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AB1016 - Requiring public and private schools to offer a minimum amount of physical activity each week.
William Penterman, Donna M. Rozar, Karen Hurd
Last updated 5 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
An Act to create 118.07 (1m) of the statutes; Relating to: requiring public and private schools to offer a minimum amount of physical activity each week.
STATUS
Failed
SJR104 - Proclaiming February 2024 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.
Joan A. Ballweg, Timothy W. Carpenter, Robert L. Cowles
Last updated 5 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Relating to: proclaiming February 2024 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.
STATUS
Failed
SB633 - Designating and marking the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway. (FE)
Patrick Testin, Jesse James, Jeff Smith
Last updated 6 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
An Act to create 84.10313 of the statutes; Relating to: designating and marking the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway. (FE)
STATUS
Passed
AB923 - Specialized transportation assistance pilot program. (FE)
Shae Sortwell, Joy Goeben, Jeffrey L. Mursau
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act to amend 46.283 (5); and to create 46.283 (4) (k), 46.283 (6m) and 49.45 (3d) of the statutes; Relating to: specialized transportation assistance pilot program. (FE)
STATUS
Failed
AB649 - Seasonally maintained highways.
Calvin Callahan, Elijah Behnke, James W. Edming
Last updated 5 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
An Act to create 82.36 and 86.302 (1j) of the statutes; Relating to: seasonally maintained highways.
STATUS
Failed
SB98 - Verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE)
Duey Stroebel, Marc Julian Bradley, Rachael Ann Cabral-Guevara
Last updated 10 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
An Act to amend 5.056; and to create 343.17 (3) (a) 16. of the statutes; Relating to: verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE)
STATUS
Vetoed
SB21 - The value of tangible personal property allowed in state correctional facilities.
Jesse James, Joan A. Ballweg, Robert L. Cowles
Last updated 6 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
An Act to create 301.32 (1m) of the statutes; Relating to: the value of tangible personal property allowed in state correctional facilities.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB37 - A time limit for processing sexual assault kits. (FE)
Jesse James, Joan A. Ballweg, Robert L. Cowles
Last updated 5 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
An Act to consolidate, renumber and amend 165.775 (4) (intro.) and (b); to amend 165.775 (3) (b) and 165.775 (4) (a); and to create 165.775 (4) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes; Relating to: a time limit for processing sexual assault kits. (FE)
STATUS
Failed
SB109 - Operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle owned by an electric cooperative on a highway.
Romaine Robert Quinn, Robert L. Cowles, Mary Czaja Felzkowski
Last updated 10 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
An Act to amend 23.33 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes; Relating to: operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle owned by an electric cooperative on a highway.
STATUS
Passed
SB20 - Qualified bidders on state projects. (FE)
Duey Stroebel, Robert L. Cowles, Mary Czaja Felzkowski
Last updated 5 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
An Act to amend 16.855 (9m) (b) 1. a. of the statutes; Relating to: qualified bidders on state projects. (FE)
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Wisconsin district SD-002
COMMITTEES
Wisconsin Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Robert L. Cowles is a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing District 2. Cowles earned his BS in Journalism and MBA from UW-Madison. He was elected to the Senate in 1987. Cowles serves as co-chairman of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. He also serves on the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade and the Transportation and Veterans Affairs Committee. Previously, Cowles served in the State Assembly from 1982 to 1987. He owns a publishing company.read less
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