2023 Assembly Authors

Community approach to four-year-old kindergarten required; school board and provider contracts and teacher license provisions - AB1035

Emergency medical services practitioner and emergency medical responder: persons aged 17 may apply for licensure; youth apprenticeship program provision - AB432

Emergency medical services practitioner and emergency medical responder: persons aged 17 may apply for licensure; youth apprenticeship program provision - SB420

Federal refugee resettlement and assistance program: local governments required to designate individual for consultation; county refugee placement committee provisions - AB1004

Federal refugee resettlement and assistance program: local governments required to designate individual for consultation; county refugee placement committee provisions - SB916

Healthy food incentive program for FoodShare recipients: DHS to contract with nonprofit organizations to administer - AB1013

Hospital emergency department services grants created; DHS and JCF duties; report required - AB1078

Institutions for mental disease: DHS to cover costs for MA services provided to beneficiaries housed in; federal waiver provision - AB616

Institutions for mental disease: DHS to cover costs for MA services provided to beneficiaries housed in; federal waiver provision - SB635

Large family child care centers: DCF to establish a license category for and regulate - AB389

Main street housing rehabilitation revolving loan fund and loan program established re owners of rental housing; reports required; DOA appendix report - AB265

Main street housing rehabilitation revolving loan fund and loan program established re owners of rental housing; reports required; DOA appendix report - SB294

Motor vehicle wholesaler license: office requirements - AB625

National Service Dog Month: September 2023 proclaimed as - AR16

Number of child care workers and children in group child care centers: rules modified [Admin.Code DCF 251.055, 251.055 Table] - AB391

School Nutrition Professional Appreciation Week: April 29 to May 3, 2024 recognized as - AJR110

SeniorCare participants allowed to purchase 100-day prescription drug supplies; rule revision and DHS to apply for federal Medicaid waiver [Admin.Code DHS 109.31] - AB259

SeniorCare participants allowed to purchase 100-day prescription drug supplies; rule revision and DHS to apply for federal Medicaid waiver [Admin.Code DHS 109.31] - SB263

State building trust fund transfer to the general fund; hospital emergency department services grants funding - AB1077

“Urban town” designation allowed to limit extraterritorial zoning and plat approval and annexation by other municipalities; connection to their water or sewerage systems by certain other local governments - AB768

“Urban town” designation allowed to limit extraterritorial zoning and plat approval and annexation by other municipalities; connection to their water or sewerage systems by certain other local governments - SB691

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Hurd, Rep. Karen (68th Asm.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:128, 133, 176, 175, 227, 244, 251, 272, 245, 287, 295, 315, 329, 303, 333, 321, 341, 343, 336, 344, 354, 369, 374, 377, 378, 399, 386, 449, 480, 465, 580, 610, 612, 615, 627, 630, 655, 618, 741, 794, 808, 834, 846, 847, 864, 881, 919, 898, 899, 900, 925, 944, 964, 965, 966, 967, 956, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 1016, 980, 981, 1037, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1040, 1169

Assembly Joint Resolutions:16, 60, 66, 73, 76, 77, 79, 82, 86, 89, 91, 98, 103, 128

Senate Bills:131, 134, 211, 299, 224, 247, 253, 266, 284, 301, 285, 314, 321, 325, 326, 333, 329, 344, 345, 346, 355, 369, 373, 377, 378, 388, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 435, 448, 468, 480, 546, 585, 588, 592, 619, 623, 643, 707, 749, 753, 787, 791, 792, 803, 826, 833, 834, 837, 838, 855, 874, 899, 921, 926, 927, 928, 932, 940, 941, 945, 946, 948, 951, 954, 958, 960, 961, 973, 976, 977, 978, 979, 1011, 1014, 1015, 1075

Senate Joint Resolutions:17, 38, 54, 63, 70, 71, 78, 76, 74, 87, 91, 96, 118

2442 Anderson, Rep. Jimmy (47th Asm.Dist.; D)

911-caller-provided health, access, and functional needs information: DMA grants to public safety answering points and counties for development and maintenance of system for storing and accessing; report required - AB961

911-caller-provided health, access, and functional needs information: DMA grants to public safety answering points and counties for development and maintenance of system for storing and accessing; report required - SB909

Advisory referendum for November 2024 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. and related cases - AJR92

AEDs required at high school athletic activities and UW athletic events; trained individuals and implementation plan provisions - AB347

AEDs required at high school athletic activities and UW athletic events; trained individuals and implementation plan provisions - SB349

AG enforcement authority for civil rights violations - AB691

AG enforcement authority for civil rights violations - SB678

Agreement among the states to elect the U.S. president and vice president by national popular vote ratified - AB156

Agreement among the states to elect the U.S. president and vice president by national popular vote ratified - SB144

American Red Cross Month: March 2023 proclaimed as - AJR14

Automatic renewals in consumer contracts: requirements created; DATCP and private civil action provisions - AB417

Balanced billing for emergency medical services: defined network plans, PP plans, and self-insured governmental plans required to cover, conditions specified - AB784

Balanced billing for emergency medical services: defined network plans, PP plans, and self-insured governmental plans required to cover, conditions specified - SB743

Cesar Chavez Day: March 31, 2023 proclaimed as - AJR21

Civic Information Consortium Board created and attached to the UW System re nonprofit corporation to award grants to support local journalism and media projects; report required - AB1139

Civic Information Consortium Board created and attached to the UW System re nonprofit corporation to award grants to support local journalism and media projects; report required - SB1042

Climate change scholarship program through HEAB - AB829

Cold water immersion tub required at youth athletic activities hosted by public or private schools in certain months; emergency rule provision - AB346

Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, or federally recognized American Indian Tribes to a segregated fund established by a political party or legislative campaign committee prohibited - AB663

Coordination of mass communications between political action committees, independent expenditure committee, or other person and a candidate, candidate’s agent or legislative campaign committee, or political party of the candidate - AB636

Coordination of mass communications between political action committees, independent expenditure committee, or other person and a candidate, candidate’s agent or legislative campaign committee, or political party of the candidate - SB602

Covenants in employment contracts not to compete while employed or after termination made illegal, void, and unenforceable - AB481

Covenants in employment contracts not to compete while employed or after termination made illegal, void, and unenforceable - SB566

Democracy Day: Tuesday after the first Monday in November designated as a state holiday; state offices are closed - AB623

Democracy Day: Tuesday after the first Monday in November designated as a state holiday; state offices are closed - SB583

Directory of health care providers: defined network plans and PP plans required to make available and update annually - AB789

Disability Pride Month: July 2023 designated as - AJR67

Discrimination in housing based on citizenship or immigration status is unlawful - AB697

Discrimination in housing based on citizenship or immigration status is unlawful - SB725

Emergency care hospital rates: limiting what hospitals can charge uninsured patients of certain income - AB787

Employee right to request and receive work schedule changes and predictable work schedules; retail, food service, and cleaning employee provisions - AB583

Employee right to request and receive work schedule changes and predictable work schedules; retail, food service, and cleaning employee provisions - SB627

Equal opportunity intern program established in DWD re placing paid interns with Wisconsin businesses - AB485

Eviction notice revisions re accurate information, timing, proof of certified mailing - AB713

Fall semester commencement at UW institutions: classes cannot start until September 1; exceptions provided - AB1081

Full-time librarian and instructional media specialist: public schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program required to employ; revenue limit adjustment provision - AB782

Full-time librarian and instructional media specialist: public schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program required to employ; revenue limit adjustment provision - SB758

Heat-related illness in employees during periods of high heat: DWD to develop program to prevent - AB901

Hospital chargemaster: copy filed with DHS on annual basis required; notice and penalty provisions - AB788

ID cards required to pick up certain prescribed controlled substances: adding certain ID cards and documents issued by a foreign government - AB445

Insulin: cost sharing under health insurance policies and plans capped - AB584

Insulin: cost sharing under health insurance policies and plans capped - SB574

Itemized billing by hospitals and plain-language requirements - AB785

Journalism fellowship program created in the UW System - AB1141

Journalism fellowship program created in the UW System - SB1040

Landlord or tenant required to apply for emergency rental assistance and participate in mediation prior to eviction; certain rent increases prohibited - AB712

Legal services for low-income tenants in eviction cases: DOA grant program created - AB695

Local newspaper subscription: income tax credit created - AB1140

Local newspaper subscription: income tax credit created - SB1041

Marijuana possession or distribution: penalty for no more than 28 grams eliminated; distributing to a minor and ordinance provisions - AB1207

Marriage law changes: eliminating the exception for minors between ages 16 and 18 and the spousal exception for certain sex crimes against children; annulment if a party was under age 18 - AB1229

Marriage law changes: eliminating the exception for minors between ages 16 and 18 and the spousal exception for certain sex crimes against children; annulment if a party was under age 18 - SB1030

Medical debt: health care provider or collection agency requirements prior to reporting to a consumer reporting agency - AB786

Medical debt: health care provider or collection agency requirements prior to reporting to a consumer reporting agency - SB1068

Minority health grants from DHS: priority to applicants providing maternal and child health services - AB1208

Network sufficiency of defined network plans or PP plans: OCI required to evaluate - AB792

Nomination papers for spring election: first date they may be circulated changed - AB1214

Nondisparagement provisions in employment contract after termination of employment or agency prohibited - AB903

Nonsolicitation provisions in employment contract after termination of employment or agency prohibited - AB902

Patient right to medically accurate information: health care provider obligation to provide and civil action provisions created; employment retribution prohibited - AB775

Political action committee definition revised for campaign finance purposes - AB635

Political action committee definition revised for campaign finance purposes - SB603