2015 Subject Index to Legislation

Right-of-way in roundabouts - SB379

USH 8 designated and marked as the ``Mideast Conflict Highway”; USH 45 designated and marked as the ``Biker Lifestyle Highway”; contributions from interested parties provision - AB467

Veteran with service-connected disability: certain motor vehicle and motorcycle operator license fees waived - AB181

Veteran with service-connected disability: certain motor vehicle and motorcycle operator license fees waived - SB186

motorcycle _ equipment Motorcycle -- Equipment

Motorcycle equipped with lighting device to illuminate ground below the motorcycle permitted, conditions specified - AB100

Motorcycle equipped with lighting device to illuminate ground below the motorcycle permitted, conditions specified - SB77

motorcycle _ taxation or registration Motorcycle -- Taxation or registration

Autocycle, a type of 3-wheeled motorcycle, registration provisions created; definition and operator’s license provisions - AB435

Autocycle, a type of 3-wheeled motorcycle, registration provisions created; definition and operator’s license provisions - SB348

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

mps MPS, see Milwaukee -- School

mugshot Mugshot, see Criminal identification and investigation

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 sewage system Municipal sewage system, see Sanitation and sewerage management

municipal ward Municipal ward, see Municipality -- Elections

municipality Municipality, see also Milwaukee -- City; Town; Village; name of specific municipality

Animals believed to be used in crimes against animals: laws revised re taking custody and withholding custody of the animal, considering an animal as an unclaimed animal, custody of animal as it relates to evidence, and petitioning the court for an order regarding an animal in custody - AB487

Animals believed to be used in crimes against animals: laws revised re taking custody and withholding custody of the animal, considering an animal as an unclaimed animal, custody of animal as it relates to evidence, and petitioning the court for an order regarding an animal in custody [S.Amdt.2: boarding costs provision added; A.Amdt.2: euthanasia condition added] - SB450

Auxiliary container re merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility: authority of political subdivisions to regulate limited - AB730

Auxiliary container re merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility: authority of political subdivisions to regulate limited - SB601

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings revised and annual report from political subdivisions to DSPS required - AB571

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings revised and annual report from political subdivisions to DSPS required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DSPS required to establish an electronic processing system and furnish municipalities standard permit form in an electronic format, municipal authority duties and certificate of financial responsibility provision, annual report requirement removed] - SB458

Cigarette and tobacco products retailer license: municipality may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew under certain conditions; review by circuit court provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, limited to first class cities; A.Amdt.1: local ordinances regulating licenses must conform to state statutes] - AB628

Cigarette and tobacco products retailer license: municipality may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew under certain conditions; review by circuit court provision - SB528

``Class B" license quota formula modified to allow a municipality one additional liquor license for ADA accessible establishment under certain conditions - SB246

Culvert replacement provisions revised, fee exemption created; local governments to retain records of culverts they replace [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1061b-i] - SB21

Donation of abandoned or seized vehicles to nonprofit organization by municipality, county, or law enforcement agency allowed - AB232

Donation of abandoned or seized vehicles to nonprofit organization by municipality, county, or law enforcement agency allowed [S.Amdt.1: seized vehicle provisions removed] - SB153

Energy savings performance contracting revisions re water conservation and metering accuracy improvement [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1949b-q] - SB21

Environmental improvement fund: revisions to programs funded by; bonding authority for the safe drinking water loan program increased; biennial finance plan provisions [Sec. 53, 869, 1023, 3918, 4118-4137, 4139-4183; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program modified, ``nonprofit noncommunity water system" replaced with ``serves a local governmental unit", 868q, 4132m, 4133m, 4152m, 4165m, deletes 4118, 4132, 4133, 4162] - SB21

Firearm regulations: eliminating prohibition against a political subdivision enacting an ordinance or adopting a resolution more stringent than state statutes - AB849

Golf cart crossing points on highways: municipality authority to establish modified - AB306

Golf cart crossing points on highways: municipality authority to establish modified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, county added, highway crossing signs required, speed limit and DOT provisions] - SB225

Highway improvement projects: prohibitions re county workforce working on projects in another county or municipality and local government workforce working on a construction project for which a private person is financially responsible eliminated - AB902

Highway improvement projects: prohibitions re county workforce working on projects in another county or municipality and local government workforce working on a construction project for which a private person is financially responsible eliminated - SB658

Historic preservation officer determinations: state agency and political subdivisions may appeal to DHA [Sec. 1433-1435, 3586, 3593, 3595] - AB21

Historic preservation officer determinations: state agency and political subdivisions may appeal to DHA [Sec. 1433-1435, 3586, 3593, 3595; original bill only] - SB21

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals legally detained or arrested or assisting units of government with enforcement; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - AB450

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals legally detained or arrested or assisting units of government with enforcement; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - SB369

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals receiving public services and notifying the federal government or complying with state law re aliens not lawfully present; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - AB492

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, historic landmark and preservation provisions revised, sign provision removed; A.Amdt.1: historic landmark provisions revised] - AB568

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - SB445

Lean program for political subdivisions repealed; Office of Lean Government created in DOA re efficiency programs for state agencies [Sec. 115, 251, 252, 775] - AB21

Lean program for political subdivisions repealed; Office of Lean Government created in DOA re efficiency programs for state agencies [Sec. 115, 251, 252, 775, 784; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Office of Lean Government provisions removed, deletes 115, 252] - SB21

Legal notices: publication on a municipality’s Internet site provisions - AB199

Legal notices: publication on a municipality’s Internet site provisions - SB137

Local government policies, ordinances, and regulations: bills to overturn require approval by two-thirds of those members present and voting - SB616

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - AB584

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - SB437

Local government property insurance fund: sunsets for new coverage, renewal, and claims [Sec. 4567-4572] - AB21

Local government property insurance fund: sunsets for new coverage, renewal, and claims [Sec. 4567-4572; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, sunset delayed, 4569e; deleted by S.Amdt.2] - SB21

Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions - AB108

Medical marijuana registry created and DHS duties; medical use defense to prosecutions, ID cards, dispensaries, testing laboratories, discrimination, background checks, fees, penalties, and local government provisions - SB789

Municipal liquor license quota system revisions, fee provision - AB612

Municipal liquor license quota system revisions, fee provision - SB535

Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility - AB915

Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility - SB700

PEG channel requirements for video service providers and interim cable operators revised - AB1007

PEG channel requirements for video service providers and interim cable operators revised - SB783

Photo ID cards issued by local governments can only be used for government employment purposes and cannot be used for voting, registration for voting, or to obtain public benefits - AB723

Photo ID cards issued by local governments can only be used for government employment purposes and may not be used for voting, registration for voting, or to obtain public benefits [S.Amdt.1: purposes for issuing ID cards specified] - SB533

Political subdivisions may not impose new occupational fee or licensing requirements on any profession, exception provided - AB116

Political subdivisions may not impose new occupational fee or licensing requirements on any profession, exception provided [S.Amdts.1 and 2: DSPS provisions added] - SB81

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, adds provisions re content of economic impact analysis of proposed administrative rules, standard for judicial review of certain state agency actions or decisions, and DNR and DATCP contested hearings specified; S.Amdt.1: undeveloped land provision removed] - AB582

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings - SB464

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: board of commissioners membership modified re 2015 WisAct25 [A.Amdt.1: lake controlled by a dam and vacancy provisions added] - AB372

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: board of commissioners membership modified - SB331

Public plan room requests for public building plan information: municipality to provide an electronic copy without charging a fee under certain conditions; definition provisions [S.Amdt.2 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1991s] - SB21

Reserve ``Class B" license: transfer from one municipality to a contiguous municipality provisions created; winery permit provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3432d-g, i-u, w] - SB21

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - AB326

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - SB242

Sale of property: local governments prohibited from imposing time-of-sale requirements; existing ordinance, resolution, or policy is unenforceable [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4595c] - SB21

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB313

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report [S.Amdt.2: expands entities the property is transferred to] - SB227

Technical college districts may jointly provide health care benefits on a self-insured basis; stop loss insurance provision [Sec. 1950-1952, 4046, 4591; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, school districts and local governmental units provisions added, 1912v, 1950p, r, 3389n-r, 3391d] - SB21

Temporary alcohol beverage retail license revisions re issuance to local chambers of commerce and similar trade or civic organizations, multiple-location events, and temporary ``Class B” license for wine issued without issuing a temporary Class ``B” license for beer; DOR directed to update specific publication - AB320

Temporary alcohol beverage retail license revisions re issuance to local chambers of commerce and similar trade or civic organizations, multiple-location events, and temporary ``Class B” license for wine issued without issuing a temporary Class ``B” license for beer; DOR directed to update specific publication [S.Amdt.1: temporary alcohol beverage operator's license, underage person on premises covered by temporary ``Class B" license, and selling wine provisions added] - SB236

Urban bow hunting: existing local governmental restrictions that do not meet certain criteria do not apply and cannot be enforced [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1052e] - SB21

municipality _ annexation Municipality -- Annexation

Annexation notice requirements and responsibility to receive, file, and distribute certain documents from the Secretary of State to the DOA Secretary changed; number of copies of documents to be filed or distributed reduced - AB727

Annexation notice requirements and responsibility to receive, file, and distribute certain documents from the Secretary of State to the DOA Secretary changed; number of copies of documents to be filed or distributed reduced - SB569

City and village authority to annex town territory: new requirements re contiguity, population, and land for development created - SB739

DOA review requirement of certain proposed annexations of town territory: population limitation removed - SB740

Documents re municipality name changes, reorganizations, and boundary record keeping functions transferred from Secretary of State to DOA [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9139 (1q)] - SB21

Municipality changes re boundary, name, status, and certificate of incorporation: administration transferred from Office of the Secretary of State to DOA [Sec. 1924, 1925, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953-1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 9329 (2)] - AB21