Bills in the Jan 2011 Special Session
31 bills and resolutions. 12 became law and 5 never got a public hearing.
Showing all 31.
- AB 1 Limiting noneconomic damages awarded in actions against long-term care providers; actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of certain products; confidentiality of health care services reviews; use as evidence of information regarding health care providers; reporting of quality indicators identifying individual hospitals; homicide or injury by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; criminal abuse of individuals at risk; criminal abuse and neglect of patients and residents; evidence of lay and expert witnesses; damages for frivolous claims; and punitive damage awards.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- AB 2 Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- AB 3 An income and franchise tax credit for businesses that relocate to this state.
Became law. Last action Feb 3, 2011
- AB 4 Increasing the amount of the credits under the economic development tax credit program.
Became law. Last action Feb 3, 2011
- AB 5 Requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation.
Became law. Last action Feb 22, 2011
- AB 6 Creation of an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and making appropriations.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Nov 9, 2011
- AB 7 An income and franchise tax credit for small businesses.
Became law. Last action Feb 8, 2011
- AB 8 The authority of a state agency to promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or administered by the agency and to implement or enforce any standard, requirement, or threshold as a term or condition of a license issued by the state agency; gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules; economic impact analyses of proposed rules and emergency rules; and venue in a declaratory judgment action seeking judicial review of the validity of an administrative rule and in an action in which the sole defendant is the state.
Became law. Last action May 27, 2011
- AB 9 Requirements for wind energy systems, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- AB 10 An exemption from water quality standards for wetlands and from certain other regulatory provisions concerning water quality and surface water use that apply to a wetland area in Brown County; and review of certain changes to shoreland, wetland, and floodplain zoning ordinances that apply to a wetland area in Brown County.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- AB 11 State finances, collective bargaining for public employees, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the state civil service system, the Medical Assistance program, sale of certain facilities, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.
Became law. Last action Jun 15, 2011
- AB 12 Preemption of city, village, town, or county ordinances requiring employers to provide employees with leave from employment to deal with family, medical, or health issues.
Stopped in committee. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- AB 13 State finances, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- AB 14 Regulation of telecommunications utilities and alternative telecommunications utilities; telecommunications provider of last-resort obligations; telecommunications intrastate switched access rates; interconnected voice over Internet protocol service; and use of transmission equipment and property by video service providers.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- AJR 1 Modifying the session schedule for the 2011-12 biennial session period and extending the floorperiod beginning on February 22, 2011.
Adopted. Last action Jun 7, 2011
- AR 1 Creating a special committee on the Open Meetings Laws.
Stopped in committee. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- AR 2 Creating a special committee to examine state compliance with court orders.
Stopped in committee. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- SB 1 Limiting noneconomic damages awarded in actions against long-term care providers; actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of certain products; confidentiality of health care services reviews; use as evidence of information regarding health care providers; reporting of quality indicators identifying individual hospitals; homicide or injury by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; criminal abuse of individuals at risk; criminal abuse and neglect of patients and residents; evidence of lay and expert witnesses; damages for frivolous claims; and punitive damage awards.
Became law. Last action Feb 3, 2011
- SB 2 Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
Became law. Last action Feb 3, 2011
- SB 3 An income and franchise tax credit for businesses that relocate to this state.
Stopped before the full Senate voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- SB 4 Increasing the amount of the credits under the economic development tax credit program.
Stopped before the full Senate voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- SB 5 Requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- SB 6 Creation of an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and making appropriations.
Became law. Last action May 23, 2012
- SB 7 An income and franchise tax credit for small businesses.
Stopped before the full Senate voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- SB 8 The authority of a state agency to promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or administered by the agency and to implement or enforce any standard, requirement, or threshold as a term or condition of a license issued by the state agency; gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules; economic impact analyses of proposed rules and emergency rules; and venue in a declaratory judgment action seeking judicial review of the validity of an administrative rule and in an action in which the sole defendant is the state.
Stopped before the full Senate voted. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- SB 9 Requirements for wind energy systems, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- SB 10 An exemption from water quality standards for wetlands and from certain other regulatory provisions concerning water quality and surface water use that apply to a wetland area in Brown County; and review of certain changes to shoreland, wetland, and floodplain zoning ordinances that apply to a wetland area in Brown County.
Became law. Last action Feb 8, 2011
- SB 11 State finances, collective bargaining for public employees, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the state civil service system, the Medical Assistance program, sale of certain facilities, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.
Passed the Senate, then stopped. Last action Sep 28, 2011
- SB 12 State finances, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations.
Became law. Last action Apr 6, 2011
- SB 13 Regulation of telecommunications utilities and alternative telecommunications utilities; telecommunications provider of last-resort obligations; telecommunications intrastate switched access rates; interconnected voice over Internet protocol service; and use of transmission equipment and property by video service providers.
Became law. Last action May 26, 2011
- SR 1 Compelling attendance of senators without leave.
Adopted. Last action Mar 3, 2011