Every Bill Led or Signed

260 in total, newest first. Signing on adds a name to a bill; it is not the same as leading it. Showing 1–200.

SB 19 Exempting from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses. Cosponsor 2011s-sep
AB 19 Exempting from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses. Coauthor 2011s-sep
SJR 7 Commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for an outstanding season and 2011 Rose Bowl bid. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 55 Honoring the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 52 Commemorating the achievements and contributions of Western Technical College on the occasion of its centennial. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 50 The life and public service of Dick Wheeler. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 45 Recognizing October 2011 as Comprehensive Women's Health Month. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 34 Collective bargaining by employees (first consideration). Cosponsor 2011
SJR 14 Recognizing Black History Month. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 12 Commending the Green Bay Packers. Cosponsor 2011
SB 553 Use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification for voting. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 511 Allocation of national mortgage foreclosure settlement proceeds and making appropriations. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 468 Prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval. Cosponsor 2011
SB 448 An income tax and franchise tax credit for training apprentices. Cosponsor 2011
SB 436 Funding for the urban mass transit operating assistance program and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 377 Changing terminology for those with an intellectual disability. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 352 Participation in certain training by unemployment insurance claimants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2011
SB 351 Changing the deadline for approval of a certain federal law waiver request affecting the Medical Assistance program. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 293 Entrepreneurial assistance grants and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2011
SB 282 Family planning services and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2011
SB 279 Family planning services under the Medical Assistance waiver program. Cosponsor 2011
SB 277 Prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action. Cosponsor 2011
SB 256 The fee for duplicate identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation. Cosponsor 2011
SB 249 Employment discrimination based on employment status. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 206 Implementing federal health insurance law changes. Cosponsor 2011
SB 193 Prohibiting a vote on bills during the first 21 days after introduction. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 176 Legislative vacancies. Cosponsor 2011
SB 171 Exempting from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 118 Communications by members of the legislature. Cosponsor 2011
AR 6 Commemorating the Bay View labor strike and massacre. Coauthor 2011
AR 3 Honoring the victims of the Arizona shootings. Coauthor 2011
AR 26 Privatization of custodial workers at the capitol and executive office buildings. Coauthor 2011
AR 15 Proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Coauthor 2011
AR 14 Public notice for meetings of assembly committees. Coauthor 2011
AJR 95 Honoring the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Coauthor 2011
AJR 88 Commemorating the achievements and contributions of Western Technical College on the occasion of its centennial. Coauthor 2011
AJR 83 Honoring Wisconsin's retiring teachers for their years of service and contributions to our state's educational system and its students. Coauthor 2011
AJR 74 The life and public service of Cecil B. Brown, Jr. Coauthor 2011
AJR 72 Recognizing October 2011 as Comprehensive Women's Health Month. Coauthor 2011
AJR 71 Commending Michael R. Lovell as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Coauthor 2011
AJR 70 Recognizing October 6 as German-American Day. Coauthor 2011
AJR 62 Public notice for assembly, senate, and joint committee meetings. Coauthor 2011
AJR 59 Proclaiming Diabetes Awareness Month. Lead author 2011
AJR 45 Commending State Auditor Janice Mueller on the occasion of her retirement. Coauthor 2011
AJR 17 Recognizing Black History Month. Lead author 2011
AJR 130 Proclaiming March 2012 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Coauthor 2011
AJR 125 Commending Milwaukee Area Technical College on the occasion of its 100th year of service. Lead author 2011
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). Coauthor 2011
AJR 10 Commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for an outstanding season and 2011 Rose Bowl bid. Coauthor 2011
AJR 1 Honoring the life and achievements of Hank Raymonds. Coauthor 2011
AB 724 Use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification for voting. Coauthor 2011
AB 705 Use of hand-held mobile telephones while driving and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2011
AB 700 Posting of gubernatorial appointment vacancies on the Internet Web site of the Office of the Governor. Coauthor 2011
AB 699 Prohibiting promulgation or enforcement of certain rules or policies relating to public access to the state capitol building. Coauthor 2011
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. Coauthor 2011
AB 673 Campaign contributions to the governor or certain committees by lobbyists, principals, and other persons who may be affected by proposed administrative rules. Coauthor 2011
AB 672 Allocation of national mortgage foreclosure settlement proceeds and making appropriations. Coauthor 2011
AB 641 Making the transitional jobs program permanent, increasing audit and compliance positions in the Department of Revenue, and making appropriations. Coauthor 2011
AB 636 Prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval. Coauthor 2011
AB 632 Participation of the next of kin of a parental homicide victim in proceedings under the Children's Code. Coauthor 2011
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. Coauthor 2011
AB 587 An income tax and franchise tax credit for training apprentices. Coauthor 2011
AB 58 State finances, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 577 Funding for the urban mass transit operating assistance program and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 566 The school day milk program and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
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. Coauthor 2011
AB 474 Changing the deadline for approval of a certain federal law waiver request affecting the Medical Assistance program. Coauthor 2011
AB 450 Participation in certain training by unemployment insurance claimants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
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. Coauthor 2011
AB 412 Requiring the Department of Workforce Development to notify the local workforce development board when a claimant applies for unemployment insurance benefits. Coauthor 2011
AB 399 Entrepreneurial assistance grants and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 398 Workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 396 Relinquishing custody of a newborn child. Coauthor 2011
AB 364 Prohibiting abusive work environments and permitting a person who has been subject to such an environment to bring a civil action. Coauthor 2011
AB 354 The fee for duplicate identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation. Coauthor 2011
AB 349 Family planning services under the Medical Assistance waiver program. Coauthor 2011
AB 348 Family planning services and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 344 Employment discrimination based on employment status. Coauthor 2011
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. Coauthor 2011
AB 32 Communications by members of the legislature. Lead author 2011
AB 313 Unclassified division administrators in the state civil service system. Coauthor 2011
AB 312 Implementing federal health insurance law changes. Coauthor 2011
AB 297 Prohibiting an insurer from taking various actions with respect to property insurance because of claims based on acts of nature. Coauthor 2011
AB 296 Treatment of contributions used to finance recall petition drives. Coauthor 2011
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. Coauthor 2011
AB 280 Exempting from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses. Lead author 2011
AB 268 Legislative vacancies. Coauthor 2011
AB 257 A Milwaukee County sales and use tax for parks, recreation and culture, transit services, and public safety. Coauthor 2011
AB 256 A grant to Milwaukee County to assist men of color in obtaining employment and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 255 FoodShare benefits for legal immigrants. Coauthor 2011
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. Coauthor 2011
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. Coauthor 2011
SJR 82 Commemorating the 40th Earth Day celebration. Cosponsor 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. Cosponsor 2009
SJR 64 The life and public service of Mary Anne McNulty. Cosponsor 2009
SJR 63 Recognizing Black History Month. Cosponsor 2009
SJR 6 Opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate. Cosponsor 2009
SJR 47 The second anniversary of WisconsinEye's commencement of broadcast operations. Cosponsor 2009
SJR 4 Recognizing February 2009 as American Heart Month and February 6, 2009, as Wear Red For Women Day. Cosponsor 2009
SJR 20 Proclaiming the Week of the Young Child. Cosponsor 2009
SJR 19 Declaring April 2009 Donate Life Month. Cosponsor 2009
SJR 12 Recognizing and supporting national Minority Cancer Awareness Week. Cosponsor 2009
SB 81 Authorizing a city or village to extend the life of a tax incremental district for one year to benefit housing in the city or village. Cosponsor 2009
SB 78 Protections for tenants in foreclosure actions. Cosponsor 2009
SB 76 The designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. Cosponsor 2009
SB 75 The designation of Korean War Armistice Day. Cosponsor 2009
SB 67 Preparation time as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. Cosponsor 2009
SB 643 Sales and transfers of firearms, records from sales of firearms, possession of firearms by persons convicted of violent offenses that are not felonies, and providing penalties. Cosponsor 2009
SB 586 Apprentice contracts, the appointment and composition of the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Council, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 549 Entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Cosponsor 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. Cosponsor 2009
SB 523 Unfair labor practices in violation of collective bargaining rights. Cosponsor 2009
SB 513 Life settlements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 511 The southeastern regional transit authority, the creation of interim regional transit authorities in southeast Wisconsin, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2009
SB 509 Creating a nonrefundable individual income and corporate income and franchise tax credit for contributions to certain public school programs and to private school scholarship funds. Cosponsor 2009
SB 508 Exempting from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses. Cosponsor 2009
SB 49 Changing the procedures for filling vacant civil service positions in the city of Milwaukee. Cosponsor 2009
SB 477 Treatment of abandoned employee retirement accounts under a retirement system of a 1st class city. Cosponsor 2009
SB 462 The governance, and election of members of the board of school directors, of a first class city school district, and tenure for school principals. Cosponsor 2009
SB 43 The scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law. Cosponsor 2009
SB 423 Library boards of public libraries established in a first class city. Cosponsor 2009
SB 410 Designating and marking a portion of I 43 in the city of Milwaukee as the Jeannetta Simpson-Robinson Memorial Highway. Cosponsor 2009
SB 41 Indoor environmental quality in public and private schools. Cosponsor 2009
SB 395 Psychological evaluations for law enforcement officers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. Cosponsor 2009
SB 390 Deduction of voluntary payments from retirement annuities under the Wisconsin Retirement System. Cosponsor 2009
SB 39 Cash value of life insurance regarding eligibility for the veterans assistance program. Cosponsor 2009
SB 381 Notice of firearm prohibition when served with notice of an injunction hearing and process for surrendering firearms following the granting of certain injunctions. Cosponsor 2009
SB 378 Exempting certain capital expenditures made by a technical college district from the requirement for a referendum. Cosponsor 2009
SB 37 Payment of judgments in traffic courts and municipal courts by installments and the suspension of operating privileges. Cosponsor 2009
SB 368 Medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 367 Requiring a person to report a stolen or lost firearm, creating a database for stolen and lost firearms, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 362 Health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems. Cosponsor 2009
SB 36 Motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations. Cosponsor 2009
SB 355 Prohibiting electronic text messaging while driving and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 337 Creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender. Cosponsor 2009
SB 331 Prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes or who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or from being permitted to reside at a premises where child care is provided and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2009
SB 30 Underage persons possessing, consuming, or being provided alcohol beverages on licensed premises when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or spouse. Cosponsor 2009
SB 275 Employment discrimination based on credit history. Cosponsor 2009
SB 270 Limiting the searchability of a governmental Internet listing of property taxes assessed. Cosponsor 2009
SB 240 Restoring the right to vote to certain persons barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction and changing the information required on voter registration forms. Cosponsor 2009
SB 238 Expanding the secretary of revenue's authority to waive or reduce interest or penalties. Cosponsor 2009
SB 236 Electronic filing of campaign finance reports. Cosponsor 2009
SB 204 Prohibiting discrimination in housing because of domestic abuse victim status and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 203 Claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases. Cosponsor 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. Cosponsor 2009
SB 183 The provision of support services information to employees who are affected by a business closing or mass layoff and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 181 Prohibiting smoking in indoor areas, in sports arenas, in public conveyances, and at certain outdoor locations and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 179 Deceptive election practices; voter intimidation, suppression, and protection; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties. Cosponsor 2009
SB 170 Making June 19, Juneteenth Day, a legal holiday. Cosponsor 2009
SB 163 Requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority. Cosponsor 2009
SB 16 Permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be. Cosponsor 2009
SB 15 Payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state. Cosponsor 2009
SB 141 Requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 135 Requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process. Cosponsor 2009
SB 134 Motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards. Cosponsor 2009
SB 133 Operating a motor vehicle while suspended, revoked, or disqualified. Cosponsor 2009
SB 13 Refunds of overcharges by commercial mobile radio service providers, actions against commercial mobile radio service providers that fail to make timely refunds, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
SB 121 Requiring the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to establish a career conversations program. Cosponsor 2009
SB 113 The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board. Cosponsor 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. Cosponsor 2009
SB 109 Commencement of the school term in public schools. Cosponsor 2009
SB 108 Mandatory overtime hours and on-call time worked by health care workers and providing penalties. Cosponsor 2009
SB 1 A state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority. Cosponsor 2009
AR 28 Commemorating the Bay View labor strike and massacre. Coauthor 2009
AR 13 Proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2009
AJR 9 Proclaiming May 15, 16, and 17, 2009, Syttende Mai Weekend. Coauthor 2009
AJR 84 The life and public service of Velma Hamilton. Coauthor 2009
AJR 76 The second anniversary of WisconsinEye's commencement of broadcast operations. Coauthor 2009
AJR 72 The life and public service of Edward Moore Kennedy. Coauthor 2009
AJR 33 Proclaiming April as Autism Awareness Month. Coauthor 2009
AJR 31 Declaring April 2009 Donate Life Month. Coauthor 2009
AJR 30 Proclaiming the Week of the Young Child. Coauthor 2009
AJR 15 Opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate. Coauthor 2009
AJR 136 Commemorating the 40th Earth Day celebration. Coauthor 2009
AJR 117 The life and public service of Mary Anne McNulty. Coauthor 2009
AJR 106 Proclaiming February 5, 2010, as Go Red for Women Day. Coauthor 2009
AJR 10 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. Coauthor 2009
AB 98 The designation of Korean War Armistice Day. Coauthor 2009
AB 97 The designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. Coauthor 2009
AB 95 Preparation time as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. Coauthor 2009
AB 916 Deduction of voluntary payments from retirement annuities under the Wisconsin Retirement System. Coauthor 2009
AB 914 Sales and transfers of firearms, records from sales of firearms, possession of firearms by persons convicted of violent offenses that are not felonies, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
AB 875 Restoring the Minority Business Development Board and the Minority Business Grant and Loan Program. Coauthor 2009
AB 81 Changing the procedures for filling vacant civil service positions in the city of Milwaukee. Coauthor 2009
AB 797 Apprentice contracts, the appointment and composition of the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Council, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Lead author 2009
AB 771 A grant to Wisconsin Workforce Development Association from the Department of Commerce and making an appropriation. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2009
AB 758 Life settlements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
AB 755 Allowing certain utilities to administer investment programs for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy applications, creating requirements for political subdivision loans for similar improvements and applications, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
AB 751 Entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Coauthor 2009