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Senate Bills of the 2009-2010 Session

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To research any of these Senate Bills, or companion Assembly Bills, click on the bill number.  This will take you to the history of the bill where you can read the bill or look at other information about the bill by clicking on the highlighted portion of the history.  Remember to click on the back button on your browser to return to this page.  Click on SEN VOTE and ASSM VOTE following individual senate bills to see the votes on that  bill.  This is page 1 of 7 some of the currently listed senate bills.  Updated 3/3/10

2009-2010 REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILLS
SB 1AB 41  A state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, and granting rule-making
           authority 
SB 1  SEN VOTE 18-14   
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 & 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 
SEN VOTE 17-15
SB 3 & AB 15 Health insurance coverage of treatment for autism spectrum disorders
SB 4  The regulation of traveling sales crews, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, & providing penalties
           
SEN VOTE 27-6  ASSM VOTE 68-30  WI ACT 3
SB 5 & AB 3 Restrictions on the use & sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus & other turf fertilizer & providing a penalty
SB 8  State procurement of contractual services
SB 9  A tort action for intentional misrepresentation in a residential real estate transaction
                       
SEN VOICE ASSM VOTE 69-28  WI ACT 4
SB 11 & AB 9  A requirement that all employers in this state grant a paid leave of absence on Veterans Day to employees
            who are veterans
SB 14 & AB 27 The definition of sexual intercourse for the crime of incest 
                     
AB 27 ASSM VOTE 86-10  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 13
SB 15 Payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state
SB 19  Liability of the state for a violation of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Fair Labor Standards Act,
            or Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 or of Title I of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
SB 20 & AB 31 Authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay
              compensatory & punitive damages and a surcharge and making an appropriation
                         
SB 20 SEN 18-15  ASSM 51-47  WI ACT 20
SB 22  Reckless homicide of a child by a parent or caregiver and providing a penalty
SB 23  Acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and committees
SB 29 & AB 59  Passing parked motor vehicles and opening motor vehicle doors on highways and providing a penalty
               
SB 29 SEN VOICE ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 22
SB 32  Prohibited alcohol concentration
SB 33  Purchasing or leasing a motor vehicle after a violation relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and
            providing a penalty
SB 34  Eligibility for an occupational license
SB 36 & AB 61 Motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations
               
SB 36  SEN VOTE 25-8   ASSM VOTE 83-15  WI ACT 8
SB 37  Payment of judgments in traffic courts and municipal courts by installments and the suspension of operating privileges
               
SEN VOTE 31-2  ASSM VOTE 53-45  WI ACT 17
SB 40  Public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, & providing
             penalties 
SEN VOTE 19-13  ASSM VOTE 51-42   WI ACT 89
SB 43 
The scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law SEN VOTE 26-7
SB 44 & AB 70 Adjudications for involuntary commitment, appointment of a guardian of the person, and protective
             placement or protective services, background checks for the purchase of handguns, and requiring the exercise of
             rule-making authority
SB 44 SEN VOICE
SB 45  Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may
            be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes
SB 50  Legislative oversight of expenditure of federal economic stimulus funds
SB 51 & AB 78 Judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings and the provision of attorney representation of state
              employees at john Doe proceedings 
SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 97-2  WI ACT 24
SB 53  Extending the employer notification program administered by the Department of Transportation to noncommercial
             motor vehicle drivers
SB 58 & AB 216  Permitting third-party testers to administer driving skills tests for certain noncommercial motor vehicle
             drivers
SB 59  Seizure of a computer used to commit a crime and providing a penalty
SB 62  State finances and appropriations and making diverse other changes in the statutes
                         
SEN VOTE 18-15     ASSM VOTE 51-48   WI ACT 2
SB 64  Increasing the amount of the individual income tax personal exemption for certain older taxpayers
SB 65  Expanding and increasing the tax exemption for retirement plan income received by an individual
SB 66  Operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty
                   
SEN VOTE 32-0   ASSM VOTE 92-1  WI ACT 100
SB 68 & AB 104 Reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law
SB 71  Preexisting condition exclusions, modifications at renewal, and establishing a standard application for individual
            health benefit plans and granting rule-making authority
SB 72 & AB 108  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
SB 73 & AB 111 The lifetime limit under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan 
                     
AB 111 ASSM VOICE 
SB 74 & AB 112 Health insurance coverage denials for eligibility under the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan
                 
AB 112 ASSM VOICE
SB 78  & AB 107 Protections for tenants in foreclosure actions
SB 79  Public disclosure of certain information when abuse or neglect results in a child dying or being placed in serious or
             critical condition
SB 80 The Volunteer Health Care Provider Program  SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 93
SB 82 & AB 110  Access to employment records of candidates for law enforcement positions AB 110 ASSM VOICE
SB 83  Strip searches
SB 91  The use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children and
              providing a penalty 
SEN VOICE
SB 92  Preparation and legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill; making all meetings of the Joint Committee on
             Finance relating to the biennial budget bill available in real time for viewing by the public on the legislature's Internet
             Web site; and reporting of certain information by lobbying principals
SB 93 & AB 136 Partially exempting an assessor and an assessor's staff from liability for trespassing, creating immunity from
             civil liability, and changing the notice requirements related to the revaluation of property by an assessor
                                   
AB 136  ASSM VOICE  SEN VOTE 25-7
SB 98 & AB 123 Appellate procedure regarding commitments of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or
             defect and commitments of sexually violent persons
AB 123 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE WI ACT 26
SB 102  Periods of revocation of driving privileges after committing certain offenses related to operating a vehicle while
               intoxicated
SB 103  Restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles by persons using electronic text messaging devices and providing
               a penalty 
SEN VOTE 27-5
SB 108 & AB 152 Mandatory overtime hours and on-call time worked by health care workers and providing penalties
SB 115 & AB 440 Licensure of dietitians and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
SB 127  Notification to the state and certain public agencies regarding a medical malpractice claim and limits on liability
                 
SEN VOTE 26-7
SB 129  The privilege of self-defense
SB 130  Surrendering vehicle registration plates and the seizure and sale of vehicles used in certain drunken driving
               violations and creating a penalty
SB 133  Operating a motor vehicle while suspended, revoked, or disqualified
SB 134  Motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and
               reinstatement of canceled identification cards
SB 138  Creating an income and franchise tax credit for motor vehicles that use gasoline and ethanol mixtures as fuel and
               for fuel efficient hybrid motor vehicles
SB 141 & AB 176 Requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety
               alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing
               an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty
                   
SB 141 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 99-0  WI ACT 19
SB 142  Slaughter of equine animals
SB 145  & AB 215 Determining the value of billboards for personal property tax purposes
SB 149  An examination of the juvenile in a proceeding for waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction

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