2021 Senate Authors

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 - SB98

CPA educational qualifications modified - AB15

CPA educational qualifications modified - SB10

Credentials granted by DSPS and credentialing boards: process revisions - AB218

Credentials granted by DSPS and credentialing boards: process revisions - SB233

DSPS and credentialing boards: rules to allow provisional credentials allowed - AB217

DSPS and credentialing boards: rules to allow provisional credentials allowed - SB232

Electric motor vehicle manufacturer: engaging in business of motor vehicle dealer allowed; prohibition on performance of warranty service does not apply - AB439

Electric motor vehicle manufacturer: engaging in business of motor vehicle dealer allowed; prohibition on performance of warranty service does not apply - SB462

Essential visitor or member of the clergy visiting long-term care facility resident or hospital patient provisions - AB215

Essential visitor or member of the clergy visiting long-term care facility resident or hospital patient provisions - SB230

Federal pension benefits re U.S. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS): exemption from taxation; JSCTE report - AB223

Federal pension benefits re U.S. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS): exemption from taxation; JSCTE report - SB246

Filing individual income tax returns: adopting federal law changes to extend time without incurring interest or penalties - AB18

Filing individual income tax returns: adopting federal law changes to extend time without incurring interest or penalties - SB9

Firearm possession by person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence: prohibition created; JRCCP may report - AB321

Firearm possession by person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence: prohibition created; JRCCP may report - SB317

Firearm possession by person who is a fugitive from justice: prohibition created and criminal background check system provision; JRCCP may report - AB322

Firearm possession by person who is a fugitive from justice: prohibition created and criminal background check system provision; JRCCP may report - SB318

Fort Bragg in North Carolina: rename to commemorate U.S. Brigadier General Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, a Civil War veteran - SJR54

Foundations of Reading test requirement for initial teaching license: requirement waived during COVID-19 national health emergency - SB114

Free and charitable clinics definition and funding; "telehealth" definition incorporated into occupational licensing statutory chapters - AB296

Free and charitable clinics definition and funding; "telehealth" definition incorporated into occupational licensing statutory chapters - SB309

Greek Independence: 200th anniversary celebrated March 25, 2021 - AJR13

Greek Independence: 200th anniversary celebrated March 25, 2021 - SJR13

Independent charter school authorized by a tribal college: per pupil payments changed - AB420

Independent charter school authorized by a tribal college: per pupil payments changed - SB423

Individual income tax brackets reduced and rates modified - AB78

Individual income tax brackets reduced and rates modified - SB58

Interior designer: scope of practice and registration requirements revised - AB320

Interior designer: scope of practice and registration requirements revised - SB344

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; JSCTE appendix report - SB2

Marriage documentation and marriage ceremony changes - AB270

Marriage documentation and marriage ceremony changes - SB293

Metropolitan sewerage commission for a sewerage district including a first class city: financing and construction of dredged material management facility for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern authorized - SB424

Net capital loss deduction: maximum annual offset increased; JSCTE appendix report - AB327

Net capital loss deduction: maximum annual offset increased; JSCTE appendix report - SB339

Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with Hmong wedding customs, and any justice or judge authorized - AB19

Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with Hmong wedding customs, and any justice or judge authorized - SB14

Pharmacy technicians authorized to administer vaccines; any health care provider authorized to administer vaccines may supervise pharmacy students administering vaccines - AB4

Pharmacy technicians authorized to administer vaccines; any health care provider authorized to administer vaccines may supervise pharmacy students administering vaccines - SB60

Presidential electors: method of selecting revised - AB35

Presidential electors: method of selecting revised - SB61

Public schools starting fall classes before September 1: prohibition eliminated - SB182

Short-term, limited-duration health coverage: changes to reflect federal regulation - AB212

Short-term, limited-duration health coverage: changes to reflect federal regulation - SB247

Specially formulated nutritional supplements and replacements for severe health conditions: remove prior authorization from DHS for MA reimbursement [Admin.Code DHS 107.10] - SB453

Tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level modified - SB1

U.S. senator and representative in Congress: top-five candidates in primary election appear on general election ballot and instant runoff voting in general election via ranked-choice voting ballot - AB244

U.S. senator and representative in Congress: top-five candidates in primary election appear on general election ballot and instant runoff voting in general election via ranked-choice voting ballot - SB250

WPCP family income requirement for 2021-22 school year and full-time open enrollment applications for 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years modified - AB59

WPCP family income requirement for 2021-22 school year and full-time open enrollment applications for 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years modified - SB41

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Kooyenga, Sen. Dale (5th Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:3, 2, 6, 16, 24, 41, 72, 86, 117, 124, 152, 169, 125, 188, 203, 207, 269, 432, 482

Assembly Joint Resolutions:2

Senate Bills:12, 13, 8, 7, 16, 49, 115, 167, 181, 184, 226, 228, 287, 291, 429, 449

Senate Joint Resolutions:4, 31

Senate Resolutions:6

2116 Taylor, Sen. Lena (4th Sen.Dist.; D)

Aaron, Henry Louis “Hank”: life honored and career accomplishments as a baseball player and civil rights icon commended upon his death - SJR4

Abrams, Stacey: politician, attorney, and author honored for her public service - AJR37

Afghan interpreters commemorated; federal government urged to fulfill promise to ensure their safety - SJR55

African American history: model curriculum for grades K to 12; teaching license provision - AB273

Alkaline hydrolysis to cremate human remains: DSPS to establish compliance requirements, emergency rule provision - SB228

Behavioral treatment services re autism: MA reimbursement rate increased - SB340

Board of fire and police commissioners (PFC boards) and protective services departments of first class or second class cities: changes to - SB117

Body cameras and dashboard-mounted cameras used by law enforcement: requirements established and collective bargaining and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB465

Catalytic converter designated a proprietary article re scrap dealer purchase and reporting requirements - SB408

Choke hold by law enforcement officer: use prohibited in use of force policies - SB121

Civil liability claims against law enforcement officers: public official immunity as a defense eliminated; indemnification provision - SB295

Community-oriented policing-house grant program for cities created in DOJ - SB124

Critical incident mapping data: grants to schools to submit data to public safety officials - SB449

Disciplinary action by police or fire chief: at hearing or appeal, charges not sustained requires two-thirds vote of the board of police and fire commissioners - AB451

Drowning Prevention Month: July 2021 recognized as - SJR53

Enforcement and administration of laws under DOR’s purview: changes re license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products, forfeitures for alcohol beverage violations, publishing a list of retail licenses, criminal history search fee, tax return information disclosure, lottery, possession of alcohol vapor devices, penalties for evading excise taxes and unlawful possession of cigarettes, alcohol beverage permit reapplication, possession of a still, and sales suppression devices and phantomware; JRCCP may report - SB285

Epinephrine prefilled syringes: authorities for prescription, possession, and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors expanded to include; statewide standing order provision - SB343

Equity and Inclusion, Council on and Office for Equity and Inclusion created and attached to DOA; statewide plan for equity and inclusion established; report and FTE provisions - AB126

Execution of search warrants limited to specific hours; no-knock search warrants prohibited - AB137

Farmland preservation implementation grants and agreements and farmland preservation tax credits revisions - SB68

Filing individual income tax returns: adopting federal law changes to extend time without incurring interest or penalties - SB9

First aid training for law enforcement officers and their vehicles are equipped with automated external defibrillators - AB447

Formal complaint regarding interaction with law enforcement officers: website describing the process and distribution of information card containing officer’s information - AB449

Guardian ad litem appointed in actions affecting the family re visitation rights of grandparent, stepparent, or person with similar parent-child relationship - SB414

Income tax subtraction for certain reserve components of the armed forces and National Guard: applicability expanded - SB12

Independent Use of Force Advisory Board created - SB118

Intestate inheritance by a parent who abandons a child: prohibition expanded - SB249

Law enforcement use of force incidents: DOJ annual report required - SB123

Lead service line financial assistance or certificate of authority application by a water public utility: PSC deadlines - SB316

LESB responsibilities: adding jails and juvenile detention facilities and recruitment standards; employment files on employees required - SB165