2023 Senate Authors

Rechargeable batteries: education about dangers in waste and recycling streams; grants to expand collection and recycling operations and to solid waste and materials recovery facilities to address increased fire risks; JCF provision - SB906

Safe drinking water in public and private schools: governing bodies to develop drinking water management plan, requirements specified - AB1172

Safe drinking water in public and private schools: governing bodies to develop drinking water management plan, requirements specified - SB1078

School psychologist loan program created in HEAB - AB234

School psychologist loan program created in HEAB - SB241

School-based behavioral health services: DHS to submit plan amendment to allow schools to seek MA reimbursement - AB236

School-based behavioral health services: DHS to submit plan amendment to allow schools to seek MA reimbursement - SB242

Social media company requirements created re use by minors; penalty provisions - AB373

Social media company requirements created re use by minors; penalty provisions - SB385

Specialized transportation assistance pilot program created; MA, ADRC, DOT, and report provisions - AB923

Specialized transportation assistance pilot program created; MA, ADRC, DOT, and report provisions - SB856

State agency information technology accessibility standards for individuals with disabilities: DOA to establish - SB831

State park camping sites: reservation process and fees in certain parks modified; rule revised [Admin.Code NR 45.10] - SB770

State parks: free admission for 4th graders; vehicle admission fee waiver and visitor activity guide - AB11

State parks: free admission for 4th graders; vehicle admission fee waiver and visitor activity guide - SB14

Supplemental aid for snowmobile trail maintenance: DNR may modify rule [Admin.Code NR 50.09] - AB130

Supplemental aid for snowmobile trail maintenance: DNR may modify rule [Admin.Code NR 50.09] - SB136

Technical college programs to expand oral health care workforce: funding from JCF supplemental appropriation - SB702

Temporary motor vehicle operation plates issued by DOT to dealers in electronic format required; misuse penalty provision - AB122

Temporary motor vehicle operation plates issued by DOT to dealers in electronic format required; misuse penalty provision - SB124

Tour.Dept annual activities report requirement modified; repeal of certain distribution of donated cheese, use of famous Wisconsin residents in tourism marketing, and audited financial statement from WPGA Junior Foundation - SB36

Traffic violations committed in a railroad maintenance or construction area: penalties created; JRCCP may report - AB463

Traffic violations committed in a railroad maintenance or construction area: penalties created; JRCCP may report - SB460

Transition to grass pilot program created - SB619

Tuition and fee remission program for eligible veterans and their spouses and children at UW System schools and technical colleges: “eligible veteran” definition expanded - AB239

Tuition and fee remission program for eligible veterans and their spouses and children at UW System schools and technical colleges: “eligible veteran” definition expanded - SB238

University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project may request funding from JCF, report required - AB26

University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project may request funding from JCF, report required - SB8

Vehicle admission receipt to state parks: valid for 1 year from date issued instead of calendar year - AB425

Vehicle admission receipt to state parks: valid for 1 year from date issued instead of calendar year - SB415

Victims of Communism Memorial Day: November 7, 2023 commemorated as - SJR81

Wakeboat study funding request included in UW System proposed 2025-27 biennial budget - SB1077

Wetland assured delineation program established - AB254

Wetland assured delineation program established - SB254

Wetlands benefitting from the in lieu fee subprogram: public access requirement eliminated - AB253

Wetlands benefitting from the in lieu fee subprogram: public access requirement eliminated - SB255

Whip lights on ATVs and UTVs allowed - SB216

Wild parsnip declared a noxious weed by local governments or American Indian tribes or bands: grants to control, monitor, and eliminate; Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation funding - SB269

Wildlife control in urban communities program: grant eligibility expanded - AB171

Wildlife control in urban communities program: grant eligibility expanded - SB207

Wisconsin Apprenticeship Week: November 13-19, 2023 recognized as - SJR87

Wolf population: statewide goal part of the wolf management plan - SB139

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Cowles, Sen. Robert (2nd Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:9, 12, 16, 17, 22, 35, 23, 36, 40, 47, 48, 49, 62, 73, 74, 53, 54, 82, 67, 93, 96, 98, 105, 114, 109, 145, 118, 120, 125, 128, 133, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140, 154, 131, 144, 161, 158, 233, 217, 222, 224, 231, 238, 244, 251, 258, 259, 270, 273, 275, 294, 312, 318, 331, 302, 356, 361, 372, 382, 385, 395, 394, 403, 408, 440, 444, 456, 416, 480, 500, 507, 511, 514, 563, 574, 624, 625, 629, 637, 649, 651, 655, 661, 672, 616, 618, 690, 715, 666, 667, 779, 798, 808, 818, 834, 860, 864, 869, 904, 936, 892, 952, 961, 987, 999, 921, 969, 1016, 1019, 1039, 1110, 1121, 1162, 1165, 1167, 1171

Assembly Joint Resolutions:5, 12, 14, 28, 26, 27, 32, 40, 42, 43, 44, 49, 47, 54, 62, 65, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 90, 91, 103, 110, 106, 113, 115, 133, 134

Senate Bills:7, 11, 12, 21, 24, 37, 41, 48, 53, 55, 63, 66, 82, 83, 75, 88, 84, 98, 105, 110, 115, 117, 119, 120, 127, 134, 137, 142, 145, 153, 161, 210, 221, 222, 226, 247, 251, 253, 263, 290, 303, 308, 357, 370, 391, 383, 386, 395, 396, 398, 431, 439, 434, 452, 475, 476, 484, 491, 488, 528, 579, 588, 591, 612, 614, 617, 625, 633, 635, 639, 643, 671, 692, 747, 753, 773, 787, 803, 840, 852, 868, 879, 886, 909, 918, 951, 959, 1007, 1073

Senate Joint Resolutions:11, 14, 16, 18, 25, 32, 38, 39, 52, 58, 61, 69, 78, 75, 77, 74, 79, 83, 96, 101, 104, 123, 128

2417 Felzkowski, Sen. Mary (12th Sen.Dist.; R)

Abortion if postfertilization age of the unborn child is 14 or more weeks prohibited; medical emergency and referendum provisions - AB975

Abortion if postfertilization age of the unborn child is 14 or more weeks prohibited; medical emergency and referendum provisions - SB1011

Adjunctive services: who licensed chiropractors may delegate to expanded - SB788

Ambulance service provider trust fund appropriation created; administrative costs provision - AB161

Ambulance service provider trust fund appropriation created; administrative costs provision - SB157

Anatomical gift, organ transplant, and related services: discrimination based on vaccination status prohibited - SB933

Badger fund of funds investment program changes re the investment manager - SB878

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October 2023 proclaimed as - AJR80

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October 2023 proclaimed as - SJR75

Business operated by minors: political subdivision cannot require a license or permit if operated only occasionally - AB964

Business operated by minors: political subdivision cannot require a license or permit if operated only occasionally - SB899

Camp American Legion: DVA grant increased - AB624

Camp American Legion: DVA grant increased - SB639

Changes to shared revenue; retirement systems in first class cities and counties, sales tax provision; personal property tax eliminated; certain discrimination prohibition in political subdivision hiring and contracting; high schools to collect data on certain criminal or ordinance violations on school property; maintenance of effort for protective services required; advisory referendum prohibition; DOR report on local government spending; local health officer mandate to close a business; levy limit reduction for service transfers; local regulations of nonmetallic quarries; emergency medical responder certification; ambulance staffing; rural ambulance service providers; JCF approval of Stewardship projects; JSCTE and JSCRS appendix reports - AB245

Changes to shared revenue; retirement systems in first class cities and counties, sales tax provision; personal property tax eliminated; certain discrimination prohibition in political subdivision hiring and contracting; high schools to collect data on certain criminal or ordinance violations on school property; maintenance of effort for protective services required; advisory referendum prohibition; DOR report on local government spending; local health officer mandate to close a business; levy limit reduction for service transfers; local regulations of nonmetallic quarries; emergency medical responder certification; ambulance staffing; rural ambulance service providers; JCF approval of Stewardship projects; JSCTE and JSCRS appendix reports - SB301

Competitive bidding: threshold for public works projects increased and school boards and MPS required to use; exceptions provided - SB688

Complex rehabilitation technology wheelchair repair and accessories: MA reimbursement rates - SB592

Concealed carry licensee may carry firearm in place of worship located on grounds of a private school provided governing body has written policy that allows it and no classes are being held - SB754

Deer hunting in the northern forest zone: restrictions imposed; sunset provision - SB965

Dental therapist licensure created, emergency rule provision - AB668

Dental therapist licensure created, emergency rule provision - SB689

Dietitian Licensure Compact ratified - SB1059

Direct primary care agreements and exemption from insurance law - SB905

Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC): Wisconsin’s membership terminated; Elections Commission provision - SB472

Grant writing and compliance assistance services funding from DOR to political subdivisions under certain population; report required; sunset provision - AB925

Grant writing and compliance assistance services funding from DOR to political subdivisions under certain population; report required; sunset provision - SB855

Hospital price transparency requirements created; DHS duties - AB338

Hospital price transparency requirements created; DHS duties - SB328

Hunting wild animals with an airgun during firearm hunting season permitted; prohibition on discharging from a vehicle provision; JRCCP may report - SB586

Initial teaching licenses for grades K to 5, reading teacher, and reading specialist: exception to Foundations of Reading test (FORT) requirement expanded to include - AB646

Initial teaching licenses for grades K to 5, reading teacher, and reading specialist: exception to Foundations of Reading test (FORT) requirement expanded to include - SB609

Insurance law changes and OCI duties modified - AB437

Insurance law changes and OCI duties modified - SB432

Kratom products made from the leaf of the Mitragyna speciosa plant: manufacture, distribution, delivery, and possession regulated - SB445

Large solar electric generating facilities: notice to political subdivision and landowners of development; certificate of public convenience and necessity and joint development agreement changes - SB47

Legacy trusts provisions created - SB667

Loyalty Day in Wisconsin: May 1, 2023 proclaimed as - AJR27

Loyalty Day in Wisconsin: May 1, 2023 proclaimed as - SJR30

Marriage after divorce judgment: waiting period eliminated - SB288

Medical necessity for abortion and exceptions in cases of rape or incest: statutes clarified - AB175

Medical necessity for abortion and exceptions in cases of rape or incest: statutes clarified - SB299