2023 Assembly Authors

Deer, Ada: life, public service, and legacy as an advocate for Indigenous rights and social justice honored - AJR68

Driver education grant program: DOT to establish - AB394

Fall prevention and recovery training programs, CPR and first aid certification, and duty to provide aid at residential care apartment complexes, CBRFs, nursing homes, and hospices; civil liability and DHS provisions - AB942

Fencing and signage of retention ponds required - AB1117

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created - AB116

Gun Violence Prevention, Office of, created in DOJ; report required - AB1051

Notarization and witnessing of wills, estate planning, declaration to health care professionals, authorization for final disposition, and certain power of attorney documents: electronic and remote provisions created and other changes - AB985

Onetime tax rebate payable in 2024 - SB1095

Patient lift devices: DHS grant program for CBRFs, hospices, nursing homes, and residential care apartment complexes - AB943

PFAS group of substances: regulations, standards, emergency rules, grant programs, prohibition of certain products, disposal, and testing; FTE positions authorized - SB1104

Prairie du Chien Day proclaimed June 17, 2023 - AJR62

Public hearing required on bills with one third of members of either house as cosponsors - AB598

Stretch energy code: DSPS working group created to establish re minimum building energy efficiency - AB825

Stretch energy code: DSPS working group created to establish re minimum building energy efficiency - SB777

Tanning facility regulations revised - AB241

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Baldeh, Rep. Samba (48th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills:17, 18, 8, 19, 20, 33, 26, 37, 48, 61, 64, 65, 79, 80, 51, 55, 56, 103, 100, 102, 114, 108, 145, 112, 117, 120, 104, 126, 129, 156, 155, 164, 159, 158, 218, 221, 222, 232, 240, 248, 249, 273, 276, 288, 289, 290, 298, 300, 264, 265, 267, 268, 331, 339, 340, 347, 350, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 366, 374, 381, 382, 383, 401, 404, 408, 410, 411, 417, 418, 426, 425, 428, 429, 434, 435, 436, 444, 445, 448, 450, 458, 462, 469, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 487, 488, 501, 506, 513, 515, 516, 518, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 495, 557, 558, 564, 566, 583, 585, 586, 588, 589, 590, 591, 498, 593, 594, 599, 595, 596, 597, 615, 619, 623, 631, 634, 635, 636, 643, 645, 657, 662, 673, 674, 675, 676, 681, 683, 688, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 668, 733, 746, 766, 783, 784, 795, 796, 802, 805, 806, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 819, 823, 826, 827, 828, 832, 833, 835, 841, 840, 839, 843, 845, 848, 850, 821, 820, 822, 854, 857, 862, 867, 868, 871, 872, 876, 888, 901, 904, 909, 910, 911, 914, 923, 925, 939, 940, 1018, 947, 948, 949, 952, 961, 963, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 1000, 973, 974, 976, 1050, 1013, 979, 1014, 1015, 1012, 980, 1053, 1055, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1080, 1082, 1106, 1107, 1109, 1112, 1113, 1118, 1119, 1121, 1126, 1127, 1138, 1144, 1146, 1152, 1148, 1154, 1156, 1158, 1159, 1161, 1170, 1172, 1194, 1212, 1215, 1216, 1219, 1224, 1227, 1210

Assembly Joint Resolutions:9, 10, 5, 18, 13, 19, 20, 14, 21, 24, 28, 25, 34, 35, 37, 32, 29, 38, 48, 50, 51, 53, 59, 61, 56, 63, 64, 67, 75, 73, 79, 82, 84, 87, 92, 89, 103, 139, 140, 130, 143

Assembly Resolutions:5, 8, 13, 15, 25

Senate Bills:8, 9, 11, 17, 22, 27, 35, 38, 52, 55, 58, 59, 62, 73, 78, 90, 92, 93, 99, 100, 102, 110, 111, 114, 116, 117, 120, 121, 128, 129, 133, 138, 144, 146, 148, 152, 153, 298, 219, 222, 240, 243, 244, 246, 261, 268, 269, 272, 282, 291, 315, 322, 324, 341, 349, 352, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 365, 366, 372, 373, 380, 381, 391, 392, 396, 398, 400, 405, 407, 412, 415, 417, 428, 429, 430, 439, 441, 442, 444, 446, 447, 453, 456, 457, 461, 463, 474, 486, 487, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 520, 521, 527, 529, 533, 534, 535, 536, 539, 543, 547, 550, 551, 552, 563, 565, 568, 576, 583, 590, 595, 599, 600, 602, 603, 604, 615, 627, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 634, 638, 652, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 670, 673, 677, 724, 725, 726, 750, 751, 755, 760, 761, 762, 737, 769, 771, 772, 774, 775, 776, 778, 782, 784, 785, 793, 794, 795, 801, 806, 815, 817, 818, 824, 825, 828, 831, 835, 843, 844, 849, 850, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 861, 862, 865, 871, 877, 884, 885, 886, 891, 898, 904, 907, 908, 909, 940, 946, 948, 950, 952, 953, 955, 961, 982, 984, 995, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1013, 1017, 1019, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1035, 1038, 1043, 1045, 1047, 1064, 1065, 1071, 1072, 1076, 1078, 1090, 1093, 1105, 1108, 1110

Senate Joint Resolutions:9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 22, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35, 41, 42, 50, 51, 53, 56, 58, 57, 59, 60, 62, 70, 76, 74, 79, 80, 82, 96, 119, 120, 127, 133, 134

2554 Bare, Rep. Mike (80th Asm.Dist.; D)

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense provision - AB1006

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense provision - SB934

AG enforcement authority for civil rights violations - AB691

Discrimination in housing based on receipt of rental or housing assistance from a third party prohibited - AB1227

EITC for families with children modified - AB471

EITC for families with children modified - SB453

Energy Innovation Grant Program appropriation - AB823

Fine arts teacher mentorship program established, DPI grants - AB1123

Firearm buyback grant program established - AB673

Home test kits for STDs: health insurance required to cover - AB1197

Home test kits for STDs: health insurance required to cover - SB1099

Homestead tax: maximum income threshold increased and indexed for inflation - AB458

Homestead tax: maximum income threshold increased and indexed for inflation - SB456

Housing assistance for MA recipients from certified providers: DHS to request federal waiver to reimburse services - AB711

Lead hazard in a dwelling: nonrefundable individual and corporate income tax credit created re costs for eliminating exposure to - AB888

Lead service line replacement: Safe Drinking Water Loan Program bonding authority increased to provide forgivable loans to private users - AB887

Local family and medical leave ordinances: prohibition eliminated - AB478

Local health officer mandate to close a business to control an outbreak or communicable disease epidemic: 2023 WisAct 12 prohibition repealed - AB858

Local health officer mandate to close a business to control an outbreak or communicable disease epidemic: 2023 WisAct 12 prohibition repealed - SB808

Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial identified on state highway maps - AB558

Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial identified on state highway maps - SB521

Municipal rent control and inclusionary zoning: prohibitions repealed; DOA appendix report - AB877

Municipal rent control and inclusionary zoning: prohibitions repealed; DOA appendix report - SB821

Public utility prohibited from disconnecting a service providing the primary heat source for residential dwellings between set dates and under certain conditions - AB670

Registration of all eligible electors: requiring Elections Commission to use all feasible means to facilitate; DOT and report provisions - AB605

Sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling: health insurance policies required to cover - AB1198

Sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling: health insurance policies required to cover - SB1098

Student ID cards used for voting: expiration provision modified; UW System and TCS institutions required to issue cards that meet voter ID criteria - AB1046

Teacher preparation time: school board required to provide - AB523

Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: February recognized as - SJR105

Tests and ancillary procedures needed for services for which health insurance coverage is mandated: disability insurance policies and governmental self-insured health plans required to cover - AB790

WisEARNS retirement savings program for employees of private employers created and board attached to State Treasurer; small business income and franchise tax credits created - AB1170

WisEARNS retirement savings program for employees of private employers created and board attached to State Treasurer; small business income and franchise tax credits created - SB1076

Workforce investment grants: match county investment in recruitment, retention, and wellness of care provider workforce - AB1182

Workforce investment grants: match county investment in recruitment, retention, and wellness of care provider workforce - SB1089

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Bare, Rep. Mike (80th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills:11, 17, 19, 30, 26, 37, 38, 39, 49, 103, 102, 114, 115, 117, 121, 125, 127, 133, 134, 139, 164, 173, 233, 218, 223, 231, 232, 240, 260, 276, 288, 294, 264, 265, 306, 267, 268, 307, 331, 340, 350, 352, 358, 359, 361, 366, 368, 402, 404, 427, 429, 436, 444, 445, 446, 449, 467, 472, 473, 474, 475, 479, 481, 487, 484, 485, 488, 501, 508, 509, 506, 513, 517, 519, 520, 521, 522, 524, 525, 526, 527, 531, 495, 537, 538, 539, 557, 563, 564, 581, 582, 583, 584, 586, 588, 589, 590, 591, 498, 594, 598, 599, 595, 596, 597, 600, 602, 615, 620, 619, 623, 631, 635, 636, 643, 578, 657, 662, 663, 671, 618, 664, 677, 678, 686, 687, 692, 695, 697, 698, 699, 701, 702, 707, 708, 713, 717, 718, 769, 726, 727, 733, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 750, 751, 754, 755, 756, 753, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 772, 775, 776, 777, 784, 809, 810, 811, 825, 832, 833, 841, 840, 839, 845, 852, 821, 820, 822, 862, 876, 919, 902, 903, 908, 911, 925, 931, 935, 940, 947, 948, 949, 952, 916, 990, 991, 997, 1000, 1043, 1047, 1048, 976, 1013, 979, 1014, 1015, 1012, 980, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1066, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1091, 1106, 1109, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1117, 1118, 1122, 1124, 1126, 1130, 1134, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1156, 1158, 1161, 1163, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1184, 1185, 1194, 1192, 1199, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1206, 1212, 1213, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1219, 1221, 1210, 1229

Assembly Joint Resolutions:10, 5, 11, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 25, 34, 35, 37, 29, 38, 48, 41, 50, 51, 44, 46, 53, 59, 61, 56, 67, 68, 72, 75, 74, 70, 79, 80, 82, 84, 86, 87, 92, 95, 90, 93, 97, 107, 108, 110, 111, 116, 113, 124, 137, 118, 138, 120, 119, 139, 115, 140, 142, 133, 130, 144

Assembly Resolutions:14

Senate Bills:8, 11, 14, 18, 27, 38, 39, 40, 53, 100, 102, 110, 113, 121, 122, 127, 130, 134, 137, 142, 146, 298, 206, 210, 240, 246, 251, 262, 269, 272, 290, 293, 294, 295, 297, 307, 310, 341, 352, 353, 357, 358, 359, 360, 365, 372, 393, 412, 418, 430, 439, 441, 442, 443, 457, 462, 463, 469, 473, 474, 486, 487, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 505, 506, 509, 511, 520, 529, 533, 534, 535, 536, 540, 543, 547, 551, 552, 557, 561, 563, 564, 566, 567, 573, 574, 576, 583, 590, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 615, 622, 627, 628, 630, 633, 636, 637, 638, 643, 644, 658, 659, 660, 663, 664, 670, 672, 673, 674, 675, 678, 679, 693, 694, 695, 717, 718, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 719, 720, 721, 723, 724, 725, 727, 739, 743, 744, 760, 761, 762, 764, 765, 766, 769, 777, 778, 784, 794, 795, 801, 804, 817, 819, 825, 828, 833, 843, 855, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 863, 864, 865, 876, 877, 886, 901, 907, 936, 937, 938, 939, 946, 948, 950, 952, 953, 961, 981, 983, 984, 986, 1003, 1004, 1012, 1013, 1017, 1019, 1023, 1025, 1030, 1032, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1045, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1072, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1093, 1094, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1108, 1109, 1110

Senate Joint Resolutions:10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 35, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 50, 51, 53, 56, 57, 60, 62, 65, 69, 75, 76, 74, 79, 80, 82, 83, 86, 90, 89, 97, 99, 102, 103, 104, 108, 112, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 123, 126, 127, 133, 135

2447 Behnke, Rep. Elijah (89th Asm.Dist.; R)

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

Anatomical gift, organ transplant, and related services: discrimination based on vaccination status prohibited - AB955

Archer licenses authorize hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow; crossbow licenses eliminated; DNR duties - AB934

Campground licensing: exemption for certain farm owners - AB328

Competitive bidding: threshold for public works projects increased and school boards and MPS required to use; exceptions provided - AB723

Constitutional amendment relating to conditions of release: statutory changes needed to implement - AB54

Cursive writing required to be incorporated into the model academic standards for English language arts - AB937

Deicer applicators certification program established - AB61

Deicer applicators certification program established - SB52

Farmland preservation tax credit disallowed for acres with a photovoltaic solar energy system - AB480

Felony offenders prohibited from possessing, controlling, or residing with a vicious dog, criteria specified; JRCCP may report - AB84

Financial institutions prohibited from using firearm merchant codes for retail payment card transactions; governmental entities prohibited from keeping lists of firearms owners, exception for criminal investigations or prosecutions - AB468

Food and beverages served in foam polystyrene packaging prohibited, exceptions provided - AB288

Gender transition procedure: civil cause of action against health care provider for minor injured by; defense provisions - AB502

Grade promotion prohibited if pupil was absent more than 30 days, exceptions specified; school boards, private schools participating in a parental choice program, and independent charter schools required to adopt written policy - AB1026

Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society Day: October 4, 2023 declared as in honor of its 100th anniversary - AJR52

Green Tier program and the environmental compliance audit program repealed; governmental actions with regard to certain international programs and organizations restricted - AB1059

Habitually truant percentage required in the school district and school accountability report - AB1029

Higher education institutions in this state prohibited from conducting gain of function research on potentially pandemic pathogens; report to DHS required - AB413

Higher education institutions in this state prohibited from conducting gain of function research on potentially pandemic pathogens; report to DHS required - SB401

Highway speed restriction: local highway authorities allowed to reduce without DOT approval, conditions specified - AB720

Highway work zone safety included in driver education instruction requirements; DOT provision - AB629

Human growth and development instruction: including age-appropriate curriculum on child sex abuse prevention - AB452

Inciting a riot and acts of violence while participating in a riot made felonies, definition provision; JRCCP may report - AB70

Influencing social media Internet sites to censor, deplatform, or shadow ban users: prohibiting state agency employees, federal agency employees in this state, state elected officials, and state individuals elected to U.S. Congress from doing or attempting; forfeiture and exception provisions - AB894