2023 Senate Authors

Public employee collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment revised; dispute settlement procedure, selection of bargaining unit representatives, and bargaining unit certification provisions - AB908

Public employee collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment revised; dispute settlement procedure, selection of bargaining unit representatives, and bargaining unit certification provisions - SB564

Pupil anti-discrimination law applied to private schools participating in MPCP, RPCP, WPCP, or SNSP; discrimination on the basis of gender identity or gender expression prohibition provision - SB505

Purchase of vaccines: DHS to establish program providing vaccines to individuals not eligible for vaccines at no cost from a federal program - SB418

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: restores law prior to enactment of 2013 WisAct 115; DPI grant to school board that terminates use - AB528

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: restores law prior to enactment of 2013 WisAct 115; DPI grant to school board that terminates use - SB507

Rate increases for health insurance: filing before rate is applied required, OCI approval for certain increases required - AB791

Records and correspondence of legislative members: "public record" definition exclusion eliminated - AB164

Records and correspondence of legislative members: "public record" definition exclusion eliminated - SB146

Recreational opportunities and structured programming for inmates in state correctional institutions, county jails, and houses of correction - SB731

Reimbursement rate for special education costs - AB527

Reimbursement rate for special education costs - SB506

Rent abatement and retaliatory conduct of the landlord - SB677

Reporting place of employment of campaign finance contributors: amount required for report increased - AB662

Reporting place of employment of campaign finance contributors: amount required for report increased - SB600

Residential tenant’s right to counsel in an eviction action, notice provisions - AB698

Residential tenant’s right to counsel in an eviction action, notice provisions - SB658

Retail business that sells firearms: storage requirements when the business is unattended - AB761

Retail business that sells firearms: storage requirements when the business is unattended - SB764

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for the costs of employing school nurses - AB531

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for the costs of employing school nurses - SB509

Rusty patched bumble bee designated as the state native insect; Blue Book provision - AB363

School and public library personnel licensing: DPI positions increased - AB530

School and public library personnel licensing: DPI positions increased - SB510

School district employees: municipal employers required to offer health insurance plan offered by GIB - SB492

School lunch and breakfast programs: additional state reimbursement and expanded to include public and private schools; conditions specified - AB754

School lunch and breakfast programs: additional state reimbursement and expanded to include public and private schools; conditions specified - SB720

Skateboards used on roadways: regulations revised - AB448

Skateboards used on roadways: regulations revised - SB446

Small claims eviction action for noncompliance with stipulated judgments of dismissal: procedural safeguards - AB703

Small claims eviction action for noncompliance with stipulated judgments of dismissal: procedural safeguards - SB661

SNSP phased out; pupil enrollment cap in parental choice programs; DPI duties - AB533

SNSP phased out; pupil enrollment cap in parental choice programs; DPI duties - SB499

Social cost of carbon emissions considered by PSC when issuing certificates for certain electric and public utility projects - SB760

SSI payments: DHS to increase based on consumer price index - AB1148

SSI payments: DHS to increase based on consumer price index - SB1090

State procurement of products and services from Wisconsin-based businesses and setting goals for local governments - AB1114

State procurement of products and services from Wisconsin-based businesses and setting goals for local governments - SB1012

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

Student ID cards used for voting: expiration provision modified; UW System and TCS institutions required to issue cards that meet voter ID criteria - SB938

Student teacher hourly wage: school boards required to pay and DPI to reimburse - SB497

Support for de-escalation and cease-fire in Israel and in Gaza and the West Bank, return of all hostages, sending humanitarian assistance, and ending the occupation of Palestinian territories - SJR92

Teacher and administrator licensure requirement for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the SNSP; exception provided - AB534

Teacher and administrator licensure requirement for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the SNSP; exception provided - SB500

Teacher longevity bonuses established - AB520

Teacher longevity bonuses established - SB493

Teacher preparation time: school board required to provide - AB523

Teacher preparation time: school board required to provide - SB496

Teacher representative added to school boards - AB525

Teacher representative added to school boards - SB494

Tenant rights and activities tenants and tenant organizers are allowed to engage in - AB694

Tenant rights and activities tenants and tenant organizers are allowed to engage in - SB666

Tipped minimum wage eliminated - AB488

Tipped minimum wage eliminated - SB457

Tourist rooming house: operation of limited to 90 days in a year - AB709

Tourist rooming house: operation of limited to 90 days in a year - SB665

Trampoline park license requirement created; liability coverage and exemptions - AB740

Trampoline park license requirement created; liability coverage and exemptions - SB708

Transparent windows in inmate residential cells and outdoor viewing time required; appropriation provision - AB804

Transportation network companies, drivers, and drivers’ vehicles: local governments allowed to regulate - AB867

Transportation network companies, drivers, and drivers’ vehicles: local governments allowed to regulate - SB850

Trigger lock or secure, lockable container required for commercial sale or transfer of firearms; penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB864

UW System resident undergraduate tuition freeze; general program operations appropriation - AB989

Vaccination of minors 16 years or older without parental consent allowed, conditions set - SB428

Violence prevention grant program for local health department or tribal health centers created, conditions set; appropriation from excise tax on vapor products - SB1109

Violence Prevention, Office of, created in DHS, duties specified; community violence intervention competitive grants for cities and counties - SB901

Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools: provisions prior to 2011 WisAct 240 reinstated - SB556

Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools: provisions prior to 2011 WisAct 240 reinstated - SB562

Warrior-style training for law enforcement prohibitions - AB1218

Water Fund for Our Future trust fund created; Joint Committee for the Oversight of the Water Fund for Our Future joint standing committee created - SB1087

Wine and distilled spirts: municipality or county allowed to sell in public parks without an alcohol beverage license - AB866

Wine and distilled spirts: municipality or county allowed to sell in public parks without an alcohol beverage license - SB848

Wisconsin Climate Corps (WCC) program and board created, audit and report provisions - AB810

Wisconsin Climate Corps (WCC) program and board created, audit and report provisions - SB762

WRS teacher annuitant hired as a teacher by a WRS participating employer - SB512

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Larson, Sen. Chris (7th Sen.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills:17, 26, 37, 48, 103, 106, 114, 115, 117, 121, 125, 129, 134, 139, 140, 156, 158, 218, 226, 232, 240, 260, 289, 290, 307, 338, 331, 340, 347, 350, 352, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 366, 368, 382, 385, 402, 403, 404, 410, 417, 423, 427, 428, 436, 444, 445, 458, 469, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 478, 479, 487, 501, 507, 508, 509, 506, 513, 515, 516, 519, 522, 526, 535, 537, 538, 539, 557, 565, 496, 497, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 588, 589, 590, 591, 498, 593, 594, 499, 598, 595, 596, 597, 600, 604, 605, 615, 619, 631, 646, 673, 677, 686, 692, 697, 706, 707, 708, 711, 712, 714, 717, 718, 728, 731, 732, 734, 745, 746, 747, 748, 751, 755, 756, 753, 763, 764, 765, 766, 770, 771, 774, 775, 776, 777, 783, 784, 790, 793, 796, 797, 802, 806, 809, 811, 812, 813, 819, 823, 825, 827, 829, 832, 835, 841, 839, 729, 845, 850, 821, 820, 822, 858, 859, 865, 887, 904, 905, 914, 924, 931, 935, 939, 940, 947, 948, 949, 961, 963, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 997, 998, 1000, 1010, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1047, 971, 976, 1013, 1051, 1012, 980, 981, 1052, 1055, 1061, 1080, 1066, 1081, 1082, 1106, 1107, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1119, 1125, 1141, 1142, 1145, 1146, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1158, 1161, 1163, 1167, 1170, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1183, 1184, 1194, 1192, 1197, 1198, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1219, 1221, 1222, 1210, 1229

Assembly Joint Resolutions:4, 9, 10, 11, 18, 13, 20, 14, 21, 22, 28, 25, 34, 37, 29, 38, 41, 42, 50, 51, 44, 53, 59, 61, 54, 64, 67, 72, 75, 74, 86, 87, 92, 90, 93, 97, 102, 107, 110, 111, 116, 113, 124, 137, 138, 119, 140, 126, 133, 130, 134, 136, 144

Senate Bills:8, 11, 38, 55, 93, 100, 110, 113, 121, 122, 127, 133, 137, 142, 144, 298, 161, 219, 240, 246, 269, 282, 302, 307, 322, 328, 341, 349, 352, 353, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 365, 372, 391, 383, 393, 395, 400, 412, 414, 430, 439, 441, 443, 453, 456, 463, 469, 474, 475, 486, 487, 519, 520, 530, 531, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 540, 543, 548, 550, 551, 552, 557, 561, 568, 574, 576, 577, 578, 590, 622, 627, 651, 633, 634, 636, 637, 638, 644, 670, 674, 679, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 704, 718, 712, 713, 714, 716, 719, 721, 723, 724, 725, 727, 732, 733, 734, 750, 751, 752, 755, 761, 737, 769, 771, 772, 775, 777, 784, 786, 796, 801, 808, 819, 824, 828, 831, 833, 841, 843, 854, 857, 858, 859, 860, 865, 871, 875, 877, 891, 902, 904, 907, 909, 930, 935, 936, 937, 942, 943, 946, 948, 949, 950, 960, 981, 982, 984, 995, 1004, 1013, 1019, 1026, 1030, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1040, 1046, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1073, 1076, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1093, 1094, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1108, 1110

Senate Joint Resolutions:6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29, 35, 40, 41, 42, 44, 50, 51, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 65, 69, 80, 83, 87, 90, 89, 95, 97, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 114, 116, 120, 124, 126, 127, 129, 133, 135

2425 LeMahieu, Sen. Devin (9th Sen.Dist.; R)

Advisory referendum on the question of requiring able-bodied, childless adults to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits - AJR3

Advisory referendum on the question of requiring able-bodied, childless adults to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits - SJR4

Alcohol Beverages, Division of, created and attached to DOR; alcohol beverage regulation changes; JRCCP may report - AB304

Alcohol Beverages, Division of, created and attached to DOR; alcohol beverage regulation changes; JRCCP may report - SB332

Elections Commissions called on to appoint an interim administrator and submit a nomination for a permanent replacement - SR4

First Responders Appreciation Day: October 17, 2023 recognized as - AJR79

First Responders Appreciation Day: October 17, 2023 recognized as - SJR76