Jan 2011 Special Session

31 proposals

• 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. Died at session end 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. Died at session end 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 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. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• AB 13 state finances, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations. Died at session end 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. Died at session end 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. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• AB 3 an income and franchise tax credit for businesses that relocate to this state. Became law Feb 3, 2011
• AB 4 increasing the amount of the credits under the economic development tax credit program. Became law Feb 3, 2011
• AB 5 requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation. Became law Feb 22, 2011
• AB 6 creation of an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and making appropriations. Died at session end Nov 9, 2011
• AB 7 an income and franchise tax credit for small businesses. Became law 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 May 27, 2011
• AB 9 requirements for wind energy systems, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. Died at session end 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 Jun 7, 2011
• AR 1 creating a special committee on the Open Meetings Laws. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• AR 2 creating a special committee to examine state compliance with court orders. Died at session end 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 Feb 3, 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 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. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• SB 12 state finances, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations. Became law 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 May 26, 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 Feb 3, 2011
• SB 3 an income and franchise tax credit for businesses that relocate to this state. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• SB 4 increasing the amount of the credits under the economic development tax credit program. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• SB 5 requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• SB 6 creation of an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and making appropriations. Became law May 23, 2012
• SB 7 an income and franchise tax credit for small businesses. Died at session end 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. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• SB 9 requirements for wind energy systems, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. Died at session end Sep 28, 2011
• SR 1 compelling attendance of senators without leave. Passed one chamber Mar 3, 2011