2023 Senate Authors

Bingo account: allowable cash withdrawal for paying cash prizes - AB113

Bingo account: allowable cash withdrawal for paying cash prizes - SB54

Complex rehabilitation technology wheelchair repair and accessories: MA reimbursement rates - AB630

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

Counterfeit and unsafe lighters: sale of prohibited - AB917

Counterfeit and unsafe lighters: sale of prohibited - SB925

County and tribal veterans service officer grants: civil service exam requirement removed - AB424

County and tribal veterans service officer grants: civil service exam requirement removed - SB416

Digital interactive media: refundable income and franchise tax credit created; report required - AB1033

Digital interactive media: refundable income and franchise tax credit created; report required - SB970

Double-fencing of farm-raised white-tailed deer: DNR grants - AB1085

Double-fencing of farm-raised white-tailed deer: DNR grants - SB994

Driver schools: location and operation prohibitions eliminated re proximity to a DOT office issuing operator’s licenses or administering driving skills tests; rule revised [Admin.Code Trans 105.06] - AB569

Driver schools: location and operation prohibitions eliminated re proximity to a DOT office issuing operator’s licenses or administering driving skills tests; rule revised [Admin.Code Trans 105.06] - SB532

Electronic credentials: DOT required to design for operator’s licenses and ID cards - AB650

EMS practitioner and emergency medical responder: DHS required to notify service provider of administrative action against an individual’s training permit, license, or certificate - AB1166

Farmland preservation agreements and tax credits changes, report required - AB133

Farmland preservation agreements and tax credits changes, report required - SB134

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults is suspected: actions financial service providers are authorized to take - SB628

High school equivalency diplomas and GED certificates: State Superintendent of Public Instruction to post on DPI website - SB215

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

Highway work zone safety included in driver education instruction requirements; DOT provision - SB591

“Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway”: DOT to designate and mark portion of I 90 in La Crosse and Monroe counties as - AB678

“Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway”: DOT to designate and mark portion of I 90 in La Crosse and Monroe counties as - SB633

Human growth and development instruction: including age-appropriate curriculum on child sex abuse prevention - SB437

Hybrid and nonhybrid electric motor vehicles: DOT to issue decals or distinctive registration plates - SB617

Independent living centers: appropriation for DHS grants increased - SB71

Lifetime fishing license to residents established; lifetime fishing trust fund created - AB72

Lifetime fishing license to residents established; lifetime fishing trust fund created - SB68

MA health services provided via telehealth by out-of-state health provider: physical address in this state not required - AB500

MA health services provided via telehealth by out-of-state health provider: physical address in this state not required - SB476

Marquette University School of Dentistry: HEAB scholarship for state residents who agree to practice in a health shortage area changed to a dental health shortage area - AB665

Marquette University School of Dentistry: HEAB scholarship for state residents who agree to practice in a health shortage area changed to a dental health shortage area - SB706

Newborn screening: procedure for adding federal recommendations to state-required screenings - SB962

Next Generation 911: grants for certain costs to incumbent local exchange carriers operating as originating service providers - AB356

Next Generation 911: grants for certain costs to incumbent local exchange carriers operating as originating service providers - SB371

Nitrate-contaminated wells: eligibility under the well compensation grant program; report required - SB58

Nonprofit agricultural organizations allowed to provide health benefit coverage to members - AB860

Nonprofit agricultural organizations allowed to provide health benefit coverage to members - SB811

Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board changed to Occupational Therapy Examining Board - AB959

Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board changed to Occupational Therapy Examining Board - SB910

Overtime wages and certain bonuses: individual income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB938

Overtime wages and certain bonuses: individual income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB869

Parking privilege re time limitations for vehicles with disabled parking plates or ID cards expanded to UW System campuses - AB49

Parking privilege re time limitations for vehicles with disabled parking plates or ID cards expanded to UW System campuses - SB53

Personal property tax eliminated; state payments to taxing jurisdictions and technical changes; JSCTE appendix report - SB2

Preemption of local animal regulations re areas zoned exclusively or primarily for agricultural use - SB892

Prior authorization for physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic services, and other health services by certain health plans prohibited - AB507

Prior authorization for physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic services, and other health services by certain health plans prohibited - SB475

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district: email for notice of board business allowed - AB97

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district: email for notice of board business allowed - SB85

Pupil discipline: school board rules and reintegration process in code of classroom conduct - SB1091

Rare Disease Day observed February 29, 2024 - AJR111

Rare Disease Day observed February 29, 2024 - SJR102

Recreational vehicles: additional regulations for dealers and the relationship between dealers and manufacturers or distributors; definitions modified for vehicle registration, equipment standards, and certain other vehicle regulations purposes; JRCCP may report - AB230

Recreational vehicles: additional regulations for dealers and the relationship between dealers and manufacturers or distributors; definitions modified for vehicle registration, equipment standards, and certain other vehicle regulations purposes; JRCCP may report - SB225

Repair of complex rehabilitation technology prescribed and reimbursed under MA: DHS cannot require a prescription and prior authorization before reimbursing a provider - SB434

Revenue ceiling for school districts: remove restriction re failed operating referendum - AB403

Revenue ceiling for school districts: remove restriction re failed operating referendum - SB395

School-centered mental health program: DHS grants to Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc., criteria specified - AB984

Sex offender registration: keeping a place of prostitution added to list of offenses - SB945

“Sexual contact” definition revised re crimes against children and the crime of sexual assault; JRCCP may report - AB166

“Sexual contact” definition revised re crimes against children and the crime of sexual assault; JRCCP may report - SB149

Standard Industrial Classification codes for linen supply and industrial launderers added for property tax purposes; manufacturing and agricultural tax credit provisions - SB845

State agencies prohibited from contracting with enterprise, organization, or business entity organized under laws or rules of or controlled by a country of concern; DOA and AG duties - AB1090

State agencies prohibited from contracting with enterprise, organization, or business entity organized under laws or rules of or controlled by a country of concern; DOA and AG duties - SB1000

Taiwan: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties and support of the Taiwan Relations Act, endorsing signing of the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and participation in certain international organizations - AJR126

Taiwan: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties and support of the Taiwan Relations Act, endorsing signing of the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and participation in certain international organizations - SJR124

Taiwan: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties, endorsing signing of the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and participation in certain international organizations - AJR4

Taiwan: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties, endorsing signing of the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and participation in certain international organizations - SJR6

Third-party food delivery services requirements established - AB294

Third-party food delivery services requirements established - SB290

TID number 14 in the City of Stevens Point: 12 percent rule does not apply - AB983

TID number 14 in the City of Stevens Point: 12 percent rule does not apply - SB880

Tuition grant program for National Guard members: DMA administration changes - AB772

Tuition grant program for National Guard members: DMA administration changes - SB744

“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

UW System branch campus redevelopment grants from WEDC to political subdivisions; Richland County provision - SB518

Veteran and surviving spouse property tax credit: eligibility expanded - SB102

Veterans’ Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month: November 2023 declared as - AJR90

Veterans’ Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month: November 2023 declared as - SJR83

Victim or witness who is an elder person: expediting proceedings in criminal and delinquency cases and juvenile dispositional hearings; preserving testimony in criminal matters - AB556

Victim or witness who is an elder person: expediting proceedings in criminal and delinquency cases and juvenile dispositional hearings; preserving testimony in criminal matters - SB516

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 - AB331

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

Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial, Inc.: permanent individual income tax checkoff created - AB946

Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial, Inc.: permanent individual income tax checkoff created - SB853

Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at UW Stevens Point: Board of Regents required to provide funding - SB449