Subject Index

Machinery and equipment used for qualified research in this state re manufacturing and biotechnology, including embryonic stem cell research: real and personal property tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB362

Machinery and equipment used for qualified research in this state re manufacturing and biotechnology: real and personal property tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report  - AB236

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the U.W. System, duties specified and report required -  SB533

Phosphorus and shoreland zoning rules: economic impact analysis and report required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9135 (3f)]  - AB40

Port of Milwaukee as Grantee for Foreign-Trade Zone No. 41: contributions commended and expansion to nine additional Wisconsin counties supported -  AJR112

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions  - AB538

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions  - AB544

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions  - SB373

Qualified production activities credit created re manufacturing property and agricultural property [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1755g, 1881n, 1887d, 1889n, 1896f, 2011d, 2012d, 2013f, 2015e, 2122d, 2123d, 2184n] -  AB40

Qualified production activities credit created re manufacturing property and agricultural property  - AB171

Qualified production activities credit created re manufacturing property and agricultural property  - SB123

Qualified production activities credit: technical changes -  AB638

Qualified production activities credit: technical changes -  SB526

Recycling and renewable energy fund renamed the economic development fund, recycling surcharge renamed the economic development surcharge, recycling tipping fee deposits revised, environmental fund provision [Sec. 374, 376, 382, 576-578, 600, 602, 603, 628, 712, 753, 867, 887, 891-894, 2132, 2177, 2184-2187, 2984, 2985; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 577n, r, 887b, 894b, 2985b, deletes 576, 577, 887, 894, 2985] - AB40

Recycling and renewable energy fund renamed the economic development fund, recycling surcharge renamed the economic development surcharge, recycling tipping fee deposits revised, environmental fund provision [Sec. 374, 376, 382, 576-578, 600, 602, 603, 628, 712, 753, 867, 887, 891-894, 2132, 2177, 2184-2187, 2984, 2985] -  SB27

Snowmaking and snow-grooming operations at ski hills, slopes, and trails added to definition of ``manufacturing" for sales and use tax exemption purposes -  AB49

Tax credit programs administered by WEDC revised; ``full-time job" definition revised -  AB572

Tax credit programs administered by WEDC revised; ``full-time job" definition revised -  SB477

Tax credits awarded by WEDC or the former Comm.Dept and related to economic development: creating a program for sale or transfer of re counties with persistent high unemployment - AB376

Tax credits awarded by WEDC or the former Comm.Dept and related to economic development: creating a program for sale or transfer of re counties with persistent high unemployment - SB291

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  - SE1 AB4

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased, fiscal change provision  - SE1 SB4

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases  - JR1 AB1

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases [S.Amdt.1: punitive damages revisions; S.Amdt.9: actions against manufacturers, etc., modified] -  JR1 SB1

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

U.W. Board of Regents awarding WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants for the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program: appropriation revised  - SB51

Vocational high school diploma: school board authorized to grant; credits, industry-recognized certifications, and DPI provisions -  AB447

Vocational high school diploma: school board authorized to grant; credits, industry-recognized certifications, and DPI provisions [S.Amdt.1: ``vocational" changed to ``technical"] - SB335

WEDC annual report on its economic development programs: additional information required - AB701

WEDC grants to certain regional economic development entities -  SB39

WEDC required to create and implement a business retention program; technical college advanced manufacturing skills training grant modifications -  AB187

WEDC required to create and implement a business retention program; technical college advanced manufacturing skills training grant modifications -  SB121

WHEDA economic development activities revised, WEDC provision -  AB607

WHEDA economic development activities revised, WEDC provision -  SB459

WHEDA small business loan guarantee and agricultural production loan guarantee programs revised; Wisconsin development reserve fund limit increased -  AB375

Wheel weights and other wheel balancing products containing lead: prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of - AB204

Wheel weights and other wheel balancing products containing lead: prohibiting the installation, sale, and distribution of - SB146

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept duties and public employee and WRS provisions -  JR1 AB6

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept duties and public employee and WRS provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, LAB duties added, WEDC duties revised, definitions and membership modified, report requirements] -  JR1 SB6

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created -  AB652

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created -  SE1 AB21

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created -  SE1 SB21

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created; child care provider references deleted [A.Amdt.1: nonprofit facilities provisions deleted, miscellaneous revisions and coverage limited to nonprofit health institutions, educational institutions, and research institutions]  - SB508

Wisconsin Seed Fund Authority created and directed to establish the ``business seed fund", report required  - AB733

Wisconsin Tier II and Tier III Marketing Assistance Program created in Comm.Dept; report provision  - AB9

Workforce Growth Program created re grants from TCS Board to technical college district boards to help meet local needs re areas with skills gap or workforce shortage  - AB398

Zinc air button cell battery: sales of prohibited unless certified by DATCP; forfeiture and definition provisions  - AB511

Zinc air button cell battery: sales of prohibited unless certified by DATCP; forfeiture and definition provisions  - SB407

infant testing Infant testing, see Maternal and infant care

inflation Inflation

Expenditure Restraint Program payments: inflation factor reset [Sec. 2195, 9341 (2)] -  AB40

Expenditure Restraint Program payments: inflation factor reset [Sec. 2195, 9341 (2)] -  SB27

information system or technology Information system or technology, see Data processing

injunction Injunction, see Court — Procedure

injured patients and families compensation fund Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, see Medical malpractice

inmate Inmate, see Jail; Prison

inquest Inquest

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

insurance Insurance, see also Unemployment insurance; Worker's compensation

Combined reporting: net business loss carry-forward offset [Sec. 1893, 1894; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``pre-2009" provision, 1894d, 1897r, s, 2015f, g, deletes 1894] - AB40

Delinquent child support collection revisions re DOR collecting from certified debt, insurers checking the support lien docket before paying claims, and a support enforcement agency from another state may deal directly with a financial institution in this state to enforce a lien -  AB603

GIB long-term care insurance options: provision that an insurer request a policy be offered removed [Sec. 1144, 1145, 1160] - AB40

GIB long-term care insurance options: provision that an insurer request a policy be offered removed [Sec. 1144, 1145, 1160] - SB27

OCI general program appropriation lapse re examination costs [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 493c, 3466r] - AB40

Property insurance: insurer prohibited from taking certain actions re one or more claims for damages caused by acts of nature -  AB297

Small business: income and franchise tax credits created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, small business provisions removed, jobs creation income and franchise tax deductions created] -  JR1 AB7

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, badger jobs fund, and certified jobs now fund program created; Comm.Dept, WEDC, DOR, OCI, and JCF duties; reports required  - AB129

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, badger jobs fund, and certified jobs now fund program created; Comm.Dept, WEDC, DOR, OCI, and JCF duties; reports required  - SB94

insurance _ agent Insurance — Agent

Motor vehicle insurance revisions re proof of financial responsibility, medical payments coverage, uninsured and underinsured motorists, and permissible policy provisions [A.Amdt.1: underinsured motorist coverage revised; A.Amdt.7: ``underinsured motor vehicle" definition deleted]  - AB4

Motor vehicle insurance revisions re proof of financial responsibility, medical payments coverage, uninsured and underinsured motorists, and permissible policy provisions  - SB7

Motor vehicle insurer may not require insured to use a particular garage, repair shop, or other vendor for damage repair, notice and signage provisions; insured pays for repairs at same rate as general public; insurance adjuster required to physically inspect damage before preparing or adjusting a damage estimate; unilaterally and arbitrarily disregarding a repair option or cost prohibited -  AB189

Surplus lines insurance, automobile insurance, and insurance security fund revisions -  AB604

Surplus lines insurance, automobile insurance, and insurance security fund revisions -  SB378

insurance _ commissioner, office of Insurance — Commissioner, Office of

Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state; JRCCP report -  SB273

Consumer insurance policy readability requirements revised - AB640

Consumer insurance policy readability requirements revised - SB469

General program operations appropriation from DRL, MEB, and OCI: lapse to general fund [Sec. 493, 496, 497; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes DRL and MEB provisions, deletes 496, 497] -  AB40

General program operations appropriation from DRL, MEB, and OCI: lapse to general fund [Sec. 493, 496, 497]  - SB27

Health benefit plan decisions: revisions to independent review process insurers are required to provide  - AB696

Health benefit plan decisions: revisions to independent review process insurers are required to provide  - SB551

Health insurance coverage requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) incorporated into Wisconsin statutes, emergency rule provisions  - AB210

Health insurance mandate legislation: revisions to social and financial impact reports by OCI - AB692

Medicare supplement policies: special enrollment periods created -  AB630

Medicare supplement policies: special enrollment periods created -  SB510

Military training, education, or other experience may satisfy requirements for certain professional credentials [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, demonstration requirement added, some credentials specified]  - SB357