2023 Senate Authors

Alerts for missing adult at risk expanded to include persons under age 18 whose situation does not qualify for another alert - SB981

Allowable value of tangible personal property allowed in state correctional facilities - AB16

Allowable value of tangible personal property allowed in state correctional facilities - SB21

Anatomical gifts may be received by search and rescue organizations and recovery teams that use human remains detection canines - AB327

Anatomical gifts may be received by search and rescue organizations and recovery teams that use human remains detection canines - SB318

Appointment as a law enforcement or correctional officer: employment eligibility and citizenship status provisions - AB426

Appointment as a law enforcement or correctional officer: employment eligibility and citizenship status provisions - SB417

Care of babies: sales and use tax exemption created for items such as cribs, breast pumps, diapers, and more; JSCTE appendix report - AB399

Care of babies: sales and use tax exemption created for items such as cribs, breast pumps, diapers, and more; JSCTE appendix report - SB388

Cellular telephone use while driving a motor vehicle: prohibition expanded to include school zones - AB889

Cellular telephone use while driving a motor vehicle: prohibition expanded to include school zones - SB830

Child care center renovations revolving loan fund and program established - AB388

Child care center renovations revolving loan fund and program established - SB421

Child sex doll prohibitions created; exemption and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB329

Child sex doll prohibitions created; exemption and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - SB321

Child victim or child witness of human trafficking crimes: courtroom support requirements and identifying information to be sealed and not disclosed to the public - AB1052

Child victim or child witness of human trafficking crimes: courtroom support requirements and identifying information to be sealed and not disclosed to the public - SB949

Chippewa Valley Veterans Tribute in Eau Claire County: DOT to erect and maintain directional signs - AB1115

Chippewa Valley Veterans Tribute in Eau Claire County: DOT to erect and maintain directional signs - SB1008

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 - AB801

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

Crimes of “operating vehicle without owner’s consent” reorganized under “carjacking”; felony penalty revised; JRCCP may report - AB52

Crimes of “operating vehicle without owner’s consent” reorganized under “carjacking”; felony penalty revised; JRCCP may report - SB76

Crisis urgent care and observation facilities: DHS to establish certification process and grants program; MA waiver provision - SB462

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

Domestic abuse services and sexual assault victim services grants funding increased and training and technical assistance provision added; funding to certain child advocacy centers increased and additional recipients added - AB940

Domestic abuse services and sexual assault victim services grants funding increased and training and technical assistance provision added; funding to certain child advocacy centers increased and additional recipients added - SB877

DPI required to provide a land information integration plan to DOA; digital mapping file of boundaries of each school district and assignment of each lot in a subdivision to a school district provision; Superintendent of Public Instruction duty - AB1108

DPI required to provide a land information integration plan to DOA; digital mapping file of boundaries of each school district and assignment of each lot in a subdivision to a school district provision; Superintendent of Public Instruction duty - SB1002

Electric weapons prohibitions eliminated; JRCCP may report - AB684

Electric weapons prohibitions eliminated; JRCCP may report - SB641

Emergency contact information maintained by DOT re application for operator’s license or vehicle registration - AB33

Emergency contact information maintained by DOT re application for operator’s license or vehicle registration - SB35

Emergency medical services practitioner and emergency medical responder: persons aged 17 may apply for licensure; youth apprenticeship program provision - AB432

Emergency medical services practitioner and emergency medical responder: persons aged 17 may apply for licensure; youth apprenticeship program provision - SB420

Environmental fund used for statewide education on solid waste reduction, recovery, and recycling programs allowed - AB935

Environmental fund used for statewide education on solid waste reduction, recovery, and recycling programs allowed - SB876

Ethics Commission recommendations regarding campaign finance, lobbying, open records, and closed sessions - SB741

Failure to wear a safety belt: cap on recovery for injuries and damages eliminated - AB81

Failure to wear a safety belt: cap on recovery for injuries and damages eliminated - SB77

Family Foundations home visitation program: DCF funding increased - AB864

Family Foundations home visitation program: DCF funding increased - SB803

Federal refugee resettlement and assistance program: local governments required to designate individual for consultation; county refugee placement committee provisions - SB916

Felon illegally possessing a firearm: mandatory minimum sentence; JRCCP may report - AB58

Felon illegally possessing a firearm: mandatory minimum sentence; JRCCP may report - SB106

Fenwood Creek watershed pilot project funding; report required - AB220

Fenwood Creek watershed pilot project funding; report required - SB220

Fish taken by hook and line: revision to transportation of - AB430

Fish taken by hook and line: revision to transportation of; photograph provision - SB411

Free fishing weekend in January: designation modified - AB35

Free fishing weekend in January: designation modified - SB34

Harboring or transporting a runaway child without guardian or parental consent: crime created; JRCCP may report - SB749

“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

Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle: restitution order considerations re each minor child of the victim - AB87

Homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle: restitution order considerations re each minor child of the victim - SB87

Hospital emergency department services grants created; DHS and JCF duties; report required - AB1078

Hospital emergency department services grants created; DHS and JCF duties; report required - SB1014

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2023 proclaimed as - SJR9

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2024 proclaimed as - SJR99

Hybrid and nonhybrid electric motor vehicles: DOT to issue decals or distinctive registration plates - AB672

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

Immersive work opportunity program for prison inmates created - AB462

Immersive work opportunity program for prison inmates created - SB461

Immunity from prosecution for controlled substance possession for person aiding an overdose victim: 2017 WisAct 33 expired provisions made permanent - AB634

Immunity from prosecution for controlled substance possession for person aiding an overdose victim: 2017 WisAct 33 expired provisions made permanent - SB595

Institutions for mental disease: DHS to cover costs for MA services provided to beneficiaries housed in; federal waiver provision - SB635

Kinship care eligibility expansion and placement options; "like-kin" definition - SB520

Law enforcement agency third-party accreditation award program established - AB1181

Law enforcement agency third-party accreditation award program established - SB1088

Law Enforcement Appreciation Month: May 2023 recognized as - SJR47

Law enforcement officer virtual behavioral health crisis care pilot program: DHS to establish; report required - AB573

Law enforcement officer virtual behavioral health crisis care pilot program: DHS to establish; report required - SB610

Lawfully present aliens may be appointed as deputy sheriffs or local law enforcement officers; LESB provision - AB51

Lawfully present aliens may be appointed as deputy sheriffs or local law enforcement officers; LESB provision - SB78

Local bridge program project funded by county bridge aid: DOT to supervise town highway projects - AB808

Local bridge program project funded by county bridge aid: DOT to supervise town highway projects - SB753

Medicinal psilocybin treatment on patients with PTSD: pilot program at UW Madison established; trust fund and FDA provisions - AB753

Medicinal psilocybin treatment on patients with PTSD: pilot program at UW Madison established; trust fund and FDA provisions - SB727

Mental health clubhouses: DHS grant created; conditions and definition provisions - SB350

Mental health consultation program created from child psychiatry consultation program and additional services - SB277

Mental health training programs for staff established by DPI: distributing information requirements - AB575

Mental health training programs for staff established by DPI: distributing information requirements - SB620

Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls, Task Force on, established by AG; report required, sunset provision - AB615

Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls, Task Force on, established by AG; report required, sunset provision - SB568

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month: March 2024 proclaimed as - AJR127

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month: March 2024 proclaimed as - SJR125

Newborn infant safety devices: installation in safe haven law locations authorized - SB369

Nomination papers: determining number of valid signatures - AB330

Nomination papers: determining number of valid signatures - SB286