Senate

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: 2011 WisAct 61 provisions revised so an action may be brought in Dane County, plaintiff's county of residence, or county plaintiff's place of business or registered agent is located; appeal of judgment or order provision -  SB505

Administrative rules: periodic review required, report to JCRAR provision -  SB568

Audits on cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews re state agency contracts for services  - SB569

Biennial budget report: state agencies required to include certain contractual services and cost-benefit analysis information; DOT and U.W. provisions -  SB573

Certified seed incubator fund: WEDC to administer grants to, reports required -  SB564

Child safety restraint system in motor vehicles: protective category clarification -  SB208

Children's bedding containing specified chemicals: label requirements for in-state manufacturers, wholesale sellers, and retailers; definition and penalty provisions  - AB716

Community development financial institution (CDFI) credit created, Comm.Dept duties; dairy manufacturing facility, meat processing facility, and food processing plant and food warehouse investment credits revised - AB186

Community development financial institution (CDFI) credit created, Comm.Dept duties; dairy manufacturing facility, meat processing facility, and food processing plant and food warehouse investment credits revised - SB120

Community development financial institution (CDFI) credit created, WEDC duties -  AB211

Contracting for services in state procurement revisions; private contractors or consultants cannot be used to perform services of public employees required to serve an unpaid leave of absence, JCF provision -  SB574

Cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews re state agency contracts for services: exemptions specified, conducted by contract prohibited, and cannot be shown to a bidder until letter of intent is issued - SB570

Credit unions: limitation on donations or grants revised - SB356

Differential tuition prohibition modified re U.W. Stevens Point, U.W. Green Bay, U.W. Parkside, and the two-year U.W. colleges -  SB178

DMV service center re operator's licenses and ID cards: hours required to be open preceding and following an election specified -  SB430

Early stage seed and angel investment credits revised; WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants appropriation modified re Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program; certain positions at U.W. Milwaukee and U.W. Madison authorized; WEDC to issue bonds and notes up to set amount re venture capital funds -  AB191

Early stage seed and angel investment credits revised; WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants appropriation modified re Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program; certain positions at U.W. Milwaukee and U.W. Madison authorized; WEDC to issue bonds and notes up to set amount re venture capital funds -  SB122

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: refund provision -  AB20

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: refund provision -  SE1AB15

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: refund provision -  SE1SB15

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited -  SB249

Energy-efficient products for residential use purchased around April 21st (Earth Day): sales and use tax exemptions created, unfair trade practice for contractor to claim an exemption; JSCTE appendix report -  AB710

Energy-efficient products for residential use purchased around April 21st (Earth Day): sales and use tax exemptions created, unfair trade practice for contractor to claim an exemption; JSCTE appendix report -  SB554

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - AB399

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - SB293

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created -  AB90

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created, WEDC duties  - SE1AB16

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created, WEDC duties  - SE1SB16

Executive budget bill or bills must be prepared according to GAAP and may not increase the state's budget deficit; if there is a budget deficit, according to certain financial reports, the legislature is required to pass legislation to reduce the deficit - SB503

Expenditure of moneys received from court judgments and settlements on behalf of citizens of the state must be spent on purposes for which the action was commenced  - AB706

Failure to report a missing child or the death of a child and hiding or moving the corpse of a child: prohibition and penalties created; JRCCP report -  AB397

Failure to report a missing child or the death of a child and hiding or moving the corpse of a child: prohibition and penalties created; JRCCP report -  SB299

False claim under a contract or order for materials, equipment, or services provided to the state or local government: penalties, AG duties, and relief for discriminated employee provisions - SB572

False reporting of an emergency to 911 telephone number: fines increased -  AB149

Farm to School Month: October 2011 proclaimed as -  SJR47

Fee remission for veterans or dependents enrolled in the U.W. System or a technical college: deduction of academic fees paid by the New GI Bill from remitted fees eliminated; HEAB appropriation provisions -  AB133

Fee remission for veterans or dependents enrolled in the U.W. System or a technical college: deduction of academic fees paid by the New GI Bill from remitted fees eliminated; HEAB appropriation provisions -  SB53

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 100th anniversary honored and 2012 declared the Year of the Girl  - AJR95

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 100th anniversary honored and 2012 declared the Year of the Girl  - SJR55

Hours of labor for minors under 16 years of age: changes made by 2011 WisAct 32 eliminated, prior law restored  - AB445

Hours of labor for minors under 16 years of age: changes made by 2011 WisAct 32 eliminated, prior law restored  - SB355

Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month: January 2012 proclaimed as -  AJR94

LAB required to conduct management and performance evaluation audits of every state agency large program once every five years -  SB506

Managed forest land program: yield tax due date extension and annual per acreage amount modified re catastrophic event - SB126

Medicare supplement policies: special enrollment periods created -  AB630

Medicare supplement policies: special enrollment periods created -  SB510

Mercury-added lamps and thermostats: sale, collection, and recycling restrictions and requirements; disposal of mercury-added products; DNR duties -  AB744

Military training, education, or other experience may satisfy requirements for certain professional credentials  - SB357

Newborns screened for congenital heart defect using pulse oximetry required -  AB622

Next of kin of a parental homicide victim: participation rights in proceedings under the Children's Code  - AB632

Nikolay, Frank L.: life and public service -  AJR113

Noncompetitive appointment program for disabled veterans applies to all classified service positions  - SB339

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions -  AB83

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions -  SB509

Pilot farm to school programs: DPI to administer in rural school districts, FTE positions provision  - SB567

Police or fire protection services: sheriff and municipality cannot condition the provision of services on a person's payment of fees, charge, or tax -  SB128

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: October 2011 proclaimed as -  AJR66

Prevailing wage applied to highway, road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main public works project for a town: statutory threshold for applicability raised; DWD duties  - SB46

Private school offering care and supervision for children under the age of three required to obtain a child care center license - AB215

Private schools providing care for children under three required to have a child care center license  - SB179

Professional and occupational licenses: fee waiver program for qualified veterans -  SB338

Prosecution may be commenced at any time for first-degree sexual assault of an adult and attempts to commit first- and second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault -  SB473

Public construction projects and highway improvement projects: eliminating prohibitions from 2011 WisAct 32  - SB337

Purchasing preference for Wisconsin-based businesses revision re out-of-state vendors that have or will have 50% of their operations in Wisconsin -  AB374

Purchasing preference for Wisconsin-based businesses revision re out-of-state vendors that have or will have 50% of their operations in Wisconsin -  SB303

Recall petition signers: intimidation or harassment of prohibited, penalty provision; JRCCP report  - AB741

Recall petition signers: intimidation or harassment of prohibited, penalty provision; JRCCP report  - SB561

Reporting deaths to coroner or medical examiner, jurisdiction to investigate death, notification to next of kin, autopsy and diagnostic procedures, investigation records, handling of personal property, disposition of bodies, and access to mental health treatment records revisions; JRCCP report  - AB720

Republic of China (Taiwan): centennial of its establishment recognized -  SR20

School crossing guards (adult): appointed by school districts, local government approval is unnecessary  - SB289

Seclusion and physical restraints used on pupils in public and charter schools: prohibition created and exception criteria specified -  SB353

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - AB461

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - SB345

Sexually explicit conduct by a person under age 18: evidentiary recordings remain in possession of court or law enforcement agency, defense inspection provisions; attempt at specified sex crimes against children made a felony; victim in certain sex crimes against children can be an individual the perpetrator believed to be under 18; JRCCP report  - AB100

Sexually explicit conduct by a person under age 18: evidentiary recordings remain in possession of court or law enforcement agency, defense inspection provisions; attempt at specified sex crimes against children made a felony; victim in certain sex crimes against children can be an individual the perpetrator believed to be under 18; JRCCP report  - SB56

Small business development loan guarantee program revisions - SE1SB2

Small claims actions: jurisdictional limit increased; filing fee revised -  SB70

Sports officials excluded from WC law coverage -  AB443

State contractual services exemptions: engineering or architectural service contracts approval by DOA modified; DOT reports on contractual engagements, cost-benefit analysis, and recommendations to improve local road improvement projects process required -  SB575

State contractual services: notification to Governor and JCF provision; Division of Legal Services in DOA to develop standard performance measures and benchmark indicators; unsatisfactory contractor performance provisions  - SB571

Steve Hilgenberg Community Development Credit: income and franchise tax credits for investments in a community development financial institution (CDFI) created; WEDC duties; sunset and expansion provisions -  SE1AB17

Steve Hilgenberg Community Development Credit: income and franchise tax credits for investments in a community development financial institution (CDFI) created; WEDC duties; sunset and expansion provisions -  SE1SB17

Student information system: State Superintendent to develop request for proposal and criteria for selecting vendors  - AB576

Student information system: State Superintendent to develop request for proposal procedures and criteria for selecting vendors, fee and compatible software provisions  - SB556

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased -  AB97

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased -  SB40

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased, fiscal change provision  - SE1AB4

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased, fiscal change provision  - SE1SB4

Trade and marketing forums re business relationships among Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers: Comm.Dept to allocate funds and conduct -  AB10