Donald Friske
Atom feedRepublican Former Representative · Assembly District 35
Bills they led · 9
Bills where Donald Friske 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 9 bills they led: 0 became law, 0 were vetoed, 3 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.
Passed one chamber 1 bills
- AR 29 biofuels education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 2009
Died at session end 8 bills
- AJR 129 partial vetoes by the governor and the county chief executive officer. 2009
- AB 962 trailer or semitrailer registration. 2009
- AB 794 nonrefundable individual and corporate income and franchise tax credits for purchasing a thermal biomass heating system and fuel for such a system, property tax exemptions for thermal biomass heating systems and facilities used to store fuel for such systems, and a sales and use tax exemption for purchasing a thermal biomass heating system. 2009
- AB 754 an income and franchise tax credit for lumber manufacturing facility investments and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 434 eliminating Special Transfer Program aid. 2009
- AB 433 registration fees for certain motor vehicles issued special registration plates. 2009
- AB 432 notification requirements for persons who must register as sex offenders and who are on school premises and providing penalties. 2009
- AB 431 fees charged to qualified lake associations for certain permits to control aquatic plants. 2009
Coauthored · 35
Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Donald Friske signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.
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- AR 13 proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 2009
- AJR 51 state sovereignty. 2009
- AJR 3 creating the Joint Committee on Economic Stimulus Accountability. 2009
- AB 98 the designation of Korean War Armistice Day. 2009
- AB 97 the designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. 2009
- AB 926 creating the Department of Environmental Quality and transferring some of the authority and duties of the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of Environmental Quality and to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, granting rule-making authority, providing a penalty, and making appropriations. 2009
- AB 874 increasing the reduction in Wisconsin Works benefits based on a positive drug test, paying the amount of the reduction to dependent children in the group, and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 829 applicability of the prevailing wage law to publicly funded private construction projects and to regional transit authorities, the threshold for applicability of that law to a project of public works, 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. 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 778 weight limitations for vehicles transporting raw forest products. 2009
- AB 759 conditions of release to extended supervision, parole, conditional release, and supervised release, and conditions of probation, for sex offenders who committed certain crimes against children; prohibited areas for sex offenders who committed certain crimes against children; prohibiting a political subdivision from regulating the placement or residency of sex offenders; and providing a penalty. 2009
- AB 749 an income and franchise tax credit for equipment used to harvest or process woody biomass. 2009
- AB 74 creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes. 2009
- AB 732 the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance is subject to circuit court or municipal court jurisdiction rather than juvenile court jurisdiction; creating a community youth and family aids surcharge; authorizing the Department of Corrections to set the youth aids daily rates for care of a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility or a treatment facility; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 644 establishing a presumption for employment-connected communicable diseases for fire fighters, emergency medical service providers, law enforcement officers, and certain correctional employees. 2009
- AB 643 waiving certain federal bond limitations allocated to cities and counties and requiring the Department of Commerce to develop a system for reallocating the bond limitations to other state and local units of government. 2009
- AB 600 authority of the Public Service Commission regarding fuel costs of certain electric public utilities and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 580 petitions and management plans for the designation of managed forest land; transferrals of ownership of managed forest land; establishing stumpage values, filing cutting reports, and estimating withdrawal taxes under the managed forest land program; signatures and authentication requirements for orders under the forest croplands program; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. 2009
- AB 548 possession of certain animals killed by vehicles. 2009
- AB 525 automobile insurance coverage limits and proof of financial responsibility. 2009
- AB 477 the effective date of the jobs tax credit. 2009
- AB 474 carrying concealed weapons by law enforcement officers and by retired law enforcement officers. 2009
- AB 473 fees from retired law enforcement officers seeking to carry concealed weapons and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 421 Indian child welfare. 2009
- AB 393 using the results of standardized examinations to evaluate teachers. 2009
- AB 371 privileges under a Class A or Class B bear hunting license, and bear carcass tag and back tag requirements. 2009
- AB 370 information about land purchased with stewardship funding and approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain activities and projects that receive stewardship funding. 2009
- AB 303 special distinguishing registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. 2009
- AB 273 podiatrist-patient privilege, immunity exemption for podiatrists providing emergency care at athletic events, allowing podiatrists to determine an illness or injury and complete forms for the purpose of granting assistance to needy veterans, allowing podiatrists to determine disability for the purpose of issuing certain hunting permits, cooperatives organized to provide sickness care, the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board, allowing podiatrists to certify driver school instructors' physical fitness, allowing Medical Assistance recipients to freely choose among podiatrists, and giving equal weight to certifications of disability by podiatrists for insurance purposes. 2009
- AB 272 donating drugs and dispensing donated drugs. 2009
- AB 257 the amount of the environmental surcharge. 2009
- AB 242 the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs. 2009
- AB 193 the privilege of self-defense. 2009
- AB 167 the inapplicability of the prevailing wage law to projects in which the construction is contracted for by a private owner or developer and the completed projected is acquired by a local governmental unit or state agency. 2009
- AB 136 partially exempting an assessor and an assessor's staff from liability for trespassing, creating immunity from civil liability, and changing the notice requirements related to the revaluation of property by an assessor. 2009
Cosponsored · 26
Bills from the other house that Donald Friske signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.
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- 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
- SB 93 partially exempting an assessor and an assessor's staff from liability for trespassing, creating immunity from civil liability, and changing the notice requirements related to the revaluation of property by an assessor. 2009
- SB 696 applicability of the prevailing wage law to publicly funded private construction projects and to regional transit authorities, the threshold for applicability of that law to a project of public works, 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. 2009
- SB 590 petitions and management plans for the designation of managed forest land; transferrals of ownership of managed forest land; establishing stumpage values, filing cutting reports, and estimating withdrawal taxes under the managed forest land program; signatures and authentication requirements for orders under the forest croplands program; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. 2009
- SB 562 weight limitations for vehicles transporting raw forest products. 2009
- SB 548 conditions of release to extended supervision, parole, conditional release, and supervised release, and conditions of probation, for sex offenders who committed certain crimes against children; prohibited areas for sex offenders who committed certain crimes against children; prohibiting a political subdivision from regulating the placement or residency of sex offenders; and providing a penalty. 2009
- SB 512 the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the utility public benefits fund and the calculation of the low-income assistance fee for the 2010-11 fiscal year. 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 481 wild turkey hunting approvals; the regulation of the hunting of wild turkey; and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 45 creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes. 2009
- SB 440 waiving certain federal bond limitations allocated to cities and counties and requiring the Department of Commerce to develop a system for reallocating the bond limitations to other state and local units of government. 2009
- SB 429 establishing a presumption for employment-connected communicable diseases for fire fighters, emergency medical service providers, law enforcement officers, and certain correctional employees. 2009
- SB 386 automobile insurance coverage limits and proof of financial responsibility. 2009
- SB 377 carrying concealed weapons by law enforcement officers and by retired law enforcement officers. 2009
- SB 376 fees from retired law enforcement officers seeking to carry concealed weapons and making an appropriation. 2009
- SB 374 creating a commercial driver license exception for law enforcement officers operating commercial motor vehicles. 2009
- SB 288 Indian child welfare. 2009
- SB 258 using the results of standardized examinations to evaluate teachers. 2009
- SB 254 privileges under a Class A or Class B bear hunting license, and bear carcass tag and back tag requirements. 2009
- SB 247 information about land purchased with stewardship funding and approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain activities and projects that receive stewardship funding. 2009
- SB 198 donating drugs and dispensing donated drugs. 2009
- SB 191 podiatrist-patient privilege, immunity exemption for podiatrists providing emergency care at athletic events, allowing podiatrists to determine an illness or injury and complete forms for the purpose of granting assistance to needy veterans, allowing podiatrists to determine disability for the purpose of issuing certain hunting permits, cooperatives organized to provide sickness care, the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board, allowing podiatrists to certify driver school instructors' physical fitness, allowing Medical Assistance recipients to freely choose among podiatrists, and giving equal weight to certifications of disability by podiatrists for insurance purposes. 2009
- SB 180 granting prescriptive authority to psychologists and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 173 the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs. 2009
- SB 129 the privilege of self-defense. 2009
- SB 103 restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles by persons using electronic text messaging devices and providing a penalty. 2009