Every Bill Led or Signed

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

SJR 7 Commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for an outstanding season and 2011 Rose Bowl bid. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 69 Honoring the members of Bon Iver and Justin Vernon on their 2012 Grammy Awards. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 68 An independent redistricting commission (first consideration). Cosponsor 2011
SJR 65 Commending Madison Area Technical College on its 100th anniversary. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 61 Recognizing January 22-28, 2012, as reproductive rights awareness week. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 60 Prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (second consideration). Cosponsor 2011
SJR 50 The life and public service of Dick Wheeler. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 46 Proclaiming the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 45 Recognizing October 2011 as Comprehensive Women's Health Month. Cosponsor 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). Cosponsor 2011
SJR 40 Ford Ironman Wisconsin. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 38 The life and public service of Richard Lyman Cates. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 37 Clay Matthews AIDS Walk Wisconsin Day. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 34 Collective bargaining by employees (first consideration). Cosponsor 2011
SJR 31 Memorializing Congress to reintroduce and pass the Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 22 Honoring the University of Wisconsin-Madison's women's hockey team. Cosponsor 2011
SJR 12 Commending the Green Bay Packers. Cosponsor 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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 67 Political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations and the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law. Cosponsor 2011
SB 566 Prohibiting discrimination in employment against an individual for signing or refusing to sign a recall petition. Cosponsor 2011
SB 554 Sales and use tax exemption for energy-efficient products purchased in conjunction with Earth Day. 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 528 Electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority. Cosponsor 2011
SB 519 Renewable energy goals for state energy consumption and for energy use by certain state agencies. Cosponsor 2011
SB 511 Allocation of national mortgage foreclosure settlement proceeds and making appropriations. Cosponsor 2011
SB 510 Special enrollment periods for Medicare supplement policies. Cosponsor 2011
SB 484 The property tax exemption for certain housing facilities. Cosponsor 2011
SB 481 Proof of identification for voting by university, college or technical college students. Cosponsor 2011
SB 479 Establishing an assistant state public defender pay progression plan. Cosponsor 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. Cosponsor 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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 436 Funding for the urban mass transit operating assistance program and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2011
SB 427 School bullying, unlawful use of computer systems, and providing a penalty. 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 418 Authorizing the creation of regional transit authorities and making appropriations. Cosponsor 2011
SB 407 Zinc air button cell batteries and providing penalties. Cosponsor 2011
SB 406 Notice requirements for zoning actions related to frac sand mining. Cosponsor 2011
SB 405 Listing frac sand mining as a conditional or prohibited use in certain types of zoning ordinances. Cosponsor 2011
SB 395 Homemade wine and fermented malt beverages. Cosponsor 2011
SB 394 Establishing an assistant district attorney pay progression plan. Cosponsor 2011
SB 376 Creation and coverage of certain positions of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation under the code of ethics for state public officials and employees. 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 355 The hours that a minor may work. Cosponsor 2011
SB 353 The use of seclusion and physical restraint on pupils in public schools. Cosponsor 2011
SB 351 Changing the deadline for approval of a certain federal law waiver request affecting the Medical Assistance program. Cosponsor 2011
SB 346 Eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment compensation benefits. Cosponsor 2011
SB 342 Awards of punitive damages. Cosponsor 2011
SB 336 Time limits and other participation requirements, case management services, and caretaker of newborn grants under Wisconsin Works; child care provider rates and eligibility for subsidies under Wisconsin Shares; and granting rule-making authority. 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 311 Voter intimidation or suppression, authorized activities at or near polling places, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2011
SB 309 Prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview. Cosponsor 2011
SB 303 Creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses. 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 278 Grants for bicycle and pedestrian facilities and making an appropriation. 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 272 Restoring indexing provisions to the homestead tax credit. Cosponsor 2011
SB 256 The fee for duplicate identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation. Cosponsor 2011
SB 250 Limiting the corporate income tax deduction for compensation paid to an employee. Cosponsor 2011
SB 247 Exemption of individuals who are at least 65 years of age from the requirement to provide proof of identification for voting. Cosponsor 2011
SB 246 Employment discrimination based on credit history. Cosponsor 2011
SB 245 Exempting rules promulgated by the Government Accountability Board from certain administrative rule-making procedures involving the approval of the governor. Cosponsor 2011
SB 244 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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 238 Authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to make revenue obligation trust fund loans to certain municipalities, authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to make certain investments, application requirements for certain state trust fund loans, persons authorized to execute certificates of indebtedness, and collection procedures for outstanding state trust fund loans. 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 233 Collective bargaining for public employees, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. Cosponsor 2011
SB 232 Eliminating the ability for the Department of Health Services to alter Medical Assistance eligibility, provider payment methods, and other Medical Assistance program procedures by policy and eliminating the requirement to request a waiver regarding Medical Assistance program eligibility. Cosponsor 2011
SB 229 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. Cosponsor 2011
SB 213 Creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties. Cosponsor 2011
SB 209 Financial assistance for local recycling programs and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2011
SB 206 Implementing federal health insurance law changes. Cosponsor 2011
SB 192 The sale of lead acid batteries and acceptance of used lead acid batteries. 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 177 Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. Cosponsor 2011
SB 176 Legislative vacancies. Cosponsor 2011
SB 162 Notice of the fee for identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation. Cosponsor 2011
SB 157 Preparation of legislative and congressional districting plans by the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Government Accountability Board. Cosponsor 2011
SB 145 Creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender, making crimes based on gender of victim subject to a penalty enhancer, and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2011
SB 128 Provision of police or fire protection services by a county sheriff or municipality. Cosponsor 2011
SB 119 The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board. 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 19 Conduct in the assembly visitor gallery. Coauthor 2011
AR 17 Protecting First Amendment rights. Lead author 2011
AR 15 Proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Coauthor 2011
AR 14 Public notice for meetings of assembly committees. Coauthor 2011
AJR 96 Honoring the Wisconsin Wetlands Association and congratulating them on being awarded the 2012 Wetland Conservation Award. Coauthor 2011
AJR 94 Proclaiming January 2012 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month. Coauthor 2011
AJR 84 A Wisconsin children's outdoor bill of rights. 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 79 Expression of support by members of the Wisconsin assembly for the American Jobs Act. Coauthor 2011
AJR 72 Recognizing October 2011 as Comprehensive Women's Health Month. Coauthor 2011
AJR 67 National Adoption Month. Coauthor 2011
AJR 65 Commending Major General Marcia Anderson. Coauthor 2011
AJR 62 Public notice for assembly, senate, and joint committee meetings. Coauthor 2011
AJR 57 The life and public service of Richard Lyman Cates. Coauthor 2011
AJR 54 Ford Ironman Wisconsin. Coauthor 2011
AJR 53 Declaring September 15, 2011, Carbon Day. Coauthor 2011
AJR 52 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
AJR 48 Honoring Deborah Carey for being one of the nation's top small business owners. Coauthor 2011
AJR 27 Honoring the University of Wisconsin-Madison's women's hockey team. Coauthor 2011
AJR 130 Proclaiming March 2012 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Coauthor 2011
AJR 127 The life and public service of Harry F. Franke. Coauthor 2011
AJR 125 Commending Milwaukee Area Technical College on the occasion of its 100th year of service. Coauthor 2011
AJR 123 Honoring the members of Bon Iver and Justin Vernon on their 2012 Grammy Awards. Coauthor 2011
AJR 121 Amending the U.S. Constitution via congressional action or constitutional convention to establish that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights of natural persons and that money is not speech. Lead author 2011
AJR 115 Address to remove Justice Michael J. Gableman from office. Coauthor 2011
AJR 114 Prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (second consideration). Coauthor 2011
AJR 109 Commending the University of Wisconsin Badgers football team on an outstanding 2011 season. Coauthor 2011
AJR 103 Recognizing January 22-28, 2012, as reproductive rights awareness week. Coauthor 2011
AJR 10 Commending the Wisconsin Badger football team for an outstanding season and 2011 Rose Bowl bid. Coauthor 2011
AB 89 Application of the open meetings law to legislative party caucuses. Coauthor 2011
AB 744 The sale, collection, and recycling of mercury-added lamps and thermostats, the disposal of mercury-added products, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2011
AB 738 Mobile examining stations operated by the Department of Transportation for processing operator's license and identification card applications and use of an affidavit by certain electors as proof of identification for voting. Coauthor 2011
AB 729 Prohibiting discrimination in employment against an individual for signing or refusing to sign a recall petition. Coauthor 2011
AB 726 Political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations. Coauthor 2011
AB 724 Use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification for voting. Coauthor 2011
AB 716 Children's bedding containing certain chemicals and providing penalties. Coauthor 2011
AB 715 Revenue limit adjustment for school nursing services. Coauthor 2011
AB 710 Sales and use tax exemption for energy-efficient products purchased in conjunction with Earth Day. Coauthor 2011
AB 709 Expungement of misdemeanors. Coauthor 2011
AB 701 Reporting requirements regarding economic development programs of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. 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 667 Special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words Support Planned Parenthood and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 648 Establishing an assistant state public defender pay progression plan. Coauthor 2011
AB 642 The scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law, public financing of elections for certain state offices, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty. Lead author 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 640 Readability of consumer insurance policies. Coauthor 2011
AB 639 Proof of identification for voting by university, college or technical college students. Coauthor 2011
AB 630 Special enrollment periods for Medicare supplement policies. Coauthor 2011
AB 621 Attempts to influence action upon model or similar proposed legislation, prohibiting the expending of certain moneys by members of the legislature, and reporting by certain persons providing or state public officials receiving certain things of value for scholarship purposes. Lead author 2011
AB 616 Establishment of a Wisconsin conservation corps program, authorizing a transfer of moneys appropriated to one or more state agencies, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making 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 575 Directing the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to develop a workforce training program and authorizing a technical college district board to obtain a state trust fund loan to provide workforce training. Coauthor 2011
AB 566 The school day milk program and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 565 Spending by certain electric and natural gas public utilities on energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable resource programs. Coauthor 2011
AB 559 Authorizing the creation of regional transit authorities and making appropriations. Coauthor 2011
AB 540 Training in traumatic brain injury awareness for law enforcement officers, tribal officers, emergency medical technicians, and first responders and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2011
AB 521 Homemade wine and fermented malt beverages. Coauthor 2011
AB 511 Zinc air button cell batteries and providing penalties. Coauthor 2011
AB 500 Adding kindergarten to definition of school for the purposes of the gun-free school zone law and the prohibition against weapons on school premises. Coauthor 2011
AB 496 The property tax exemption for certain housing facilities. Coauthor 2011
AB 488 Establishing an assistant district attorney pay progression plan. 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. Lead author 2011
AB 474 Changing the deadline for approval of a certain federal law waiver request affecting the Medical Assistance program. Coauthor 2011
AB 468 The authority of credit unions to make donations and grants. Coauthor 2011
AB 462 Eligibility of certain employees who are affected by labor disputes for unemployment compensation benefits. Lead author 2011
AB 460 Use of university, college, or technical college identification cards as proof of identification for voting. Coauthor 2011
AB 459 Awards of punitive damages. Coauthor 2011
AB 455 The use of seclusion and physical restraint on pupils in public schools. Coauthor 2011
AB 452 Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, and making appropriations. Coauthor 2011
AB 446 Time limits and other participation requirements, case management services, and caretaker of newborn grants under Wisconsin Works; child care provider rates and eligibility for subsidies under Wisconsin Shares; and granting rule-making authority. Coauthor 2011
AB 445 The hours that a minor may work. 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 436 Prohibiting consideration of the conviction record of an applicant for employment before the applicant has been selected for an interview. 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 398 Workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation. Coauthor 2011
AB 393 Voter intimidation or suppression, authorized activities at or near polling places, and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2011
AB 375 The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority's development reserve fund and small business and agricultural production loan guarantee programs. Coauthor 2011
AB 374 Creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses. Coauthor 2011
AB 369 Grants for bicycle and pedestrian facilities and making an appropriation. Lead author 2011
AB 368 Restoring indexing provisions to the homestead tax credit. Coauthor 2011
AB 366 Notice of the fee for identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation. Coauthor 2011
AB 365 Electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority. 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 356 Limiting the corporate income tax deduction for compensation paid to an employee. Lead author 2011
AB 355 Exempting rules promulgated by the Government Accountability Board from certain administrative rule-making procedures involving the approval of the governor. Coauthor 2011
AB 354 The fee for duplicate identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation. Coauthor 2011
AB 350 Employment discrimination based on credit history. 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 345 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. 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 339 Eliminating the ability for the Department of Health Services to alter Medical Assistance eligibility, provider payment methods, and other Medical Assistance procedures by policy. Coauthor 2011
AB 338 Collective bargaining for public employees, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. Lead author 2011
AB 332 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. Coauthor 2011
AB 317 Creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties. Coauthor 2011
AB 316 Financial assistance for local recycling programs and making an appropriation. Lead author 2011
AB 315 Child care facilities for children of state employees in the city of Madison. Coauthor 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 298 Authorizing the creation of a Dane County regional transit authority and making appropriations. 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 275 Authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to make revenue obligation trust fund loans to certain municipalities, authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to make certain investments, application requirements for certain state trust fund loans, persons authorized to execute certificates of indebtedness, and collection procedures for outstanding state trust fund loans. Coauthor 2011
AB 268 Legislative vacancies. Lead author 2011
AB 266 The sale of lead acid batteries and acceptance of used lead acid batteries. Coauthor 2011
AB 265 The definition of bicycle; manual turn signals for bicyclists; lighting of bicycles, motor bicycles, and electric personal assistive mobility devices; overtaking and passing vehicles; the operation of bicycles equipped with metal-studded tires; and moped parking. Coauthor 2011
AB 264 Acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials, officials elect, and committees and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2011
AB 247 Jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. Coauthor 2011
AB 230 Deletion of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits. Coauthor 2011
AB 226 Notice of the fee for identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation. Coauthor 2011
AB 218 The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board. Coauthor 2011
AB 199 Creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender, making crimes based on gender of victim subject to a penalty enhancer, and providing a penalty. Coauthor 2011
AB 198 Preparation of legislative and congressional districting plans by the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Government Accountability Board. Coauthor 2011