Wisconsin Legislature: Commerce, Department of

Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program in WHEDA: income limit modified; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report - AB548

Housing Rehabilitation Program in WHEDA: income limits modified; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report - AB550

Housing Rehabilitation Program in WHEDA: requirement that a structure was first used as a residence at least 10 years before granting the loan eliminated; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report - AB549

Indoor environmental quality in schools: provisions created; task force in Comm.Dept established - SB325

Insulating concrete forms: designation on standard building permit forms required; definition provision - SB601

Load-bearing dimension lumber: exemption from construction standards under certain conditions - SB353

Main Street Program: counties permitted to participate; Comm.Dept required to select Clark County - AB794

Main Street Program: counties permitted to participate; Comm.Dept required to select Clark County - SB522

Manufactured housing regulations revised re manufacturers, home installations, fees, and titling; rehabilitation and recycling grant program; Manufactured Housing Code Council created; manufactured home ``park" changed to ``community" [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, local ordinance or resolution provision] - AB39

Manufacturing Competitiveness Grant and Loan Program created; Manufacturing Competitiveness Council created in Comm.Dept - SB644

Manufacturing extension center: increasing grants to technology-based organizations that provide support to [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB183

Manufacturing extension program administration transferred from Comm.Dept to TCS Board [Sec. 154, 713, 2363-2365; original bill only] - AB100

Mobile homes, manufactured homes, and the industry: revisions re definitions, monthly fees, recreation vehicle regulations, manufactured home communities regulation, and sewer and water service to manufactured home communities - AB1085

Net job loss by companies: report to Comm.Dept required; ineligibility certain tax credits or exemptions, public works or purchasing contracts, and state or local government grants or loans - AB704

Net job loss by companies: report to Comm.Dept required; ineligibility of company and expatriate companies for certain tax credits or exemptions, public works or purchasing contracts, and state or local government grants or loans; declaration of eligibility prior to entering a contract with agency or local governmental unit required - AB520

``On-the-waterfront Program" and council created re revitalization of areas adjacent to lakes or streams - AB388

OSHA testing: Hygiene Laboratory to assume full responsibility [Sec. 9152 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: position transfer revision] - AB100

Petroleum inspection fee reduced; diesel truck idling reduction grants created, sunset provided [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 156s, t, 1829p, 2094f, 2348q, 9108 (1v), (1w), 9408 (1x)] - AB100

Public buildings and places of employment: city, village, or town may not enact an ordinance establishing minimum standards for construction, repair, or maintenance unless it conforms to Comm.Dept rules - AB956

Real estate brokers' trust accounts: payment of interest changed from DOA to Comm.Dept [Sec, 2338-2345, 9108 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: deletes 2338] - AB100

Regional economic development in rural areas: Comm.Dept and DOR to study [Sec. 9108 (2); original bill only] - AB100

Renewable energy requirements re electric utilities and cooperatives modified; certain state agencies required to generate or purchase renewable energy; energy efficiency standards imposed in certain state contracts; energy conservation code changed; anaerobic digestor research funding; public benefits program revisions; report provisions - AB841

Rural enterprise development zones: Comm.Dept authorized to designate; tax credits created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; S.Amdt.1: criteria for a business to expand or relocate to a rural enterprise development zone revised] - AB208

School district, school board, and DPI requirements revised re paying certain tuitions to U.W. System, fire drill reports to Comm.Dept, rules prohibiting pagers, reporting school bus accidents, school districts acquiring or using another district's facilities or equipment, extracurricular and recreational program policies, exchange of teachers, promote training of certain health professionals, maintain certain mailboxes, and report on CESA programs and services [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.1: U.W. tuition provision deleted] - SB259

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, local assistance program, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing and septage land disposal license fees, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions [A.Amdt.3: local assistance program deleted; A.Amdt.2 to A.Amdt.3: septage land disposal license fee provision deleted] - AB449

Small Business Development Loan Guarantee Program in WHEDA: guaranteeing a refinancing loan permitted if borrower also expands an existing business; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report - AB551

State agency appropriation lapses to general fund [Sec. 9255 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: amount revisions, Corr.Dept and DVA removed from list] - AB100

State and metropolitan sewerage commission procurement: percentage re minority-owned businesses increased; percentages re woman-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses created - AB908

State Historic Building Code, historic buildings used as multifamily dwellings, historic preservation in local governmental units, historic rehabilitation tax credits, highway projects in a business or downtown area, and major highway projects revisions; Comm.Dept and Main Street Program provisions - AB793

State Historic Building Code revisions re liberal interpretation, Comm.Dept review of decisions, and SHSW role expanded; information pamphlet required - AB793

State Historic Building Code revisions re liberal interpretation, Comm.Dept review of decisions, and SHSW role expanded; information pamphlet required - SB379

Super employment and economic development zone grant program created [Sec. 152, 2421; original bill only] - AB100

Super employment and economic development zone grant program created for businesses that relocate to ``extremely depressed areas" - AB979

Thermal system insulation and fire-stop products: Comm.Dept required to regulate the business of installing, removing, and maintaining; council created; licensing, definition, and state inspector provisions - AB1165

Tracer wires required during the installation of a private sewage system; permit provision - AB852

Training assistance grant program created; provision re family-supporting wage [Sec. 153, 2362; original bill only] - AB100

Venture Capital Investment Program created; Wisconsin Economic Leadership Board created; income and franchise tax credit provisions; tribal gaming compact investment rebates; report required - AB1177

Water reservoir in the Village of Wonewoc: community development grant provided [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9108 (6k)] - AB100

Water well in the Town of Ithaca: community development grant provided [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9108 (5k)] - AB100

WHEDA funds transfer to Comm.Dept from unencumbered reserves; new biennial PR housing grants and loan appropriation created, sunset provided; Comm.Dept housing grant requirements [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 156n, p, 2118k-n, 9108 (3r), 9408 (1q), 9424 (1q)] - AB100

Wisconsin Development Fund grants and loans award procedures revised; DFB duties modified; various programs and the Wisconsin Procurement Institute eliminated [Sec. 150, 155, 1724, 1725, 2118, 2200, 2201, 2348-2350, 2353-2356, 2358-2361, 2366-2418, 9308 (1); original bill only] - AB100

Wisconsin Development Fund line re technology and pollution control abatement grants and loans [Sec. 151] - AB100

Wisconsin Development Fund restructured; grant dispersal specified re distressed areas and small businesses; merging of technology grant programs; biomedical technology alliance established [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 150m, 153m, 155L, m, 2366m-2376m, 2407L, 9208 (2n), 9308 (1z)] - AB100

Wisconsin Procurement Institute grant [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9108 (2k)] - AB100

Women-owned business: Comm.Dept to implement program to certify; fee provision - SB515

commercial codeCommercial code

Special orders of business for March 2, 2006 established re AB-172, AB-539, AB-579, AB-785, AB-851, AB-904, AB-933, AB-945, AB-976, AB-992, AB-993, AB-1021, AB-1036, AB-1037, AB-1038, AB-1052, AB-1054, AB-1071, AB-1072, AB-1073, AB-1074, SB-161, SB-221, SB-259, SB-312, SB-414, SB-495, SB-496, SB-497, SB-511, SB-529, SJR-33 - AR49

Uniform Commercial Code revisions re letters of credit - AB1036

Wisconsin Consumer Act scope revised and remedies modified; Uniform Commercial Code consumer lease limit increased - AB333

commercial feedCommercial feed

Electricity used in agricultural biotechnology and vitamins, feed supplements, and hormones used on farm livestock: sales and use tax exemptions created - AB547

commitmentCommitment, see Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

committeesCommittees, see specific subject

communicable diseaseCommunicable disease, see Disease

community_based residential facilityCommunity-based residential facility

Carbon monoxide detectors: owner of a residential building required to install and maintain; liability, tampering, and inpection provisions; Comm.Dept duty specified - SB689

Caregiver background information: if entity requires annual disclosure of criminal conviction or charge, the entity is not required to use DHFS form; civil penalty for failure to comply with disclosure policy - AB987

CIP 1A and 1B funding for placements in residential facilities with 8 or fewer beds [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 865m] - AB100

Declaration to physicians (living will): MA administrators required to discuss with MA recipients residing in long-term care facilities - AB791

Health care facility use charges: informing patients prior to office visit required; definition and billing provisions - AB773

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - SB371

Patient health care records: requirements created for transfer from health care provider who is deceased or ceases practice to another health care provider - AB465

Smoking in designated areas prohibited in places of employment with exceptions for private residences, designated smoking rooms in lodging establishments, and certain retirement homes; exceptions for taverns, bowling centers, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated - SB430

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions [for further revisions, see entry under ``Elections Board"] - SB42

community developmentCommunity development, see Municipality — Planning

community integration program _cip_Community integration program (CIP), see Medical assistance

community living arrangementCommunity living arrangement, see Mental retardation

community options program _cop_Community Options Program (COP), see Nursing homes

community service workCommunity service work, see Parole or probation

community supervisionCommunity supervision, see Parole or probation

commuter railCommuter rail, see Railroad — Passenger service

compensation for victims of crimeCompensation for victims of crime, see Crime victim

comprehensive annual financial report _cafr_Comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR), see Administration, Department of — Budget and fiscal issues

compulsory educationCompulsory education, see School — Attendance — Compulsory

computerComputer, see Data processing

concealed weaponConcealed weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

condemnation of propertyCondemnation of property, see Eminent domain

condolence certificateCondolence certificate, see Legislature — Member; name of specific individual

condominiumCondominium, see Housing

confidentialityConfidentiality, see Privacy

confidentiality of bill draftsConfidentiality of bill drafts, see Bills, Legislative

congressCongress, see Memorial to Congress; United States — Congress

conner, garlin murlConner, Garlin Murl

U.S. Congress and House Armed Services Committee urged to adopt H.R. 605, awarding a Medal of Honor posthumously re World War II acts of valor - SR7