Tom Nelson
Atom feedDemocratic Former Representative · Assembly District 5
Bills they led · 4
Bills where Tom Nelson 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 4 bills they led: 0 became law, 0 were vetoed, 0 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.
Coauthored · 34
Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Tom Nelson 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 28 commemorating the Bay View labor strike and massacre. 2009
- AR 2 establishing the assembly committee structure and names for the 2009-2010 legislative session. 2009
- 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
- AR 1 notifying the senate and the governor that the 2009-2010 assembly is organized. 2009
- AJR 90 the life and public service of Rev. P. Harvey Stower. 2009
- AJR 88 the life and public service of Jay W. Johnson. 2009
- AJR 81 commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Wisconsin Nurses Association. 2009
- AJR 60 the public service of Anthony D. Hardie. 2009
- AJR 57 the public service of Anthony D. Hardie. 2009
- AJR 53 the life and public service of former Congressman Reverend Robert J. Cornell. 2009
- AJR 33 proclaiming April as Autism Awareness Month. 2009
- AJR 136 commemorating the 40th Earth Day celebration. 2009
- AB 98 the designation of Korean War Armistice Day. 2009
- AB 97 the designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. 2009
- AB 899 payments to hospitals for HIV-related services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. 2009
- AB 895 various changes in election laws, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties. 2009
- AB 734 the creation of a Fox Cities regional transit authority. 2009
- AB 7 designating a portion of the Brunsweiler River as a wild river. 2009
- AB 5 payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state. 2009
- AB 451 registration of construction contractors. 2009
- AB 421 Indian child welfare. 2009
- AB 401 creation of renewable resource credits by electric providers and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 392 finance charges for licensed lenders. 2009
- AB 35 the use of race-based names, nicknames, logos, and mascots by school boards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. 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 283 operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. 2009
- AB 264 the use of golf carts in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and Peshtigo River State Forest and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- AB 255 eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits and payment of extended benefits; excluding recovery and reinvestment act moneys from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments; eligibility for participation in the programs of a community action agency; financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program; the confidentiality of pupil records provided to the Department of Public Instruction; financial assistance for criminal justice programs; authorizing political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans; definition of low-income household under energy and weatherization assistance programs; eligibility and notice changes for state continuation of coverage for health insurance; changes to enterprise zone jobs credits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. 2009
- AB 2 state procurement of contractual services. 2009
- AB 191 drunken driving and creating a penalty. 2009
- AB 172 requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process. 2009
- AB 15 health insurance coverage of treatment for autism spectrum disorders. 2009
- AB 1 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. 2009
Cosponsored · 19
Bills from the other house that Tom Nelson 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 8 modifying the session schedule for the 2009-10 biennial session period and extending the deadline for the governor's budget message. 2009
- 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 35 encouraging the purchase and use of American goods and services with federal economic renewal grants. 2009
- SB 8 state procurement of contractual services. 2009
- SB 76 the designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. 2009
- SB 75 the designation of Korean War Armistice Day. 2009
- SB 647 payments to hospitals for HIV-related services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. 2009
- SB 640 various changes in election laws, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties. 2009
- SB 6 designating a portion of the Brunsweiler River as a wild river. 2009
- SB 597 a grant for a highway project in the town of Pound. 2009
- SB 327 designating Wisconsin cheese as the Wisconsin state snack. 2009
- SB 288 Indian child welfare. 2009
- SB 273 creation of renewable resource credits by electric providers and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 25 the use of race-based names, nicknames, logos, and mascots by school boards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. 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 189 eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits and payment of extended benefits; excluding recovery and reinvestment act moneys from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments; eligibility for participation in the programs of a community action agency; financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program; the confidentiality of pupil records provided to the Department of Public Instruction; financial assistance for criminal justice programs; authorizing political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans; definition of low-income household under energy and weatherization assistance programs; eligibility and notice changes for state continuation of coverage for health insurance; changes to enterprise zone jobs credits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. 2009
- SB 188 the use of golf carts in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and Peshtigo River State Forest and granting rule-making authority. 2009
- SB 15 payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state. 2009
- SB 135 requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process. 2009