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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 4 of 7 of currently listed senate bills.  Updated 12/9/11

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2011-2012 REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILLS
SB 191  Awarding costs in administrative agency actions
SB 192  The sale of lead acid batteries and acceptance of used lead acid batteries
SB 193  Prohibiting a vote on bills during the first 21 days after introduction
SB 194 & AB 267 Operating certain three-vehicle combinations on the highways
             
AB 267 ASSM VOICE SEN VOTE 32-1  WI ACT 59   
SB 195 & AB 252 Seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops
                   
AB 252 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 52
SB 198  The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program
SB 199  Adoption by governmental units of a maintenance program that applies to private sewage systems
               
SEN VOTE VOICE  ASSM VOTE 57-37
SB 200 & AB 274 Requiring motorists to yield to railroad track equipment trains at railroad crossings and requiring a railroad
              to maintain its right-of-way 
AB 274 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 101
SB 201  An income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals
SB 202  Elimination of compensatory and punitive damages for acts of employment discrimination or unfair honesty or
              genetic testing
SEN VOTE 17-16
SB 203 & AB 277 Adopting federal law as it relates to excluding from an employee's income certain payments from an
              employer related to medical care 
SB 203 SEN VOTE 33-0  ASSM VOTE 93-3  WI ACT 49
SB 205 & AB 290 The manufacture of wine and fermented malt beverages not offered for sale AB 290 ASSM VOICE
SB 206 & AB 312 Implementing federal health insurance law changes
SB 207 & AB 286 Permitting an employer to refuse to employ or to bar or terminate from employment an individual who has
              been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned for that felony and preempting cities, villages, towns, and
              counties from adopting provisions concerning employment discrimination based on arrest or conviction record that
              prohibit activity that is allowed under the state fair employment law
SB 208 & AB 293 The use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles SB 208 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE WI ACT 111
SB 209  Financial assistance for local recycling programs and making an appropriation
SB 210  Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts paid for amino acid-based elemental
               formula
SB 211 & AB 300  Registration plates for dealers, distributors, manufacturers, and transporters of motor vehicles
                   
AB 300 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 90
SB 212 & AB 302 Regulation of nursing homes, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation
                   
SB 212 SEN VOTE 24-7  ASSM VOTE 70-22  WI ACT 70
SB 213 & AB 317 Creation of a Wisconsin election campaign fund, making appropriations, and providing penalties
SB 214  Requiring a person arrested for or charged with certain offenses, or a juvenile taken into custody for certain offenses,
              to provide a biological specimen for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis; inclusion of the analysis results in the
              deoxyribonucleic acid data bank; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty
SB 215 & AB 304 Trailer or semitrailer registration SB 215 SEN VOTE 32-0  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT
SB 216 & AB 309 Dry cask storage of spent fuel from nuclear power plants and granting rule-making authority
SB 217 & AB 307  Suspension of operating privilege or registration for unsatisfied judgment for damages arising out of a
              motor vehicle accident 
SB 217 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 112
SB 218  Legislative authorization of proposed administrative rules
SB 219  Various changes in the unemployment insurance law, providing a penalty, and making appropriations
                   
SEN VOTE 29-3
SB 220 & AB 331 Authorizing the village of Stockholm to become a premier resort area
SB 221  Correcting the 2011 equalized valuation for the village of Warrens
SB 222 & AB 305 Permits for overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting sealed containers or vehicles in
              international trade 
SB 222 SEN VOTE 33-0  ASSM VOICE
SB 223 & AB 306 Annual or consecutive month permits for certain overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting
              agricultural products 
SB 223 SEN VOTE 33-0  ASSM VOICE
SB 224 & AB 321  Exception to local levy limits for the village of Shorewood
                       
SB 224 SEN VOTE 31-0  ASSM VOTE 93-0  WI ACT 63
SB 225 & AB 303 Comprehensive planning and making an appropriation  AB 303 ASSM VOTE 56-38
SB 226 & AB 311  Creating a sporting recruitment and retention council, programs to encourage recruitment of hunters and
             trappers, restrictions on expenditures under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program, reduced fees
             for certain first-time hunting and trapping approvals, high school credit under and administration of the hunter and
             trapper education programs, waiving fishing license requirements for a weekend ice fishing event, and sturgeon
             spearing license age requirements
AB 311 ASSM VOTE 84-12
SB 227  Income and franchise tax credits for insulating concrete forms used to construct a building and energy efficient
              products
SB 228 & AB 323  Placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle or in or on a motorboat
                   
SB 228 SEN VOTE VOICE  ASSM VOTE 65-31  WI ACT 51
SB 229 & 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
SB 230  An exemption from the prevailing wage law for a public works project that is not less than 85 percent privately
              funded in which the completed facility is dedicated to the state or a local governmental unit for conservation,
              recreational, or educational purposes
SB 231  Review by the Joint Committee on Finance of the expenditure of certain federal funds by the Department of Natural
              Resources
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
SB 233 & AB 338 Collective bargaining for public employees, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations
SB 235 & AB 327 Age restrictions and safety certificate requirements regarding the operation of an all-terrain vehicle
                   
SB 235 SEN VOICE
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
SB 239  Post-retirement employment of annuitants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and granting rule-making
              authority
SB 240  Funding postretirement health care benefits of local government employees
SB 241 & AB 328 Nonjudicial foreclosure of time-share estates and licenses
                     
SB 241 SEN VOTE  31-0   ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 102
SB 242  Changing the definition of and the applicability of one-family and two-family dwelling rules to a bed and breakfast
                 
SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 78
SB 243  Concussions and other head injuries sustained in youth athletic activities
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
SB 245 & AB 355 Exempting rules promulgated by the Government Accountability Board from certain administrative
              rule-making procedures involving the approval of the governor
SB 246  Employment discrimination based on credit history
SB 247  Exemption of individuals who are at least 65 years of age from the requirement to provide proof of identification for
              voting
SB 248  Management and preservation of records and correspondence of members of the legislature
SB 249 & AB 344 Employment discrimination based on employment status
SB 250  Limiting the corporate income tax deduction for compensation paid to an employee
SB 252 & AB 285 Municipal court fees


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