Murphy, David
Born
1954
Contact
Email · Rep.Murphy@legis.wisconsin.gov
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14
Bills sponsored
this session · 1,141 all-time
367
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 367 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
917
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 917 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
January 2018 Special Session session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 10 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 10 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 10 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
1141 billsCurrent session 14 bills
- AB 582 Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. (FE) Vetoed
- AB 455 Relating to: a condominium conversion reimbursement grant program. (FE) Passed
- AB 406 Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition and fees. (FE) Failed
- AB 385 Relating to: online credit card contributions and providing a penalty. Vetoed
- AB 377 Relating to: establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes. (FE) Passed
- AB 328 Relating to: providing permanency plan and comments to out-of-home care providers in advance of a permanency plan review or hearing. (FE) Failed
- AB 236 Relating to: the rights of sexual assault crime victims. Failed
- AB 127 Relating to: the duty of a pharmacist to dispense lawfully prescribed drugs and devices. (FE) Failed
- AB 69 Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for electricity and natural gas sold for residential use. (FE) Failed
- AB 47 Relating to: tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE) Failed
- AB 27 Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War. Failed
- AJR 102 Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). Signed
- AR 5 Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025. Passed
- AJR 141 Relating to: Commemorating the 250th anniversary of one of the first major victories for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War and recognizing the contributions of Irish Americans in the struggle for independence. Introduced
Historical 1127 bills
- AJR 63 Relating to: honoring the legacy of Old Abe, Wisconsin's Civil War eagle. Died
- AB 1029 Relating to: including truancy information in the school district and school accountability report. Died
- AB 612 Relating to: waivers from workplace immunization requirements. Failed
- AB 8 Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War. Failed
- AB 644 Relating to: applications for full-time open enrollment. (FE) Died
- AB 1064 Relating to: funding for the University of Wisconsin System's Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship and Civil Dialogue and making an appropriation. (FE) Failed
- AJR 27 Relating to: proclaiming May 1, 2023, as Loyalty Day in Wisconsin. Died
- AB 296 Relating to: requiring direct reimbursement of emergency medical services under health insurance policies and plans. Failed
- AB 722 Relating to: prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance. Failed
- AJR 133 Relating to: proclaiming March 2024 to be Kidney Month in Wisconsin. Died
- AB 370 Relating to: guaranteed admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and requiring high schools to prepare class rankings for certain pupils. (FE) Died
- AB 1116 Relating to: payments to individuals holding over in executive positions. Failed
- AB 384 Relating to: an increase and expansion of the retirement income subtraction. (FE) Failed
- AB 642 Relating to: parental notification related to school library materials. (FE) Failed
- AB 77 Relating to: pupil applications to attend a private school participating in a parental choice program. Failed
- AB 567 Relating to: transmitting and canvassing absentee ballots, use of central counting locations, election night reporting, whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, notifications and verifications concerning citizenship status, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died
- AB 25 Relating to: the distribution and labeling of fertilizers and soil or plant additives produced from manure. (FE) Failed
- AB 252 Relating to: interception of oral communications by public bodies in public spaces. Failed
- AB 683 Relating to: the amount certain public utilities may recover in rates relating to amounts assessed by the Public Service Commission. Failed
- AJR 98 Relating to: supporting Wisconsin agricultural autonomy and food security. Died
- AB 422 Relating to: highway setback areas and the Department of Transportation's authority to approve subdivision plats. (FE) Failed
- AB 778 Relating to: requiring the display of the national motto in public schools. (FE) Failed
- AB 119 Relating to: model curriculum for pupils in grades 5 to 12 on interacting with law enforcement and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Failed
- AB 675 Relating to: the Public Service Commission's website and an annual report relating to its dockets. Failed
- AB 345 Relating to: prohibiting a judge from seeking or holding a nonjudicial office of public trust while serving in the office to which the judge was elected or appointed. Failed
Co-sponsored
367 billsCurrent session 367 bills
- AB 618 Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption and an income and franchise tax credit for nuclear energy facilities. (FE) Failed
- AB 615 Relating to: mathematics assessments, achievement plans, and interventions. (FE) Failed
- AB 614 Relating to: a teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE) Vetoed
- AB 613 Relating to: notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom. (FE) Passed
- AB 609 Relating to: right to carry a weapon in this state, licenses to carry a concealed weapon, and providing a penalty. (FE) Failed
- AB 603 Relating to: providing written notice of tax assessor entry upon property. (FE) Failed
- AB 602 Relating to: participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. Vetoed
- AB 595 Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter registration list. (FE) Vetoed
- AB 574 Relating to: verifying a voter’s change of address and registration status and removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list. (FE) Failed
- AB 564 Relating to: allowing chiropractors to perform school employee health examinations. Passed
- AB 561 Relating to: owner liability for illegally passing a school bus and providing a penalty. Passed
- AB 560 Relating to: prohibiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes for any election. Failed
- AB 556 Relating to: zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE) Failed
- AB 555 Relating to: intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty. Failed
- AB 554 Relating to: the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty. (FE) Vetoed
- AB 546 Relating to: limitations on the definition of abortion. Failed
- AB 545 Relating to: course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE) Failed
- AB 530 Relating to: the operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty. To Executive
- AB 526 Relating to: certain airport improvement contracts. (FE) Failed
- AB 525 Relating to: repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions. (FE) Failed
- AB 518 Relating to: allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program. Vetoed
- AB 514 Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE) Passed
- AB 509 Relating to: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation. (FE) Failed
- AB 503 Relating to: the definition of hemp. (FE) Failed
- AB 502 Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects; compensation for takings of signs, and appraisals upon which jurisdictional offers are based. (FE) Vetoed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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AB 411
Relating to: creation of a farmland link program. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
AB 315
Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 279
Relating to: talent recruitment grants. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
AB 269
Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | June 18, 2025 |
|
AB 226
Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
AB 182
Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2026 |
|
AB 156
Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | November 19, 2025 |
|
AB 96
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 95
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 94
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 91
Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AB 85
Relating to: recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AB 66
Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AB 58
Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | September 11, 2025 |
|
AB 50
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 23 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Yea | pass | July 02, 2025 |
|
AB 39
Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | September 11, 2025 |
|
AB 38
Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
AB 6
Relating to: requiring a school board to spend at least 70 percent of its operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures and annual pay increases for school administrators. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AB 4
Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AB 453
Relating to: required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | October 07, 2025 |
|
SJR 108
Relating to: recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SJR 106
Relating to: congratulating the Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship for the 20th consecutive year.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SJR 76
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Senator Bruce S. Peloquin.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | October 14, 2025 |
|
SB 498
Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
SB 283
Relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SB 214
Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
SB 182
Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | October 14, 2025 |
|
SB 108
Relating to: sharing minors’ safety plans. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SB 106
Relating to: psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SB 76
Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | October 14, 2025 |
|
AR 6
Relating to: proclaiming March 2025 and March 2026 as Women’s History Months.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AR 4
Relating to: proclaiming our appreciation and respect for our Grocery and Retail Food Employees.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AJR 96
Relating to: proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months.
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AJR 95
Relating to: designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AJR 94
Relating to: proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AJR 91
Relating to: recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AJR 85
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baseball Team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AJR 66
Relating to: congratulating Southwest Wisconsin Technical College for winning the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AJR 58
Relating to: designating May as Older Americans Month in Wisconsin.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | September 11, 2025 |
|
AJR 50
Relating to: recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday.
Assembly Amendment 23 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Yea | pass | July 02, 2025 |
|
AJR 39
Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | September 11, 2025 |
|
AJR 38
Relating to: proclaiming 2025 as the year of the snake.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
AJR 6
Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AJR 4
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AB 840
Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 20, 2026 |
|
AB 673
Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 672
Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 659
Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
AB 652
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Yea | pass | January 20, 2026 |
|
AB 648
Relating to: supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Yea | pass | November 19, 2025 |