2023 Senate Authors

Assembly Joint Resolutions:26, 42, 52, 54, 141

Senate Bills:2, 29, 49, 110, 299, 222, 328, 325, 329, 480, 518, 633, 886, 895

Senate Joint Resolutions:28, 48

2440 Wirch, Sen. Robert (22nd Sen.Dist.; D)

Agreement among the states to elect the U.S. president and vice president by national popular vote ratified - AB156

Agreement among the states to elect the U.S. president and vice president by national popular vote ratified - SB144

Construction contractor registration requirements created - AB472

Employee misclassification: education, outreach, and penalties - AB474

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

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

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created - SB116

Investigation and audit of worker misclassification: DWD duties; FTE and report provisions - AB473

Materials manufactured in the United States: preference for in state and local government public contracts and purchases; conditions specified - SB1069

Onetime tax rebate payable in 2024 - SB1095

Possession of dangerous weapon by person under age 18: exception re short-barreled rifle or shotgun clarified - AB686

Property tax assessments and assessment practices changes: assessor certification, expert assessment help, full valuation, complaint requirement, Board of Review training, and recreational mobile homes; JSCTE appendix report - AB1228

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 - SB120

Retirement plan marketplace established to connect residents and small employers with private firms - SB1035

Social Security and Medicare: affirming Wisconsin Legislature’s support for; Wisconsin’s congressional delegation urged to oppose harmful cuts or changes - SJR23

State minimum wage increased and revised annually using the consumer price index; tipped employees, meal and lodging allowances, and certain categories of employees provisions; local minimum wage ordinance prohibition eliminated - SB1038

Veterans’ benefits and services: DWD to design informational posters for employers to post for employees - AB1111

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

Vukotich, Dr. George: $300,000.00 breach of contract by UW-Parkside claim - SB368

Worker misclassification and WC fraud provisions; JRCCP may report - AB475

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Wirch, Sen. Robert (22nd Sen.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills:17, 28, 26, 37, 48, 102, 114, 117, 120, 125, 129, 218, 240, 285, 340, 350, 352, 366, 423, 424, 436, 458, 471, 478, 479, 481, 487, 508, 509, 513, 495, 537, 538, 565, 581, 585, 588, 589, 590, 591, 498, 600, 615, 619, 665, 734, 735, 745, 746, 747, 748, 766, 767, 770, 775, 776, 777, 784, 785, 793, 809, 818, 823, 826, 832, 836, 845, 849, 859, 908, 924, 931, 940, 963, 1000, 1043, 1044, 1046, 971, 973, 974, 976, 979, 1051, 980, 981, 1052, 1066, 1082, 1113, 1138, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1156, 1161, 1194, 1191, 1203, 1208

Assembly Joint Resolutions:10, 5, 11, 18, 12, 19, 22, 28, 25, 35, 29, 40, 42, 47, 53, 61, 54, 67, 68, 74, 82, 90, 103, 107, 108, 111, 118, 119, 139, 115, 140, 142, 130, 136

Senate Bills:8, 11, 28, 38, 51, 55, 102, 110, 113, 121, 127, 133, 298, 246, 341, 352, 353, 365, 414, 416, 430, 453, 456, 463, 469, 487, 530, 533, 534, 535, 536, 540, 546, 548, 551, 557, 564, 566, 568, 576, 577, 578, 637, 697, 698, 706, 717, 718, 716, 719, 723, 732, 733, 734, 740, 743, 744, 761, 770, 775, 783, 784, 796, 801, 806, 807, 819, 841, 866, 877, 891, 901, 907, 935, 937, 938, 940, 942, 946, 960, 961, 981, 984, 1013, 1022, 1064, 1065, 1093, 1103, 1104, 1112

Senate Joint Resolutions:9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 31, 35, 38, 47, 51, 62, 69, 74, 96, 97, 102, 112, 116, 119, 123, 127, 129, 133