Legislation of interest
- 2003-04 Legislative Session - Assembly Bills
- 2003-04 Legislative Session - Senate Bills
- Legislation from prior sessions
2003-04 Legislative Session - Assembly Bills
The Act number follows for bills that were signed into law.
- Assembly Bill 3, limits on filling vacant positions in state government
- Assembly Bill 57, cogeneration facility on the UW-Madison campus
- Assembly Bill 66, UW-Madison medical school admission requirements
- Assembly Bill 74, providing a tuition voucher for students who sound Taps at military funerals (WI Act 42)
- Assembly Bill 95, providing resident tuition for certain undocumented students
- Assembly Bill 104, ban on reproductive and therapeutic cloning (Note: Companion legislation to Senate Bill 45, below)
- Assembly Bill 165, continuing education requirements for veterinarians and veterinary technicians (WI Act 103)
- Assembly Bill 173, additional funding for the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab building
- Assembly Bill 196, access to public records (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 78, below) (WI Act 47)
- Assembly Bill 207, smoking ban in UW residence halls (WI Act 268)
- Assembly Bill 208, composition of the UW Board of Regents (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 85, below)
- Assembly Bill 209, changes to individual tax exemptions for college savings programs (WI Act 289)
- Assembly Bills 213-227, state classifed employee contracts
- Assembly Bill 246, reproductive cloning ban
- Assembly Bill 342, prohibit convicted drug dealers from receiving state financial aid
- Assembly Bill 344, require UW System and private colleges to inform residence hall students about meningococcal disease (Meningitis) and to obtain confirmation of the student's vaccination or choice not to be vaccinated (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 172, below) (WI Act 61)
- Assembly Bill 351, creation of a breast cancer research program (WI Act 176)
- Assembly Bill 366, require all credits to be transferable among UW and technical college campuses
- Assembly Bill 377, require UW to fund sabbaticals with gifts/grants
- Assembly Bill 403, regulate athlete agents (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 209, below) (WI Act 150)
- Assembly Bill 406, college reenrollment of persons called into active military service
- Assembly Bill 422, Indian student assistance grants
- Assembly Bill 444, permitting concealed weapons (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 214, below) (Vetoed by Governor)
- Assembly Bill 497, allowing required information related to sexual assault and harassment to be provided electronically (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 247) (WI Act 149)
- Assembly Bill 532, requiring Joint Finance Committee approval of UW executive salaries
- Assembly Bill 538, providing new business venture tax credit and Wisconsin business study (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 261, below) (WI Act 255)
- Assembly Bill 540, University of Wisconsin employee code of ethics
- Assembly Bill 543, expanding notice of certain UW public meetings (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 266, below)
- Assembly Bill 558, requiring UW Regents to take a roll call vote on all matters
- Assembly Bill 609, National Guard tuition grant program (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 286, below)
- Assembly Bill 667, income tax deduction for college savings programs (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 346, below)
- Assembly Bill 686, law revisions related to UW-Madison
- Assembly Bill 755, electronic transactions and records, “UETA” (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 404, below) (WI Act 294)
- Assembly Bill 761, state procurement of contractual services
- Assembly Bill 766, expanding UW police arrest powers
- Assembly Bill 799, nonresident tuition exemption
- Assembly Bill 813, restricting UW administrator service on corporate boards
- Assembly Bill 869, providing a nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans (Note: companion legislation to Senate Bill 513, below) (WI Act 185)
For the Board of Regents' position on legislation go to: http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/govrel/pending/index.htm
2003-04 Legislative Session - Senate Bills
The Act number follows for bills that were signed into law.
- Senate Bill 45, ban on reproductive and therapeutic cloning (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 104, above)
- Senate Bill 78, access to public records (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 196, above) (WI Act 47)
- Senate Bill 85, composition of the UW Board of Regents (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 208, above)
- Senate Bill 166, allow UW teaching assistants and project assistants to participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System
- Senate Bill 172, require UW System and private colleges to inform residence hall students about meningococcal disease (Meningitis) and to obtain confirmation of the student's vaccination or choice not to be vaccinated (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 344, above) (WI Act 61)
- Senate Bill 209, regulate athlete agents (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 403, above) (WI Act 150)
- Senate Bill 214, allowing concealed weapons (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 444, above) (Vetoed by Governor)
- Senate Bill 247, allowing required information related to sexual assault and harassment to be provided electronically (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 497, above) (WI Act 149)
- Senate Bill 253, allow UW schools to establish charter schools (Vetoed by Governor)
- Senate Bill 261, providing new business venture tax credit and Wisconsin business study (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Act 538, above) (WI Act 255)
- Senate Bill 266, expanding UW open meetings law (companion legislation to Assembly Bill 543, above)
- Senate Bill 268, tuition tax credit for employers
- Senate Bill 342, requiring approval for UW executives to serve on corporate boards
- Senate Bill 346, income tax deductions for college savings programs (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 667, above)
- Senate Bill 404, electronic transactions and records, “UETA” (Note: companion legislation to Assembly Bill 755, above) (WI Act 294)
- Senate Bill 454, UW license plate fees
- Senate Bill 474, UW building projects, including UW-Madison School of Business addition and Dayton Street residence hall project (WI Act 269)
- Senate Bill 513WI Act 185)
- Senate Joint Resolution 22, congratulating the UW men's basketball team
For the Board of Regents' position on legislation go to: http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/govrel/pending/index.htm