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Assembly Bill 649 & Senate Bill 450: Reductions Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Petroleum Consumption
Assembly Bill 649 And Senate Bill 450 Pushed For Reductions In Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions And In Projected
Statewide Consumption Of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Heating Oil, And Natural Gas. According to the State of
Wisconsin Legislature 2010 Assembly Bill 649 and Senate Bill 450, “This bill specifies goals for statewide reductions in net
greenhouse gas emissions. The goals are: that the amount of emissions in 2014 does not exceed the amount in 2005; that the
amount of emissions in 2022 is at least 22 percent less than the amount in 2005; and that the amount of emissions in 2050 and
thereafter is at least 75 percent less than the amount in 2005. The bill requires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to
quadrennially assess progress toward meeting the goals. This bill specifies that it is the goal of this state that by 2030 each
newly constructed residential or commercial building will use no more energy than is generated on site using renewable
resources. The bill requires the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to quadrennially assess progress toward meeting the
goal. This bill specifies goals for reductions in projected statewide consumption of electricity, liquified petroleum gas, heating
oil, and natural gas by percentages specified in the bill. The bill requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to quadrennially
assess progress toward meeting the goals.” [State of Wisconsin Legislature 2015 Assembly Bill 649 & Senate Bill 450, 1/6/10,
1/7/10]
Assembly Bill 19 & Senate Bill 13: Limiting Tort Action
Assembly Bill 19 And Senate Bill 13 Created “Discovery And Scheduling Requirements For Certain Types Of Tort
Actions” And Limited “A Defendant's Liability For A Plaintiff's Injury Under Certain Circumstances.” According to
the State of Wisconsin Legislature 2013 Assembly Bill 19 and Senate Bill 13, “This bill creates discovery and scheduling
requirements for certain types of tort actions and limits a defendant's liability for a plaintiff's injury under certain
circumstances. Under the bill, a plaintiff who files a tort action must disclose, within 30 days after he or she files the action,
whether he or she has filed or anticipates filing a claim against a personal injury trust. A personal injury trust is a trust or
compensation fund that is established pursuant to a bankruptcy or other legal action in order to compensate persons who file
claims as a result of harm potentially compensable in the plaintiff's tort action, for which the entity that established the
personal injury trust is alleged to be responsible.” [State of Wisconsin Legislature 2015 Assembly Bill 19 & Senate Bill 13,
2/15/13, 2/12/13]
Senate Bill 93: Expanded Firearm Conceal And Carry Privileges
Senate Bill 93 Eliminated The Prohibitions Against Going Armed With Or Possessing A Firearm In A Public
Building Or Tavern Or Within 1,000 Feet Of The Grounds Of A School Only To The Grounds Of A School.
According to the State of Wisconsin Legislature 2011 Senate Bill 93, “Current law also prohibits, with certain exceptions,
going armed with or possessing a firearm in a public building, tavern, state park, or wildlife refuge or within 1,000 feet of the
grounds of a school. This bill eliminates the prohibitions against going armed with or possessing a firearm in a public building
or tavern but this bill adds general prohibitions against carrying weapons into a police station, sheriff's office, or state patrol
station; a prison, jail, house of correction, or secured correctional facility; a courthouse; a place beyond a security checkpoint in
an airport; and a building owned or leased by the state or any political subdivision of the state if the building provides
electronic screening for weapons at all public entrances to the building and provides locked storage for weapons on the
premises while the person carrying the weapon is in the building.” [State of Wisconsin Legislature 2015 Senate Bill 93,
5/10/11]
Senate Bill 93 Also Eliminated The Requirement That A Firearm Is Unloaded And Encased In A Vehicle. According
to the State of Wisconsin Legislature 2011 Senate Bill 93, “This bill generally eliminates the requirements that the firearm be
unloaded and encased and that the bow or crossbow be unstrung and encased in order to be carried in a vehicle. The bill
retains the requirement that a firearm be unloaded and encased in order to be carried on a commercial aircraft.” [State of
Wisconsin Legislature 2015 Senate Bill 93, 5/10/11]
Senate Bill 93 Also Applied The Prohibition Against Possessing A Firearm In A State Park Or A Wildlife Refuge
Only To Firearms That Are Not Handguns. According to the State of Wisconsin Legislature 2011 Senate Bill 93, “This bill
applies the prohibition against going armed with or possessing a firearm in a state park or a wildlife refuge only to firearms
that are not handguns. This bill also limits the prohibition against going armed with or possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet
of the grounds of a school only to the grounds of a school. Any federal prohibitions against guns in school zones, however,