2023 Senate Authors

Eligibility and conditions for release prior to conviction of persons accused of certain crimes and considerations for imposing bail revised. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - SJR2

Federal pension benefits re U.S. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS): exemption from taxation; JSCTE report - AB285

Federal pension benefits re U.S. Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS): exemption from taxation; JSCTE report - SB281

First-degree reckless homicide re certain controlled substances: felony penalty changes; JRCCP may report - AB68

First-degree reckless homicide re certain controlled substances: felony penalty changes; JRCCP may report - SB101

Governmental entity may not discriminate or grant preferential treatment on basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR111

High schools required to collect statistics on certain crimes and violations of municipal disorderly conduct occurring on school property or school transportation; DPI duties - SB82

Immediate impoundment of vehicle used in certain traffic violations, in addition to other penalties - SB410

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

Inciting a riot and acts of violence while participating in a riot made felonies, definition provision; JRCCP may report - SB96

Index of discovery for DAs and public defenders re automated justice information systems: DOA required to maintain - AB460

Index of discovery for DAs and public defenders re automated justice information systems: DOA required to maintain - SB458

Indoor air quality inspection and evaluation program for public schools: DHS to establish - SB444

Judicial security profiles exempt from disclosure under the public records law - AB967

Judicial security profiles exempt from disclosure under the public records law - SB928

Juvenile court may impose pre-disposition restrictions on a juvenile that submits a denial at a plea hearing - AB896

Juvenile court may impose pre-disposition restrictions on a juvenile that submits a denial at a plea hearing - SB836

Juvenile in custody: judge determines whether to hold or release; intake worker duties modified - SB987

Kleefstra Syndrome Awareness Day: September 17, 2023 proclaimed as - AJR71

Kleefstra Syndrome Awareness Day: September 17, 2023 proclaimed as - SJR68

Law Enforcement Appreciation Month: May 2023 recognized as - AJR47

Law Enforcement Appreciation Month: May 2023 recognized as - SJR47

Laws under DOR’s purview: enforcement and administration changes - AB273

Laws under DOR’s purview: enforcement and administration changes - SB268

LESB to pay law enforcement agencies for preparatory training expenses of recruits; minimum amount per officer increased - SB573

Licensing and regulation by DFI of consumer lenders, payday lenders, money transmitters, sales finance companies, collection agencies, mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, adjustment service companies, community currency exchanges, and insurance premium finance companies; the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry; rules revised [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 74.01, 74.03, 74.04, 74.05, 74.06, 74.07, 74.10, 74.11, 74.12, 74.14, 74.16, 75.01, 75.08] - SB668

Material harmful to minors: businesses knowingly publishing or distributing on the Internet without age verification prohibited; civil liability provision - AB730

Material harmful to minors: businesses knowingly publishing or distributing on the Internet without age verification prohibited; civil liability provision - SB683

Mistreating animals: grievous bodily harm defined, penalty revisions, and hunting dog exemption - AB75

Mistreating animals: grievous bodily harm defined, penalty revisions, and hunting dog exemption - SB65

Motor vehicle certificate of title transferred to immediate family member upon death of the owner: fees waived - SB60

OWL, OWS, and OAR penalties modified - AB421

OWL, OWS, and OAR penalties modified - SB404

Parole Commission: eliminating open meetings law exception and public notice and posting to Internet requirements - AB47

Parole Commission: eliminating open meetings law exception and public notice and posting to Internet requirements - SB48

Photographic identification required for voting; provisional ballot provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR78

Photographic identification required for voting; provisional ballot provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR73

Picketing or parading at the residence of a judge with intent to impede administration of justice or influence a judge made a crime; JRCCP may report - AB965

Picketing or parading at the residence of a judge with intent to impede administration of justice or influence a judge made a crime; JRCCP may report - SB926

Police interactions education: model curriculum for grades 5 to 12 required - AB119

Police interactions education: model curriculum for grades 5 to 12 required - SB125

Privacy protections for judicial officers created; judicial candidate provisions; JRCCP may report - AB966

Privacy protections for judicial officers created; judicial candidate provisions; JRCCP may report - SB927

Proactive firearm detection software: DOJ grants to schools to acquire - AB542

Proactive firearm detection software: DOJ grants to schools to acquire - SB523

Proactive metallic and nonmetallic threat detection equipment and software: DOJ grants to school boards and governing bodies of private schools to acquire - AB968

Proactive metallic and nonmetallic threat detection equipment and software: DOJ grants to school boards and governing bodies of private schools to acquire - SB929

Public records law: extends nondisclosure requirement re personally identifiable information of confidential law enforcement informants - AB118

Public records law: extends nondisclosure requirement re personally identifiable information of confidential law enforcement informants - SB119

Public safety employees may bargain with municipal employer over who is covered by a health care coverage plan - AB120

Public safety employees may bargain with municipal employer over who is covered by a health care coverage plan - SB120

Public zoos and aquariums: definition expanded to include accredited members of the Zoological Association of America - AB124

Public zoos and aquariums: definition expanded to include accredited members of the Zoological Association of America - SB126

Qualified new business venture: certification criteria modified re potential for increasing jobs or capital investment - SB883

Race-based programs or requirements modified to apply to disadvantaged students rather than minority students re HEAB, UW System institutions, Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette University School of Dentistry, and technical colleges - SB596

Racine Raiders honored for achievements on the football field - AJR94

Release of prisoner to parole or extended supervision: requirements revised - SB230

Retailers with physical location required to accept cash payment, forfeiture provision - AB628

Retirement payments or distributions: individual income tax subtraction increased and expanded; JSCTE appendix report - SB382

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

Rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child; civil cause of action provision - AB510

Rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child; civil cause of action provision - SB489

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

School Choice Week declared January 21-27, 2024 - SJR100

School safety plan: “interactive critical mapping data” term replaces “critical incident mapping data” - AB293

School safety plan: “interactive critical mapping data” term replaces “critical incident mapping data” - SB303

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

Software and equipment used by a qualified data center, as certified by WEDC: sales and use tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB308

Solar or wind project on prime farmland: PSC conditions for granting certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) or certificate of authority (CA) - AB738

Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia created, report required; Spinal Cord Injury Council created - AB19

Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia created, report required; Spinal Cord Injury Council created - SB27

Spouses of veterans: eligibility requirements for state veterans home admission when the veteran spouse is not a member - SB546

Tactical EMS professional allowed to carry a firearm in prohibited areas; definition and LESB duties - AB882

Tactical EMS professional allowed to carry a firearm in prohibited areas; definition and LESB duties - SB829

Taylor, Lena C.: service of former state Senator honored and wish her success as a circuit court judge for Milwaukee County - AJR131

Taylor, Lena C.: service of former state Senator honored and wish her success as a circuit court judge for Milwaukee County - SJR131

Temporary employee interchange program between DOJ and DA offices - AB459

Temporary employee interchange program between DOJ and DA offices - SB459

The Prairie School in Racine County: DOT to erect and maintain directional signs - AB603

The Prairie School in Racine County: DOT to erect and maintain directional signs - SB584

TIDs in the Village of Pleasant Prairie: eliminating certain exemptions - AB94

TIDs in the Village of Pleasant Prairie: eliminating certain exemptions - SB6

Time limit on prosecution of certain felonies: changes based on DNA evidence - AB1110

Time limit on prosecution of certain felonies: changes based on DNA evidence - SB1007

Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act modified and Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act adopted in its place - AB27

Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act modified and Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act adopted in its place - SB29

U.S. citizenship required for technical college district board membership - AB545

U.S. citizenship required for technical college district board membership - SB522

Veterans benefits and "veteran" definition expanded to include individuals naturalized by the Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000 - SB17