Every Bill Led or Signed

2,053 in total, newest first. Signing on adds a name to a bill; it is not the same as leading it. Showing 1,201–1,400.

AJR 101 Expressing support for the Boy Scouts of America. Cosponsor 2013
AB 94 Use of dogs in hunting wolves. Cosponsor 2013
AB 92 Alternate sites for absentee voting in person. Cosponsor 2013
AB 898 Paid sick leave. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 878 State assistance to school districts in achieving energy efficiencies. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 864 The definition of payday loan. Cosponsor 2013
AB 863 Litigation procedure, and debt collection, under the Wisconsin Consumer Act. Cosponsor 2013
AB 844 The combined reporting of income from businesses incorporated in foreign jurisdictions considered tax havens and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 843 Establishing a sporting heritage grant program, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 838 Creation of a private retirement security plan and making appropriations. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 822 Authorizing certain same-sex couples to file a joint individual income tax return. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 820 Using force against a certified or licensed social worker, school social worker, mental health worker, human services or social services worker, or public health worker. Cosponsor 2013
AB 818 Expunging a court record of an offense committed before the offender reaches the age of 25. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 817 Creation of a grant program for teachers employed by sparsely populated school districts, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 804 Shoreline maintenance activities in outlying waters. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 803 Substance abuse by employees performing work on public utility projects located in public rights-of-way and passing emergency or roadside service vehicles stopped on or near the highway. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 80 Creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 799 Pedestrians crossing railroad tracks and penalties for violations relating to railroad crossings and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 788 Creditable military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 783 Creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 773 Requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to employ certain special education staff and to comply with certain provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Cosponsor 2013
AB 772 Categorical aids for special education and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 766 Collective bargaining for public employees, prohibiting employees other than public safety employees from bargaining collectively on insurance contributions and employee required contributions to retirement, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 763 Regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 755 Employment discrimination based on employment status. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 753 Electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 74 Increasing the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, dedicating funds for crime prevention organizations, and creating local crime prevention funding boards. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 733 An addition to the 2013-15 Authorized State Building Program. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 730 Rule-making procedures and modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources. Cosponsor 2013
AB 726 Providing that cannabidiol is not a tetrahydrocannabinol and dispensing cannabidiol as a treatment for a seizure disorder. Cosponsor 2013
AB 710 Alerts for missing adults at risk and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 699 Classifying county jailers, detention officers, and correctional officers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 695 The regulation of motor vehicle air conditioners. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 686 A state minimum wage, 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. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 668 Providing grants to counties that offer substance abuse treatment and diversion from incarceration and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 651 Assisting counties to request to expand Medical Assistance eligibility. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 650 Counting low-income pupils for state school aid purposes; calculating the amount to be appropriated for state general school aid; school aid factors; special adjustment aids; hold harmless aid; per pupil aid; school district revenue limits; the first dollar and school levy property tax credits; and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 63 An income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 614 Railroad track clearance and railroad walkways and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 613 Modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 60 Selection of student information system software vendors by the Department of Public Instruction. Cosponsor 2013
AB 597 Inclusion in the economic impact analysis for a proposed rule an assessment of the impact that the proposed rule will have on public health and the environment. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 592 Solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for a public record, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2013
AB 590 Board of directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Cosponsor 2013
AB 588 The return of federal funds to the federal government. Cosponsor 2013
AB 578 Administrative and civil penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2013
AB 56 Indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 553 Arbitration agreements used by long-term care facilities, civil and criminal actions against health care providers and long-term care providers, use in civil and criminal actions and confidentiality of incident and occurrence reports, use as evidence of records given to a regulatory agency, use in criminal actions of records of reviews and evaluations of health care providers, limits on noneconomic damages, limits on punitive damages, and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 552 The definition and practice of dentistry for professional licensing purposes. Cosponsor 2013
AB 543 Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 542 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. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 53 Medical Assistance for certain adults who are not currently eligible for traditional Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 526 Reasonable accommodation of any condition of an employee that is related to pregnancy or childbirth and of an employee's inability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular job because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition. Cosponsor 2013
AB 522 Requiring a city, village, town, or county to share with overlying taxation jurisdictions certain payments for potential services received from a tax-exempt entity. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 521 Grants for hiring new employees and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 52 Workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 517 The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board. Cosponsor 2013
AB 509 An exemption for recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags. Cosponsor 2013
AB 50 Payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 5 Sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 498 Student loans, the individual income tax subtract modification for tuition and student fees, creating an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 49 Increasing the funding for grants to provide skills enhancement services and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 486 Crimes against animals. Cosponsor 2013
AB 481 A minimum tax on tobacco products, placement of cigarettes or tobacco products by retailers, and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 48 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. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 474 Establishing a nanotechnology information hub and a nanotechnology council. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 464 Providing notice of firearm prohibition when serving notice for certain injunction hearings and process for surrendering firearms following the granting of certain injunctions. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 46 Regulation of metallic mining, an occupation tax on iron mining, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 457 Providing grants to counties that offer treatment and diversion programs to people with mental illnesses and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 454 Creation of a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program, exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 453 Uses and disclosures of protected health information. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 45 Preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 448 Programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 447 Granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog. Cosponsor 2013
AB 446 Training and agreements for administering the drug naloxone, requiring emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone, and immunity for certain individuals who administer naloxone. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 445 Identification presentation and monitoring for certain prescription drugs. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 442 An alert system for missing adults at risk and reports to law enforcement regarding missing persons. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 428 Requiring the Family Care benefit and self-directed services option to be provided in certain northeastern Wisconsin counties. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 426 Special registration plates honoring this state's support of the United States Olympic Committee and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 424 The sale, collection, and recycling of mercury-added thermostats, the disposal of mercury-added products, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 421 Eligibility for disaster damage aids paid by the Department of Transportation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 414 Purchase of military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 411 Limitation of a property owner's liability when lands are used for noncommercial aviation. Cosponsor 2013
AB 407 Snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 392 Copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 387 The age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who is not alleged to have committed certain violent offences or has not previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 385 Changes to the local room tax. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 381 The definitions of an all-terrain vehicle and a utility terrain vehicle, restrictions on operating an all-terrain vehicle or a utility terrain vehicle on a roadway, and seating requirements for utility terrain vehicles. Cosponsor 2013
AB 38 A manufacturer marketing assistance program for Wisconsin Tier II and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 377 Accountability provisions for private schools participating in a parental choice program and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 375 Development opportunity zones for areas experiencing mass layoffs or business closings. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 374 Deletion of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 37 Requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to organize trade and marketing forums for Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 351 Funding and position authority for vocational rehabilitation services and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 3 The exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program. Cosponsor 2013
AB 290 An expenditure of $90,000 from the general fund for payment of a claim against the state made by Robert Lee Stinson. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 281 Warning lights on school buses. Cosponsor 2013
AB 280 Warning lights on police vehicles. Cosponsor 2013
AB 279 Knowledge tests for commercial driver license applicants who hold a military commercial driver license. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 269 Authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 268 Legislative vacancies. Cosponsor 2013
AB 259 Operation of farm tractors on highways. Cosponsor 2013
AB 258 Maintenance and removal of vegetation obstructing the view of outdoor advertising signs along highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 254 Free admission to state parks and state trails for veterans. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 25 Special distinguishing registration plates for motorcycles owned or leased by veterans with disabilities and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 248 Restricting the release of credit information about certain protected individuals and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 239 Prohibiting merchants from imposing credit card surcharges in consumer credit transactions. Cosponsor 2013
AB 236 Audits of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation by the Legislative Audit Bureau. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 235 Appointment and training of special registration deputies by county clerks and boards of election commissioners, employment of special registration deputies, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2013
AB 233 Repealing the changes made to the earned income tax credit in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 232 An optional incentive program for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 223 Possession of dogs by certain felony offenders and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 218 Employer access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment; educational institution access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of students and prospective students; landlord access to, and observation of, the personal Internet accounts of tenants and prospective tenants; and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 215 The number of wastewater discharge permits required for a publicly owned sewage treatment facility or system. Cosponsor 2013
AB 208 Special registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 204 Granting victims of certain offenses a right to be accompanied by a victim advocate. Cosponsor 2013
AB 203 Restricting the use of drones and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 2 Extending the expenditure period for a tax incremental district in the city of Marinette. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 199 Hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals issued to recipients of the purple heart medal. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 187 Admissibility of evidence of other acts of domestic abuse at a proceeding alleging an act of domestic abuse. Cosponsor 2013
AB 185 Legislative and congressional redistricting. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 176 Temporary restraining orders and injunctions for domestic abuse, child abuse, individuals at risk, and harassment, confidential name change petitions, and ex parte orders with a judge substitution. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 175 Training standards for law enforcement officers regarding domestic abuse incidents and complaints, and law enforcement reports following a domestic abuse incident. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 173 Special distinguishing registration plates associated with Wisconsin Trout Unlimited and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 171 Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 159 Penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 148 Legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 138 Sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 113 A school district revenue limit adjustment for school safety. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 111 Requiring congenital heart defect screening in newborns and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2013
AB 109 Fees for dental services. Cosponsor 2013
AB 106 Municipal utility customer information. Cosponsor 2013
SB 4 Advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges. Coauthor 2011s-sep
AB 4 Advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges. Cosponsor 2011s-sep
SR 20 Recognizing the centennial of the establishment of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Coauthor 2011
SR 19 Public access to the state capitol building. Coauthor 2011
SR 1 Notifying the assembly and the governor that the 2011-2012 senate is organized. Coauthor 2011
SJR 71 Proclaiming May 2012 as Motorcycle Awareness Month. Coauthor 2011
SJR 7 Commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for an outstanding season and 2011 Rose Bowl bid. Coauthor 2011
SJR 67 Recognizing that it is the right, duty, and privilege of the legislature to control the expenditure of moneys appropriated by law. Lead author 2011
SJR 55 Honoring the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Coauthor 2011
SJR 54 The life and military service of United States Army Corporal Justin David Ross. Lead author 2011
SJR 50 The life and public service of Dick Wheeler. Coauthor 2011
SJR 46 Proclaiming the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Coauthor 2011
SJR 45 Recognizing October 2011 as Comprehensive Women's Health Month. Coauthor 2011
SJR 43 Congratulating the 147th Aviation Regiment. Coauthor 2011
SJR 41 Requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws (first consideration). Coauthor 2011
SJR 37 Clay Matthews AIDS Walk Wisconsin Day. Coauthor 2011
SJR 34 Collective bargaining by employees (first consideration). Coauthor 2011
SJR 31 Memorializing Congress to reintroduce and pass the Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act. Lead author 2011
SJR 26 Honoring municipal clerks and declaring May 1 through 7, 2011, as Municipal Clerks Week. Coauthor 2011
SJR 23 Creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (first consideration). Coauthor 2011
SJR 13 Declaring January 26 as Bob Uecker Day. Coauthor 2011
SJR 12 Commending the Green Bay Packers. Lead author 2011
SB 99 Interest rates on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders. Coauthor 2011
SB 96 Motor vehicle dealers. Coauthor 2011
SB 91 Use of a facsimile firearm and providing a penalty. Lead author 2011
SB 89 The amount of the exemption from income tax withholding requirements for employees of a county fair association. Coauthor 2011
SB 88 Possession of dogs by certain felony offenders and providing a penalty. Lead author 2011
SB 84 Expanding the eligibility of an unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. Lead author 2011
SB 81 Eligibility of hydroelectric resources under the renewable portfolio standard. Coauthor 2011
SB 79 The privilege of self-defense. Coauthor 2011
SB 78 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
SB 70 Increasing the jurisdictional amount in and the filing fee for small claims actions. Coauthor 2011
SB 68 Requiring the Department of Transportation to maintain a toll-free telephone number for certain purposes. Lead author 2011
SB 67 Political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations and the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law. Coauthor 2011
SB 559 Payment of unemployment insurance benefits under a work-sharing program. Coauthor 2011
SB 556 Selection of student information system software vendors by the Department of Public Instruction. Coauthor 2011
SB 549 Fees for dental services. Coauthor 2011
SB 542 The process for issuance of prospecting and mining permits for certain iron mining, standards for activities related to iron mining, fees related to iron mining, the net proceeds occupation tax on iron mining, and making appropriations. Coauthor 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. Coauthor 2011
SB 53 Remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
SB 528 Electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2011
SB 527 Sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. Coauthor 2011
SB 52 Requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to issue bonds and notes to raise capital for investment by venture capital funds in Wisconsin businesses. Coauthor 2011
SB 513 Issuance of conservation patron licenses to certain disabled veterans. Coauthor 2011
SB 512 Changing the calculation of the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit as it relates to a claimant's principal dwelling. Coauthor 2011
SB 511 Allocation of national mortgage foreclosure settlement proceeds and making appropriations. Lead author 2011
SB 510 Special enrollment periods for Medicare supplement policies. Coauthor 2011
SB 51 The Wisconsin Small Company Advancement grant program and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
SB 495 The return of federal funds to the federal government. Lead author 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. Lead author 2011
SB 481 Proof of identification for voting by university, college or technical college students. Coauthor 2011
SB 480 An expenditure of $90,000 from the general fund for payment of a claim against the state made by Robert Lee Stinson. Coauthor 2011
SB 48 Creating an individual income tax checkoff for the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
SB 479 Establishing an assistant state public defender pay progression plan. Coauthor 2011
SB 471 Training in traumatic brain injury awareness for law enforcement officers, tribal officers, emergency medical technicians, and first responders and granting rule-making authority. Lead author 2011
SB 469 Readability of consumer insurance policies. Coauthor 2011
SB 468 Prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval. Coauthor 2011
SB 46 The cost threshold for applicability of the prevailing wage law to a highway, road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project contracted by a town. Coauthor 2011
SB 446 Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperative associations, and labor organizations and the scope of regulated activity and reporting of certain activity under the campaign finance law. Coauthor 2011
SB 444 Professional land surveyors; the practice of professional land surveying; surveying land abutting navigable waters; various changes regarding platting, surveying, and certified survey maps; and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2011
SB 441 Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to collect voluntary contributions in addition to fees charged for certain approvals, authorizing the voluntary contributions to be paid to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
SB 436 Funding for the urban mass transit operating assistance program and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
SB 435 Appointment of a drainage board. Coauthor 2011
SB 434 Operation of farm tractors on highways. Lead author 2011
SB 433 Driver education instruction and driver's license examinations. Lead author 2011
SB 432 A single registration plate for motor vehicles registered with the Department of Transportation and transfers from the transportation fund to the general fund. Lead author 2011
SB 430 The hours for providing Department of Transportation services relating to operator's licenses and identification cards. Coauthor 2011
SB 428 Commissioners of the Public Service Commission; notices, orders, and determinations of the commission; certificates of authority issued by the commission; approval of contracts by the commission; electricity sales from certain wholesale merchant plants; public utility removal of certain electric service lines; renewable resource credits; tampering or interfering with utility equipment; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties. Coauthor 2011