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1921 Testin, Sen. Patrick (24th Sen.Dist.; R)

Apprenticeship expenses grants: TCS Board may award to technical college students, conditions set - SB44

Authorized state building program for 2019-21 amended to add grants re construction or improvements to indoor, athletic or aquatic athletic facilities statewide - SB853

Authorized state building program for 2019-21 amended to add grants re construction or improvements to indoor, athletic or aquatic athletic facilities statewide - AB895

Bear hunting license certificates issued to the Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association for a raffle and public auction: once in a lifetime restriction eliminated - SB762

Bear hunting license certificates issued to the Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association for a raffle and public auction: once in a lifetime restriction eliminated - AB814

Caregiver designation by patient or patient’s legal guardian: hospitals required to provide opportunity - SB516

Caregiver designation by patient or patient’s legal guardian: hospitals required to provide opportunity - AB584

Chemical recovery boilers: frequency of periodic inspections and DSPS duties - SB699

Chemical recovery boilers: frequency of periodic inspections and DSPS duties - AB781

Circuit court branch added to each of the following counties: Adams, Calumet, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Sawyer, Vilas, and Waushara - SB148

Community health center grants: funding increased - SB651

Complex rehabilitation technology re MA reimbursement: definition modified and DHS to defer to physician re medical necessity - SB605

Complex rehabilitation technology re MA reimbursement: definition modified and DHS to defer to physician re medical necessity - AB660

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

County conservation staffing: DATCP appropriation increased, conditions set - SB723

County conservation staffing: DATCP appropriation increased, conditions set - AB790

Cranberry Marketing Board: fiscal year 2020-21 grant to DATCP - SB564

Cranberry Marketing Board: fiscal year 2020-21 grant to DATCP - AB628

Crimes against elder persons: penalties increased; sexual assault penalty revised; physical abuse crime created; freezing of assets of defendant re financial exploitation; elder person may appear in court via telephone or live audiovisual means when seeking certain restraining orders; JRCCP may report - SB427

Crimes against elder persons: penalties increased; sexual assault penalty revised; physical abuse crime created; freezing of assets of defendant re financial exploitation; elder person may appear in court via telephone or live audiovisual means when seeking certain restraining orders; JRCCP may report - AB480

Deaf History Month: April 2019 recognized as - SJR24

Deaf History Month: April 2019 recognized as - AJR27

Expedite court proceedings in criminal and delinquency cases and juvenile dispositional hearings when victim or witness is an elder person; court required to preserve testimony of elderly witness or victim in criminal matters - SB430

Expedite court proceedings in criminal and delinquency cases and juvenile dispositional hearings when victim or witness is an elder person; court required to preserve testimony of elderly witness or victim in criminal matters - AB479

Family caregiver assisting a qualified family member: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created for qualified expenses; definition provisions - SB126

Family caregiver assisting a qualified family member: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created for qualified expenses; definition provisions - AB126

Family Navigator Program established in DWD, report required - SB344

Family Navigator Program established in DWD, report required - AB375

Farm succession planning programs: creating positions within the UW System - SB448

Farm succession planning programs: creating positions within the UW System - AB494

Farm tractor rollover protection structure: DATCP grants to certain organizations that install, report required - SB35

Farm tractor rollover protection structure: DATCP grants to certain organizations that install, report required - AB31

Farmland preservation implementation grants and agreements and farmland preservation tax credits revisions - SB575

Farmland preservation implementation grants and agreements and farmland preservation tax credits revisions - AB637

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults is suspected: actions financial service providers are authorized to take - SB429

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults is suspected: actions financial service providers are authorized to take - AB481

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts: notice and reporting of by securities industry professionals, penalty enhancers, and violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law; JRCCP may report - SB428

Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts: notice and reporting of by securities industry professionals, penalty enhancers, and violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law; JRCCP may report - AB482

Floating treatment wetland placed in a lake or river made eligible for lake management grant and river protection grant - SB485

Floating treatment wetland placed in a lake or river made eligible for lake management grant and river protection grant - AB503

Healthy eating incentive pilot program: sunset extended - SB379

Healthy eating incentive pilot program: sunset extended - AB412

Hemp History Week: June 3-9, 2019 recognized as - SJR54

Highway work zone safety: liability of vehicle owners for speed and failure to yield violations; driver education instruction requirements - SB244

Highway work zone safety: liability of vehicle owners for speed and failure to yield violations; driver education instruction requirements - AB262

Independent living centers: appropriation for DHS grants increased - SB567

Industrial hemp laws revised; ''hemp” replaces "industrial hemp;” THC, DATCP duties, and penalty provisions - SB188

Industrial hemp laws revised; ``hemp” replaces ``industrial hemp;” THC, DATCP duties, and penalty provisions - AB206

Insurance data cybersecurity requirements created; OCI duties, security program, notification, and confidentiality provisions - SB784

Insurance data cybersecurity requirements created; OCI duties, security program, notification, and confidentiality provisions - AB819

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: repeal provision of 2015 WisAct 116 that authorizes repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact - SB74

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: repeal provision of 2015 WisAct 116 that authorizes repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact - AB70

Lifetime fishing license to residents established; lifetime fishing trust fund created - SB508

Lifetime fishing license to residents established; lifetime fishing trust fund created - AB555

Little Plover River watershed enhancement grant to Village of Plover - SB510

Little Plover River watershed enhancement grant to Village of Plover - AB567

Marquette University School of Dentistry rural dentistry scholarship program created - SB228

Marquette University School of Dentistry rural dentistry scholarship program created - AB258

Medical cannabis: DHS to establish registry for specified medical conditions or treatments and issue ID cards; producer, processor, or dispensary to obtain license from DATCP, conditions and fee provisions; discrimination in employment and licensing prohibitions; medical use defense to THC-related prosecutions and forfeiture actions for registered persons; JRCCP may report - SB507

Moberg, Glen: saluting a long career in local broadcasting, both television and radio, and contributions to the communities of Central Wisconsin - SJR56

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

Nitrate testing grant program for private well owners established; DHS, local health department, and report provisions - AB148

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - SB195

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - AB202

Paternity: presumption and conclusive determination based on genetic tests established; court provisions - SB158

Paternity: presumption and conclusive determination based on genetic tests established; court provisions - AB166

Peer recovery coach services under MA: reimbursement revision and continuation of care and overdose treatment providers provision - SB582

Peer recovery coach services under MA: reimbursement revision and continuation of care and overdose treatment providers provision - AB650

Physical therapy students practice permissions and physical therapist assistant student supervision revisions - SB546

Physical therapy students practice permissions and physical therapist assistant student supervision revisions - AB581

Placement of sexually violent persons on supervised release: clarification of 2017 WisAct 184; DHS and county duties modified - SB60

Potato Marketing Board: fiscal year 2020-21 grant to DATCP - SB568

Potato Marketing Board: fiscal year 2020-21 grant to DATCP - AB626

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain sunsets extended - SB581

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain sunsets extended - AB647

Presumption of riparian rights on navigable waterways created - SB501

Presumption of riparian rights on navigable waterways created - AB551

Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation: sunset of grant program delayed - SB710

Property used to provide broadband service to rural or underserved area exempt from the telephone company tax; JSCTE appendix report - SB321

Public Defender Board to establish a student loan payment pilot program for private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments in certain counties - SB461

Public Defender Board to establish a student loan payment pilot program for private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments in certain counties - AB512

Rehabilitation of single-family residence built before 1980: refundable individual income tax credit created, conditions specified - AB905

Rehabilitation of single-family residence built before 1980: refundable individual income tax credit created, conditions specified - SB792

Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect and related records: disclosure prohibited if an investigation determined the reports were unsubstantiated - SB610

Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect and related records: disclosure prohibited if an investigation determined the reports were unsubstantiated - AB671

Respiratory care: temporary certificate to practice issued by MEB modified - SB500

Respiratory care: temporary certificate to practice issued by MEB modified - AB558

Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 2019: saluting all persons of Irish descent - AJR15

Selective abortions and disability-selective abortion prohibited; civil remedies and injunctive relief provisions - SB173

Selective abortions and disability-selective abortion prohibited; civil remedies and injunctive relief provisions - AB182

Service award program re volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: appropriation for state match increased - SB556

Service award program re volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: appropriation for state match increased - AB607

Severe weather incidents in July 2019: commending emergency response personnel, National Guard, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, utility crews, and volunteers for their response and efforts to keep communities safe - SJR60

Severe weather incidents in July 2019: commending emergency response personnel, National Guard, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, utility crews, and volunteers for their response and efforts to keep communities safe - AJR78

Sign language interpreters: new categories of licenses established, examination provisions; Sign Language Interpreter Council eliminated and Sign Language Interpreters Advisory Committee established; DSPS duties - SB265

Sign language interpreters: new categories of licenses established, examination provisions; Sign Language Interpreter Council eliminated and Sign Language Interpreters Advisory Committee established; DSPS duties - AB250

Special highway weight limits for certain vehicles transporting maple sap or syrup - SB171

Student victims of sexual violence and harassment: UW System and TCS to provide reasonable accommodations - SB882

Student victims of sexual violence and harassment: UW System and TCS to provide reasonable accommodations - AB1000

TID number 2 in Village of Ontario: 12 percent rule does not apply - SB260

TID number 2 in Village of Ontario: 12 percent rule does not apply - AB294

Traffic violation in emergency or roadside response area with emergency vehicles or tow trucks present: penalties increased; wireless telephone use prohibition and reduced speed limit provisions; JRCCP may report - SB674

Traffic violation in emergency or roadside response area with emergency vehicles or tow trucks present: penalties increased; wireless telephone use prohibition and reduced speed limit provisions; JRCCP may report - AB746

Trauma-informed care position grants from DHS, conditions specified - SB259

Trauma-informed care position grants from DHS, conditions specified - AB291

Tuition repayment incentive program created and HEAB to administer re graduates of UW institutions or technical colleges who were charged nonresident tuition and resided and worked in this state after graduation, conditions specified and sunset and report provisions; DWD and DOR duties - SB181

Tuition repayment incentive program created and HEAB to administer re graduates of UW institutions or technical colleges who were charged nonresident tuition and resided and worked in this state after graduation, conditions specified and sunset and report provisions; DWD and DOR duties - AB174

UW Dairy Innovation Hub: UW Board of Regents to create with operations at specified campuses, report required - SB186

UW Stevens Point men’s hockey team commended for winning the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championship title - SJR17

UW Stevens Point men’s hockey team commended for winning the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championship title - AJR21

Vaccines administered by pharmacists or pharmacy student revisions re age restriction and immunization schedules published by the federal Centers for Disease Control - SB110

Vaccines administered by pharmacists or pharmacy student revisions re age restriction and immunization schedules published by the federal Centers for Disease Control - AB137

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: nonrefundable individual income tax credits created - SB135

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and EMS practitioners: nonrefundable individual income tax credits created - AB142

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, EMS practitioners, and ambulance drivers: three refundable, individual income tax credits created - SB287

Volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, EMS practitioners, and ambulance drivers: three refundable, individual income tax credits created - AB302

Waterfowl hunting stamp fee increased - SB611

Waterfowl hunting stamp fee increased - AB543

Watershed Science and Education, Center for, funding to UW Board of Regents, sunset provision; hydrogeologist project position created and allocation to the phosphorus recovery and reuse policy program in the UW Madison Division of Extension; DNR grants to counties for well testing and public education and share results; local governments required to stress importance of testing private wells and water supplies - SB722

Watershed Science and Education, Center for, funding to UW Board of Regents, sunset provision; hydrogeologist project position created and allocation to the phosphorus recovery and reuse policy program in the UW Madison Division of Extension; DNR grants to counties for well testing and public education and share results; local governments required to stress importance of testing private wells and water supplies - AB800

Well compensation grant program revisions re nitrates - SB724

Well compensation grant program revisions re nitrates - AB789

Wild parsnip declared a noxious weed by local governments or American Indian tribes or bands: DNR grants to control, monitor, and eliminate; Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation funding - SB761

Wild parsnip declared a noxious weed by local governments or American Indian tribes or bands: DNR grants to control, monitor, and eliminate; Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation funding - AB829

Wisconsin Hemp Fiber Innovation and Technology Accelerator: UW Board of Regents to establish in the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at UW Stevens Point, funding provision - SB817

Wisconsin Hemp Fiber Innovation and Technology Accelerator: UW Board of Regents to establish in the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at UW Stevens Point, funding provision - AB950

Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology funding - SB545

Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology funding - AB597

Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology: GPR appropriation - AB918

Workforce Development Month: September 2019 recognized as - SR5

Workforce housing developments: sales and use tax exemption for building and landscaping materials and services created; WHEDA exemption certificate required; JSCTE appendix report - SB791

Workforce housing developments: sales and use tax exemption for building and landscaping materials and services created; WHEDA exemption certificate required; JSCTE appendix report - AB907

Workforce housing tax credit program created and administered by WHEDA, conditions set and sunset provision; DOA report to JCF re economic development revolving loan funds funded by federal community development block grants - SB484

Workforce housing tax credit program created and administered by WHEDA, conditions set and sunset provision; DOA report to JCF re economic development revolving loan funds funded by federal community development block grants - AB544

Youth apprenticeship program: curricula development and grant appropriation changes - SB88

Youth apprenticeship program: curricula development and grant appropriation changes - AB57

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Testin, Sen. Patrick (24th Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:3, 5, 4, 23, 24, 33, 36, 55, 69, 76, 113, 118, 141, 153, 165, 175, 189, 186, 180, 179, 194, 195, 196, 207, 230, 267, 268, 287, 288, 300, 304, 310, 335, 344, 380, 382, 410, 430, 438, 443, 447, 475, 476, 532, 489, 452, 501, 470, 556, 524, 568, 569, 530, 570, 611, 627, 633, 636, 641, 699, 701, 721, 726, 731, 735, 740, 741, 742, 797, 795, 791, 801, 784, 786, 891, 858, 873, 948, 985

Assembly Joint Resolutions:1, 30, 39, 59, 73, 96, 110, 133

Senate Bills:1, 3, 5, 16, 18, 26, 39, 103, 91, 113, 114, 146, 163, 165, 170, 174, 175, 182, 183, 184, 205, 249, 254, 257, 258, 266, 286, 291, 304, 369, 349, 380, 387, 390, 416, 423, 424, 438, 440, 446, 468, 458, 497, 504, 505, 511, 551, 557, 563, 565, 574, 629, 631, 637, 654, 657, 665, 666, 667, 712, 715, 716, 719, 734, 788, 818, 847, 822

Senate Joint Resolutions:2, 4, 32, 37, 67, 70, 78, 79, 102