Phil Garthwaite
Atom feedDemocratic Former Representative · Assembly District 49
Bills they led · 10
Bills where Phil Garthwaite is the lead author — the first name on the bill. Sponsoring a bill means putting it forward: the text itself is drafted by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Bills they signed onto behind another member are listed below, and bills they only voted on are in Vote history. What these roles mean
Of the 10 bills they led: 2 became law, 0 were vetoed, 1 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.
Became law 2 bills
- AB 768 authorizing the Department of Commerce to designate two additional enterprise zones. 2009
- AB 575 requiring the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to establish standards for products sold as honey, prohibiting the labeling as Wisconsin certified honey of a product that has not been determined to meet the standards, prohibiting the labeling as honey of a product that does not meet the standards, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. 2009
Passed one chamber 1 bills
- AJR 71 the H1N1 virus and its impact on Wisconsin. 2009
Died at session end 7 bills
- AB 859 semiannual meetings of small winery cooperative wholesalers. 2009
- AB 830 the collection of an administrative fee by the county sheriff. 2009
- AB 782 encouraging the purchase of food produced in this state, creating goals and a preference in state procurement for food produced in this state, and creating a council. 2009
- AB 40 the filing of a wage claim or the bringing of a wage claim action by a collective bargaining representative on behalf of an employee and the priority of a wage claim lien over a prior lien of a commercial lending institution and over the rights of a purchaser of any property of the employer. 2009
- AB 313 licensure fee for an emergency medical technician. 2009
- AB 206 creating a committee to study the uses of industrial hemp. 2009
- AB 113 changes to economic development tax benefit programs, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. 2009
Coauthored · 57
Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Phil Garthwaite signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.
Show all 57 coauthored bills
- AR 13 proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 2009
- AR 11 recognizing and proclaiming Hispanic Heritage Month, a month-long celebration of the culture and traditions of United States residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. 2009
- AJR 72 the life and public service of Edward Moore Kennedy. 2009
- AJR 60 the public service of Anthony D. Hardie. 2009
- AJR 57 the public service of Anthony D. Hardie. 2009
- AJR 28 commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway. 2009
- AJR 24 providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state (first consideration). 2009
- AB 98 the designation of Korean War Armistice Day. 2009
- AB 97 the designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. 2009
- AB 948 an income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 901 a sales and use tax exemption for textbooks. 2009
- AB 853 tax benefits for hiring new employees and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 809 transportation of private school pupils. 2009
- AB 808 student achievement guarantee in education program contracts. 2009
- AB 807 transportation aid to school districts. 2009
- AB 806 the procedure for school district consolidations. 2009
- AB 805 grants to school districts for efficiency and consolidation feasibility studies, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 781 remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college. 2009
- AB 78 judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings and the provision of attorney representation of state employees at John Doe proceedings. 2009
- AB 771 a grant to Wisconsin Workforce Development Association from the Department of Commerce and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 770 assessment on critical access hospitals; payments to critical access hospitals under the Medical Assistance Program; creating a rural physician residency assistance program; the physician, dentist, and health care provider loan assistance programs; and making appropriations. 2009
- AB 767 changes to the membership of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, notification to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board of bills with an economic impact on small businesses, and the role of the Office of the Small Business Advocate in the Department of Commerce. 2009
- AB 757 a food processing plant and food warehouse investment tax credit, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 756 the dairy and livestock investment tax credits. 2009
- AB 748 suspension of the requirement that certain milk contractors pay an assessment into the agricultural producer security fund. 2009
- AB 746 promoting the use of locally grown food in school meals and snacks and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 740 growing and processing industrial hemp, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 73 cash value of life insurance regarding eligibility for the veterans assistance program. 2009
- AB 721 public, educational, and governmental access channel requirements for video service providers and interim cable operators. 2009
- AB 717 the agricultural producer security program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 700 authorization for final disposition of a decedent's remains. 2009
- AB 65 public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties. 2009
- AB 642 an income and franchise tax credit for a qualified equity investment in a qualified community development entity, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 606 the regulation of video service providers and interim cable operators, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. 2009
- AB 600 authority of the Public Service Commission regarding fuel costs of certain electric public utilities and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 591 authorizing certain optometrists to dispense contact lenses that deliver a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent. 2009
- AB 574 lightweight utility vehicles and providing a penalty. 2009
- AB 551 furlough of executive branch state employees during the 2009-11 fiscal biennium and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 548 possession of certain animals killed by vehicles. 2009
- AB 532 directing the Department of Commerce to award grants to community development corporations to establish capital access programs, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 529 violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law and providing a penalty. 2009
- AB 470 membership of the Natural Resources Board. 2009
- AB 464 a requirement that an employer permit an employee who is a volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical technician, first responder, or ambulance driver for a volunteer fire department or fire company, a public agency, or a nonprofit corporation to be late for or absent from work if the lateness or absence is due to the employee responding to an emergency that begins before the employee is required to report to work. 2009
- AB 430 making October 10, William D. Hoard Day, a legal holiday. 2009
- AB 41 a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 403 local government property insurance fund premiums. 2009
- AB 392 finance charges for licensed lenders. 2009
- AB 391 deployment of high-speed Internet services. 2009
- AB 37 allowing dairy cooperatives to claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 31 authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay compensatory and punitive damages and a surcharge and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 276 composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. 2009
- AB 215 determining the value of billboards for personal property tax purposes. 2009
- AB 195 the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program. 2009
- AB 140 adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies. 2009
- AB 138 the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board. 2009
- AB 103 authorizing temporary permits to practice dentistry or dental hygiene without compensation. 2009
- AB 101 the registration of antique snowmobiles. 2009
Cosponsored · 40
Bills from the other house that Phil Garthwaite signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.
Show all 40 cosponsored bills
- SJR 74 the retirement of Russ Whitesel, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature. 2009
- SJR 7 providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state (first consideration). 2009
- SJR 65 lead poisoning hazards, lead abatement, and requesting a study. 2009
- SB 97 authorizing temporary permits to practice dentistry or dental hygiene without compensation. 2009
- SB 90 the registration of antique snowmobiles. 2009
- SB 77 changes to economic development tax benefit programs, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 76 the designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. 2009
- SB 75 the designation of Korean War Armistice Day. 2009
- SB 692 an income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 621 tax benefits for hiring new employees and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 599 grants to school districts for efficiency and consolidation feasibility studies, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 2009
- SB 598 the procedure for school district consolidations. 2009
- SB 596 transportation aid to school districts. 2009
- SB 595 transportation of private school pupils. 2009
- SB 593 student achievement guarantee in education program contracts. 2009
- SB 582 public, educational, and governmental access channel requirements for video service providers and interim cable operators. 2009
- SB 559 the dairy and livestock investment tax credits. 2009
- SB 553 assessment on critical access hospitals; payments to critical access hospitals under the Medical Assistance Program; creating a rural physician residency assistance program; the physician, dentist, and health care provider loan assistance programs; and making appropriations. 2009
- SB 550 a food processing plant and food warehouse investment tax credit, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. 2009
- SB 542 encouraging the purchase of food produced in this state, creating goals and a preference in state procurement for food produced in this state, and creating a council. 2009
- SB 536 promoting the use of locally grown food in school meals and snacks and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 527 the agricultural producer security program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 515 authorization for final disposition of a decedent's remains. 2009
- SB 51 judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings and the provision of attorney representation of state employees at John Doe proceedings. 2009
- SB 461 an income and franchise tax credit for a qualified equity investment in a qualified community development entity, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 419 requiring the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to establish standards for products sold as honey, prohibiting the labeling as Wisconsin certified honey of a product that has not been determined to meet the standards, prohibiting the labeling as honey of a product that does not meet the standards, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 402 authorizing certain optometrists to dispense contact lenses that deliver a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent. 2009
- SB 40 public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties. 2009
- SB 39 cash value of life insurance regarding eligibility for the veterans assistance program. 2009
- SB 308 a requirement that an employer permit an employee who is a volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical technician, first responder, or ambulance driver for a volunteer fire department or fire company, a public agency, or a nonprofit corporation to be late for or absent from work if the lateness or absence is due to the employee responding to an emergency that begins before the employee is required to report to work. 2009
- SB 282 local government property insurance fund premiums. 2009
- SB 261 deployment of high-speed Internet services. 2009
- SB 223 composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. 2009
- SB 20 authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay compensatory and punitive damages and a surcharge and making an appropriation. 2009
- SB 2 the filing of a wage claim or the bringing of a wage claim action by a collective bargaining representative on behalf of an employee and the priority of a wage claim lien over a prior lien of a commercial lending institution and over the rights of a purchaser of any property of the employer. 2009
- SB 180 granting prescriptive authority to psychologists and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 145 determining the value of billboards for personal property tax purposes. 2009
- SB 113 the appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board. 2009
- SB 111 adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies. 2009
- SB 1 a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority. 2009