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Senate Bills of the 2011-2012 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 & ASSM VOTE following individual  bills to see the votes on that  bill.  This is page 3 of 7 of currently listed senate bills.  Updated 1/26/12

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SB 116 & AB 161 The dates of the September primary and certain other election occurrences and absentee voting
                 
SB 116 SEN VOTE 20-13  ASSM VOTE 67-28  WI ACT 75
SB 117  Venue for actions and appeals in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state
               officers, employees, or agents 
SB 117 SEN VOTE 18-15  ASSM VOTE 58-34  WI ACT 61
SB 118  Communications by members of the legislature
SB 119  The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources
               Board
SB 120  An income and franchise tax credit for investments in a community development financial institution, increasing the
              credit amounts for the dairy manufacturing facility, meat processing facility, and food processing facility investment
              credits, and granting rule-making authority
SB 123 & AB 171 An income and franchise tax credit for qualified production activities income
SB 125 & AB 180 Liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages caused by an insufficiency or want of repair
               of a highway
SB 125  SEN VOTE 21-11  ASSM VOICE
SB 127 Aggravating factors for a court to consider when sentencing persons
SB 128  Provision of police or fire protection services by a county sheriff or municipality
SB 129 & AB 181  Authorizing towns to challenge certain city or village annexation procedures
SB 130 & AB 178  The authority of a county to enact ordinances governing certain land divisions
SB 131 & AB 190 Carrying a concealed weapon if prohibited from possessing a firearm, purchasing a firearm for a person
              who is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and providing a penalty
SB 133  Procedures for applications and hearings relating to permits and contracts for structures, deposits, and other activities
               in or near navigable waters
SB 134  Providing information to a firearms dealer when purchasing a handgun, authorizing the Department of Justice to
               prosecute violations of certain laws regulating firearms, receiving a stolen firearm, and providing penalties
SB 135 & AB 202 Issuance of a bear license to the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
SB 136  A disclosure report for sellers of vacant land  SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 107
SB 137  Making companies that hire persons who are not legally in the United States ineligible for certain tax exemptions,
              governmental contracts, grants, and loans, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties
SB 138 & AB 195 The regulation of emissions of hazardous air contaminants associated with agricultural waste and the
               partial suspension of rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources
SB 139  & AB 196  Prohibiting the promulgation of certain rules concerning campaign financing by the Government
              Accountability Board
SB 140 & AB 193 Creating an individual income tax checkoff for contributions to elementary and secondary education,
              shared revenue, and Medical Assistance, and making an appropriation
SB 141  Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons and exempting from taxation
               certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature
SB 142  The possession and consumption of alcohol beverages by drivers and passengers on commercial quadricycles,
               municipal authority to regulate the operation of commercial quadricycles, and providing a penalty
SB 143  The Wisconsin on indicator for unemployment insurance extended benefit purposes
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
SB 146 & AB 204 Prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of wheel weights and other wheel balancing products that
              contain lead
SB 147 & AB 197 Payment of extended unemployment insurance benefits during certain periods in this state
               
SB 147 SEN VOTE 30-3  ASSM VOTE 81-16  WI ACT 42
SB 148  Legislative redistricting  SEN VOTE 19-14  ASSM VOTE 57-40  WI ACT 43
SB 149  Congressional redistricting  SEN VOTE 19-14  ASSM VOTE 59-38  WI ACT 44
SB 150  Division of municipalities into wards and redistricting of supervisory and aldermanic districts and appointing a panel
               to hear challenges to the apportionment of a congressional or legislative district, and hearing certain appeals
                   
SEN VOTE 19-14  ASSM VOTE 58-39  WI ACT 39
SB 151  Opportunities to win prizes that are received by employees as compensation from employers
                 
SEN VOTE VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 109
SB 152 & AB 207 Penalties for driving a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty
SB 153  Permitting governmental employers who are not participating employers in the Wisconsin Retirement System to be
              covered in the local government health insurance plan offered by the group insurance board 
SEN VOICE
SB 154 & AB 208 Penalties for operating-while-intoxicated offenses and providing a penalty
SB 155 & AB 200 Temporary alcohol beverages licenses issued for fairgrounds and eligibility for state aid for fairs
                   
AB 200 ASSM VOICE
SB 156 & AB 201 Regulation of geothermal well drillers and granting rule-making authority
SB 157  Preparation of legislative and congressional districting plans by the Legislative Reference Bureau and the
              Government Accountability Board
SB 158  Eligibility for an occupational license
SB 160 & AB 225 Federalizing the treatment of capital losses
SB 161  Creating forest enterprise areas; the creation of a managed forest land board of review; review of certain decisions of
              the Department of Natural Resources regarding forestry practices on managed forest land; annual allowable timber
              harvests; management plans for large ownerships of managed forest land and for group enrollments; designation of
              additional managed forest land; leasing of managed forest land; the taxation of managed forest land; granting rule-
              making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and making an appropriation
SB 162  Notice of the fee for identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation
SB 164 & AB 220 An income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs, granting rule-making authority, and
              requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
SB 165  Birth certificates for Milwaukee County residents
SB 166  Preferences for minority-owned businesses in state procurement
SB 167  Challenging the ballots of electors at polling places
SB 168  Requiring a firearms restrictions record search for transfers of handguns that do not involve a firearms dealer,
              requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty
SB 169  Collecting a deoxyribonucleic acid sample and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
SB 170  Failing to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis and providing a penalty
SB 171 & AB 280  Exempting from income taxation certain employer-paid fringe benefits for mass transit expenses
SB 172 & AB 214 Sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a penalty
SB 173 & AB 240 The disclosure of electronic juvenile court records to law enforcement agencies and providing a penalty
SB 175 & AB 244 Restricting eligibility for the homestead tax credit
SB 176  Legislative vacancies
SB 181 & AB 248 Annual or consecutive month permits for vehicles transporting overheight loads of hay or straw
                   
AB 248  ASSM VOICE  SEN VOTE 33-0  WI ACT 58
SB 182 & AB 262 Excluding permits and licenses from the definition of real property for property tax purposes
SB 183  The serving and sale of margarine
SB 184  The reporting date for the Special Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities and making an
               appropriation 
SEN VOTE 33-0  ASSM VOTE 96-0
SB 185 & AB 250 Regulating text messages as telephone solicitations for purposes of the no call list
SB 186 & AB 251 Fees for dental services
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
SB 188  Expenditure of $129,693.02 from the general fund in payment of a claim against the state made by Workforce
              Resource, Inc
SB 189 & AB 253  The maximum permissible length of vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders, and similar materials on
              highways 
AB 253 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOTE 33-0  WI ACT 53
SB 190 & AB 254 The maximum permissible length of single vehicles operated on a highway without an overlength permit
                 
AB 254 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 54\

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