Acts Index

Recreational boating projects: percentage matching requirements [Sec. 1144q-s, 1146g, h, 9337 (7z)]  -  Act 27

State forest acquisition and development and recreational boating projects: appropriations created for stewardship debt service [Sec. 411-414c, 726, 727, 9437 (7)]  -  Act 27

Stockbridge harbor in Lake Winnebago: recreational boating project funding; percentage matching requirements [Sec. 9137 (8tt)] -  Act 27

Water ski platforms and jumps in navigable waterway: regulations created [Sec. 1139zm] -  Act 27

Wisconsin lake schooner education association: assistance provided for tall sailing ship to commemorate sesquicentennial [Sec. 378m, 9137 (12f), 9437 (10c)]  -  Act 27

boat _ taxation or registration Boat — Taxation or registration

Boating laws revised re registration, titling, intoxicated boating, absolute sobriety, safety course and certificate, capacity plate and slow-no-wake area -  Act 198

body piercing Body piercing, see Public health

bodyworker or massage therapist Bodyworker or massage therapist, see Trades and occupations

bonds Bonds, see also Debt, Public

Building commission bonding authority revised re refunding general obligation bonds and discounted sale of public debt -  Act 61

Credit union laws revised re share deposits, hearings and appeals, bonding, confidentiality, destroying certain records and definition of qualified loan funds  -  Act 152

Veterans primary mortgage program: revisions re maximum value of home, security of loan and certification that revenue proceeds will not be used as arbitrage bonds [Sec. 1391, 1393, 1394, 1396-1399, 9354 (3)] -  Act 27

books Books, see Textbook

boundary Boundary, see Indians; Municipality — Annexation; School — Consolidation or reorganization

bow and arrow hunting Bow and arrow hunting, see Game — Hunting; Game — Hunting license

branch banking Branch banking, see Bank

breast cancer Breast cancer, see Disease

breathalyzer Breathalyzer, see Implied consent or alcohol concentration

bridge Bridge

Hillcrest heights bridge in the village of Howard: DOT to complete reconstruction of [Sec. 9149 (1ypg)]  -  Act 27

Local bridge improvement funding [Sec. 2465j, 2473e, g] -  Act 27

Pedestrian bridge in Madison: grant or loan for construction of [Sec. 9110 (7f)] [partial veto] -  Act 27

Transportation aids to professional baseball park district; sunset provided [Sec. 470, 470m, 2486, 2486ag, 9449 (5n)]  -  Act 27

brown county Brown county

Hillcrest heights bridge in the village of Howard: DOT to complete reconstruction of [Sec. 9149 (1ypg)]  -  Act 27

Sexually violent person commitment cases: assistant DAs provided for certain counties; records and report of time spent on cases required; additional prosecutors provided [Sec. 5491b, 9101 (6), (7), 9131 (1m)] -  Act 27

Youth diversion programs in certain counties: funding provided [Sec. 514r, 520g, 3115t, 3855r, 3856d]  -  Act 27

brownfields _contaminated property_ Brownfields (contaminated property), see Environmental protection

budget bills and process Budget bills and process, see also Appropriation; County — Finance; Municipality — Finance; School — Finance

Budget adjustment bill [partial veto] -  Act 237

Budget adjustment bill: effective dates [Sec. 9400] -  Act 237

Budget bill [partial veto] -  Act 27

Budget comparison requirements [Sec. 105p-t] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Budget trailer bill [partial veto] -  Act 41

Building commission biennial budget recommendations: submission date revised [Sec. 9g] -  Act 27

Performance based budgeting pilot program [Sec. 9156 (5m)] [partial veto] -  Act 27

building Building, see also Housing; Public building; School — Building; State capitol; State office building; University of Wisconsin — Building

Comm.Dept funding re grant for distance education center for technology and engineering instruction in Eau Claire county, revolving loans for economic development and loans for renovation, purchase or construction [Sec. 23-25, 554, 555, 9110 (1), 9210 (1), (3c), 9410 (1)] -  Act 237

Demolition or abatement costs of property on tax roll [Sec. 2371m-t] -  Act 27

Manufactured building sales tax revisions [Sec. 2380, 2382, 2383, 2384, 2385, 9343 (7), 9443 (8)]  -  Act 27

Shoreland zoning exemption re restoration of damaged or destroyed nonconforming structure [Sec. 2174pm]  -  Act 27

Time period to serve a responsive pleading or summons and complaint increased in certain cases  -  Act 187

building commission, state Building commission, State

Building commission acquisition of property for future construction provided; may acquire specific blocks in the city of Madison without prior enumeration in state building program; purpose of acquisition specified; sunset provided  -  Act 5

Building commission biennial budget recommendations: submission date revised [Sec. 9g] -  Act 27

Building commission bonding authority revised re refunding general obligation bonds and discounted sale of public debt -  Act 61

Nash auto museum project funding; DOA to approve [Sec. 9107 (12zt)] [partial veto] -  Act 27

Racetrack at state fair park: improvements and review of contract compliance; LAB duties [Sec. 9107 (14t), 9132 (2t)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

State building program revisions [Sec. 9e, m, s, 10d, 130g, r, 170p, 224p, 272m, 276m, 414m, 495m, 719m, 727g-r, 731g, r, t, 734e-s, 735b-y, 737d, m, 739e, m, 740be-bs, 758m, s, 1346sw, tc-tw, 2198m, 5163e-s, 9101 (12z), 9107 (1)-(14t), 9207 (1x), 9407 (1m)-(1pz), 9453 (1)] [2198m, 5163e, m, 9107 (12zt) — partial veto; 740bs, 9107 (14t) — vetoed] -  Act 27

Veterans' housing loans: bonding authority increased re self-amortizing mortgage loans and refunding bonds [Sec. 739n, 740] -  Act 27

burglary Burglary, see Crime and criminals

burial Burial, see Cemetery; Veteran

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Farm and farming — Machinery; Insurance — Motor vehicle; Metropolitan transportation; Mobile home; Motor vehicle — Equipment; Motor vehicle — Regulation

Emission inspection revision; fleet vehicle defined [Sec. 2691g, m, 3606pm, 9149 (2mm)] [2691g, m, 9149 (2mm) — vetoed] -  Act 27

Farm truck exemption from vehicle emission inspections and maintenance: sunset eliminated [Sec. 3607]  -  Act 27

Motor bus length revision [Sec. 4179jac] -  Act 27

STH 64 in Lincoln and Taylor counties designated for long vehicles [Sec. 9149 (1y)] -  Act 27

STH 77 in Iron and Sawyer counties designated for long vehicles [Sec. 9149 (1z)] -  Act 27

Vehicles transporting potatoes operating on certain highways: 1997 WisAct 27 provisions revised [Sec. 528]  -  Act 237

Vehicles transporting potatoes: overweight permit re certain highways [Sec. 4180k-p] [4180m — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Weights and measures laws revised re liquified petroleum gas meters and fees, licenses for certain persons and fees for commercial scale licenses [Sec. 170, 2548-2568b, 9304 (1t), (2), 9404 (4t), (4x)] -  Act 27

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck — Taxation or registration, see also Mobile home

Load weight limits for certains special truck types: exemption created -  Act 126

Mobile homes and camping trailer registration fee revisions [Sec. 4002, 4003] -  Act 27

Registration and license renewal late fees [Sec. 4003t, 4093mg, 9449 (8e)] -  Act 27

Registration of certain semitrailers used with farm truck tractor and distinctive design plates for driver education vehicles: law revised [Sec. 4007, 4010, 9149 (1)]  -  Act 27

Registration plates for certain vehicles: issuance of new and redesigned plates [Sec. 512fm, fp, 9148 (1d)] [partial veto] -  Act 237

Rental vehicle fee exemptions [Sec. 315p, 9442 (4d)] -  Act 237

Temporary operation plates for automobiles and station wagons revised, includes motor trucks under 8,000 pounds; local police departments to issue; DOT duties expanded [Sec. 3961m- 3962m, 3971g-3973jm, 4036g, 5212g-k, 9349 (9sm), 9449 (8nm)] [3961p, 3971g-hb, 4036g, 9349 (9sm), 9449 (8nm) — partial veto; 3972jm — vetoed]  -  Act 27

Weight-based vehicle registration fees [Sec. 4003g, m, 4006m, 4007m, 9449 (8m)] -  Act 27

Weight limits re reloading trucks [Sec. 4179m, 9349 (3mg)] -  Act 27

business Business, see also Minority enterprise

Best Power Company in Juneau county: DWD grant to private industry council for employe job training and employment services [Sec. 9126 (4s)] -  Act 27

Brownfields redevelopment activities: purpose of business development assistance appropriation changed [Sec. 27]  -  Act 237

Brownfields redevelopment loan guarantee program created; certain existing WHEDA loan guarantee programs combined into Small business loan guarantee program; revision re beginning farmer program; bonding revision [Sec. 666, 1474, 1475, 2573, 2574, 2609-2611, 3327-3374, 3376-3384, 3389, 3390, 3609-3611, 4340, 4794] -  Act 27

Business and education partnerships, Governor's council on, abolished [Sec. 79m] -  Act 27

Business: prohibition created re misrepresentation of location -  Act 201

Business tax registration provisions [Sec. 2360m, 2388m-p, 2391m, 2392mm, no, 2416m-q, 2428p-v, 2432p-t, 2444m, 2950m, 2977c, 3121c, 5503h, 9443 (18t)] [2392no — vetoed] -  Act 27

Certified capital companies program created: tax credit for certain insurers; certification and report requirements; fee and distribution provisions; Comm.Dept duties specified, FTE positions increased, report required -  Act 215

Delinquent taxes: business tax registration certificate denied or revoked for [Sec. 305r, 307g] -  Act 237

Garden Way, Inc., in Ozaukee county: labor training and employment services grant provided [Sec. 9110 (6g)]  -  Act 27

Health care benefits no longer provided by employer: notification requirements created [Sec. 354n, q, u-z, 677m, 9355 (1c)] -  Act 237

Health care coverage loss by employes: OCI required to provide information and technical assistance; notification to OCI of business closing or mass layoff -  Act 51

Highway bypasses and land development: DOT to study; recommendations re assistance to local businesses [Sec. 9149 (2mh)] -  Act 27

Home-based business: Comm.Dept to study barriers and ways to encourage development [Sec. 9110 (6h)]  -  Act 27

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains; penalty for sale by purchaser within 2 years of transfer [Sec. 2261c, 2321m, 2332v, 9343 (1c)] [2332v — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Intergenerational transfer of farm and business assets: capital gains penalty modified [Sec. 298s]  -  Act 237

Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, Inc.: DWD grant from federal job training partnership act funding [Sec. 9126 (3w)] -  Act 27