Every Bill Led or Signed

2,712 in total, newest first. Signing on adds a name to a bill; it is not the same as leading it. Showing 2,401–2,600.

AB 273 The loan program for property taxes imposed as a result of an error in equalized value and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2011
AB 272 Correcting the 2011 equalized valuation for the village of Twin Lakes. Cosponsor 2011
AB 250 Regulating text messages as telephone solicitations for purposes of the no call list. Cosponsor 2011
AB 241 Differential tuition at certain institutions and colleges of the University of Wisconsin System. Cosponsor 2011
AB 230 Deletion of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits. Cosponsor 2011
AB 22 The purchase of food by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin-System. Cosponsor 2011
AB 218 The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board. Cosponsor 2011
AB 198 Preparation of legislative and congressional districting plans by the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Government Accountability Board. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
AB 184 Prohibiting the inclusion of Racine County in the jurisdiction of a local professional baseball park district. Cosponsor 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. Cosponsor 2011
AB 151 Copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. Cosponsor 2011
AB 132 Motor vehicle dealers. Cosponsor 2011
AB 128 The amount of the exemption from income tax withholding requirements for employees of a county fair association. Cosponsor 2011
AB 114 Eligibility of hydroelectric resources under the renewable portfolio standard. Cosponsor 2011
AB 11 Authorizing the Department of Commerce to designate one additional enterprise zone. Cosponsor 2011
AB 108 Costs of administering tests for intoxication. Cosponsor 2011
AB 105 Creating an exception to certain requirements in the creation of or amendment to a tax incremental financing district in the village of Pleasant Prairie. Cosponsor 2011
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. Cosponsor 2011
SR 8 Urging and authorizing the attorney general to pursue every legal means available to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. Coauthor 2009
SR 5 Memorializing Congress to enact the Employee Free Choice Act. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2009
SJR 7 Providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state (first consideration). Coauthor 2009
SJR 65 Lead poisoning hazards, lead abatement, and requesting a study. Coauthor 2009
SJR 55 Declaring 2010 as the Year of John Muir. Coauthor 2009
SJR 51 Proclaiming October 2009 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Coauthor 2009
SJR 35 Encouraging the purchase and use of American goods and services with federal economic renewal grants. Coauthor 2009
SJR 3 Proclaiming Data Privacy Day. Coauthor 2009
SJR 28 Proclaiming April 22, 2009, as Undergraduate Research Day and commending University of Wisconsin System students, faculty, and staff. Coauthor 2009
SJR 20 Proclaiming the Week of the Young Child. Coauthor 2009
SJR 19 Declaring April 2009 Donate Life Month. Coauthor 2009
SJR 13 The Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin. Lead author 2009
SJR 12 Recognizing and supporting national Minority Cancer Awareness Week. Coauthor 2009
SB 97 Authorizing temporary permits to practice dentistry or dental hygiene without compensation. Coauthor 2009
SB 94 The licensing and regulation of thermal system insulation mechanics; creating a thermal system insulation council; requiring the employment of a state inspector; establishing standards for installing and maintaining thermal system insulation; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 9 A tort action for intentional misrepresentation in a residential real estate transaction. Coauthor 2009
SB 87 Increasing the maximum annual loan amount under the property tax deferral loan program of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 80 The Volunteer Health Care Provider Program. Coauthor 2009
SB 8 State procurement of contractual services. Lead author 2009
SB 76 The designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. Coauthor 2009
SB 75 The designation of Korean War Armistice Day. Coauthor 2009
SB 74 Health insurance coverage denials for eligibility under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan. Coauthor 2009
SB 73 The lifetime limit under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan. Coauthor 2009
SB 72 Portability under group health benefit plans and independent review of insurance policy rescissions and preexisting condition exclusion denials under group and individual health benefit plans. Coauthor 2009
SB 71 Preexisting condition exclusions, modifications at renewal, and establishing a standard application for individual health benefit plans and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 70 Coverage of dependents under health care plans. Coauthor 2009
SB 694 Membership on the Natural Resources Board. Coauthor 2009
SB 69 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. Coauthor 2009
SB 672 Compliance by employers with certain laws whose enforcement depends on the proper classification of persons as employees or nonemployees and providing penalties. Lead author 2009
SB 67 Preparation time as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. Coauthor 2009
SB 669 Willful misclassification of an employee as a nonemployee by a person engaged in the painting or drywall finishing of buildings or other structures with intent to evade the laws related to income tax withholding, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, or employment discrimination and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 667 Licensure and regulation of behavior analysts, insurance coverage of the services of behavior analysts for autism treatment, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Lead author 2009
SB 665 Licensing of individuals using cranes and heavy equipment, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 663 Requiring bittering agents in certain engine coolants and antifreeze and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 661 General permits for certain wetland restoration activities and providing a penalty. Lead author 2009
SB 647 Payments to hospitals for HIV-related services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. Coauthor 2009
SB 640 Various changes in election laws, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
SB 638 Accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or the Technical College System. Lead author 2009
SB 636 Imposing a surcharge for certain forfeitures and making an appropriation. Lead author 2009
SB 604 Defining political subdivision of a state for purposes of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law. Lead author 2009
SB 588 Records concerning certain telephone and facsimile solicitations and a private action against certain senders of unsolicited facsimile solicitations. Lead author 2009
SB 585 Prohibiting discrimination against an employee who declines to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer or with an agent, representative, or designee of the employer, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters. Coauthor 2009
SB 579 Designation of a corporation to receive funding for electronic health information exchange, creation of a corporation, and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2009
SB 572 Suitability of annuity contracts and granting rule-making authority. Lead author 2009
SB 564 Designating and marking a portion of STH 50 in Kenosha County as the LeRoy and Lynn Copen Memorial Highway. Lead author 2009
SB 557 Notices concerning construction near or on lakes, streams, or wetlands that are given to applicants for building permits and other construction approvals, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to furnish informational brochures about wetlands laws, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to provide evaluations and statements about whether certain land contains wetlands, and making an appropriation. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2009
SB 543 Registration plates for certain disabled veterans. Coauthor 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. Lead author 2009
SB 540 Political disbursements by corporations and cooperative associations and the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law. Lead author 2009
SB 538 Requiring nursing homes to notify residents of certain alleged violations and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 536 Promoting the use of locally grown food in school meals and snacks and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 525 Prohibiting institutions of higher education from engaging in certain activity regarding student credit cards, requiring such institutions to provide financial literacy information to students, creating requirements for credit cards issued to underage customers, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 523 Unfair labor practices in violation of collective bargaining rights. Coauthor 2009
SB 519 The issuance by the Department of Transportation of Eagle Scout decals to be affixed to motor vehicle registration plates and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2009
SB 513 Life settlements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Lead author 2009
SB 505 Motor vehicle emission inspections and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. Lead author 2009
SB 504 Professional employer organizations. Lead author 2009
SB 502 Exempting wellness programs from unfair trade or marketing practices. Coauthor 2009
SB 50 Legislative oversight of expenditure of federal economic stimulus funds. Coauthor 2009
SB 5 Restrictions on the use and sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus and other turf fertilizer and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 481 Wild turkey hunting approvals; the regulation of the hunting of wild turkey; and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 48 Catch and release bass and muskellunge fishing. Coauthor 2009
SB 471 Health care plans operated by cooperative associations. Coauthor 2009
SB 47 Designating portions of the Totogatic River as a wild river. Coauthor 2009
SB 46 Arbitration and fair-share agreements during collective bargaining negotiations under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. Coauthor 2009
SB 458 The local regulation of ticket selling and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 456 Special distinguishing registration plates supporting motorcycle safety and making appropriations. Coauthor 2009
SB 455 The wholesale distribution of prescription drugs. Coauthor 2009
SB 454 Establishing a deer hunting season for certain persons serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or national guard. Coauthor 2009
SB 453 Requiring an insurer to make payment directly to a provider who provides the insurer with an assignment of benefits. Coauthor 2009
SB 452 A sales and use tax exemption for food sold by child welfare facilities. Coauthor 2009
SB 447 State contractual services and false claims submitted to state and local governments, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
SB 442 Requiring local units of government to use the qualifications-based selection process for certain public works consulting contracts. Coauthor 2009
SB 441 Reporting and publishing factors used to set automobile insurance rates and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 439 Adopting Internal Revenue Code provisions related to individual retirement accounts and adopting provisions of the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 for state income and franchise tax purposes. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2009
SB 418 Disclosure of information by health care providers and insurers and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 416 Adopting Internal Revenue Code provisions related to individual retirement accounts. Coauthor 2009
SB 409 A postsecondary education tax credit for businesses; increasing annual limits on angel investment tax credits; awarding grants to the WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.; business plan competitions and an emerging technology center in the University of Wisconsin System; rural outsourcing grants; requiring the Department of Commerce to award grants to a high-technology business development corporation and grants for converting manufacturing facilities; increasing funding for certain economic development programs; a pilot program providing microloans for the creation of new businesses; increasing funding for certain technical college training program grants; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations. Coauthor 2009
SB 406 Snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, intoxicated snowmobiling, snowmobile speed limits, calculating the estimated snowmobile gas tax payment, funding for alcohol education programs and state trails, providing penalties, and making appropriations. Coauthor 2009
SB 404 Registration of former military vehicles. Coauthor 2009
SB 40 Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
SB 390 Deduction of voluntary payments from retirement annuities under the Wisconsin Retirement System. Coauthor 2009
SB 39 Cash value of life insurance regarding eligibility for the veterans assistance program. Coauthor 2009
SB 388 Changes to the regulation of massage therapy and bodywork, creating the Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Examining Board, and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 383 Municipal court elections, judges, and procedure, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
SB 377 Carrying concealed weapons by law enforcement officers and by retired law enforcement officers. Coauthor 2009
SB 376 Fees from retired law enforcement officers seeking to carry concealed weapons and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2009
SB 362 Health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems. Coauthor 2009
SB 359 Directing school boards to provide instruction about the recent history of the Hmong people. Coauthor 2009
SB 352 The jurisdictional amount and court fees in certain small claims actions. Coauthor 2009
SB 351 Requirements before a sale or other transfer of a manufactured and mobile home community, providing an exemption from the real estate transfer fee, and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 338 Maximum amount of funeral and burial expenses under the funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses program. Coauthor 2009
SB 320 Participation in variable annuity program under the Wisconsin Retirement System. Lead author 2009
SB 31 The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, as approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2009
SB 3 Health insurance coverage of treatment for autism spectrum disorders. Coauthor 2009
SB 284 Designating and marking USH 63 as the Gaylord Nelson Highway. Coauthor 2009
SB 282 Local government property insurance fund premiums. Coauthor 2009
SB 271 Prohibiting the manufacture and sale at wholesale of certain baby bottles and cups for children that contain bisphenol A, creating labeling requirements, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
SB 267 The definition of plumbing and classifying plumbers to do certain work. Coauthor 2009
SB 263 Criteria for determining indigency for purposes of representation by the State Public Defender and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 255 Notification of default and mediation regarding residential real property subject to foreclosure and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 254 Privileges under a Class A or Class B bear hunting license, and bear carcass tag and back tag requirements. Coauthor 2009
SB 236 Electronic filing of campaign finance reports. Coauthor 2009
SB 216 Professional employer organizations and professional employer groups. Lead author 2009
SB 215 A personal property tax exemption for snowmobile clubs. Coauthor 2009
SB 214 A real property tax exemption for snowmobile clubs. Coauthor 2009
SB 208 Regulation of persons who sell dogs or operate animal shelters or animal control facilities, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2009
SB 200 Products containing mercury and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2009
SB 190 Renewals and extensions of business contracts. Lead author 2009
SB 185 Regulation of wind energy systems and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2009
SB 182 Statute of limitations for intentional torts. Coauthor 2009
SB 180 Granting prescriptive authority to psychologists and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 18 Fee remissions for certain University of Wisconsin System and technical college students. Coauthor 2009
SB 171 Retail theft, proof of ownership for flea market sales, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
SB 17 Special distinguishing registration plates for certain vehicles owned by members of the national guard and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2009
SB 167 The minimum age for hunting and for possessing a firearm, restrictions on hunting and on possessing a firearm while hunting, establishing a hunting mentorship program, and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
SB 163 Requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority. Lead author 2009
SB 162 Requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats. Coauthor 2009
SB 160 Increasing the amount of the homestead exemption. Coauthor 2009
SB 16 Permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be. Coauthor 2009
SB 154 School safety plans, pupil records, and school bullying. Coauthor 2009
SB 15 Payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state. Coauthor 2009
SB 135 Requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process. Coauthor 2009
SB 132 Expanding the life of a tax incremental district in the city of Racine. Coauthor 2009
SB 121 Requiring the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to establish a career conversations program. Coauthor 2009
SB 118 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. Coauthor 2009
SB 113 The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board. Lead author 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. Coauthor 2009
SB 109 Commencement of the school term in public schools. Coauthor 2009
SB 108 Mandatory overtime hours and on-call time worked by health care workers and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
SB 107 The sale, disposal, collection, and recycling of electronic devices, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2009
SB 1 A state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2009
AJR 98 Declaring 2010 as the Year of John Muir. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 90 The life and public service of Rev. P. Harvey Stower. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 86 The life and public service of Rudy John Kuzel. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 84 The life and public service of Velma Hamilton. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 83 The life and public service of Tommy T. Tradewell. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 82 Proclaiming October 2009 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 81 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Wisconsin Nurses Association. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 77 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 73 Honoring the life of Francisco Rodriguez. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 7 The life and public service of Judge Ted E. Wedemeyer, Jr. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 61 The life and public service of Ralph Houghton and honoring his many accomplishments. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 60 The public service of Anthony D. Hardie. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 57 The public service of Anthony D. Hardie. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 56 The 100 year anniversary of Peninsula State Park. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 43 Proclaiming April 22, 2009, as Undergraduate Research Day and commending University of Wisconsin System students, faculty, and staff. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 31 Declaring April 2009 Donate Life Month. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 30 Proclaiming the Week of the Young Child. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 27 Proclaiming June 6, 2009, as Proper Drug Disposal Day. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 24 Providing property tax relief from school district property taxes to persons who have their principal dwelling in this state (first consideration). Cosponsor 2009
AJR 23 Declaring May as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 135 Declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 121 Proclaiming May 2010 as Motorcycle Awareness Month. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 118 Proclaiming May 14, 15, and 16, 2010, Syttende Mai Weekend. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 103 Recognizing February 2010 as American Heart Month. Cosponsor 2009
AJR 100 Congratulating the Boy Scouts of America on its 100th anniversary. Cosponsor 2009
AB 99 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
AB 98 The designation of Korean War Armistice Day. Cosponsor 2009
AB 974 Insurance coverage of oral and injected chemotherapy. Cosponsor 2009
AB 97 The designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. Cosponsor 2009
AB 95 Preparation time as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. Cosponsor 2009
AB 939 Compliance by employers with certain laws whose enforcement depends on the proper classification of persons as employees or nonemployees and providing penalties. Cosponsor 2009
AB 928 Licensing of individuals using cranes and heavy equipment, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2009
AB 916 Deduction of voluntary payments from retirement annuities under the Wisconsin Retirement System. Cosponsor 2009
AB 899 Payments to hospitals for HIV-related services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. Cosponsor 2009
AB 895 Various changes in election laws, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties. Cosponsor 2009
AB 891 Imposing a surcharge for certain forfeitures and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2009
AB 882 Accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or the Technical College System. Cosponsor 2009
AB 850 Defining political subdivision of a state for purposes of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law. Cosponsor 2009
AB 832 Maximum amount of funeral and burial expenses under the funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses program. Cosponsor 2009
AB 831 Prohibiting discrimination against an employee who declines to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer or with an agent, representative, or designee of the employer, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters. Cosponsor 2009