Subject Index

School bus loading and unloading of passengers: use of warning lights revised -  AB379

Special orders of business for March 7, 2006 established re AB-19, AB-33, AB-96, AB-353, AB-588, AB-596, AB-671, AB-673, AB-675, AB-680, AB-681, AB-686, AB-751, AB-801, AB-838, AB-842, AB-856, AB-874, AB-900, AB-928, AB-934, AB-936, AB-958, AB-973, AB-974, AB-975, AB-987, AB-989, AB-990, AB-1008, AB-1015, AB-1024, AB-1028, AB-1060, AB-1077, SB-103, SB-350, SB-369, SB-405, SB-447, SB-450, SB-459, SB-501, SB-502, SB-510, SB-536, SB-537, SB-602 -  AR50

Tax revisions: appealing determination of the board of assessors, DOR authority to reduce taxes and certain costs, a spouse's tax liability, bona fide angel investment credit, employer re single-owner entity, qualified retirement fund, refund of sales or use tax received erroneously, estate tax interest, mailing tax-related documents, earned income tax credit, and audit of emissions inspectors contracted with DOT - AB482

Tax revisions: appealing determination of the board of assessors, DOR authority to reduce taxes and certain costs, a spouse's tax liability, bona fide angel investment credit, employer re single-owner entity, qualified retirement fund, refund of sales or use tax received erroneously, estate tax interest, mailing tax-related documents, earned income tax credit, and audit of emissions inspectors contracted with DOT - SB218

Traffic control signal emergency preemption device: operating a motor vehicle equipped with a transmitter, other than authorized emergency vehicles, prohibited; use of transmitter in authorized emergency vehicles limited; forfeiture and definition provisions [A.Amdt.1: selling of transmitter prohibited except for authorized purposes] - AB365

Traffic law revisions re motorcycles stopped at a red light and penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way resulting in bodily harm; driver education courses to include motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian awareness information; motorcycle operator's license requirements modified; DOT highway improvement planning must consider motorcycle safety  - AB964

Traffic law revisions re motorcycles stopped at a red light and penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way resulting in bodily harm; driver education courses to include motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian awareness information; motorcycle operator's license requirements modified; DOT highway improvement planning must consider motorcycle safety [S.Amdt.1: DOT highway improvement planning provision removed, moped, motor bicycle, and bicycle added re stopped at red light, misdemeanor penalty changed to forfeiture]  - SB528

Vehicle combinations meeting certain requirements and used solely in intrastate commerce exempt from motor carrier regulations and marking requirement; DOT provision  - SB485

motor vehicle _ regulation _ speed Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed

Maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways increased; DOT provision -  SB270

Maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways reduced -  AB658

Snowmobile operation during hours of darkness: speed limit set [A.Amdt.2: exemption from certain legislative rules or proceedings; A.Amdt.3: sunset provision; S.Amdt.2: appropriation and A.Amdt.2 provision deleted]  - AB840

Speed limit in a 1st class city: forfeitures doubled for exceeding  - AB358

motor vehicle _ taxation or registration Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration, see also Bus and truck — Taxation or registration; Motorcycle — Taxation or registration; Snowmobile

Animal-drawn vehicle: county, town, village, or city may pass an ordinance to collect an annual registration fee  - AB889

ATV, snowmobile, motorboat, or sailboat registration: exception created for vehicle in the state for limited number of days re manufacturer advertisement [A.Amdt.1: exemption from certification and registration period and fees, DNR duty set] - AB875

CANPB revisions re nonstock, nonprofit corporation, membership, and grants; ``Celebrate Children" license plate sales provision -  AB262

Electric, hybrid electric, and automobiles with certain fuel economy rating: DOT may not charge a registration fee; sunset provided -  AB918

Endangered resources special registration plate: symbol changed to an endangered raptor identified by DNR  - SB125

License plate rebasing: replacement schedule modified; funding for replacement of red-lettered plates by certain date [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2244f-r] -  AB100

License plate rebasing: requirement re new designs eliminated [Sec. 2245; original bill only] - AB100

Mobile emergency communications equipped vehicle owned by an amateur radio organization with certain unexpired license: 5 year registration for set amount allowed  - AB982

Motor vehicle registration fees increased [Sec. 2248-2251, 9448 (1); original bill only] -  AB100

Recreational vehicles and camping trailers registered on biennial basis; biennial option for vehicles registered annually, fee provision -  AB608

Rental vehicle fee increased; limousine provision added [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Motor vehicle — Regulation"] -  AB100

Single registration plate for motor vehicles authorized; transportation fund and DOA Secretary provisions  - SB509

Special distinguishing registration plate for persons who had an immediate family member die in combat while in the armed forces created; DOT duties specified  - AB433

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the WPGA Junior Foundation, Inc., created; fee and Tour.Dept provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DOT duties added, license plate design interval provision; A.Amdt.1: design interval modified re 2005 WisAct 25] -  AB479

Special distinguishing registration plates for certain groups that are military in nature created; fee and funding provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, veterans of Iraq War, Afghanistan War, and Noble Eagle and persons with military affiliations added, surviving spouse may personalize the plate or replace it with a regular plate]  - AB202

Special distinguishing registration plates for emergency responder personnel created -  AB431

Special distinguishing registration plates for enthusiasts of hunting and fishing for sport and recreation created; fee and plate color provisions -  SB209

Special distinguishing registration plates for supporters of Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Inc., created; fee, DOT, and financial audit provisions - SB282

Special distinguishing registration plates for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Noble Eagle created; fee provision  - AB405

Special group plates re Gold Star family members created; design consultation by Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation, Inc. [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2245m-om, 2246m-o, 2247g, r, 9448 (5m)] -  AB100

Special motor vehicle registration plates for disabled veterans: design and reissuance requirements modified [A.Amdt.1: DVA provision added] -  AB112

Special orders of business for September 27, 2005 established re partial vetoes of AB-100 [Items C-8, C-9, C-14, C-16, F-3, F-4] and AB-27, AB-39, AB-69, AB-72, AB-95, AB-97, AB-127, AB-128, AB-133, AB-155, AB-184, AB-188, AB-201, AB-230, AB-264, AB-286, AB-308, AB-340, AB-345, AB-375, AB-384, AB-410, AB-426, AB-436, AB-442, AB-444, AB-460, AB-479, AB-482, AB-510, AB-512, AB-522, AB-534, AB-606, AB-636, AB-646, AB-648, AB-657, AB-679, and SB-266  - AR38

Special registration plate for persons interested in supporting veterans created; tax-deductible charitable contribution provision [Sec. 2246, 2247; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, tax-deductible provision removed, 529m, 2245om]  - AB100

Special registration plate or temporary certification re parking privileges for disabled persons: public health nurse allowed to provide certification to enable a person to obtain  - AB1184

Special registration plate re armed forces or other military affiliation: surviving spouse may personalize, modify a personalization, or replace with a regular plate; fee provision  - AB825

Special registration plates or special ID for persons with disabilities re parking privileges: criteria for obtaining modified; forfeiture for lending special ID to a person not authorized to use it revised; forfeiture for providing false or misleading information created; DOT provision re issuing more than one ID [A.Amdt.1: forfeiture for selling ID added; A.Amdt.2: copy of statement from certain health care providers must be kept on the person or in the vehicle] -  AB715

Trailer owned and operated by volunteer fire department: special registration fee applies [A.Amdt.1: appropriation added] - AB29

``Unregistered motor vehicle" definition changed; enforcement of ordinance and immobilization or impoundment costs provisions -  AB240

Vehicle environmental impact fee: sunset date removed [Sec. 2255; A.Sub.Amdt.1: sunset date extended]  - AB100

motor vehicle _ theft Motor vehicle — Theft

Rental vehicle damage: provisions revised re definition of ``accident", storage fees, repair estimates, and use of credit [S.Amdt.1: theft provision revised; S.Amdt.2: ``government fee" provision added] -  SB623

motor vehicle dealer Motor vehicle dealer, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

motor vehicle salvage dealer Motor vehicle salvage dealer, see Junkyard

motor vehicles, division of _dmv_ Motor Vehicles, Division of (DMV), see Transportation, Department of — Vehicles

motorboat Motorboat, see Boat

motorcycle Motorcycle, see also Moped

Boats, ATVs, and snowmobiles registration service fees [Sec. 499-507, 659-668, 2270-2278, 2280; A.Sub.Amdt.1: motorcycle recreational program funding transfer, 247c, g, 9435 (9m)] -  AB100

Cellular telephone use while operating a motor vehicle prohibited re persons holding probationary licenses or motor vehicle or motorcycle instruction permits; emergency and forfeiture provisions -  AB120

Cellular telephone use while operating a motor vehicle prohibited re persons holding probationary licenses or motor vehicle or motorcycle instruction permits; emergency and forfeiture provisions -  SB84

Motorcycle recreation aids program eliminated [Sec. 248, 491]  - AB100

Probationary license or instruction permit re motor vehicle or motorcycle: penalites increased for violating operating restrictions -  AB38

Traffic law revisions re motorcycles stopped at a red light and penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way resulting in bodily harm; driver education courses to include motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian awareness information; motorcycle operator's license requirements modified; DOT highway improvement planning must consider motorcycle safety  - AB964

Traffic law revisions re motorcycles stopped at a red light and penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way resulting in bodily harm; driver education courses to include motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian awareness information; motorcycle operator's license requirements modified; DOT highway improvement planning must consider motorcycle safety [S.Amdt.1: DOT highway improvement planning provision removed, moped, motor bicycle, and bicycle added re stopped at red light, misdemeanor penalty changed to forfeiture]  - SB528

motorcycle _ taxation or registration Motorcycle — Taxation or registration

Special distinguishing motorcycle registration plate for fire fighters, rescue squad members, or EMTs created; fee, disposal, and personalization provisions - AB28

mpcp _milwaukee parental choice program_ MPCP (Milwaukee Parental Choice Program), see Milwaukee — School

mps MPS, see Milwaukee — School

mudguard Mudguard, see Motor vehicle — Equipment

multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis, see Disease

municipal borrowing Municipal borrowing, see School — Bonds

municipal clerk Municipal clerk, see Municipality — Officers

municipal court Municipal court, see Court — Municipal

municipal employment relations act _mera_ Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA), see Public employee

municipal_owned vehicle Municipal-owned vehicle, see Motor vehicle — Publicly-owned

municipal sewage system Municipal sewage system, see Sanitation and sewerage management

municipality Municipality, see also Milwaukee — City; Town and its subheadings; Village and its subheadings; name of specific municipality

Beer wholesaler's license: municipal authority to issue revised; nonresident wholesaler provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] -  AB775

Bids for public contracts: political subdivision may post on its Web site under certain conditions - AB421

Bids for public contracts: political subdivision may post on its Web site under certain conditions - SB204

Building contractors re certain dwellings: continuing education requirements created; Comm.Dept may suspend or revoke a building inspector's certification; Contractor Financial Responsibility Council renamed Contractor Certification Council; dwelling owner must sign statement from municipality re using contractors who are not bonded or insured  - AB980

Building contractors re certain dwellings: continuing education requirements created; Comm.Dept may suspend or revoke a building inspector's certification; Contractor Financial Responsibility Council renamed Contractor Certification Council; dwelling owner must sign statement from municipality re using contractors who are not bonded or insured [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, rule-making authority added] -  SB516

Building project with adverse impact on identified wetlands: local government may not revoke building permit if the activity was approved by DNR or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; real estate disclosure report and definition provisions  - AB1043

Business subsidies awarding and reporting requirements created; LAB, DOA, Comm.Dept, and development and technology zone tax credits provisions  - SB357

Cigarettes and tobacco products: direct marketing regulations re cigarettes apply to tobacco products; local government may not issue a license to sell to persons with certain arrest or conviction record; direct marketer with valid state license is not required to have a license from each local government where products are sold -  AB1170

``Class B" licenses: municipal quota modified -  SB722

Community welcoming sign permitted in highway right-of-way; DOT authority specified; study and report provisions - AB900

Comprehensive planning statutes: city or village that does not border a town is exempt -  AB1061

Comprehensive planning statutes: city or village that does not border a town is exempt -  SB607

Condemnation of real property owned by city, county, town, or village by a public utility or foreign transmission provider for the location or construction of transmission lines authorized; DOA, PSC, and environmental impact fee provisions  - AB412

Contaminated property: residual contamination after cleanup under administration of agency with authority over the site, DNR and notification provisions; ERTID revisions; local governmental exemption from solid waste management standards under certain conditions; voluntary party liability exemption modified -  AB999

Contaminated property: residual contamination after cleanup under administration of agency with authority over the site, DNR and notification provisions; ERTID revisions; local governmental exemption from solid waste management standards under certain conditions; voluntary party liability exemption modified -  SB546

Discrimination between an employee in a job dominated by employees of a particular sex and an employee in a job dominated by employees of the oppoiste sex in compensation for work of comparable worth prohibited; tax benefits, grants, and appropriation supplements when employers achieve compliance; sales and use tax on legal services and moneys put in comparable worth fund; school revenue limits increased re wage differential paid -  AB528

Dredged materials that contain PCBs: solid waste disposal facility prohibited from accepting; municipal liability re materials from Great Lakes basin contaminated with PCBs provision  - AB34

Elementary and secondary education laws revised; city or village may abolish its police department and contract with a county for law enforcement services; municipal revenue sharing with counties authorized; local health department definition modified re city health departments; information technology integration standards prescribed by DOA [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, abolishing police department and revenue sharing provisions deleted] -  SB259

Emergency management programs of local governments required to include Mutual Aid Box Alarm System; Adjutant General to promulgate rules -  AB1093