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1896 Cowles, Sen. Robert (2nd Sen.Dist.; R)

Adjutant General duties re local government FEMA application training, issuance of FEMA payments, and email and electronic payments re emergency management - SB369

Barricade device installation on interior doors of school buildings: an ordinance may not be enacted or enforced and DSPS may not prohibit; school safety plan and approval from local fire department and law enforcement provisions - SB53

``Bart Starr Memorial Bridge”: STH 29 bridge over the Fox River in the City of Green Bay designated as; DOT and contributions from interested parties provisions - SB502

Berkos, Daniel M.: life and public service as Juneau County DA and on the Public Defender Board commended - SJR70

Clean water clearinghouse created re buying and selling water pollution credits; DOA and DNR duties - SB91

Clean water clearinghouse created re buying and selling water pollution credits; DOA and DNR duties - AB113

Coal tar-based sealant products and high PAH sealant products: sale of prohibited - SB716

Coal tar-based sealant products and high PAH sealant products: sale of prohibited - AB797

Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO): WPDES permit fee revision - SB31

Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO): WPDES permit fee revision - AB69

Condominium association and unit owner dispute: pre-filing notice requirement created - SB512

Condominium association and unit owner dispute: pre-filing notice requirement created - AB685

Condominium documents requirements clarified and law changes re expanding, merger or consolidation, declarant rights, plat, correction instruments, small condominiums, and local review of condominium instruments - SB550

Conservation patron license issued to veterans with a service-connected disability at a lower fee - SB85

Conservation patron license issued to veterans with a service-connected disability at a lower fee - AB79

DATCP grants and programs: grazing coordinator position created; water stewardship certification grant program created; cooperate with USDA on crop insurance rebates for planting cover crops; producer-led watershed protection grant revisions; soil and water resource conservation grant allocation plan factors to consider; producer-led group eligible for DNR lake protection grants - SB715

DATCP grants and programs: grazing coordinator position created; water stewardship certification grant program created; cooperate with USDA on crop insurance rebates for planting cover crops; producer-led watershed protection grant revisions; soil and water resource conservation grant allocation plan factors to consider; producer-led group eligible for DNR lake protection grants - AB795

DOR required to maintain a website displaying information re GPR collection and purposes for which it was spent, DOA duties - AB173

Due dates for paying property taxes: clarifications re postmarks and weekends - SB146

Electa Quinney Day proclaimed November 1, the first day of National Native American Heritage Month - SJR27

Electa Quinney Day proclaimed November 1, the first day of National Native American Heritage Month - AJR50

Electric scooters: operation on highways allowed; conditions, definition, and equipment requirements provisions - SB152

Electric vehicle charging stations: PSC to issue grants and designate a clean energy corridor, electric utility provision - SB236

Electric vehicle charging stations: PSC to issue grants and designate a clean energy corridor, electric utility provision - AB233

Electronic waste recycling program changes - SB264

Environmental compliance audit program: time to correct violations increased, notification requirements modified, and DNR and DOJ duties re pursuing criminal enforcement actions - SB215

Epidemiologist position in DHS dedicated to vector-borne diseases and a focus on Lyme disease - SB299

Epidemiologist position in DHS dedicated to vector-borne diseases and a focus on Lyme disease - AB314

False report of an emergency to a public safety entity knowing no emergency exists (swatting): felony provisions created; JRCCP may report - SB363

False report of an emergency to a public safety entity knowing no emergency exists (swatting): felony provisions created; JRCCP may report - AB454

Fire fighting foam containing PFAS: prohibition created; DNR duties and forfeiture provision - SB310

Fire fighting foam containing PFAS: prohibition created; DNR duties and forfeiture provision - AB323

Fire fighting foams with PFAS voluntarily surrendered: expanding clean sweep program to include; third party provision - SB717

Fire fighting foams with PFAS voluntarily surrendered: expanding clean sweep program to include; third party provision - AB792

Four-year-old kindergarten: age at which a child may attend revised - SB407

Freshwater collaborative funding among UW institutions; Board of Regents duties and report required, JCF provision - SB712

GPR collected and purposes for which amounts are spent: DOR to maintain a website to display this information, DOA to assist - SB90

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day: September 7, 2019 recognized as - SJR35

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day: September 7, 2019 recognized as - AJR45

Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitor Bureau: DOA interest-free loan for visitor information and education center construction - SB721

Green Bay Packers Day declared August 11, 2019 on the occasion of their 100th anniversary - SJR8

Green Bay Packers Day declared August 11, 2019 on the occasion of their 100th anniversary - AJR10

Groundwater quality standards for specified contaminants: DHS required to establish - SB109

Groundwater quality standards for specified contaminants: DHS required to establish - AB85

Harbor assistance grant to City of Green Bay - SB295

Harbor assistance grant to City of Green Bay - AB325

Hill, Richard G. ``Rick”: honoring the life and service of former Chairman of the Oneida Nation - SJR98

Hill, Richard G. ``Rick”: honoring the life and service of former Chairman of the Oneida Nation - AJR131

Hunting and fishing approvals for persons with disabilities: physical therapists and licensed occupational therapists may certify disability of applicant - SB755

Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council created in DNR; general permit for hydrologic restoration projects authorized, conditions specified - SB631

Hydrologic restoration and management advisory council created in DNR; general permit for hydrologic restoration projects authorized, conditions specified - AB701

Insect repellant for sale in state parks and forests: DNR to make available - SB297

Insect repellant for sale in state parks and forests: DNR to make available - AB316

``Intellectual disability” substituted for ``mental retardation”, and similar phrases, in Administrative Rules; definition provisions [Admin.Code DCF 52.59; DHS 10.13, 15 (title), 15.01, 15.02, 15.04, 61.022, 61.43, 61.70, 63.02, 73.07, 101.03, 105.09, 105.12, 107.09, 107.13, 122.02, 129.03, 129.07, 129.09, 132.13, 132.51, 132.695, 134.13, 134.31, 134.42, 134.47, 134.53, 134.60; DWD 272.09; PSC 113.012, 134.02, 134.062, 134.0624, 185.12, 185.37; SPS 326.10] - SB19

Joint programming between UW Green Bay and the Oneida Tribe: annual funding from gaming receipts - SB194

Joint programming between UW Green Bay and the Oneida Tribe: annual funding from gaming receipts - AB205

Lead in drinking water: child care centers, child care providers, and recreational and educational camps required to test for; remediation plan provisions - SB424

Lead in drinking water: child care centers, child care providers, and recreational and educational camps required to test for; remediation plan provisions - AB475

Lead testing of potable water sources in schools: requirements created; exception to referendum restrictions for lead remediation; BCPL loans allowed; Safe Drinking Water Loan Program provision - SB423

Lead testing of potable water sources in schools: requirements created; exception to referendum restrictions for lead remediation; BCPL loans allowed; Safe Drinking Water Loan Program provision - AB476

Licenses issued to motor vehicle manufacturers, importers, distributors, or dealers: procedures for denials, suspensions, and revocations revised - SB3

Licenses issued to motor vehicle manufacturers, importers, distributors, or dealers: procedures for denials, suspensions, and revocations revised - AB3

Lyme disease: DNR awareness campaign requirements, state park brochure provision - SB298

Lyme disease: DNR awareness campaign requirements, state park brochure provision - AB317

Lyme disease informational signs: DNR and DHS to collaborate on signs for state parks, trails, recreational areas, and forests - SB296

Lyme disease informational signs: DNR and DHS to collaborate on signs for state parks, trails, recreational areas, and forests - AB315

``Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange”: DOT to designate and mark interchange of I 41, USH 10, and STH 441 in Winnebago County as - SB1

Micro market pre-licensing inspection: local health department cannot establish separate fees re retail food establishment licenses - SB106

Motor carrier maximum hours for drivers: federal law exception re planting and harvesting period modified [Admin.Code Trans 325.01] - SB669

Motor vehicle immobilization device: definition changed and county, municipality, or university may contract with person to place or remove the devices - SB4

Motor vehicle immobilization device: definition changed and county, municipality, or university may contract with person to place or remove the devices - AB2

MVP Week proclaimed December 1-7, 2019 in honor of the birthdays of the 3 most recent MVPs -- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Christian Yelich, and Aaron Rogers - SJR55

MVP Week proclaimed December 1-7, 2019 in honor of the birthdays of the 3 most recent MVPs -- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Christian Yelich, and Aaron Rogers - AJR74

Neonatal abstinence syndrome: MEB to issue treatment best practices guidelines - SB580

Nitrate testing grant program for private well owners established; DHS, local health department, and report provisions - SB137

Nitrogen optimization pilot program created in DATCP re nitrate loading; UW institutions and grants provisions; emergency rules provision - SB718

Nitrogen optimization pilot program created in DATCP re nitrate loading; UW institutions and grants provisions; emergency rules provision - AB796

Nurse aides: required hours of instructional programing - SB103

Nurse aides: required hours of instructional programing - AB76

Opioid antagonist administration and medication-assisted treatment: county jails may enter into a written agreement to provide and civil liability immunity; DHS to study medication-assisted treatment in prisons and jails, report required - SB594

PFAS management zone: DNR grants to municipalities for testing and funding for sampling, testing, and studying; positions in DNR authorized, JCF provision; agricultural chemical cleanup fund and well compensation program provisions - AB921

PFAS management zones established; notification, reports, and grant and loan program requirements; DNR duties and advisory committee established; emergency rule provision - SB774

PFAS management zones established; notification, reports, and grant and loan program requirements; DNR duties and advisory committee established; emergency rule provision - AB922

PFAS testing grants to municipalities; funding to DNR for provisions in SB774 - SB775

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain sunsets extended - SB581

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) program: political subdivision loan repayment agreement limited to commercial property or residential property with at least five dwelling units - SB452

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district: bidding threshold increased - SB559

Pupils enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten program requiring full day attendance: counting for state aid purposes modified - SB408

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - SB184

Retailer’s sales tax liability: DOR may disclose to successor - SB54

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency projects modified; resolution, report, and LAB audit provisions - SB494

Revenue limit for school districts: ceiling freeze exception created - SB437

Revenue limit for school districts: ceiling freeze exception created - AB473

School safety plan requirements applied to operators of independent charter schools; frequency of plans submitted to Office of School Safety revised and random sampling reviewed annually - SB824

School safety plan requirements applied to operators of independent charter schools; frequency of plans submitted to Office of School Safety revised and random sampling reviewed annually - AB965

Sexual assault kits: procedures for transmission, processing, and storage created - SB200

Sexual assault kits: procedures for transmission, processing, and storage created - AB214

Solar energy and wind energy systems: DWD grants to reimburse employers re employee training and certification - SB218

Solar energy and wind energy systems: DWD grants to reimburse employers re employee training and certification - AB237

Solids or hazardous waste facility owned by a municipality: alternative method to establish proof of financial responsibility; DNR duties - SB714

State debt guaranties not public debt; delegation of authority by UW Board of Regents; UW-affiliated organizations provisions; certain UW institution employees considered state public officials and subject to the state code of ethics - SB388

State debt guaranties not public debt; delegation of authority by UW Board of Regents; UW-affiliated organizations provisions; certain UW institution employees considered state public officials and subject to the state code of ethics - AB370

State park annual vehicle admission fee waived for families with pupil in grade four; visitor activity guide for schools provision - SB212

State park annual vehicle admission fee waived for families with pupil in grade four; visitor activity guide for schools provision - AB252

Stewardship Program: amount obligated for water infrastructure projects in state parks increased - SB125

Stewardship Program: amount obligated for water infrastructure projects in state parks increased - AB134

Tick-borne Disease Study Committee established, report required - SB300

Tick-borne Disease Study Committee established, report required - AB313

TID number 9 in Village of Little Chute: 12 percent rule changed to 15 percent rule - SB785

TID number 9 in Village of Little Chute: 12 percent rule changed to 15 percent rule - AB821

University of Virginia men’s basketball team and head coach Tony Bennett commended for winning the 2019 NCAA Division 1 National Championship - AJR34

Washington Island Observer newspaper eligible to receive compensation for publishing legal notices - SB147

Waterfowl hunting stamp fee increased - SB611

Wetland mitigation bank changes; DNR duties and emergency rule provision - SB169

World Trade Month: May 2019 proclaimed as - SJR31

World Trade Month: May 2019 proclaimed as - AJR37

WRS annuity or lump sum payment: DETF to withhold money to satisfy restitution order, crimes specified; JRCCP may report - SB233

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Cowles, Sen. Robert (2nd Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:9, 10, 11, 13, 20, 22, 24, 25, 30, 35, 38, 41, 44, 45, 46, 55, 67, 70, 83, 84, 90, 112, 114, 117, 129, 146, 147, 141, 148, 152, 169, 161, 159, 160, 162, 175, 176, 178, 184, 187, 190, 186, 191, 179, 193, 195, 206, 210, 213, 225, 257, 262, 234, 293, 297, 273, 276, 282, 307, 308, 335, 341, 344, 380, 382, 422, 410, 464, 465, 481, 482, 489, 451, 452, 498, 520, 503, 506, 543, 548, 553, 557, 568, 577, 583, 585, 560, 561, 565, 566, 599, 600, 606, 598, 611, 633, 645, 647, 649, 692, 695, 699, 743, 778, 801, 787, 785, 838, 934

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 3, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 27, 29, 30, 33, 31, 35, 39, 54, 59, 71, 78, 81, 96, 101, 102, 109, 117, 133

Senate Bills:12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 34, 42, 45, 47, 49, 60, 64, 74, 93, 105, 100, 111, 130, 132, 139, 142, 150, 153, 155, 162, 163, 166, 164, 167, 170, 172, 178, 175, 188, 202, 208, 244, 239, 270, 272, 275, 281, 290, 304, 317, 321, 349, 364, 380, 428, 429, 438, 433, 446, 469, 485, 493, 513, 514, 517, 527, 529, 534, 548, 551, 557, 561, 565, 608, 623, 628, 629, 727, 728, 730, 735, 797

Senate Joint Resolutions:2, 4, 11, 14, 16, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 28, 32, 36, 37, 44, 60, 62, 66, 67, 74, 78, 83, 102

Senate Resolutions:7