Hearing: none
694 of the 1,584 proposals in the 2011-2012 Regular Session died without ever receiving a public hearing. They are grouped below by the committee where they sat, with its chair. A committee chair alone decides whether a bill gets heard.
Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations 63 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 106 absence without leave from a legislative session and providing a penalty.
- SB 128 provision of police or fire protection services by a county sheriff or municipality.
- SB 130 the authority of a county to enact ordinances governing certain land divisions.
- SB 134 providing information to a firearms dealer when purchasing a handgun, authorizing the Department of Justice to prosecute violations of certain laws regulating firearms, receiving a stolen firearm, and providing penalties.
- SB 141 resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons and exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature.
- SB 145 creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender, making crimes based on gender of victim subject to a penalty enhancer, and providing a penalty.
- SB 152 penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty.
- SB 154 penalties for operating-while-intoxicated offenses and providing a penalty.
- SB 157 preparation of legislative and congressional districting plans by the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Government Accountability Board.
- SB 165 birth certificates for Milwaukee County residents.
- SB 168 requiring a firearms restrictions record search for transfers of handguns that do not involve a firearms dealer, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
- SB 172 sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a penalty.
- SB 191 awarding costs in administrative agency actions.
- SB 193 prohibiting a vote on bills during the first 21 days after introduction.
- SB 229 inclusion in the economic impact analysis for a proposed rule an assessment of the impact that the proposed rule will have on public health and the environment.
- SB 244 arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty.
- SB 245 exempting rules promulgated by the Government Accountability Board from certain administrative rule-making procedures involving the approval of the governor.
- SB 248 management and preservation of records and correspondence of members of the legislature.
- SB 252 municipal court fees.
- SB 254 requiring certain information in state agency budget requests.
- SB 303 creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses.
- SB 304 creating a Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 318 requiring a municipal judge to be a licensed Wisconsin attorney.
- SB 319 elimination of the requirement that the governor approve a proposed rule that was considered at the joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the Department of Natural Resources and county meeting of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and limitation of the scope of the requirement that an economic impact analysis be prepared for such a proposed rule.
- SB 32 ordinances establishing standards for places of employment and public buildings.
- SB 320 requiring an ignition interlock device for first drunken driving offenses.
- SB 337 the performance of highway improvement projects by a county and private construction projects by a political subdivision.
- SB 342 awards of punitive damages.
- SB 345 the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
- SB 347 creation of a Capitol Council, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
- SB 35 the number of legislative districts.
- SB 358 alcohol beverages violations by underage persons on licensed premises.
- SB 379 purchasing or leasing a motor vehicle after a violation relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and providing a penalty.
- SB 38 public sale of the executive residence and appurtenant real and personal property.
- SB 385 state agency fiscal and operations reports and quarterly hearings of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
- SB 389 exempting electronic smoking devices from the types of smoking devices that may not be used in certain locations.
- SB 392 setback requirements for wind energy systems.
- SB 400 reorganization of chapter 49 of the statutes, changes affecting public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
- SB 412 obtaining a certified copy of a birth certificate.
- SB 414 the typeface used, and rates charged, for publication of legal notices.
- SB 43 parking on the streets adjacent to the state capitol park.
- SB 431 traffic violations resulting in harm to vulnerable highway users and providing a penalty.
- SB 454 the role of the clerk of a circuit court in filing the oath and bond of a municipal judge; signatures on citations or complaints alleging a violation of a municipal ordinance; the fee for a transcript of an electronic recording of municipal court proceedings; and the authority of a municipal court judge to order a default judgment against a defendant who fails to appear at trial (suggested as remedial legislation by the Law Revision Committee).
- SB 460 the provision of notices to, and the exercise of rights by, an unborn child's guardian ad litem in unborn child in need of protection or services proceedings investigations when the individual who is suspected of the abuse or neglect cannot be identified; eliminating a voluntary foster care education program developed by the Department of Children and Families; releasing a frozen bank account of a support obligor; deleting a reference to minors acknowledging paternity; parties on whom the summons and petition must be served in a paternity action when the respondent is deceased; and the maximum prison term length stated in the form for a paternity action summons (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families).
- SB 467 a deadline for gubernatorial approval of the statement of the scope of a proposed rule.
- SB 468 prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval.
- SB 479 establishing an assistant state public defender pay progression plan.
- SB 491 requirements for wind energy systems, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 505 venue in actions in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents.
- SB 506 management and performance evaluation audits of large programs and large agencies by the Legislative Audit Bureau.
- SB 523 trafficking food stamp program benefits.
- SB 541 making a contribution to a crime prevention organization as a surcharge or as an allowable cost in a criminal case, as a condition of probation, or as a surcharge in a forfeiture case.
- SB 545 searches by a law enforcement officer of a person on probation, parole, or extended supervision.
- SB 546 distribution of a trust under a guardianship.
- SB 70 increasing the jurisdictional amount in and the filing fee for small claims actions.
- SB 73 the authority of attorneys to issue subpoenas.
- SJR 34 collective bargaining by employees (first consideration).
- SJR 41 requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws (first consideration).
- SJR 42 the appointment of supreme court justices and appeals court judges (first consideration).
- SJR 60 prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (second consideration).
- SJR 63 appointment of treasurer in Milwaukee county (first consideration).
- SJR 68 an independent redistricting commission (first consideration).
- SR 21 public notice for meetings of senate committees.
Rules 47 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 421 the issuance of, and exemptions from, certain individual permits, contracts, and general permits for structures, deposits, and other activities in or near navigable waters; areas of significant scientific value that are areas of special natural resource interest; repair and maintenance of boathouses and fixed houseboats; information required to be published on the Department of Natural Resources Internet Web site; expedited procedures for certain plan approvals; deadlines for action on certain approval applications; and granting rule-making authority.
- AJR 10 commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for an outstanding season and 2011 Rose Bowl bid.
- AJR 103 recognizing January 22-28, 2012, as reproductive rights awareness week.
- AJR 114 prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (second consideration).
- AJR 12 declaring April 2011 Donate Life Month.
- AJR 123 honoring the members of Bon Iver and Justin Vernon on their 2012 Grammy Awards.
- AJR 127 the life and public service of Harry F. Franke.
- AJR 131 election of chief justice (first consideration).
- AJR 16 the life and public service of David Kachel.
- AJR 18 recognizing 2011 as World Veterinary Year.
- AJR 19 the life and public service of Carl Otte.
- AJR 25 commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's wheelchair basketball team for winning a third national championship.
- AJR 27 honoring the University of Wisconsin-Madison's women's hockey team.
- AJR 32 commending Meghan Duggan as the recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
- AJR 34 honoring pregnancy care centers and proclaiming October 2011 as Pregnancy Care Month.
- AJR 36 commending the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team.
- AJR 37 proclaiming May 2011 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
- AJR 48 honoring Deborah Carey for being one of the nation's top small business owners.
- AJR 55 the life and public service of Craig Allen Birkholz.
- AJR 58 commemorating the 150th birthday of Old Abe.
- AJR 6 the life and service of General Vang Pao.
- AJR 64 commending the 2011 Stars of Life honorees.
- AJR 72 recognizing October 2011 as Comprehensive Women's Health Month.
- AJR 75 proclaiming November 10, 2011, to be Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day.
- AJR 80 recognizing January 22-28, 2012, as reproductive rights awareness week.
- AJR 81 women's reproductive rights.
- AJR 83 honoring Wisconsin's retiring teachers for their years of service and contributions to our state's educational system and its students.
- AJR 84 a Wisconsin children's outdoor bill of rights.
- AJR 85 the life and military service of United States Army Corporal Justin David Ross.
- AJR 86 the life and service of First Lieutenant Daren Miguel Hidalgo of the United States Army who lost his life during Operation Enduring Freedom.
- AJR 87 the life and military service of United States Army Pfc. Jacob A. Gassen (Jake).
- AJR 88 commemorating the achievements and contributions of Western Technical College on the occasion of its centennial.
- AJR 92 the life and public service of Nathan A. Fishbach.
- AJR 93 expressing the legislature's hope for a speedy recovery for Representative Tamara Grigsby.
- AJR 95 honoring the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
- AJR 96 honoring the Wisconsin Wetlands Association and congratulating them on being awarded the 2012 Wetland Conservation Award.
- AJR 98 stating the legislature's support for farm work.
- AR 13 the removal of the portrait of Jeremiah Rusk from the assembly chamber.
- AR 6 commemorating the Bay View labor strike and massacre.
- AR 7 declaring May 1 to 7 as Children's Mental Health Week.
- SJR 12 commending the Green Bay Packers.
- SJR 26 honoring municipal clerks and declaring May 1 through 7, 2011, as Municipal Clerks Week.
- SJR 30 honoring the Wisconsin National Guard 950th Engineer Company.
- SJR 4 commending the Stars of Life honorees.
- SJR 47 proclaiming October 2011 as Farm to School Month.
- SJR 49 the life and public service of Wayne F. Whittow.
- SJR 6 recognizing American Heart Month and Wear Red Day.
Transportation and Elections 43 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 112 designating and marking a bridge on STH 33 in the city of Portage as the Pierre Pauquette Memorial Bridge.
- SB 142 the possession and consumption of alcohol beverages by drivers and passengers on commercial quadricycles, municipal authority to regulate the operation of commercial quadricycles, and providing a penalty.
- SB 146 prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of wheel weights and other wheel balancing products that contain lead.
- SB 158 eligibility for an occupational license.
- SB 162 notice of the fee for identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation.
- SB 167 challenging the ballots of electors at polling places.
- SB 17 reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
- SB 176 legislative vacancies.
- SB 198 the rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
- SB 213 creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
- SB 247 exemption of individuals who are at least 65 years of age from the requirement to provide proof of identification for voting.
- SB 25 eliminating authorization to create a regional transit authority, dissolving any existing regional transit authority and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and eliminating the Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program.
- SB 256 the fee for duplicate identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation.
- SB 261 operating certain three-vehicle combinations on highways.
- SB 278 grants for bicycle and pedestrian facilities and making an appropriation.
- SB 281 the form and content of certain communications made for political purposes.
- SB 298 enclosure of absentee ballots in privacy envelopes.
- SB 311 voter intimidation or suppression, authorized activities at or near polling places, and providing a penalty.
- SB 323 birth certificates that are requested for the purpose of voting.
- SB 329 restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies.
- SB 334 verification of the identity of nomination paper and petition circulators.
- SB 340 requirements for candidates to appear on the ballot of a recognized political party.
- SB 387 requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
- SB 403 special distinguishing registration plates for motorcycles owned or leased by veterans with disabilities and providing a penalty.
- SB 418 authorizing the creation of regional transit authorities and making appropriations.
- SB 430 the hours for providing Department of Transportation services relating to operator's licenses and identification cards.
- SB 432 a single registration plate for motor vehicles registered with the Department of Transportation and transfers from the transportation fund to the general fund.
- SB 433 driver education instruction and driver's license examinations.
- SB 434 operation of farm tractors on highways.
- SB 439 authorizing local governments to appoint traffic control attendants to direct traffic at or near special events and vehicle owner liability for failure to follow directions of traffic control attendants.
- SB 445 special distinguishing registration plates associated with Shriners Hospitals for Children and making an appropriation.
- SB 446 political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
- SB 449 special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words Choose Life and making an appropriation.
- SB 481 proof of identification for voting by university, college or technical college students.
- SB 483 informational highway signs identifying wild rivers and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 493 outdoor advertising signs that are relocated because of state highway projects.
- SB 520 vehicles registered as historic military vehicles.
- SB 528 electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 552 eliminating registration requirements for all-terrain vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes or used exclusively on private property.
- SB 553 use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification for voting.
- SB 558 general transportation aids for highways on boundary lines of municipalities.
- SB 67 political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations and the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law.
- SB 68 requiring the Department of Transportation to maintain a toll-free telephone number for certain purposes.
Homeland Security and State Affairs 41 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 173 local ordinances, determining the lawful presence of a person arrested for or charged with a crime or certain civil violations, and providing a penalty.
- AB 184 prohibiting the inclusion of Racine County in the jurisdiction of a local professional baseball park district.
- AB 188 delaying the date by which school districts must comply with certain orders related to terminating the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name.
- AB 222 requiring documentary evidence of citizenship or satisfactory immigration status for public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
- AB 26 the use of race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names by school boards.
- AB 308 authorizing a town to prohibit mixed martial arts fighting contests.
- AB 313 unclassified division administrators in the state civil service system.
- AB 347 transfer policy in the state civil service system.
- AB 404 abolishing the offices of Milwaukee County treasurer and register of deeds and transferring the duties of those offices to the Milwaukee County clerk.
- AB 432 allowing a village in Dane County meeting specified criteria to exceed its retail liquor license quota by issuing three additional retail licenses.
- AB 433 requiring an ignition interlock device for first drunken driving offenses.
- AB 469 exempting electronic smoking devices from the types of smoking devices that may not be used in certain locations.
- AB 556 requiring participation in the food stamp employment and training program.
- AB 570 investment activities in Iran, state procurement and construction contracts, and providing penalties.
- AB 620 dispensing motor vehicle fuel for persons with disabilities, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
- AB 623 organizations that may receive proceeds from a raffle.
- AB 636 prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval.
- AB 653 elimination of sick leave for state senators and representatives to the assembly.
- AB 658 separation of the licensing requirements for barbering and cosmetology, creation of the barbering examining board, and providing a penalty.
- AB 672 allocation of national mortgage foreclosure settlement proceeds and making appropriations.
- AB 675 attempts to influence certain governmental entities by former state officers and employees and attempts to influence state procurement decisions.
- AB 676 contributions by state contractors and their officers and substantial owners to candidates for state office or their authorized committees.
- AB 688 trafficking food stamp program benefits.
- AB 692 social and financial impact reports.
- AB 695 compensation for loss of fermented malt beverages distribution rights.
- AB 699 prohibiting promulgation or enforcement of certain rules or policies relating to public access to the state capitol building.
- AB 700 posting of gubernatorial appointment vacancies on the Internet Web site of the Office of the Governor.
- AB 701 reporting requirements regarding economic development programs of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
- AB 707 extensions of collective bargaining agreements covering municipal employers without modifying an existing collective bargaining agreement for purposes of 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 or 2011 Wisconsin Act 32.
- AB 713 disclosure of research funding by employees of certain institutions of higher education.
- AB 718 degree requirements for certified public accountants.
- AB 735 establishing the salary of the governor.
- AB 83 the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty.
- AJR 106 veto power of county executive over appropriations (second consideration).
- AJR 136 limiting the number of years of service permitted for members of the state legislature (first consideration).
- AJR 42 state sovereignty.
- AJR 62 public notice for assembly, senate, and joint committee meetings.
- AJR 77 the terms people and person (first consideration).
- AJR 78 establishing a competitive election criteria for redistricting the legislature (first consideration).
- AJR 82 renaming the decorated tree on display in the capitol rotunda during the Christmas season as the State of Wisconsin Christmas Tree.
- AR 14 public notice for meetings of assembly committees.
Transportation 40 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 120 the possession and consumption of alcohol beverages by drivers and passengers on commercial quadricycles, municipal authority to regulate the operation of commercial quadricycles, and providing a penalty.
- AB 174 designating and marking a bridge on STH 33 in the city of Portage as the Pierre Pauquette Memorial Bridge.
- AB 204 prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of wheel weights and other wheel balancing products that contain lead.
- AB 207 penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty.
- AB 226 notice of the fee for identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation.
- AB 261 the rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
- AB 298 authorizing the creation of a Dane County regional transit authority and making appropriations.
- AB 354 the fee for duplicate identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation.
- AB 36 eliminating authorization to create a regional transit authority, dissolving any existing regional transit authority and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and eliminating the Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program.
- AB 366 notice of the fee for identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation.
- AB 372 special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words In God We Trust and making an appropriation.
- AB 405 making fourth offense operating while intoxicated a felony and providing a penalty.
- AB 410 sobriety checkpoints and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 411 impounding vehicles used in certain drunken driving offenses and providing a penalty.
- AB 435 services of the Department of Transportation relating to operator's licenses and identification cards.
- AB 454 the performance of highway improvement projects by a county and private construction projects by a political subdivision.
- AB 483 prohibiting the sale or use of lead wheel weights in connection with the installation or balancing of motor vehicle tires.
- AB 484 buyer identification cards and the definition of junk vehicles.
- AB 515 use of skateboards on roadways.
- AB 524 special distinguishing registration plates associated with Wisconsin Trout Unlimited and making an appropriation.
- AB 559 authorizing the creation of regional transit authorities and making appropriations.
- AB 574 authorizing the creation of a Fox Cities regional transit authority and making appropriations.
- AB 577 funding for the urban mass transit operating assistance program and making an appropriation.
- AB 580 registration of motor vehicles by the Department of Transportation.
- AB 583 community welcoming signs within highway rights-of-way.
- AB 590 special distinguishing registration plates associated with Shriners Hospitals for Children and making an appropriation.
- AB 594 vehicles registered as historic military vehicles.
- AB 629 no-passing zones on state trunk highways within the boundaries of a municipality.
- AB 633 special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words Choose Life and making an appropriation.
- AB 659 operation of animal-drawn vehicles on highways and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 667 special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words Support Planned Parenthood and making an appropriation.
- AB 669 warning lights on school buses.
- AB 698 limitations on the use of an occupational license.
- AB 704 the maximum speed limit on certain county trunk highways.
- AB 705 use of hand-held mobile telephones while driving and providing a penalty.
- AB 719 requiring a referendum before construction of highway roundabouts.
- AB 721 eliminating registration requirements for all-terrain vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes or used exclusively on private property.
- AB 739 prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles in which children under the age of 16 are present.
- AB 740 designating and marking a portion of STH 27 in Rusk and Sawyer counties as the Willis J. Hutnik Memorial Highway.
- AB 91 the cost threshold for applicability of the prevailing wage law to a highway, road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project contracted by a town.
Senate Organization 33 bills, 0 hearings
- AJR 65 commending Major General Marcia Anderson.
- SB 110 ambient air quality standards established by the Department of Natural Resources and the suspension of a rule promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
- SB 325 training requirements for licenses to carry a concealed weapon.
- SB 559 payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program.
- SB 560 guardianships of children.
- SB 561 intimidation or harassment of recall petition signers.
- SB 562 indemnification provisions in contracts for the sale of goods or services.
- SB 563 requiring legislation for agencies to take an action to, request federal moneys to, and use state moneys to assist the federal government to implement federal health reform and reports on implementation of federal health reform.
- SB 564 grants to certified seed incubator funds.
- SB 565 providing the public with information on state agency operations expenditures and state agency contracts and grants.
- SB 566 prohibiting discrimination in employment against an individual for signing or refusing to sign a recall petition.
- SB 567 pilot farm to school programs and making an appropriation.
- SB 568 periodic review of administrative rules.
- SB 569 audits on cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews when state agencies contract for services and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 570 cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews when state agencies contract for services.
- SB 571 state contractual services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
- SB 572 false claims against the state or a local government and providing a penalty.
- SB 573 state contractual services and cost-benefit analyses.
- SB 574 contracting for services in state procurement.
- SB 575 state contractual services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
- SB 576 battery requirements for smoke detectors.
- SB 577 protective placement.
- SJR 10 continuity of government (second consideration).
- SJR 14 recognizing Black History Month.
- SJR 25 recognizing May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
- SJR 29 Stroke Awareness Month 2011.
- SJR 38 the life and public service of Richard Lyman Cates.
- SJR 40 Ford Ironman Wisconsin.
- SJR 45 recognizing October 2011 as Comprehensive Women's Health Month.
- SJR 59 the life and public service of Richard (Dick) Bolender.
- SJR 61 recognizing January 22-28, 2012, as reproductive rights awareness week.
- SJR 67 recognizing that it is the right, duty, and privilege of the legislature to control the expenditure of moneys appropriated by law.
- SR 19 public access to the state capitol building.
Criminal Justice and Corrections 32 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 108 costs of administering tests for intoxication.
- AB 116 creating a microstamping requirement for certain handguns, certification of compliance with the microstamping requirement, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
- AB 157 informing correctional officers about inmates with contagious diseases.
- AB 190 carrying a concealed weapon if prohibited from possessing a firearm, purchasing a firearm for a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and providing a penalty.
- AB 199 creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender, making crimes based on gender of victim subject to a penalty enhancer, and providing a penalty.
- AB 214 sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a penalty.
- AB 258 requiring the Department of Corrections to increase participation in work release and treatment programs.
- AB 401 felony mistreatment of an animal and providing a penalty.
- AB 406 going armed with a handgun on the premises of a gas station, theft from a gas station, causing damage to a gas station, and providing a penalty.
- AB 423 intentionally causing bodily harm to a child and providing a penalty.
- AB 436 prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
- AB 461 the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.
- AB 514 addition of crimes that qualify a juvenile for the Serious Juvenile Offender Program.
- AB 520 providing alcohol beverages to underage persons who suffer great bodily harm or death from their consumption.
- AB 537 the disclosure of electronic juvenile court records to other juvenile courts, municipal courts, courts of criminal jurisdiction, district attorneys and other prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies and providing a penalty.
- AB 593 crimes against animals.
- AB 624 representations depicting nude children and requiring sex offender registration for adults who commit the offense against a child who is under the age of 16.
- AB 648 establishing an assistant state public defender pay progression plan.
- AB 649 prohibiting certain computer messages or postings that invite harassment or obscene, lewd, or profane communication and providing a penalty.
- AB 650 the prohibition against adults knowingly permitting or failing to take action to prevent the illegal consumption of alcohol beverages by underage persons.
- AB 660 revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision.
- AB 665 searches by a law enforcement officer of a person on probation, parole, or extended supervision.
- AB 670 offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, releasing persons arrested for offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
- AB 690 unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty.
- AB 691 increasing a penalty for certain offenses relating to theft from a place of business, and providing a penalty.
- AB 702 second and subsequent charges of possession of marijuana under a local ordinance.
- AB 703 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who has not previously been adjudicated delinquent is subject to circuit court or municipal court rather than juvenile court jurisdiction.
- AB 709 expungement of misdemeanors.
- AB 712 the sale, consumption, or possession of high-concentration alcohol beverages and providing penalties.
- AB 717 law enforcement officers who are on duty, off-duty law enforcement officers, and former law enforcement officers and going armed with firearms.
- AB 720 reporting deaths, death investigations and other duties of coroners and medical examiners, disposition of bodies, and providing a penalty.
- AB 77 providing meals to inmates of prisons and jails.
Election and Campaign Reform 27 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 264 acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials, officials elect, and committees and providing a penalty.
- AB 268 legislative vacancies.
- AB 28 reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
- AB 296 treatment of contributions used to finance recall petition drives.
- AB 317 creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
- AB 355 exempting rules promulgated by the Government Accountability Board from certain administrative rule-making procedures involving the approval of the governor.
- AB 365 electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 370 the method of reporting election returns by municipalities.
- AB 378 the form and content of certain communications made for political purposes.
- AB 393 voter intimidation or suppression, authorized activities at or near polling places, and providing a penalty.
- AB 444 restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction, changing the information required on voter registration forms, and changing voting procedure for certain persons who are convicted of felonies.
- AB 460 use of university, college, or technical college identification cards as proof of identification for voting.
- AB 545 signing a petition to recall the same officer more than once and providing a penalty.
- AB 591 political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law.
- AB 639 proof of identification for voting by university, college or technical college students.
- AB 642 the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law, public financing of elections for certain state offices, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
- AB 67 late voter registration, absentee voting in person, and implementation of a voter identification requirement at elections.
- AB 673 campaign contributions to the governor or certain committees by lobbyists, principals, and other persons who may be affected by proposed administrative rules.
- AB 684 notice of certain political contributions made to a judge or justice.
- AB 723 false statements affecting elections and providing a penalty.
- AB 724 use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification for voting.
- AB 726 political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations.
- AB 738 mobile examining stations operated by the Department of Transportation for processing operator's license and identification card applications and use of an affidavit by certain electors as proof of identification for voting.
- AB 741 intimidation or harassment of recall petition signers.
- AB 746 discontinuance of the use of voting machines, recounts of machine-readable ballots, petitions for recounts, inspection of areas where voted ballots are stored, and destruction of ballots after an election.
- AJR 51 nonpartisan elections for district attorney, sheriff, register of deeds, county clerk, treasurer, surveyor, coroner, and clerk of circuit court, and changing the election at which those officers are elected (first consideration).
- AJR 56 granting persons convicted of a felony or of certain misdemeanors the right to vote, hold an office of trust, profit, or honor, and run for elective public office (first consideration).
Judiciary and Ethics 25 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 249 privileged communications to a school guidance counselor, school teacher, or teacher's aide.
- AB 284 eliminating the right to refuse probation.
- AB 389 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 standards, requirements, and thresholds; elimination of gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules; economic impact reports of proposed rules; elimination of statements of scope for emergency rules; legislative review of proposed rules; legislative authorization for certain proposed rules; and venue in a declaratory judgment action seeking judicial review of the validity of an administrative rule.
- AB 413 training requirements for licenses to carry a concealed weapon.
- AB 459 awards of punitive damages.
- AB 538 changes to product liability law and the law governing remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product.
- AB 544 changes to product liability law and the law governing remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product.
- AB 600 default judgments in certain civil claims, counterclaims, and cross claims.
- AB 656 the prosecution and venue for trial of certain offenses by certain state residents.
- AB 657 the right to a trial by jury for a juvenile for whom the petitioner has reserved the right to recommend placement in the Serious Juvenile Offender Program or in a juvenile correctional facility beyond the age of majority.
- AB 678 disqualifying a judge or justice.
- AB 679 disqualification of a judge or justice and restricting an attorney from appearing before certain courts.
- AB 682 authority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a decision of a justice to deny a motion to disqualify the justice.
- AB 683 equally divided determinations of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on matters of judicial discipline or permanent disability.
- AB 685 judicial disqualification based on campaign financial support.
- AB 686 disqualification of a judge or justice.
- AB 687 an objective standard for the disqualification of a judge or justice.
- AB 706 expenditure of moneys received by the state from court judgments and settlements.
- AB 708 prohibiting the display on the consolidated court automation programs of records of municipal ordinance violations committed by persons seventeen years of age.
- AB 84 the authority of attorneys to issue subpoenas.
- AB 89 application of the open meetings law to legislative party caucuses.
- AJR 101 judicial circuit subdivision in Milwaukee County (first consideration).
- AJR 128 temporary service by a court of appeals judge in the supreme court in judicial disciplinary proceedings (first consideration).
- AJR 129 a panel of court of appeals judges in disciplinary proceedings involving a supreme court justice (first consideration).
- AJR 135 religious liberty and the right of conscience (first consideration).
Education 24 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 112 creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for tuition expenses paid for dependents who attend private elementary and secondary schools.
- AB 227 requiring teachers and administrators employed by and owners of private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and in the choice program for other eligible school districts to be subject to the background investigation requirements and employment restrictions imposed upon teachers in public schools.
- AB 243 sexual assault of a student by a member of a school staff and providing a penalty.
- AB 470 the renewal of teacher contracts.
- AB 551 professional teaching permits issued by the Department of Public Instruction, the qualifications necessary to teach in a private school participating in a parental choice program, and making an appropriation.
- AB 555 the scheduling of referenda to approve school district borrowing or exceed a school district's revenue limit.
- AB 564 a pupil's possession and use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
- AB 566 the school day milk program and making an appropriation.
- AB 576 selection of student information system vendors by the Department of Public Instruction.
- AB 628 providing a penalty for failure to report bullying in public schools.
- AB 631 incorporating financial literacy in public schools' curriculum and statewide standardized examinations and requiring that it be covered during orientation programs at the University of Wisconsin System and the technical colleges.
- AB 644 school bullying, unlawful use of computer systems, and providing a penalty.
- AB 677 counting low-income pupils for state school aid purposes; calculating the amount to be appropriated for state general school aid; aid to school districts in which parental choice programs have been established; school aid factors; special adjustment aids; hold harmless aid; school district revenue limits; payments to independent charter schools and to private schools participating in a parental choice program; grants to school districts for efficiency and consolidation feasibility studies; transportation aid to school districts; transportation of private school pupils; the first dollar and school levy property tax credits; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
- AB 689 general school aid and the school levy tax credit and making an appropriation.
- AB 694 teen dating violence education.
- AB 711 the parental choice programs; the operation of, and insurance requirements related to, school buses and alternative methods of pupil transportation; and providing a penalty.
- AB 714 mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect by professors, administrators, coaches, and other employees of a public, private, or tribal postsecondary educational institution.
- AB 715 revenue limit adjustment for school nursing services.
- AB 736 school conference and activities leave.
- AB 748 reporting of student testing results in public schools and in private schools participating in a parental choice program, a school assessment guide, licensure of teachers in private schools participating in a parental choice program, and evaluation of teachers and principals.
- SB 124 delaying the date by which school districts must comply with certain orders related to terminating the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name.
- SB 163 requiring teachers and administrators employed by and owners of private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and in the choice program for other eligible school districts to be subject to the background investigation requirements and employment restrictions imposed upon teachers in public schools.
- SB 556 selection of student information system software vendors by the Department of Public Instruction.
- SB 69 creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for tuition expenses paid for dependents who attend private elementary and secondary schools.
Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs 21 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 105 informing correctional officers about inmates with contagious diseases.
- SB 13 collective bargaining unit assignments under the State Employment Labor Relations Act.
- SB 137 making companies that hire persons who are not legally in the United States ineligible for certain tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, and loans, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
- SB 143 the Wisconsin on indicator for unemployment insurance extended benefit purposes.
- SB 169 collecting a deoxyribonucleic acid sample and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
- SB 170 failing to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis and providing a penalty.
- SB 187 a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
- SB 233 collective bargaining for public employees, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
- SB 246 employment discrimination based on credit history.
- SB 249 employment discrimination based on employment status.
- SB 277 prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action.
- SB 309 prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview.
- SB 332 law enforcement investigation, initiation, and completion of emergency detention.
- SB 346 eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment compensation benefits.
- SB 444 professional land surveyors; the practice of professional land surveying; surveying land abutting navigable waters; various changes regarding platting, surveying, and certified survey maps; and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 46 the cost threshold for applicability of the prevailing wage law to a highway, road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project contracted by a town.
- SB 521 the immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of motor vehicles for multiple nonmoving traffic violations.
- SB 71 creating a microstamping requirement for certain handguns, certification of compliance with the microstamping requirement, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
- SB 76 costs of administering tests for intoxication.
- SB 8 conforming the state family and medical leave law to the federal family and medical leave law and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 91 use of a facsimile firearm and providing a penalty.
Health 19 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 167 waiver for prescription drug assistance for elderly program, use of excess moneys in prescription drug assistance for elderly program, and making an appropriation.
- AB 386 the Well-Woman Program.
- AB 409 notice of eligibility and benefit changes in Medical Assistance.
- AB 434 false advertising by limited services pregnancy centers, providing a penalty, and making an appropriation.
- AB 448 a prohibition on partial-birth abortions and providing a penalty.
- AB 475 medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
- AB 622 requiring pulse oximetry in newborns.
- AB 630 special enrollment periods for Medicare supplement policies.
- AB 697 changes to BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core programs by the department of health services and by waiver, disallowing certain carry-forward amounts for combined reporting purposes, and making an appropriation.
- AB 745 obtaining informed consent for the prescription and use of drugs and devices and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 101 copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy.
- SB 186 fees for dental services.
- SB 273 the Badger Health Benefit Authority, health benefit exchange operation, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
- SB 280 complementary and alternative health services and providing a penalty.
- SB 331 the Well-Woman Program.
- SB 351 changing the deadline for approval of a certain federal law waiver request affecting the Medical Assistance program.
- SB 371 medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty.
- SB 420 requirements for membership on the Medical Examining Board.
- SB 532 evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; requiring informed consent for performance of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; and granting rule-making authority.
Jobs, Economy and Small Business 19 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 11 authorizing the Department of Commerce to designate one additional enterprise zone.
- AB 115 a property tax exemption for a nonprofit resale store.
- AB 15 an income and franchise tax credit for businesses that purchase goods and services from Wisconsin vendors and making an appropriation.
- AB 171 an income and franchise tax credit for qualified production activities income.
- AB 183 applicability of the prevailing wage law; the thresholds for applicability of that law; calculation of the prevailing wage rate; the treatment of volunteers, truck drivers, subjourneypersons, and incidental work under that law; the submission to the Department of Workforce Development of payroll records of persons performing work that is subject to that law; the inspection of those records; and the remedies for a violation of that law.
- AB 186 an income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution, increasing the credit amounts for the dairy manufacturing facility, meat processing facility, and food processing facility investment credits, and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 187 requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to create and implement a business retention program, increasing the funding for skills enhancement grants, advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges, and making an appropriation.
- AB 191 the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program, requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to issue bonds and notes to raise capital for investment by venture capital funds in Wisconsin businesses, allowing refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits, authorizing positions for the University of Wisconsin, and making appropriations.
- AB 25 increasing the credit amount and allowing the transfer of the angel investment tax credit.
- AB 3 tax incentives for job creation, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 359 an income and franchise tax credit for providing broadband service.
- AB 360 an income and franchise tax credit for lumber manufacturing facility investments and making an appropriation.
- AB 6 restoring the treatment of the exclusion of capital gains for individuals and certain other persons that existed before the enactment of 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, and phasing out the taxation of capital gains.
- AB 651 clean technology grants and making an appropriation.
- AB 725 contracts between the state, a county with a population of 750,000 or more, or a 1st class city and financial institutions and devoting 10 percent of the state's, 20 percent of such a county's, and 40 percent of such a city's expenditures on economic development and housing programs and procurements to several areas in the city of Milwaukee.
- AB 732 research and research facilities tax credits related to internal combustion engines.
- AB 733 creation of the Wisconsin Seed Fund Authority and creation of the business seed fund, to be administered by the Wisconsin Seed Fund Authority.
- AB 742 creation of a category of business corporation identified as a benefit corporation.
- AB 85 restoring the treatment of the exclusion of capital gains for individuals and certain other persons that existed before the enactment of 2009 Wisconsin Act 28.
Assembly Organization 18 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 338 collective bargaining for public employees, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
- AB 621 attempts to influence action upon model or similar proposed legislation, prohibiting the expending of certain moneys by members of the legislature, and reporting by certain persons providing or state public officials receiving certain things of value for scholarship purposes.
- AB 729 prohibiting discrimination in employment against an individual for signing or refusing to sign a recall petition.
- AB 79 limiting the number of days on which legislators may claim allowances and expenses.
- AJR 115 address to remove Justice Michael J. Gableman from office.
- AJR 121 amending the U.S. Constitution via congressional action or constitutional convention to establish that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights of natural persons and that money is not speech.
- AJR 122 excluding incarcerated, disenfranchised felons from the enumeration of population for apportionment and redistricting of legislative, county, and certain other district offices (first consideration).
- AJR 124 retention of counsel by members of the assembly and senate.
- AJR 134 modifying the session schedule for the 2011-12 biennial session period for the purpose of extending the last general-business floorperiod.
- AJR 137 participation in the legislative and electoral process, the right to vote, the right to an impartial judiciary, the right of privacy, the right to a quality education, the right to health care services, voting rights for certain felons, uniform voting procedures, mandatory recounting of ballots, the procedure for legislative redistricting and congressional reapportionment, the establishment of a state governmental accountability board, administration of election laws, ethics laws, and lobbying laws, public access to the capitol, requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws, petition and referendum by the people to reject acts of the legislature, open meetings of the supreme court, public funding of supreme court election campaigns, graduated and progressive taxation of individuals, the right to a clean, healthy environment, safe drinking water, and clean air, establishment of a board and a department of natural resources and the appointment of the secretary of natural resources, independence of the superintendent of public instruction, the authority of the superintendent of public instruction to require minimum staffing levels and minimum funding levels for public schools, appropriating public funds to support sectarian schools, treatment of corporations as natural persons, and the right of workers to organize and collectively bargain (first consideration).
- AJR 138 elimination of restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
- AJR 15 recalling January 2011 Special Session Assembly Bill 11 from the Senate.
- AJR 50 expenditure of funds for legal and consulting services relating to the redistricting of congressional and legislative districts.
- AJR 53 declaring September 15, 2011, Carbon Day.
- AJR 79 expression of support by members of the Wisconsin assembly for the American Jobs Act.
- AR 12 establishing special orders of business for Thursday, September 22, 2011.
- AR 17 protecting First Amendment rights.
- AR 19 conduct in the assembly visitor gallery.
Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue 17 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 10 restoring the treatment of the exclusion of capital gains for individuals and certain other persons that existed before the enactment of 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, and phasing out the taxation of capital gains.
- SB 123 an income and franchise tax credit for qualified production activities income.
- SB 140 creating an individual income tax checkoff for contributions to elementary and secondary education, shared revenue, and Medical Assistance, and making an appropriation.
- SB 175 restricting eligibility for the homestead tax credit.
- SB 182 excluding permits and licenses from the definition of real property for property tax purposes.
- SB 221 correcting the 2011 equalized valuation for the village of Warrens.
- SB 232 eliminating the ability for the Department of Health Services to alter Medical Assistance eligibility, provider payment methods, and other Medical Assistance program procedures by policy and eliminating the requirement to request a waiver regarding Medical Assistance program eligibility.
- SB 250 limiting the corporate income tax deduction for compensation paid to an employee.
- SB 272 restoring indexing provisions to the homestead tax credit.
- SB 305 notice of eligibility and benefit changes in Medical Assistance.
- SB 336 time limits and other participation requirements, case management services, and caretaker of newborn grants under Wisconsin Works; child care provider rates and eligibility for subsidies under Wisconsin Shares; and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 419 a pupil's possession and use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
- SB 471 training in traumatic brain injury awareness for law enforcement officers, tribal officers, emergency medical technicians, and first responders and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 515 eligibility under Wisconsin Shares for a child care subsidy, for payment for child care services, and for certification as a family child care provider.
- SB 516 appeals from tax determinations.
- SJR 31 memorializing Congress to reintroduce and pass the Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act.
- SJR 9 the dissolution of state funds and accounts and prohibiting the state from changing the purpose of any state fund or program revenue appropriation account (first consideration).
Natural Resources and Environment 15 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 119 the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
- SB 133 procedures for applications and hearings relating to permits and contracts for structures, deposits, and other activities in or near navigable waters.
- SB 135 issuance of a bear license to the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program.
- SB 192 the sale of lead acid batteries and acceptance of used lead acid batteries.
- SB 209 financial assistance for local recycling programs and making an appropriation.
- SB 216 dry cask storage of spent fuel from nuclear power plants and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 226 creating a sporting recruitment and retention council, programs to encourage recruitment of hunters and trappers, restrictions on expenditures under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program, reduced fees for certain first-time hunting and trapping approvals, high school credit under and administration of the hunter and trapper education programs, waiving fishing license requirements for a weekend ice fishing event, and sturgeon spearing license age requirements.
- SB 231 review by the Joint Committee on Finance of the expenditure of certain federal funds by the Department of Natural Resources.
- SB 33 removal of abandoned dams.
- SB 36 the application of shoreland zoning ordinances to certain unincorporated areas.
- SB 404 consideration of certain greenhouse gas emissions in determining requirements applicable to a stationary source of air pollution.
- SB 405 listing frac sand mining as a conditional or prohibited use in certain types of zoning ordinances.
- SB 406 notice requirements for zoning actions related to frac sand mining.
- SB 435 appointment of a drainage board.
- SB 525 exceptions to fishing license requirements.
Insurance 14 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 151 copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy.
- AB 297 prohibiting an insurer from taking various actions with respect to property insurance because of claims based on acts of nature.
- AB 312 implementing federal health insurance law changes.
- AB 339 eliminating the ability for the Department of Health Services to alter Medical Assistance eligibility, provider payment methods, and other Medical Assistance procedures by policy.
- AB 349 family planning services under the Medical Assistance waiver program.
- AB 458 requiring certain medical loss ratios for health benefit plans.
- AB 474 changing the deadline for approval of a certain federal law waiver request affecting the Medical Assistance program.
- AB 530 reports on implementation of federal health reform.
- AB 531 requiring legislation for agencies to take an action to, request federal moneys to, and use state moneys to assist the federal government to implement federal health reform.
- AB 588 annual medical examinations for individuals receiving duty disability benefits under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
- AB 640 readability of consumer insurance policies.
- AB 696 external review process of health benefit plan decisions.
- AB 98 prohibiting the use of zip codes or information in credit reports for issuing or renewing, or setting premiums for, certain types of insurance.
- AJR 28 the right of the people to contract privately for health care services and health care coverage, and prohibiting requiring a person to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care system or plan (first consideration).
Labor and Workforce Development 13 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 230 deletion of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits.
- AB 256 a grant to Milwaukee County to assist men of color in obtaining employment and making an appropriation.
- AB 281 a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
- AB 29 collective bargaining unit assignments under the State Employment Labor Relations Act.
- AB 344 employment discrimination based on employment status.
- AB 350 employment discrimination based on credit history.
- AB 364 prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action.
- AB 412 requiring the Department of Workforce Development to notify the local workforce development board when a claimant applies for unemployment insurance benefits.
- AB 443 excluding sports officials from coverage under the worker's compensation law.
- AB 445 the hours that a minor may work.
- AB 462 eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment compensation benefits.
- AB 578 employment discrimination based on credit history.
- AB 58 state finances, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.
Natural Resources 13 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 160 ambient air quality standards established by the Department of Natural Resources and the suspension of a rule promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
- AB 202 issuance of a bear license to the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program.
- AB 218 the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
- AB 325 a catch-and-release only season for bass fishing.
- AB 613 hunting of sandhill cranes, wildlife damage abatement assistance and claim payments for damage caused by sandhill cranes, and making an appropriation.
- AB 614 fees for certain fish and game licenses issued to resident senior citizens.
- AB 645 nonresidential water treatment devices.
- AB 655 the regulation of aquaculture.
- AB 661 exceptions to fishing license requirements.
- AB 681 nonresidential water treatment devices.
- AB 727 manufacture and sale of food and beverage containers that contain bisphenol A and providing penalties.
- AB 728 regulation of wastewater discharges and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 744 the sale, collection, and recycling of mercury-added lamps and thermostats, the disposal of mercury-added products, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Ways and Means 13 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 135 the interest rate on delinquent property taxes.
- AB 257 a Milwaukee County sales and use tax for parks, recreation and culture, transit services, and public safety.
- AB 260 changing the elements that must be included in a county development plan.
- AB 262 excluding permits and licenses from the definition of real property for property tax purposes.
- AB 33 creating an individual income tax deduction for certain residents of this state who graduate from a college or university.
- AB 407 creating an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts paid for sewer, water, and garbage collection fees.
- AB 47 creating an individual income tax subtract modification for amounts received from the well contamination and abandonment compensation program.
- AB 635 appeals from tax determinations.
- AB 663 fraud, waste, and mismanagement in state government and authorizing the expenditure of funds.
- AB 680 creating a property tax exemption for a nonprofit youth baseball association.
- AB 710 sales and use tax exemption for energy-efficient products purchased in conjunction with Earth Day.
- AJR 11 the dissolution of state funds and accounts and prohibiting the state from changing the purpose of any state fund or program revenue appropriation account (first consideration).
- AJR 9 the vote on bills that would increase certain tax rates (first consideration).
joint committee on Finance 13 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 127 payment by employers of contributions under the Wisconsin Retirement System that are required of public safety employees, arbitration under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, allowing municipal employers choice in health care coverage plan providers and health savings accounts that cover public safety employees, and prohibited and permissive subjects of collective bargaining.
- AB 348 family planning services and making an appropriation.
- AB 637 disregarding a taxpayer's election to include another in its combined group, disallowing certain carry-forward amounts for combined reporting purposes, repealing the income and franchise tax credit for qualified production activities income, repealing the changes made to the earned income tax credit in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, restoring indexing provisions to the homestead tax credit, eliminating the individual income tax exclusion for long-term capital gains other than for farm assets, computing the estate tax based on 2002 federal law, and creating a new individual income tax upper bracket.
- AB 641 making the transitional jobs program permanent, increasing audit and compliance positions in the Department of Revenue, and making appropriations.
- SB 188 expenditure of $129,693.02 from the general fund in payment of a claim against the state made by Workforce Resource, Inc.
- SB 257 providing additional state aid and revenue limit authority for certain school districts and making an appropriation.
- SB 282 family planning services and making an appropriation.
- SB 436 funding for the urban mass transit operating assistance program and making an appropriation.
- SB 480 an expenditure of $90,000 from the general fund for payment of a claim against the state made by Robert Lee Stinson.
- SB 495 the return of federal funds to the federal government.
- SB 503 preparing the executive budget bill or bills according to generally accepted accounting principles; prohibiting the executive budget bill or bills from increasing the state's budget deficit; and requiring legislation to reduce the state's budget deficit.
- SB 511 allocation of national mortgage foreclosure settlement proceeds and making appropriations.
- SB 538 changes to BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core programs by the department of health services and by waiver, disallowing certain carry-forward amounts for combined reporting purposes, and making an appropriation.
Insurance and Housing 12 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 206 implementing federal health insurance law changes.
- SB 279 family planning services under the Medical Assistance waiver program.
- SB 343 requiring certain medical loss ratios for health benefit plans.
- SB 344 length of declarant control; period for expanding condominiums; community manager requirements; requiring a written agreement between the declarant and the municipality, declarant warranties, and posting securities; requiring approval by the municipality of condominium instruments; and requiring certification of condominium financial statements.
- SB 455 experience requirements for real estate brokers and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 469 readability of consumer insurance policies.
- SB 482 lodging establishments and restricting a local government's ability to prohibit or restrict an individual from renting his or her home.
- SB 484 the property tax exemption for certain housing facilities.
- SB 510 special enrollment periods for Medicare supplement policies.
- SB 549 fees for dental services.
- SB 551 external review process of health benefit plan decisions.
- SB 78 waiver for prescription drug assistance for elderly program, use of excess moneys in prescription drug assistance for elderly program, and making an appropriation.
Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c) 12 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 10 requiring the Department of Commerce to organize trade and marketing forums for Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation.
- AB 16 the jobs tax credit.
- AB 17 tax benefits for hiring new employees and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 341 the eligibility for relocation tax benefits.
- AB 356 limiting the corporate income tax deduction for compensation paid to an employee.
- AB 362 property tax exemptions for certain machinery and tangible personal property used to conduct research.
- AB 392 eliminating deductions for moving expenses for businesses that move out of the state.
- AB 399 entrepreneurial assistance grants and making an appropriation.
- AB 430 brownfields redevelopment grants.
- AB 513 a program to employ 10,000 individuals in southeastern Wisconsin.
- AB 533 the state main street program and business area revitalization services.
- AB 9 marketing assistance program for Wisconsin Tier II and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation.
joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions 12 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 213 adopting federal law as it relates to excluding from an employee's income certain payments from an employer related to medical care.
- AB 236 property tax exemptions for certain machinery and tangible personal property used to conduct research.
- AB 519 a sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property and taxable services sold in March 2012.
- AB 666 sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations.
- SB 171 exempting from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses.
- SB 29 expanding and increasing the tax exemption for retirement plan income received by an individual.
- SB 362 a sales and use tax exemption for building materials that become a part of a facility for a local unit of government or nonprofit organization.
- SB 363 a sales and use tax exemption for items and services sold as part of a lump sum contract.
- SB 408 a sales and use tax exemption for coins, currency, and commemorative medallions.
- SB 527 sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations.
- SB 554 sales and use tax exemption for energy-efficient products purchased in conjunction with Earth Day.
- SB 66 a property tax exemption for a nonprofit resale store.
Financial Institutions 9 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 137 residential mortgage loan foreclosures.
- AB 150 interest rates on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders.
- AB 340 credit cards issued to underage customers, higher education institutions and the marketing of credit cards, financial literacy requirements for higher education students, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
- AB 390 mortgage satisfaction.
- AB 414 foreclosure on abandoned properties.
- AB 442 pleading requirements for assignees of creditors under the Wisconsin Consumer Act.
- AB 468 the authority of credit unions to make donations and grants.
- AB 492 duties of review boards for banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions and eliminating the mortgage loan originator council.
- AB 652 creation of the Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board and Wisconsin next generation reserve fund, authorizing the State of Wisconsin Investment Board to provide certain advice, services, and facilities to state agencies and others, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Urban and Local Affairs 9 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 138 county and municipal expenditures for emergency services.
- AB 139 loans to study or implement the consolidation, or cooperation for the provision, of local governmental unit services or the consolidation of local governmental units and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 140 exceptions to county and municipal levy limits and school district revenue limits for expenditures related to the implementation of service consolidation or cooperation, or to the implementation of political subdivision or school district consolidation.
- AB 316 financial assistance for local recycling programs and making an appropriation.
- AB 34 eliminating the fee for having land rezoned out a farmland preservation zoning district and eliminating the program for purchasing agricultural conservation easements.
- AB 45 authorizing county treasurers to provide notice of unclaimed funds by using the Internet.
- AB 507 authorizing cities, villages, and towns to retain certain unclaimed funds in a public treasury.
- AJR 116 appointment of treasurer in Milwaukee county (first consideration).
- AJR 24 appointment of certain officers in county and judicial circuit offices (first consideration).
Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education 7 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 108 the sale of unpasteurized milk products and an exemption from rules and licensing and permitting requirements for certain dairy farms.
- SB 132 exempting certain capital expenditures made by a technical college district from the requirement for a referendum.
- SB 183 the serving and sale of margarine.
- SB 236 grants to technical college districts to reduce unemployment; creating a new individual income tax upper bracket; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
- SB 494 grants for dental students, and loan assistance for dentists, who agree to practice in dental health shortage areas, or to provide services to Medical Assistance recipients, in this state, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
- SB 51 the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement grant program and making an appropriation.
- SB 543 changing the computation order for the dairy and livestock farm investment credit.
Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs 7 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 121 requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to create and implement a business retention program, increasing the funding for skills enhancement grants, advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges, and making an appropriation.
- SB 122 the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program, requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to issue bonds and notes to raise capital for investment by venture capital funds in Wisconsin businesses, allowing refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits, authorizing positions for the University of Wisconsin, and making appropriations.
- SB 225 comprehensive planning and making an appropriation.
- SB 310 brownfields redevelopment grants.
- SB 355 the hours that a minor may work.
- SB 39 grants to regional economic development entities by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
- SB 52 requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to issue bonds and notes to raise capital for investment by venture capital funds in Wisconsin businesses.
Energy and Utilities 7 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 565 spending by certain electric and natural gas public utilities on energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable resource programs.
- AB 581 setback requirements for wind energy systems.
- AB 596 certain incandescent light bulbs manufactured and sold in this state.
- AB 730 certificates of public convenience and necessity and permits for certain electric generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines.
- AB 731 appraisals, appeals from compensation amounts, and attorney fees in condemnation proceedings.
- AB 734 treatment of hydroelectric power under the renewable portfolio standard.
- AB 737 energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, energy and environmental design standards for state buildings, structures, and facilities, energy and environmental design standards for school district facilities and other local government buildings, leasing of state buildings, structures, and facilities, standards for the construction and use of graywater systems, and granting rule-making authority.
Financial Institutions and Rural Issues 7 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 120 an income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution, increasing the credit amounts for the dairy manufacturing facility, meat processing facility, and food processing facility investment credits, and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 24 eliminating the fee for having land rezoned out a farmland preservation zoning district and eliminating the program for purchasing agricultural conservation easements.
- SB 258 credit cards issued to underage customers, higher education institutions and the marketing of credit cards, financial literacy requirements for higher education students, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
- SB 327 pleading requirements for assignees of creditors under the Wisconsin Consumer Act.
- SB 508 creation of the Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board and Wisconsin next generation reserve fund, authorizing the State of Wisconsin Investment Board to provide certain advice, services, and facilities to state agencies and others, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
- SB 529 nonresidential water treatment devices.
- SB 99 interest rates on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders.
Children and Families 6 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 315 child care facilities for children of state employees in the city of Madison.
- AB 446 time limits and other participation requirements, case management services, and caretaker of newborn grants under Wisconsin Works; child care provider rates and eligibility for subsidies under Wisconsin Shares; and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 632 participation of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim in proceedings under the Children's Code.
- AB 693 evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; requiring informed consent for performance of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 716 children's bedding containing certain chemicals and providing penalties.
- AB 747 eliminating certain requirements that must be met before a proceeding may be brought against a child under 12 years of age for habitual truancy and requiring the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under the Children's Code to order certain dispositions if the habitual truancy of a child under 12 years of age is the result of the neglect, refusal, or inability of the parent or guardian of the child to cause the child to attend school regularly.
Housing 6 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 155 prohibiting ordinances that place certain limits on landlords.
- AB 368 restoring indexing provisions to the homestead tax credit.
- AB 373 disclosure of radon testing.
- AB 422 length of declarant control; period for expanding condominiums; community manager requirements; requiring a written agreement between the declarant and the municipality, declarant warranties, and posting securities; requiring approval by the municipality of condominium instruments; and requiring certification of condominium financial statements.
- AB 586 professional land surveyors; the practice of professional land surveying; surveying land abutting navigable waters; various changes regarding platting, surveying, and certified survey maps; and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 668 terminating a tenancy for criminal activity and requiring notice to landlord of nuisance investigation by law enforcement agency.
Colleges and Universities 5 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 133 remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college and making an appropriation.
- AB 141 the Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the Wisconsin higher education grant program, and making an appropriation.
- AB 185 authorizing certain individuals to contribute to a college savings plan account.
- AB 22 the purchase of food by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin-System.
- AB 619 grants for dental students, and loan assistance for dentists, who agree to practice in dental health shortage areas, or to provide services to Medical Assistance recipients, in this state, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection 5 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 16 prohibiting certain telephone calls using electronically prerecorded messages, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
- SB 470 certain incandescent light bulbs manufactured and sold in this state.
- SB 509 the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty.
- SB 519 renewable energy goals for state energy consumption and for energy use by certain state agencies.
- SB 548 revenue limit for energy efficiency projects.
Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c) 4 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 198 preparation of legislative and congressional districting plans by the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Government Accountability Board.
- AB 21 state procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and setting a goal for local government to purchase a certain percentage of products and services from businesses located in this state.
- AB 374 creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses.
- AJR 52 requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws (first consideration).
Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism 4 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 166 preferences for minority-owned businesses in state procurement.
- SB 328 retail licenses held by wineries.
- SB 424 requiring the Department of Workforce Development, when a claimant applies for unemployment insurance benefits, to notify the local workforce development board, and the job center, serving the area where the claimant resides.
- SB 438 changes to the local room tax and providing a penalty.
Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c) 3 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 263 setback requirements for wind energy systems and granting rule-making authority.
- SB 542 the process for issuance of prospecting and mining permits for certain iron mining, standards for activities related to iron mining, fees related to iron mining, the net proceeds occupation tax on iron mining, and making appropriations.
- SB 98 requirements for wind energy systems, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Public Health and Public Safety 3 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 255 FoodShare benefits for legal immigrants.
- AB 540 training in traumatic brain injury awareness for law enforcement officers, tribal officers, emergency medical technicians, and first responders and granting rule-making authority.
- AB 743 radon measurement and mitigation and granting rule-making authority.
Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs 3 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 375 the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority's development reserve fund and small business and agricultural production loan guarantee programs.
- AB 532 creating a neighborhood business revitalization loan guarantee program in the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
- AB 592 financial assistance to towns for certain dam safety projects.
Aging and Long-Term Care 2 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 345 arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty.
- AB 568 requirements for residential facilities that provide or promote themselves as providing specialized care for persons who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia and providing penalties.
Agriculture 2 bills, 0 hearings
Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy 2 bills, 0 hearings
Homeland Security and State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c) 2 bills, 0 hearings
Senate Organization, Ayes 17, Noes 16 2 bills, 0 hearings
Veterans and Military Affairs 2 bills, 0 hearings
Assembly Organization, Ayes 57, Noes 37 1 bills, 0 hearings
- AR 4 requesting the governor to negotiate in good faith on January 2011 Special Session Assembly Bill 11.
Colleges and Universities pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c) 1 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 343 grants to technical college districts to reduce unemployment; creating a new individual income tax upper bracket; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Forestry 1 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 402 creating forest enterprise areas; the creation of a managed forest land board of review; review of certain decisions of the Department of Natural Resources regarding forestry practices on managed forest land; annual allowable timber harvests; management plans for large ownerships of managed forest land and for group enrollments; designation of additional managed forest land; leasing of managed forest land; the taxation of managed forest land; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
Insurance pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c) 1 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 189 prohibiting an insurer from requiring a certain vendor for repairing a motor vehicle, requiring adjusters to inspect motor vehicle damage, and insurance payments for motor vehicle repair costs.
Rules, Ayes 58, Noes 36 1 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 72 wind energy system rules.
State and Federal Relations and Information Technology 1 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 37 authorizing county treasurers to provide notice of unclaimed funds by using the Internet.
Tourism, Recreation and State Properties 1 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 117 an addition to the 2009-11 Authorized State Building Program and granting bonding authority.
Transportation and Elections, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c) 1 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 139 prohibiting the promulgation of certain rules concerning campaign financing by the Government Accountability Board.
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules 1 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 332 inclusion in the economic impact analysis for a proposed rule an assessment of the impact that the proposed rule will have on public health and the environment.
joint committee on Information Policy and Technology 1 bills, 0 hearings
- SB 533 establishing a nanotechnology information hub and a nanotechnology council.
joint survey committee on Retirement Systems 1 bills, 0 hearings
- AB 539 authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to establish an optional retirement system for its employees.