2021 Senate Authors

Intentional bodily harm to a probation, extended supervision, parole, community supervision, or aftercare agent: crime expanded to include family member of the agent, comparable programs by American Indian tribes or bands, and threats of harm; JRCCP may report - SB100

Investigations by Elections Commission re registered voters who may have voted more than once in the same election or voted despite being disqualified; municipal clerks and Electronic Registration Information Center provisions - SB393

Judicial notice of court records re domestic violence or child abuse in a family law action - SB106

Juvenile proceedings and criminal proceedings: conducting or appearances by telephone or audiovisual means expanded - SB219

Law enforcement and fire fighter WRS annuitants who are rehired by a WRS participating employer: exception to suspension of annuity - SB367

Legal age to purchase cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products raised; minimum age to purchase vapor products imposed - SB355

Legal custody or physical placement of a child: approval of stipulation for modifications contingent on a future event, exceptions noted - AB113

Legal custody or physical placement of a child: approval of stipulation for modifications contingent on a future event, exceptions noted - SB116

License to conduct a 50/50 raffle not required for qualified organizations - SB401

Marriage after divorce judgment: waiting period eliminated - SB96

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

Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact ratified - AB410

Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact ratified - SB412

Operation of drones over correctional institutions prohibition exception re authorization of the DOC Secretary - SB237

Overnight recreation or education camp inspection requirement for license renewal: DATCP or local health department may waive under set conditions - SB171

Parent of a stillbirth: refundable individual income tax credit created - SB159

Parenting classes: in actions affecting the family involving minor children or paternity determination, court may order parties to attend - SB333

Parenting plan filed with court re legal custody and physical placement of child: requirements modified - SB107

Permissible work hours for minors under age 16 - SB332

Pharmacies and remote dispensing sites: revisions to licensing and regulations under the pharmacy practice law; free and charitable clinic and narcotic treatment service provisions - SB308

Pharmacist services: MA reimbursement - SB255

Physical placement of child: factors modified - SB112

Physician assistants: changes to regulation, licensure, and practice; Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board created, professional discipline provisions; JRCCP may report - SB184

Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day recognized June 27 and June recognized as Post-Traumatic Injury Awareness Month - SJR48

Private road maintenance and repair: beneficial user required to contribute - AB208

Private road maintenance and repair: beneficial user required to contribute - SB283

Qualified ABLE savings account program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code: DFI to study and report on establishment - SB158

Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties with Taiwan, endorsing Taiwan’s signing of the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and Taiwan’s participation in certain international organizations - SJR10

Real estate condition and vacant land disclosure report revisions re rescinding the contract and incomplete reports - AB65

Real estate condition and vacant land disclosure report revisions re rescinding the contract and incomplete reports - SB73

Recount: compensation of election officials - SB268

Room tax applicability expanded and other changes - AB189

Room tax applicability expanded and other changes - SB198

Sale of state-owned property controlled by DNR: expand purposes for which proceeds may be used - SB64

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

State workforce housing credit created; WHEDA duties and report required - SB172

Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Inc. authorized to raffle lake sturgeon culled from state fish hatcheries, use of proceeds specified - SB335

Suicide prevention programming grants from DHS; matching funds or in-kind services provision - AB210

Suicide prevention programming grants from DHS; matching funds or in-kind services provision - SB253

Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week designated the week of May 2, 2021 - SR5

Temporary practice by physicians at recreational or educational camps allowed, conditions specified - SB168

Temporary practice by registered nurses at recreational or educational camps allowed, conditions set - SB169

TID numbers 2 and 3 in the City of Wisconsin Dells: allocation and expenditure periods extended - AB227

TID numbers 2 and 3 in the City of Wisconsin Dells: allocation and expenditure periods extended - SB252

Traffic violation in emergency or roadside response area with emergency vehicles or tow trucks present: penalties increased; wireless telephone use prohibition and reduced speed limit provisions; JRCCP may report - AB297

Traffic violation in emergency or roadside response area with emergency vehicles or tow trucks present: penalties increased; wireless telephone use prohibition and reduced speed limit provisions; JRCCP may report - SB311

Unlawful property taxes: interest rate on claims modified; taxation district collection from underlying taxing jurisdiction provision - SB396

Urban search and rescue task force: regional structural collapse team changed into; reimbursement provisions - AB376

Urban search and rescue task force: regional structural collapse team changed into; reimbursement provisions - SB374

UW Regents required to monitor extension and outreach hours of certain specialists in the field of applied agricultural research funded through the Division of Extension at UW Madison; plan and accountability report provisions - SB79

Village trustees serving as village employees may be paid a wage as an employee - SB187

Women in Construction week declared March 7-14, 2021 - SJR16

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Ballweg, Sen. Joan (14th Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:6, 7, 15, 17, 18, 32, 22, 23, 24, 35, 43, 44, 45, 46, 61, 71, 70, 76, 77, 79, 66, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 107, 115, 123, 127, 128, 131, 140, 142, 143, 144, 151, 155, 156, 159, 167, 168, 171, 172, 173, 166, 178, 179, 180, 125, 185, 192, 149, 190, 193, 198, 201, 199, 211, 212, 214, 215, 219, 220, 222, 224, 251, 264, 271, 234, 243, 276, 277, 289, 290, 262, 295, 296, 300, 302, 319, 321, 322, 323, 324, 327, 339, 348, 357, 361, 366, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 367, 371, 373, 336, 383, 387, 388, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 415, 418, 422, 431, 482

Assembly Joint Resolutions:7, 19, 15, 35, 26, 31, 33, 51, 54, 47, 56, 58, 60, 67

Senate Bills:3, 9, 11, 7, 4, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 61, 56, 57, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 125, 127, 156, 161, 162, 165, 166, 170, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 211, 212, 183, 199, 200, 229, 231, 236, 245, 256, 257, 292, 271, 275, 296, 297, 315, 316, 317, 318, 345, 352, 364, 369, 354, 384, 408, 414, 428, 430, 434, 449

Senate Joint Resolutions:22, 24, 32, 34, 30, 54

Senate Resolutions:6

2089 Bernier, Sen. Kathleen (23rd Sen.Dist.; R)

Absentee voting and voting procedure changes re special voting deputies at retirement homes and residential care facilities, provisional ballots, former qualified Wisconsin electors, curbside voting, automatically sending absentee ballots, adjudicated incompetent, marked absentee ballots, and list of eligible military electors; JRCCP may report - AB306

Absentee voting and voting procedure changes re special voting deputies at retirement homes and residential care facilities, provisional ballots, former qualified Wisconsin electors, curbside voting, automatically sending absentee ballots, adjudicated incompetent, marked absentee ballots, and list of eligible military electors; JRCCP may report - SB180

Amusement or theme parks and organizations promoting tourism: grants from certain federal moneys for recovery from COVID-19 pandemic - SB275

Application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution for a convention of the States re proposing amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit terms of office for its officials and members of Congress - AJR9

Application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution for a convention of the States re proposing amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit terms of office for its officials and members of Congress - SJR8

Application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution for a convention to propose term limits for members of Congress - SJR12

Bodily substance thrown or expelled at a public safety officer or prosecutor: court to require testing of criminal defendant for communicable diseases, probable cause provision - AB91

Bodily substance thrown or expelled at a public safety officer or prosecutor: court to require testing of criminal defendant for communicable diseases, probable cause provision - SB99

Broadband expansion grants: allocating certain federal moneys for; report required - SB278

Catalytic converter designated a proprietary article re scrap dealer purchase and reporting requirements - AB415

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

Colby cheese designated the state cheese; Blue Book provision - AB311

Colby cheese designated the state cheese; Blue Book provision - SB371

Counting tips of tipped employees: DWD to promulgate rules re employer use of electronic signature to acknowledge gratuities - AB50

Counting tips of tipped employees: DWD to promulgate rules re employer use of electronic signature to acknowledge gratuities - SB50

Dental therapist licensure created, emergency rule provision - SB181

Dentists authorized to administer flu and COVID-19 vaccines - AB124

Dentists authorized to administer flu and COVID-19 vaccines - SB13

Discrimination by governmental entity against person’s COVID-19 vaccination status prohibited - SB342

DMA to use certain federal moneys for statewide public safety interoperable communications system, emergency services IP network contracts, and geographic information systems database; Building Commission to use certain federal moneys for psychiatric bed capacity expansion in certain hospitals - AB240

DMA to use certain federal moneys for statewide public safety interoperable communications system, emergency services IP network contracts, and geographic information systems database; Building Commission to use certain federal moneys for psychiatric bed capacity expansion in certain hospitals - SB273

Donnelly, Davis A.: life and public service of veteran and former state Senator commended - SJR7

Election inspector: pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program may serve as; conditions specified - AB94

Election inspector: pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program may serve as; conditions specified - SB102

Election law changes: temporary orders on conduct, recounts, domestic abuse and sexual assault victim service providers, recall petition, notice of a referendum, delivery of certified statements, election inspectors for canvassing absentee ballots, write-in candidates for city office, independent candidates on partisan primary ballot, maintaining poll lists, notice of ballot when using electronic voting system, paper copies of registration list, counting write-in votes, rules on forms of election notices, and establishing ward lines - AB304

Election law changes: temporary orders on conduct, recounts, domestic abuse and sexual assault victim service providers, recall petition, notice of a referendum, delivery of certified statements, election inspectors for canvassing absentee ballots, write-in candidates for city office, independent candidates on partisan primary ballot, maintaining poll lists, notice of ballot when using electronic voting system, paper copies of registration list, counting write-in votes, rules on forms of election notices, and establishing ward lines - SB178

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

Farmer tuition assistance grants from the TCS Board created - SB72

Farmers and WEDC rural economic development programs: allocating certain federal moneys re COVID-19 pandemic - SB280

Firearms: restrictions on enforcing federal laws regulating firearms, accessories, and ammunition; “Made in Wisconsin” stamp requirement; state government body or agency and local governmental units prohibited from expending resources to confiscate legally possessed firearms and accessories; JRCCP may report - SB314