2021 Senate Authors

Interior designer: scope of practice and registration requirements revised - AB320

Interior designer: scope of practice and registration requirements revised - SB344

Laws administered by DOR: revisions re shared revenue, property assessment, income taxes, sales tax, and payments from counties to towns; JSCTE appendix report - SB2

Marriage documentation and marriage ceremony changes - AB270

Marriage documentation and marriage ceremony changes - SB293

Metropolitan sewerage commission for a sewerage district including a first class city: financing and construction of dredged material management facility for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern authorized - SB424

Net capital loss deduction: maximum annual offset increased; JSCTE appendix report - AB327

Net capital loss deduction: maximum annual offset increased; JSCTE appendix report - SB339

Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with Hmong wedding customs, and any justice or judge authorized - AB19

Officiating at a wedding: mej koob added, in accordance with Hmong wedding customs, and any justice or judge authorized - SB14

Pharmacy technicians authorized to administer vaccines; any health care provider authorized to administer vaccines may supervise pharmacy students administering vaccines - AB4

Pharmacy technicians authorized to administer vaccines; any health care provider authorized to administer vaccines may supervise pharmacy students administering vaccines - SB60

Presidential electors: method of selecting revised - AB35

Presidential electors: method of selecting revised - SB61

Public schools starting fall classes before September 1: prohibition eliminated - SB182

Short-term, limited-duration health coverage: changes to reflect federal regulation - AB212

Short-term, limited-duration health coverage: changes to reflect federal regulation - SB247

Specially formulated nutritional supplements and replacements for severe health conditions: remove prior authorization from DHS for MA reimbursement [Admin.Code DHS 107.10] - SB453

Tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level modified - SB1

U.S. senator and representative in Congress: top-five candidates in primary election appear on general election ballot and instant runoff voting in general election via ranked-choice voting ballot - AB244

U.S. senator and representative in Congress: top-five candidates in primary election appear on general election ballot and instant runoff voting in general election via ranked-choice voting ballot - SB250

WPCP family income requirement for 2021-22 school year and full-time open enrollment applications for 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years modified - AB59

WPCP family income requirement for 2021-22 school year and full-time open enrollment applications for 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years modified - SB41

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Kooyenga, Sen. Dale (5th Sen.Dist.; R)

Assembly Bills:3, 2, 6, 16, 24, 41, 72, 86, 117, 124, 152, 169, 125, 188, 203, 207, 269, 432, 482

Assembly Joint Resolutions:2

Senate Bills:12, 13, 8, 7, 16, 49, 115, 167, 181, 184, 226, 228, 287, 291, 429, 449

Senate Joint Resolutions:4, 31

Senate Resolutions:6

2116 Taylor, Sen. Lena (4th Sen.Dist.; D)

Aaron, Henry Louis “Hank”: life honored and career accomplishments as a baseball player and civil rights icon commended upon his death - SJR4

Abrams, Stacey: politician, attorney, and author honored for her public service - AJR37

Afghan interpreters commemorated; federal government urged to fulfill promise to ensure their safety - SJR55

African American history: model curriculum for grades K to 12; teaching license provision - AB273

Alkaline hydrolysis to cremate human remains: DSPS to establish compliance requirements, emergency rule provision - SB228

Behavioral treatment services re autism: MA reimbursement rate increased - SB340

Board of fire and police commissioners (PFC boards) and protective services departments of first class or second class cities: changes to - SB117

Body cameras and dashboard-mounted cameras used by law enforcement: requirements established and collective bargaining and penalty provisions; JRCCP may report - AB465

Catalytic converter designated a proprietary article re scrap dealer purchase and reporting requirements - SB408

Choke hold by law enforcement officer: use prohibited in use of force policies - SB121

Civil liability claims against law enforcement officers: public official immunity as a defense eliminated; indemnification provision - SB295

Community-oriented policing-house grant program for cities created in DOJ - SB124

Critical incident mapping data: grants to schools to submit data to public safety officials - SB449

Disciplinary action by police or fire chief: at hearing or appeal, charges not sustained requires two-thirds vote of the board of police and fire commissioners - AB451

Drowning Prevention Month: July 2021 recognized as - SJR53

Enforcement and administration of laws under DOR’s purview: changes re license to sell cigarettes or tobacco products, forfeitures for alcohol beverage violations, publishing a list of retail licenses, criminal history search fee, tax return information disclosure, lottery, possession of alcohol vapor devices, penalties for evading excise taxes and unlawful possession of cigarettes, alcohol beverage permit reapplication, possession of a still, and sales suppression devices and phantomware; JRCCP may report - SB285

Epinephrine prefilled syringes: authorities for prescription, possession, and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors expanded to include; statewide standing order provision - SB343

Equity and Inclusion, Council on and Office for Equity and Inclusion created and attached to DOA; statewide plan for equity and inclusion established; report and FTE provisions - AB126

Execution of search warrants limited to specific hours; no-knock search warrants prohibited - AB137

Farmland preservation implementation grants and agreements and farmland preservation tax credits revisions - SB68

Filing individual income tax returns: adopting federal law changes to extend time without incurring interest or penalties - SB9

First aid training for law enforcement officers and their vehicles are equipped with automated external defibrillators - AB447

Formal complaint regarding interaction with law enforcement officers: website describing the process and distribution of information card containing officer’s information - AB449

Guardian ad litem appointed in actions affecting the family re visitation rights of grandparent, stepparent, or person with similar parent-child relationship - SB414

Income tax subtraction for certain reserve components of the armed forces and National Guard: applicability expanded - SB12

Independent Use of Force Advisory Board created - SB118

Intestate inheritance by a parent who abandons a child: prohibition expanded - SB249

Law enforcement use of force incidents: DOJ annual report required - SB123

Lead service line financial assistance or certificate of authority application by a water public utility: PSC deadlines - SB316

LESB responsibilities: adding jails and juvenile detention facilities and recruitment standards; employment files on employees required - SB165

Meter installation or replacement: water public utility exemption from certificate of authority - SB315

Motor vehicle instruction permit and probationary license: minimum age and duration revisions - SB15

Motor vehicle registration plates: 7-year replacement cycle and construction requirements established - SB429

Municipal utility arrearage paid by owner on behalf of a tenant: income tax deduction created - SB258

National Infertility Awareness Week: April 18-24, 2021 proclaimed as - SJR39

Pelvic exam on anesthetized or unconscious patient: hospitals required to have informed consent policy, discipline provision - SB127

Permanency plan review or hearing preparation: providing plan and comments to out-of-home providers - SB256

Pesticides: local governments may prohibit or regulate use on private lawns - AB345

Pesticides: local governments may prohibit or regulate use on private lawns - SB351

Portable wireless communication device: use while driving prohibited, exceptions specified - SB348

Potato Marketing Board: fiscal biennium 2021-23 grant to DATCP - SB155

Preexisting condition discrimination prohibited; requirements and limitations on health insurance coverage in the event the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act no longer preempts state law - SB40

Proceedings of meetings of certain governmental units: publishing by posting on unit’s Internet site and discontinue publishing in a newspaper - SB55

Public Higher Education, Blue Ribbon Commission on, created in the UW System, report required - SB380

Public safety bargaining units representing law enforcement officers: bargaining for reversal of decision by police chief to terminate an officer for cause prohibited - AB450

Race-based discrimination includes traits historically associated with race, “protective hairstyle” defined - AB141

Race-based discrimination includes traits historically associated with race, “protective hairstyle” defined - SB251

Ranked-choice voting for the election of all federal, state, and local officials; recall elections excluded - SB240

Razing certain insured dwellings: municipal authority limited - SB434

Residential dumbwaiters and elevators: inspections and disclosures in real estate transactions required, penalty provision - AB441

Residential elevator: notice of defects and remedies notification requirements - AB442

Residential elevators: landing door clearance distance requirements - AB443

Sexual contact between law enforcement officer and person in his or her custody: crime created, sex offender registration provision; JRCCP may report - AB127

Sexual contact between law enforcement officer and person in his or her custody: crime created, sex offender registration provision; JRCCP may report - SB199

State park annual vehicle admission fee waiver for parent or guardian of student with an Every Kid Outdoors pass from the U.S. National Park Service - SB376

State parks daily admission fees waived April 22nd of each year (Earth Day) - SB287

Sudden cardiac arrest during youth athletic activities: DPI to develop information, in consultation with WIAA, and distribute to participants in private or public school or private club activities - SB95

Suicide by firearm prevention: DHS grants for prevention materials and training firearm retailer or range; matching funds or in-kind services provision - SB200

Telehealth services coverage: private insurer and self-insured health plan of the state or local governmental unit prohibited from denying; audio-only telephone provisions - SB306