription drug monitoring program.

• 6/25/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 415
  Relating to: regulating scrap dealer purchases of catalytic converters. (FE)

• 6/25/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 410
  Relating to: ratification of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 6/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Resolution 19
  Relating to: the life and public service of Ann Marie Hraychuck.

• 6/17/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 402
  Relating to: certification of expanded function dental auxiliaries, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 6/14/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 396
  Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 6/8/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 388
  Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)

• 6/7/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 61
  Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Lori Weyers.

• 6/7/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 375
  Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)

• 6/7/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 378
  Relating to: making school district and school financial information available to the public. (FE)

• 6/7/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 382
  Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition and fees. (FE)

• 6/3/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 371
  Relating to: the broadband expansion grant program. (FE)

• 5/27/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 56
  Relating to: proclaiming May 2021 as “Paper and Forestry Products Month” in Wisconsin.

• 5/27/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 364
  Relating to: the penalty for a retailer's purchasing or possessing of alcohol beverages from a source other than a wholesaler and credit transactions between retailers and wholesalers.

• 5/27/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 361
  Relating to: exempting cooperative educational service agency employees from wage payment frequency requirements.

• 5/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 339
  Relating to: designating STH 21 as a Purple Heart Memorial Highway. (FE)

• 5/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 336
  Relating to: participation in federal unemployment benefit programs and work search requirements for unemployment insurance. (FE)

• 5/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 333
  Relating to: crisis program enhancement grants. (FE)

• 5/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 332
  Relating to: crisis training for law enforcement officers. (FE)

• 5/13/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 54
  Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).

• 5/13/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 323
  Relating to: mandatory parenting classes.

• 5/7/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 319
  Relating to: expanding and increasing the tax exemption for retirement plan income received by an individual. (FE)

• 5/7/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 314
  Relating to: promoting the export of Wisconsin's agricultural and agribusiness products. (FE)

• 5/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 47
  Relating to: declaring May 5 as National Skilled Trades Day in Wisconsin.

• 5/3/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 293
  Relating to: restrictions on enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition, the use of public resources to confiscate firearms, and providing a penalty.

• 5/3/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 303
  Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record.

• 4/16/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 275
  Relating to: grants to technical college and tribal college students for apprenticeship expenses and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 4/16/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 266
  Relating to: eliminating certain restrictions on the respective educational roles of the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System. (FE)

• 3/31/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 215
  Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient by an essential visitor or member of the clergy.

• 3/31/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 220
  Relating to: providing information about educational options offered in a school district.

• 3/31/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 226
  Relating to: playing or singing the national anthem at certain sporting events.

• 3/31/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 219
  Relating to: directing the federal COVID recovery rebates received by prisoners to restitution payments.

• 3/25/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 212
  Relating to: short-term health coverage duration.

• 3/23/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 176
  Relating to: appointment of certain lawfully present aliens as law enforcement officers.

• 3/23/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 191
  Relating to: eliminating the personal property tax and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 3/23/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 181
  Relating to: newborn screening for Krabbe disease and requiring evaluation of additional lysosomal storage disorders for mandatory screening. (FE)

• 3/16/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 166
  Relating to: temporary practice by registered nurses at camps, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

• 3/16/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 167
  Relating to: requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to study and report on establishing a section 529A ABLE savings account program. (FE)

• 3/16/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 168
  Relating to: village officers serving as village employees.

• 3/16/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 169
  Relating to: licensure of dental therapists; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 3/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 153
  Relating to: disclosure of information regarding state revenue. (FE)

• 3/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 152
  Relating to: examination of building plans for public buildings, public structures, and places of employment, and examination of plumbing plans. (FE)

• 3/8/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 14
  Relating to: commending the life and art of O.V. “Verne” Shaffer.

• 3/5/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 146
  Relating to: grants to homeless individuals and families, grants to defray housing costs and for diversion programming, housing navigator grants, homeless case management services, and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 3/5/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 131
  Relating to: prohibiting the sale and use of coal tar-based sealants and high PAH sealant products. (FE)

• 3/5/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 144
  Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 3/5/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 142
  Relating to: immunity from liability resulting from good faith actions under the child abuse and neglect reporting law.

• 3/4/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 125
  Relating to: regulation of physician assistants, creating a Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 100
  Relating to: guardian training requirements.

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 97
  Relating to: designating the Bart Starr Memorial Bridge.

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 85
  Relating to: a general permit for hydrologic restoration projects and creating a hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 76
  Relating to: monitoring extension and outreach hours of certain University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff who provide extension services in applied agricultural research. (FE)

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 74
  Relating to: labeling a food product as a type of milk and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 75
  Relating to: labeling a food product as meat and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 73
  Relating to: labeling food as a type of dairy product or as a dairy ingredient and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 77
  Relating to: funding for certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 92
  Relating to: grant to a hospital for expanding psychiatric bed capacity. (FE)

• 2/15/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 7
  Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin's commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; supporting Taiwan's signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States; and continued support for increasing Taiwan's international profile.

• 2/12/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 61
  Relating to: the use of proceeds from the sale of state-owned properties controlled by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE)

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 40
  Relating to: modifying the medical care insurance deduction for self-employed individuals. (FE)

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 38
  Relating to: exempting veterans and members of the armed forces from admissions application fees at University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges. (FE)

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 49
  Relating to: the wildlife damage abatement program and the wildlife damage claim program. (FE)

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 36
  Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 39
  Relating to: exempting military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces and sunsetting the armed forces member tax credit. (FE)

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 37
  Relating to: the presumption of riparian rights on navigable waterways and required real estate disclosures.

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 50
  Relating to: counting of tips for tipped employees and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 55
  Relating to: incorporating the Holocaust and other genocides into the state model social studies standards and requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 33
  Relating to: merit pay raises for state public defenders.

• 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 5
  Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Barbara Gronemus.

• 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 22
  Relating to: member meetings, bylaws, and emergency powers of a cooperative.

• 1/26/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
  Relating to: declaring January 24 to 30, 2021, School Choice Week and recognizing the importance of giving parents the choice in the educational path for their children.

• 1/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 7
  Relating to: pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug benefits, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

2021 Cosponsored Proposals

• 2/18/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 1011
  Relating to: a parental opt-out from face covering requirements in school buildings and on school grounds and requiring school boards to offer pupils a full-time, in-person option. (FE)

• 2/17/2022: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 109
  Relating to: celebrating the 155th anniversary of the Leinenkugel's brewery.

• 2/9/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 957
  Relating to: consumer data protection and providing a penalty. (FE)

• 2/9/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 960
  Relating to: distribution of intoxicating liquor to retailers by manufacturers, rectifiers, wineries, and out-of-state shippers.

• 2/9/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 959
  Relating to: the sales territories of beer wholesalers and self-distribution by brewers.

• 2/1/2022: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 100
  Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Jacob Albert “Doc” Hines, D.V.M.

• 1/28/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 893
  Relating to: nonprobate transfers of farming implements at death. (FE)

• 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 843
  Relating to: talent attraction and retention initiatives focusing on veterans. (FE)

• 1/13/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 838
  Relating to: an incumbent transmission facility owner's right to construct, own, and maintain certain transmission facilities.

• 1/6/2022: 2021 Senate Bill 823
  Relating to: indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card. (FE)

• 11/30/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 725
  Relating to: a substance use disorder treatment platform. (FE)

• 11/30/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 737
  Relating to: modifying and creating administrative rules to require reimbursement for group physical therapy under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

• 11/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 699
  Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council to levy an assessment.

• 11/8/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 677
  Relating to: creating a commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program, providing crop insurance rebates for cover crops, creating a hydrogeologist position, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 11/8/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 678
  Relating to: nitrates under the well compensation program; eligibility for producer-led watershed, lake, and river protection grants; and the annual allocation plan for county conservation grants. (FE)

• 10/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 609
  Relating to: stocking pheasants for hunting. (FE)

• 10/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 614
  Relating to: Department of Natural Resources habitat work plan. (FE)

• 10/8/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 605
  Relating to: resident tuition at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges as applied to relocated service members and their children and spouses. (FE)

• 9/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 573
  Relating to: allowing persons to charge fees for the use of electric vehicle charging stations and the installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations by the Department of Transportation or a political subdivision.

• 9/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 572
  Relating to: fees imposed on merchants in connection with credit card transactions and providing a penalty.

• 9/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 562
  Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

• 8/26/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 534
  Relating to: ratification of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. (FE)

• 8/26/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 520
  Relating to: a new juvenile correctional facility in Milwaukee County and granting bonding authority. (FE)

• 8/19/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 518
  Relating to: environmental pollution in an environmental remediation tax incremental district. (FE)

• 8/19/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 516
  Relating to: reciprocity for out-of-state licenses to carry a concealed weapon.

• 8/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 505
  Relating to: modifying the Department of Tourism's reporting duties and repealing requirements to distribute cheese, submit a financial statement, and use famous residents in marketing.

• 8/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 475
  Relating to: crisis program enhancement grants. (FE)

• 8/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 491
  Relating to: subsidized guardianship payments. (FE)

• 8/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 489
  Relating to: procedural changes for applications under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. (FE)

• 8/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 471
  Relating to: crisis training for law enforcement officers. (FE)

• 7/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 468
  Relating to: changing the phase-out of utility aid payments for decommissioned power plants. (FE)

• 7/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 463
  Relating to: requiring school boards to make information about learning materials and educational activities used for pupil instruction available to the public. (FE)

• 7/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 466
  Relating to: inspection requirements for chemical recovery boilers. (FE)

• 6/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 434
  Relating to: municipal raze orders for certain insured dwellings. (FE)

• 6/24/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 51
  Relating to: designating May 5, 2021, as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Day in Wisconsin.

• 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 412
  Relating to: ratification of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 394
  Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 408
  Relating to: regulating scrap dealer purchases of catalytic converters. (FE)

• 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 392
  Relating to: certification of expanded function dental auxiliaries, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 387
  Relating to: county shoreland zoning ordinances relating to fences near public highways.

• 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 390
  Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. (FE)

• 6/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 407
  Relating to: reviewing patient records under the prescription drug monitoring program.

• 6/8/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 37
  Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Lori Weyers.

• 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 376
  Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)

• 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 358
  Relating to: exempting cooperative educational service agency employees from wage payment frequency requirements.

• 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 373
  Relating to: making school district and school financial information available to the public. (FE)

• 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 365
  Relating to: the broadband expansion grant program. (FE)

• 5/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 377
  Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition and fees. (FE)

• 5/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 354
  Relating to: participation in federal unemployment benefit programs and work search requirements for unemployment insurance. (FE)

• 5/14/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 32
  Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).

• 5/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 337
  Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record.

• 5/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 345
  Relating to: designating STH 21 as a Purple Heart Memorial Highway. (FE)

• 5/14/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 340
  Relating to: reimbursement rates for behavioral treatment services under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

• 5/14/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 34
  Relating to: declaring May 5 as National Skilled Trades Day in Wisconsin.

• 5/7/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 30
  Relating to: proclaiming May 2021 as “Paper and Forestry Products Month” in Wisconsin.

• 4/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 333
  Relating to: mandatory parenting classes.

• 4/27/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 325
  Relating to: promoting the export of Wisconsin's agricultural and agribusiness products. (FE)

• 4/8/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 24
  Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison women's hockey team for winning the 2021 NCAA Division I National Championship title.

• 4/8/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 25
  Relating to: proclaiming April 2021 as Donate Life Month in the state of Wisconsin.

• 4/8/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 291
  Relating to: eliminating certain restrictions on the respective educational roles of the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System. (FE)

• 3/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 247
  Relating to: short-term health coverage duration.

• 3/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 231
  Relating to: providing information about educational options offered in a school district.

• 3/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 230
  Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient by an essential visitor or member of the clergy.

• 3/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 236
  Relating to: directing the federal COVID recovery rebates received by prisoners to restitution payments.

• 3/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 244
  Relating to: playing or singing the national anthem at certain sporting events.

• 3/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 194
  Relating to: newborn screening for Krabbe disease and requiring evaluation of additional lysosomal storage disorders for mandatory screening. (FE)

• 3/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 187
  Relating to: village officers serving as village employees.

• 3/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 193
  Relating to: appointment of certain lawfully present aliens as law enforcement officers.

• 3/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 189
  Relating to: eliminating the personal property tax and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 3/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 185
  Relating to: grants to homeless individuals and families, grants to defray housing costs and for diversion programming, housing navigator grants, homeless case management services, and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 3/9/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 184
  Relating to: regulation of physician assistants, creating a Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

• 3/9/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 181
  Relating to: licensure of dental therapists; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 3/3/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 167
  Relating to: examination of building plans for public buildings, public structures, and places of employment, and examination of plumbing plans. (FE)

• 3/3/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 169
  Relating to: temporary practice by registered nurses at camps, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

• 2/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 162
  Relating to: immunity from liability resulting from good faith actions under the child abuse and neglect reporting law.

• 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 152
  Relating to: prohibiting the sale and use of coal tar-based sealants and high PAH sealant products. (FE)

• 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 159
  Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 158
  Relating to: requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to study and report on establishing a section 529A ABLE savings account program. (FE)

• 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 157
  Relating to: grants to technical college and tribal college students for apprenticeship expenses and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 10
  Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin's commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; supporting Taiwan's signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States; and continued support for increasing Taiwan's international profile.

• 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 86
  Relating to: grant to a hospital for expanding psychiatric bed capacity. (FE)

• 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 91
  Relating to: a general permit for hydrologic restoration projects and creating a hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.

• 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 101
  Relating to: designating the Bart Starr Memorial Bridge.

• 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 92
  Relating to: guardian training requirements.

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 80
  Relating to: funding for certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 79
  Relating to: monitoring extension and outreach hours of certain University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff who provide extension services in applied agricultural research. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 81
  Relating to: labeling food as a type of dairy product or as a dairy ingredient and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 83
  Relating to: labeling a food product as a type of milk and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 82
  Relating to: labeling a food product as meat and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 63
  Relating to: the wildlife damage abatement program and the wildlife damage claim program. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 6
  Relating to: declaring January 24 to 30, 2021, School Choice Week and recognizing the importance of giving parents the choice in the educational path for their children.

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 64
  Relating to: the use of proceeds from the sale of state-owned properties controlled by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 69
  Relating to: incorporating the Holocaust and other genocides into the state model social studies standards and requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 70
  Relating to: disclosure of information regarding state revenue. (FE)

• 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 62
  Relating to: merit pay raises for state public defenders.

• 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 30
  Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

• 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 46
  Relating to: the presumption of riparian rights on navigable waterways and required real estate disclosures.

• 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 50
  Relating to: counting of tips for tipped employees and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

• 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 44
  Relating to: exempting veterans and members of the armed forces from admissions application fees at University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges. (FE)

• 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 25
  Relating to: member meetings, bylaws, and emergency powers of a cooperative.

• 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 43
  Relating to: exempting military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces and sunsetting the armed forces member tax credit. (FE)

• 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 3
  Relating to: pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug benefits, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

2021 Authored Amendments

• 2/24/2022: 2021 ASA1-SB946
  Relating to: transmitting and canvassing absentee ballots, presidential ballots, nomination papers for certain independent candidates, whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, and providing a penalty.

• 1/20/2022: 2021 AA1-AB71

• 6/22/2021: 2021 ASA1-AB301
  Relating to: loan to the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitor Bureau for the construction of a visitor information and education center.