2015 Subject Index to Legislation

Building Safety Month: May 2015 designated as - AJR30

Building Safety Month: May 2015 designated as - SJR30

DNR rule re construction permit requirements for stationary sources that emit greenhouse gases eliminated [Admin.Code NR 405.07] - AB204

DNR rule re construction permit requirements for stationary sources that emit greenhouse gases eliminated [Admin.Code NR 405.07] - SB144

DSPS duties and powers revised re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures; multifamily dwelling and commercial building codes; Building Inspector Review Board; penalties for certain violations; safety glazing material in hazardous locations; aging schools program; list of variances under the historic building code; list of licensed retail LPG suppliers; municipal construction site erosion control program review frequency; manufactured housing industry dispute resolution; manufactured home construction and safety reports; certain master and journeyman plumber permits; septic tank installers; public swimming pool definition; plumbing, fire protection systems, and swimming pool plan review law reorganized; mandatory meeting requirements; administrative warnings; costs of disciplinary proceedings; registration of licensed medical professionals; jurisprudence examination of funeral directors; and degree requirement for sitting for certain exams; DOA appendix report - AB935

DSPS duties and powers revised re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures; multifamily dwelling and commercial building codes; Building Inspector Review Board; penalties for certain violations; safety glazing material in hazardous locations; aging schools program; list of variances under the historic building code; list of licensed retail LPG suppliers; municipal construction site erosion control program review frequency; manufactured housing industry dispute resolution; manufactured home construction and safety reports; certain master and journeyman plumber permits; septic tank installers; public swimming pool definition; plumbing, fire protection systems, and swimming pool plan review law reorganized; mandatory meeting requirements; administrative warnings; costs of disciplinary proceedings; registration of licensed medical professionals; jurisprudence examination of funeral directors; and degree requirement for sitting for certain exams; DOA appendix report - SB698

``Dwelling Code Council" renamed ``Uniform Dwelling Code Council"; ``Building Code Council" renamed ``Commercial Building Code Council" - AB110

``Dwelling Code Council" renamed ``Uniform Dwelling Code Council"; ``Building Code Council" renamed ``Commercial Building Code Council" - SB86

Energy efficient commercial building design: DOA to provide certification for federal tax deduction [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 393p] - SB21

Federal historic rehabilitation tax credit: supplement for buildings just placed in service before 1936 eliminated [Sec. 2209, 2212, 2336, 2339, 2444, 2447] - AB21

Federal historic rehabilitation tax credit: supplement for buildings just placed in service before 1936 eliminated [Sec. 2209, 2212, 2336, 2339, 2444, 2447; original bill only] - SB21

Federal historic rehabilitation tax credit supplement: WEDC certification requirements created, City of Green Bay provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2210d, 2337d, 2445d] - SB21

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - AB720

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - SB629

Historic rehabilitation tax credit: cap on amount, certification changes, repayment provision, and report on number of full-time jobs created required [Sec. 5, 2211, 2338, 2446, 3940-3943, 9352 (1), 9452 (2)] - AB21

Historic rehabilitation tax credit: cap on amount, certification changes, repayment provision, and report on number of full-time jobs created required [Sec. 5, 2211, 2338, 2446, 3940-3943, 9352 (1), 9452 (2); original bill only] - SB21

Lead inspection requirements: certain lead-safe renovations exempted from sampling or testing - AB257

Lead inspection requirements: certain lead-safe renovations exempted from sampling or testing [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``partial lead inspection" replaces ``sampling and testing", written disclosure of the inspection required] - SB178

Municipal ordinances re electrical code or jurisdiction over electrical wiring must conform to state electrical wiring code [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2685m, 2718f] - SB21

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - AB523

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - SB403

Shoreland zoning standards codified re setbacks for ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and proposed principal structures with certain exemptions; prohibition on the regulation of nonconforming structures expanded; impervious surface area regulations provision [A.Amdt.2 and A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.2: further revisions] - AB603

Shoreland zoning standards codified re setbacks for ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and proposed principal structures with certain exemptions; prohibition on the regulation of nonconforming structures expanded; impervious surface area regulations provision - SB477

``Smoking" definition for purposes of the general indoor smoking prohibition does include inhaling or exhaling vapor or vaporized solution from an electronic device - AB146

``Smoking" definition for purposes of the general indoor smoking prohibition does include inhaling or exhaling vapor or vaporized solution from an electronic device - SB120

Tax law administration revisions re individual and corporate income taxes, franchise taxes, and sales and use taxes; DOR duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provisions removed re direct costs and indirect costs, DOR rules for determining if a business is located in the state and if a taxpayer is subject to state jurisdiction for certain tax purposes; S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, removes sales and use tax exemption for real property construction activity products and DOR participation in the Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program provisions] - SB503

War memorial owned by a veterans organization: sales and use tax exemption for building materials used to construct - AB974

War memorial owned by a veterans organization: sales and use tax exemption for building materials used to construct - SB768

building code Building code, see Building; Housing; State office building

building commission, state Building Commission, State

Authorized state building program for 2015-17: Carroll University science laboratory facility, Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc., and Wisconsin Education Center, Inc. added; revisions to previously authorized programs and deleted programs [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 54m-o, 56d-s, 866b-868b, 878d-t, 880b-zm, 9104 (1)-(11q)] - SB21

Authorized State Building Program for 2015-17: medical school campus in City of Jefferson construction grant, nonstate revenue sources requirement - AB625

Building Commission contracting requirements revised [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 47b, 370, 373b, 374b, 9304 (1n)] - SB21

Building Commission: method by which most approvals are made specified; DOA duties [Sec. 18-22, 24, 26-28, 31, 32, 42, 47, 49, 50, 53, 54, 57, 63, 238, 259, 261, 264-266, 284-288, 298-301, 370, 373, 374, 430, 435, 440-453, 854, 855, 857, 936-938] - AB21

Building Commission: method by which most approvals are made specified; DOA duties [Sec. 18-22, 24, 26-28, 31, 32, 42, 47, 49, 50, 54, 57, 63, 238, 259, 261, 264-266, 284-288, 298-301, 370, 373, 374, 430, 435, 440-453, 854, 855, 857, 936-938; original bill only] - SB21

Building Commission revenue bond limit increased for major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities; revenue bond proceeds may be expended for certain freeway megaprojects approved by the legislature [Sec. 651, 655, 657, 2554, 2570, 2572] - AB21

Building Commission revenue bond limit increased for major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities; revenue bond proceeds may be expended for certain freeway megaprojects approved by the legislature [Sec. 651, 655, 657, 2554, 2570, 2572; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 651, 655, 657, 2554, 2570] - SB21

Refunding tax-supported and self-amortizing general obligation debt: amount allowed increased [Sec. 880] - AB21

Refunding tax-supported and self-amortizing general obligation debt: amount allowed increased [Sec. 880] - SB21

Thresholds for certain state building programs increased re Building Commission and Governor approval [Sec. 29, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 55, 376, 378, 391, 934, 935, 9301 (2)] - AB21

Thresholds for certain state building programs increased re Building Commission and Governor approval [Sec. 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 55, 376, 378, 391, 934, 935, 9301 (2); original bill only] - SB21

UW Board of Regents’ authority over agricultural land expanded; Building Commission and UW—Madison provisions - AB717

UW Board of Regents’ authority over agricultural land expanded; Building Commission and UW—Madison provisions - SB571

UW parking fees and fines may be used for campus safety and transportation-related programs; Building Commission prohibited from authorizing general fund borrowing re construction of UW parking facilities - AB356

UW parking fees and fines may be used for campus safety and transportation-related programs; Building Commission prohibited from authorizing general fund borrowing re construction of UW parking facilities - SB276

bullying and disruptive behavior Bullying and disruptive behavior, see School -- Discipline and student rights

buoys and beacons Buoys and beacons, see Waterways and water power

burial Burial, see Cemetery; Funeral and funeral director; Veteran

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Farm and farming -- Machinery; Garage; Insurance -- Motor vehicle; Metropolitan transportation; Motor vehicle -- Driver's license; Motor vehicle -- Equipment; School -- Conveyance of pupil

Bulk milk tanker: license requirement eliminated, tanker permit requirements modified [Sec. 2615, 2649-2658] - AB21

Bulk milk tanker: license requirement eliminated, tanker permit requirements modified [Sec. 2615, 2649-2658] - SB21

Commercial motor vehicle and CDL revisions re driving while using a cellular or wireless telephone prohibited, fraud related to exam or issuance of CDL license, text messaging considered a serious traffic violation, and standard restrictions on a CDL expanded - AB209

Commercial motor vehicle and CDL revisions re driving while using a cellular or wireless telephone prohibited, fraud related to exam or issuance of CDL license, text messaging considered a serious traffic violation, and standard restrictions on a CDL expanded [S.Amdt.1: restricted CDL for persons with diabetes controlled by insulin provision added; S.Amdt.2: definition revisions, reporting emergencies exception] - SB158

Diesel truck idling reduction grants: sunset extended [Sec. 394-396, 794, 795] - AB21

Diesel truck idling reduction grants: sunset extended [Sec. 394-396, 794, 795] - SB21

Motor carriers operating in intrastate commerce: applying certain interstate motor carrier regulations - AB424

Motor carriers operating in intrastate commerce: applying certain interstate motor carrier regulations - SB321

Motor vehicle rental company: conditions when motor carrier minimum liability insurance policies apply - AB942

Motor vehicle rental company: conditions when motor carrier minimum liability insurance policies apply - SB710

Motor vehicles operating on highways when weather conditions limit visibility: required headlamps, tail lamps, and clearance lamps must be lighted, penalty provision - AB337

Motor vehicles operating on highways when weather conditions limit visibility: required headlamps, tail lamps, and clearance lamps must be lighted, penalty provision [S.Admt.1: moratorium on when traffic officers may begin issuing citations] - SB249

OWI-related offense while operating a commercial vehicle: alternative sentencing created for second, third, or fourth offense re probation and specified treatment plan - SB786

``Private motor carrier" definition modified [Sec. 3528, 9345 (2)] - AB21

``Private motor carrier" definition modified [Sec. 3528, 9345 (2)] - SB21

Railroad crossing: certain cargo tank motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials required to stop [Sec. 4348] - AB21

Railroad crossing: certain cargo tank motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials required to stop [Sec. 4348] - SB21

Right-of-way in roundabouts [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, motorcycle, moped, motor bicycle, and bicycle provisions removed, references to vehicle length added] - AB451

Sale of heavy truck or trailer: state sales and use tax exemption for federal excise tax imposed on; JSCTE appendix report - AB629

Sale of heavy truck or trailer: state sales and use tax exemption for federal excise tax imposed on; JSCTE appendix report - SB506

Special interest vehicle hauling restrictions revised re trucks and transporting property for hire [A.Amdt.1: ``truck" changed to ``motor truck or truck tractor"] - AB616

Special interest vehicle hauling restrictions revised re trucks and transporting property for hire - SB508

Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association congratulated on its 75th Anniversary - AJR37

Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association congratulated on its 75th Anniversary - SJR34

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck -- Taxation or registration

Class ``B" highway weight limitations and special or seasonal weight limitations: exemptions for certain utility vehicles responding to service interruptions - AB122

Class ``B" highway weight limitations and special or seasonal weight limitations: exemptions for certain utility vehicles responding to service interruptions - SB80

Conforming to federal weight limits along I 41 corridor [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4350b-u] - SB21

Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle) revisions re definitions, highway weight limit exceptions, no-fee permits, width limitations, length limit, height limit, and tracks that will not injure the highway; DOT directed to not prepare certain report [A.Amdt.2: farm equipment sales and STH bridge provisions added, and other permit revisions] - AB113

Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle) revisions re definitions, highway weight limit exceptions, no-fee permits, width limitations, length limit, height limit, and tracks that will not injure the highway; DOT directed to not prepare certain report - SB83

Overweight factory-built homes: single-trip permits issued by DOT and local highway officials allowed - AB500

Overweight factory-built homes: single-trip permits issued by DOT and local highway officials allowed - SB372

Seasonal weight limit exception for vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting agricultural crops on highways: dates modified; DOT appendix report - AB733

Seasonal weight limit exception for vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting agricultural crops on highways: dates modified; DOT appendix report [S.Amdt.1: DOT appendix report not required] - SB509

Vehicle size and weight limit permit revisions re I 39 corridor and I 41 corridor; DOT duties [A.Amdt.1: specific highway information signs provision added; A.Amdt.2: further revisions] - AB558

Vehicle size and weight limit permit revisions re I 39 corridor and I 41 corridor; DOT duties - SB566

Vehicle weight and width exception created for certain logging vehicles operated on highways for a short distance; DOT directed to not prepare a report [A.Amdt.1: hours of darkness provision added; S.Amdt.1: reasonable compensation of a motor vehicle dealer by a motor vehicle manufacturer, importer, or distributor for certain service work provision added] - AB580

Vehicle weight and width exception created for certain logging vehicles operated on highways for a short distance; DOT directed to not prepare a report - SB417

business Business, see also Corporation; Corporation -- Taxation; Industrial development; Minority enterprise; Retail establishment

Administrative rules, emergency rules, and rule-making procedures: various changes - AB251