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Senate Bills of the 2009-2010 Session

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 2 of 9 of some of the currently listed senate bills.  Updated 5/20/10

2009-2010 REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILLS
SB 152  Creating a rebuttable presumption of retaining juvenile court jurisdiction in waiver proceedings involving a first
               offender
SB 153  Petitions for waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction and the criteria for that waiver
SB 156  Eliminating the penalty for participating in an office sports pool
SB 158  Vehicle stops at railroad crossings  SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 65
SB 159  The issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation
SB 160 
Increasing the amount of the homestead exemption SEN VOICE
SB 161 & AB 194 Administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service
               protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the
               Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation
                           
SB 161 SEN VOTE 18-15   ASSM VOTE 54-45  WI ACT 15
SB 162 & AB 219  Requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats
                   
AB 219 ASSM VOICE
SB 163  Requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority
                       
SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 56-41  WI ACT 346
SB 165  Changing the type of income that may be used to calculate the married persons tax credit
SB 167 & AB 222 The minimum age for hunting and for possessing a firearm, restrictions on hunting and on possessing a
               firearm while hunting, establishing a hunting mentorship program, and granting rule-making authority
                 
SB 167 SEN VOTE 27-6  ASSM VOICE WI ACT 39
SB 169
& AB 223 Use of a facsimile firearm and providing a penalty
SB 170 & AB 240 Making June 19, Juneteenth Day, a legal holiday SB 170 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 91
SB 171 Retail theft, proof of ownership for flea market sales, and providing penalties
SB 174 & AB 221 Creating a microstamping requirement for certain handguns, certification of compliance with the
               microstamping requirement, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties
SB 176 & AB 254 A sales tax and use tax exemption for nonprescription drugs
SB 178
& AB 263 Requiring persons who violate certain restraining orders or injunctions to be monitored by a global
              positioning system, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty
SB 179  Deceptive election practices; voter intimidation, suppression, and protection; granting rule-making authority; and
              providing penalties
SB 181 & AB 253  Prohibiting smoking in indoor areas, in sports arenas, in public conveyances, and at certain outdoor
               locations and providing a penalty
SB 181 SEN VOTE 25-8   ASSM VOTE 61-38  WI ACT 12
SB 182 & AB 354 Statute of limitations for intentional torts  SB 182 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 62-32  WI ACT 120
SB 183 & AB 266 The provision of support services information to employees who are affected by a business closing or mass
             layoff and providing a penalty
SB 184 & AB 267 Licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography, creating a
             radiography examining board, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
                       
SB 184   SEN VOTE 30-2  ASSM VOTE 85-11 WI ACT 106
SB 185 & AB 256 Regulation of wind energy systems and granting rule-making authority
                 
SB 185  SEN VOTE 23-9   ASSM VOTE 65-31  WI ACT 40
SB 186 & AB 258 The disposal of used automotive engine oil filters and oil absorbent materials and providing a penalty
SB 187 An income and franchise tax credit for wages paid to an employee who is deployed or called to active duty with the
             national guard or a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces
SB 189 & AB 255 Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits and payment of extended benefits; excluding recovery &
               reinvestment act moneys from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments; eligibility for participation in the
               programs of a community action agency; financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe
               Drinking Water Loan Program; the confidentiality of pupil records provided to the Department of Public Instruction;
               financial assistance for criminal justice programs; authorizing political subdivisions to make residential energy
               efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans; definition of low-income household under
               energy and weatherization assistance programs; eligibility and notice changes for state continuation of coverage for
               health insurance; changes to enterprise zone jobs credits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures;
               granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation

SB 191
& AB 273 Podiatrist-patient privilege, immunity exemption for podiatrists providing emergency care at athletic
               events, allowing podiatrists to determine an illness or injury and complete forms for the purpose of granting
               assistance to needy veterans, allowing podiatrists to determine disability for the purpose of issuing certain hunting
               permits, cooperatives organized to provide sickness care, the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board, allowing
               podiatrists to certify driver school instructors' physical fitness, allowing Medical Assistance recipients to freely
               choose among podiatrists, and giving equal weight to certifications of disability by podiatrists for insurance
               purposes
AB 273 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE VETOED BY GOV 
                             SB 191 SEN VOICE
ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 113
SB 192 The possession and consumption of alcohol beverages on retail licensed premises in a park in a 1st class city
SB 193 & AB 262 Raffle licenses  SB 193 SEN VOTE 32-1  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 316
SB 197 Damages for frivolous claims
SB 198 & AB 272 Donating drugs and dispensing donated drugs
SB 199 Requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the
             addresses of electors, absentee voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult family
             homes, and the fee for an identification card issued by the Department of Transportation

SB 200
& AB 299 Products containing mercury and granting rule-making authority
                         
SB 200 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 89-5  WI ACT 44
SB 201 Permitting motor vehicle dealers to remain open for business on Sunday
SB 203 & AB 291 Claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases SB 203 SEN VOICE
SB 204 & AB 277 Prohibiting discrimination in housing because of domestic abuse victim status and providing a penalty
                               
SB 204 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 95
SB 207 Possession and use of a firearm by a person under the age of 12 years
SB 209 Increasing the tax on fermented malt beverages to fund law enforcement grants and alcohol and drug abuse treatment
             and prevention programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations
SB 211 & AB 297 Child abuse and neglect prevention grants
SB 213 Notification of alternative dispute resolution in foreclosure actions
SB 214 & AB 301 A real property tax exemption for snowmobile clubs
SB 215 & AB 302 A personal property tax exemption for snowmobile clubs 
                           
SB 215 SEN VOTE 31-1  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 155
SB 217
& AB 304 Ineligibility of convicted felons for licensure as lobbyists
SB 218 & AB 307 Penalties and private actions for violations of restrictions on telephone solicitations
               
SB 218 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE
SB 219 Causing injury to a law enforcement officer while resisting or obstructing an officer or while attempting to flee and
             providing a penalty
SB 221 & AB 388 Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state
              income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity
              Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, staffing of the
              Government Accountability Board; providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making
              authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties
SB 222 Group deer hunting requirements and restrictions on placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow
              in or on a vehicle
SEN VOICE
SB 224 Notice of proposed vacation of certain highways SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 223
SB 225 & AB 295 The designation of smoking rooms in lodging establishments
SB 226 & AB 316 Emergency management, succession of public offices, liability and licensure of emergency volunteers,
               disaster relief, ratification of the pest control compact, transportation and disposal of animal carcasses, the plant
               industry, computation of school days, variance for hospital requirements, public works mutual assistance,
               emergencies related to computer or telecommunication systems, and providing penalties
AB 316 ASSM VOICE
SB 227 & AB 317 Interim successors for legislators, meetings of the legislature and legislative committees, and temporary
               seat of government for the legislature
SB 227 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 363
SB 228 & AB 318 Disaster assistance and making an appropriation
SB 229 & AB 319 Regional structural collapse teams and granting rule-making authority
SB 230 & AB 320 Creating an exception to local levy limits and the expenditure restraint program
SB 231 & AB 323 Information provided by a person required to register as a sex offender AB 323 ASSM VOTE 93-0
SB 233
Creating an individual income tax checkoff for the Special Olympics Wisconsin, Inc., and making an appropriation
SB 234 & AB 335 The consumption of alcohol beverages in public places 
                   
AB 335 ASSM VOTE 95-3  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 395

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