← Melissa Ratcliff

Every Bill Led or Signed

2,024 in total, newest first. Signing on adds a name to a bill; it is not the same as leading it. Showing 1,401–1,600.

• SB 456 Expanding the homestead income tax credit. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 452 Designating and marking the Deputy Kaitie Leising Memorial Highway. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 447 Ready-to-use glucagon rescue therapies in schools. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 443 Designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 442 Eliminating personal conviction exemption from immunizations. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 441 Identification presentation for certain prescription drugs. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 439 Declaring discriminatory restrictions in instruments that affect real property void and unenforceable and allowing an owner of real property to discharge and release such a discriminatory restriction. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 430 Requiring an employer to provide reasonable break time and accommodations for an employee who is breastfeeding the employee's child to express breast milk for the child. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 428 Vaccination of minors without parental consent. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 418 Purchasing and distributing vaccines, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 414 Special motions to strike strategic lawsuits against public participation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 412 Open period to select medicare supplement policy. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 407 Healthy aging grants and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 393 Requiring universal changing stations in certain buildings, creating a tax credit for installation of the stations, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 38 Expungement of records of certain crimes and discrimination based on expunged conviction. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 373 Selling and fitting over-the-counter hearing aids. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 372 Sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 365 Statutory right to contraception. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 361 Special registration plates to support protecting pollinators and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 360 Ban on the use of certain insecticides by the Department of Natural Resources. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 359 Local regulation of pesticides to protect pollinators. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 358 Labeling plants as beneficial to pollinators. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 357 Native prairie and forage plants. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 355 Warning lights on public utility, telecommunications carrier, or cooperative vehicles. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 353 A sales and use tax exemption for gun safety items. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 352 Extreme risk protection temporary restraining orders and injunctions and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 341 Coverage of maternity and newborn care under health insurance policies and plans and granting rule-making authority. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 311 State aid for prizes awarded at local fairs. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 310 Access to Department of Transportation records to establish residency for approvals issued by the Department of Natural Resources. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 307 Eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 302 The statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 298 Eliminating certain abortion prohibitions. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 281 Exempting from taxation the pension benefits of certain federal employees. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 280 Tribal nation welcome signs. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 28 Classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 278 Aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 272 Refundable income tax credit for bicycle purchases and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 251 Members of the Council on Veterans Programs. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 246 Prohibiting discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 244 Expanding Wisconsin Works eligibility for at-risk pregnancy. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 241 A school psychologist loan program, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 240 Directing school boards to provide instruction on Hmong Americans and Asian Americans. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 223 Designating and marking the Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 219 Sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 157 Ambulance assessment program supplemental reimbursements, payment of administrative costs, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 153 Ratification of the Driver License Compact. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 146 Management and preservation of records and correspondence of members of the legislature. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 144 Entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 14 Fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to parents or guardians of 4th grade pupils and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 138 The distribution of the Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 122 Requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to implement a section 529A ABLE savings account program and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 121 Coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 114 The establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 113 Changing the conditions of liability for worker's compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer fire fighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1112 A refundable income tax credit based on property taxes paid and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1108 Issuance of identification cards and operator's licenses to undocumented persons. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1107 Authorizing a local government to require advance payment from a presidential or vice-presidential campaign for certain expected public event costs. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1105 Eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual's name with the individual's gender identity. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1104 Regulating and addressing PFAS, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures and emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1103 Grants for LGBTQIA+ rights training for school counselors and school social workers and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1102 Persons previously nominated as presidential electors serving in certain public offices related to elections. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1101 The veterans outreach and recovery program and making an appropriation. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1100 Eliminating the preemption on local government regulation of firearms. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 110 Extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1099 Coverage of tests for sexually transmitted diseases by health insurance policies and plans. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1098 Coverage of sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling under health insurance policies and plans. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1097 Requiring vehicles to stop for pedestrians at certain intersections and crosswalks. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1094 Firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1093 Banning products containing intentionally added PFAS and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1092 Restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1090 Increasing state supplemental payments based on cost of living adjustments. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1089 Grants to match county investments in the health care, public health, and care provider workforce and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1088 Law enforcement agency third-party accreditation award program and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1087 Creating the water fund for our future, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1086 Requirements for broadband expansion grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1085 The Public Service Commission's authority to obtain information about Internet service availability. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1084 Prioritizing certain farm projects under the broadband expansion grant program. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1083 Installation of empty conduit lines as part of a digging project in a right-of-way and offers of service from fiber optic cable broadband lines installed in rights-of-way. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1082 Broadband expansion grants for cities, villages, towns, and counties and telecommunications-related construction projects of cities, villages, and towns. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1081 Advertising broadband and other Internet speeds and providing a standardized broadband label. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1076 Creating WisEARNS and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1073 Requiring paint manufacturers to administer paint collection programs, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1072 Disclaimer required when interacting with generative artificial intelligence that simulates conversation. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1071 Repealing the dry cleaner environmental response program and creating the revitalize Wisconsin program. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1069 Preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1068 Limiting reporting of collections status for medical debt. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1065 Prohibiting conversion therapy. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1064 The establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a family member and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that must allow an employee to take family or medical leave; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1063 A tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1062 Stipend payments for school social worker interns and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1061 Grants for prospective school social workers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1060 Coverage of treatment for mental health or substance use disorders under health insurance policies and plans. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1047 The property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1045 Grants for students enrolled in teacher education programs, school district revenue limits, the reimbursement rate for special education costs, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1044 Restricting a person's operating privilege to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1043 Requiring periodic inspections of parking structures. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1042 Creating a Civic Information Consortium Board and a grant program administered by a nonprofit corporation to support local journalism and media projects and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1041 A tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1040 Creating a journalism fellowship program in the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1038 A state minimum wage, allowing the enactment of local minimum wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1037 Feasibility study concerning the establishment of a down payment assistance grant program. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1035 A retirement plan marketplace, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1034 Tax exemption for certain retirement benefits received from the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1032 Prescription drug cost reporting by manufacturers and providing a penalty. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1031 The membership of the Cosmetology Examining Board. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1030 The age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1025 Income tax credits for beginning farmers and owners of farm assets and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1022 Creating an exemption to certain requirements for rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources relating to groundwater protection standards for PFAS. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1019 Creating the Council for Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Equity and Inclusion and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1017 Safety requirements for storm water retention ponds and granting rule-making authority. Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1013 Treatment of person in labor and postpartum person in prison and jail. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1012 State procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and setting a goal for local governments to purchase a certain percentage of products and services from businesses located in this state. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1004 Establishing a Shared Revenue Advisory Council. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 1003 Supporting recovery residences and making an appropriation. (FE) Cosponsor 2023
• SB 100 Application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. Cosponsor 2023
• AR 8 Commemorating the date of the Bay View labor strike and tragedy and requiring the permanent removal of the portrait of Jeremiah Rusk from public display in the assembly parlor and instead requiring that a portrait of former Governor Tommy G. Thompson be hung in the assembly parlor. Coauthor 2023
• AR 14 Order of testimony at public hearings. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 97 Recognizing November as Native American Heritage Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 95 Proclaiming the month of October 2023 as Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 93 Proclaiming November 2023 to be Diabetes Awareness Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 92 An advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 90 Declaring November 2023 as Veterans' Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 87 Reserving to the people the power of referendum to reject acts of the legislature and the power of initiative to propose and approve at an election laws and constitutional amendments (first consideration). Coauthor 2023
• AJR 86 Designating October 2023 as Wisconsin Farm to School Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 84 Proclaiming November 2023 to be Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 82 Condemning Hamas' barbaric attack against Israel. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 79 Recognizing October 17, 2023, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 75 Urging members of the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 74 Designating September 2023 and September 2024 as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 73 Recognizing Employment Choice First as a means to preserve the dignity, self-esteem, and pride of individuals with disabilities in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 72 Recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 70 Recognizing September 2023 as Family Meals Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 68 Honoring the life and legacy of Ada Deer. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 67 Designating July 2023 as Disability Pride Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 65 Honoring 50 years of volunteer service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 64 Designating June 2023 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 61 Recognizing June 2023 as LGBTQ Pride Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 59 Recognizing June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 56 Proclaiming June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 53 Celebrating the 175th year of Wisconsin's statehood. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 51 Recognizing October 26, 2023, as Intersex Awareness Day in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 50 Proclaiming November 20, 2023, as Wisconsin's Transgender Day of Remembrance. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 48 Recognizing May 3, 2023, as National Bike to School Day. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 47 Recognizing May 2023 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 46 Proclaiming May 2023 to be Maternal Health Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 44 Recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 41 Recognizing May 8 to May 12, 2023, as Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 38 Proclaiming June 2, 2023, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 37 Proclaiming May 19, 20, and 21, 2023, Syttende Mai Weekend. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 35 Commemorating the Bay View labor strike and tragedy. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 34 Commemorating the exemplary life and service of R. Richard “Dick” Wagner. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 32 Proclaiming April 2023 as Donate Life Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 31 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Women's Gymnastics team on winning the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association 2023 National Championship. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 30 Congratulating the Milwaukee Rufus King Cheer and Stunt Team on their two 2023 State Title wins. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 29 Proclaiming May 2023 as Jewish American Heritage Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 28 Honoring the life and public service of Governor Anthony S. Earl. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 25 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison women's hockey team on winning the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Hockey National Championship. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 24 Declaration of the Economic Justice Bill of Rights. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 22 Honoring April 22, 2023, as the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 21 Proclaiming March 31, 2023, as Cesar Chavez Day in the state of Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 20 Proclaiming March 31, 2023, as Wisconsin's Transgender Day of Visibility. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 19 Honoring the life and public service of Dr. Rebecca M. Blank. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 18 Observing Wednesday, March 15, 2023, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 16 Proclaiming March 2023 as Women's History Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 144 The right of the people to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment and to its preservation (first consideration). Coauthor 2023
• AJR 142 State contracts for stationery and printing (first consideration). Coauthor 2023
• AJR 141 Urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 140 Equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Coauthor 2023
• AJR 139 Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 138 Recognizing February 2024 as Black History Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 137 Proclaiming March 2024 as Women's History Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 136 Honoring the 112th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 134 Designating the month of March as Endosalpingiosis Awareness Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 133 Proclaiming March 2024 to be Kidney Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 130 Proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2024, Syttende Mai Weekend. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 127 Proclaiming the month of March 2024 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month throughout the state of Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 125 Proclaiming April 26, 2024, as Shared Parenting Day in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 124 Proclaiming February 4, 2024, as Transit Equity Day. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 120 Designating April 2024 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 119 Declaring March 3, 2024, to March 9, 2024, as Women in Construction Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 116 Proclaiming March 19 to be Wisconsin Celebrating Women in Public Office Day. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 115 Commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 111 Observing February 29, 2024, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 110 Proclaiming the week of April 29 to May 3, 2024, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 11 Proclaiming February 2023 as Black History Month. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 108 Proclaiming January 2024 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. Coauthor 2023
• AJR 107 Eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration). Coauthor 2023
• AJR 10 Providing for an advisory referendum on the question of repealing Wisconsin's 1849 abortion law and restoring the constitutional rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade. Coauthor 2023
• AB 998 Funding student success and access at University of Wisconsin System institutions and making an appropriation. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 997 Resident undergraduate tuition remission at the University of Wisconsin System for student teachers and making an appropriation. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 996 Per diem and mileage allowances for legislators. Coauthor 2023
• AB 995 Creating a Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Higher Education in the University of Wisconsin System. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 994 Funding for the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 993 Resident undergraduate tuition freezes for the University of Wisconsin System. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 992 Funding for state aid to technical colleges and making an appropriation. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 991 Funding for Wisconsin grants for University of Wisconsin System students and technical college students and making an appropriation. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 990 University of Wisconsin System tuition grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 989 University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition freeze and making an appropriation. (FE) Coauthor 2023
• AB 985 Electronic and remote witnessing and notarization of estate planning documents. Coauthor 2023
• AB 980 Displaying a human trafficking resource center hotline poster. (FE) Coauthor 2023