2013 Acts Index

nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization, see Charitable corporation; Organization, Miscellaneous

nonstock corporation Nonstock corporation, see Corporation

notary public Notary public

Jury in criminal cases shall consist of 12 persons unless a smaller number is agreed to; names of notaries public not required to be kept in the registers of officials - Act 164

Notary public fees revised [Sec. 1896m-q, 2274m, 2279m] - Act 20

notice Notice, see Contractor; Newspaper and magazine; Sex crimes

nrb NRB, see Natural Resources Board

nudity or nude photograph Nudity or nude photograph, see Obscenity

nurses Nurses, see also Medical malpractice

Child psychiatry consultation program: DHS to create and administer; qualified consultation provider criteria and report required - Act 127

Epinephrine auto-injector: plan for use of on school premises or at school-sponsored activities; definitions, conditions, and civil liability immunity - Act 239

Inadmissibility of a statement or gesture of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action, administrative hearing, disciplinary proceeding, mediation, or arbitration - Act 242

Milwaukee County Mental Health Board created; reports, audits, and LAB duties - Act 203

Nurse aids instructional program for individuals who completed a program in another state: DHS duties and exemption provisions - Act 357

Opioid antagonists and naxalone: prescription, possession, dispensing, and delivery provisions created, definition provisions; training and agreements for administering re EMTs, first responders, ambulance service providers, law enforcement agencies, and fire departments; EMTs required to carry; liability immunity and Good Samaritan law provisions - Act 200

Postsecondary education degree not required before taking an examination for a credential from DSPS or credentialing board with exceptions for real estate appraiser, registered nurse, and licensed practical nurse; Board of Nursing may deny initial license or certificate under certain conditions - Act 114

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: additional providers allowed to participate; exempts certain advanced practice nurses from proof of financial responsibility and medical malpractice requirements; DOA and DHS duties modified; nonprofit agency responsibilities re volunteers specified - Act 344

nursing homes and adult care Nursing homes and adult care, see also Community-based residential facility; Veteran -- Hospitals and home

Absentee voting at a CBRF, adult family home, or residential care apartment: municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall dispatch special voting deputies, conditions, notice, retirement home, and delivery of absentee ballot container or bag provisions; elector who is an occupant may vote in person at polling place or by absentee ballot at municipal clerk's office - Act 159

Family Care enrollees admitted to mental health institutes: funding provisions, report required [Sec. 347j, k, 831f, p, 9118 (5e), 9418 (10e)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Family Care expansion: DHS study and report required [Sec. 9118 (3q)] - Act 20

Inadmissibility of a statement or gesture of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action, administrative hearing, disciplinary proceeding, mediation, or arbitration - Act 242

Intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual disability: licensed bed assessment set [Sec. 1230, 1231] - Act 20

Nursing home reimbursement labor region for Richland County [Sec. 1045c] - Act 20

Public assistance benefits recovery programs in DHS revisions; property subject to recovery defined; recovery of nonprobate property expanded; real property and living trust provisions; JCF approval required [Sec. 353, 354, 361, 821-831, 833, 834, 1179-1197, 1199-1210, 1221-1226, 1240, 2266, 2268-2270, 2271, 2275, 2294, 2295, 2296-2317, 2318, 9118 (6i), 9318 (3)-(6), 9418 (2)] - Act 20

Therapeutic alternate drug selections by nursing homes; patient care services provided by pharmacists; practice of pharmacy definition modified - Act 294

Veterans home exemption from paying MA assessment on licensed beds made permanent [Sec. 790] - Act 20

nutrition Nutrition

Buy local grant program: matching funds requirement added [Sec. 1592g] - Act 20

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obscenity Obscenity

Sexually explicit conduct: posting or publishing images of without consent of the person prohibited; penalties, definitions, and exceptions provisions; JRCCP report - Act 243

occupational tax Occupational tax, see Grain marketing; Mine and mining

oci OCI, see Insurance -- Commissioner, Office of

off_road recreation vehicle Off-road recreation vehicle, see Recreation vehicle

oil and oil inspection Oil and oil inspection, see Petroleum; Petroleum -- Taxation

oja OJA, see Justice Assistance, Office of

old age Old age, see Senior citizen

online courses Online courses, see School -- Curriculum

open enrollment re school Open enrollment re school, see School -- Attendance

openbook wisconsin OpenBook Wisconsin, see Purchasing, Government

operating while intoxicated _owi_ Operating while intoxicated (OWI), see Drunken driving

opiate Opiate, see Drugs

optometry Optometry

Physician duty to inform patients of treatment options expanded to include chiropractors, dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists; respective examining boards duties - Act 345

ordinance Ordinance, see also Regional planning; Shoreland zoning

Aerial approach ordinance is initiated by a committee of the governing body of the county or municipality that owns the airport - Act 297

ATV and UTV operation on highway bridges permitted on closed roadways under certain conditions, ordinance provision - Act 316

Certified survey map ordinance or resolution may divide land into more than 4 parcels without the division being a subdivision; conditions and extraterritorial plat provisions; DOA and DOT review required under certain conditions - Act 272

Commercial quadricycle: definition, ordinance allowing consumption of alcohol beverages on, and prohibiting driver from consuming alcohol, penalty provisions - Act 106

Development regulation authority of a political subdivision: revisions re approvals and use of existing requirements; definition provisions - Act 74

Electrician, electrical contractor, and electrical inspector licensing, registration, and certification requirements: 2007 WisAct 63 effective date changed and municipal licensing authority by ordinance sunsetted - Act 4

Erosion control laws for construction sites with a land disturbance area of one or more acres transferred to DNR from DSPS; storm water discharge permit provision and statewide uniform standard required; ordinance stricter than uniform standard permitted under certain conditions [Sec. 574, 575, 575ag-ar, 1245-1247, 1252-1257, 1259-1261, 1568m, 1628, 1711, 1712, 2088-2092e, 2097-2102, 9138 (2)] - Act 20

Food protection practices (FPP) certification examination and restaurant provisions revised; local ordinance prohibition, exception for 1st class city - Act 292

Golf carts operated on highways: municipality may allow by ordinance under certain conditions [Sec. 2163t, 2165t, 2175k] - Act 20

Landlord and tenant revisions re abandoned personal property, reference about rental performance, property damage due to pests or insects, disclosing building or housing code violations, local ordinances, security deposit, voiding rental agreements, unfair trade practices, and check-in sheets; towing vehicles illegally parked on private property; eviction action revisions; terminating tenancy of an offending tenant in a manufactured or mobile home community; domestic abuse protection provisions - Act 76

Licensed manufactured home communities: legal nonconforming use provisions - Act 347

Marijuana and synthetic cannabinoid: local ordinance to prohibit possession of any amount allowed and prosecution for second or subsequent offense provisions - Act 293

Mobile tower siting regulations and zoning ordinance provisions [Sec. 1269i, 9329 (1u)] - Act 20

Municipal court practice and procedure revisions re role of circuit court clerk in filing the oath and bond of a municipal judge, signatures on citations or complaints alleging a municipal ordinance violation, municipal court judge authority to order default judgment against defendant who fails to appear at trial, and fee for transcript of electronic recording of proceedings - Act 107

Public building and buildings that are places of employment: ordinances re standards for constructing, altering, or adding to must conform to rules promulgated by DSPS; variance from a standard in a DSPS rule is acceptable under certain conditions; DSPS to accept variance reviews and determinations by second class cities; Building Code Council created in DSPS; certification of inspectors and inspection of fire safety devices provisions - Act 270

Radio broadcast service facility regulations created [Sec. 1269k, 9329 (3w)] - Act 20

Real estate brokers and brokerage services: local governmental unit may not enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution imposing certain regulations [Sec. 1269L] - Act 20

Relocated nonconforming outdoor advertising signs due to state highway projects: provisions created, local ordinance consideration [Sec. 1556m-t, 9345 (7c), 9445 (7c)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Residential mortgage loans: regulation by local ordinance restricted; exception for 1st class cities [Sec. 1896s] - Act 20

Shoreland zoning ordinances that apply to shorelands annexed by a city or village or part of a town incorporated as a city or village; report and appropriation provisions - Act 80

Sport shooting range: date of existence modified re continuing operation notwithstanding a local zoning ordinance - Act 35

Town board zoning ordinance may not be adopted or amended without county board approval under specific conditions - Act 287

organ donation Organ donation, see Transplant

organization, miscellaneous Organization, Miscellaneous, see also Charitable corporation; Veteran -- Organization

American Red Cross, Badger Chapter: income tax checkoff modified [Sec. 347, 467, 1349, 2087, 9337 (7)] - Act 20

CANPB grant match requirement [Sec. 946-948, 9306 (4)] - Act 20

DVA grant to VETransfer, Inc. re training and assistance to veterans engaged in entrepreneurship; annual report and audit provisions [Sec. 412, 788] - Act 20

Jewish Community Centers of North America: property tax exemption created [Sec. 1278j, 9337 (1d)] - Act 20

Nonprofit organizations that provide financial or other services to veterans and their families: DVA grant program established, sunset provision; record-keeping and audit requirements for any recipient of a DVA grant that is not an individual - Act 190

Nonprofit youth baseball association property, building, and certain land: property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - Act 380

Racing plastic or rubber ducks raffle provisions created, DOA approval required; licensed organizations wishing to conduct a type of raffle not specified in the statutes must submit request to DOA for approval - Act 273

Raffle regulations revised; removes DOA authority to promulgate rules re raffles [vetoed] - SB628

Special distinguishing registration plates supporting Lions Clubs of Wisconsin and motorcycle safety: decreasing revenue retained by DOT for initial costs of production - Act 29

Sporting heritage grants established [Sec. 280b, c, 572f, 9132 (4d), 9432 (1c)] [572f -- partial veto] - Act 20

Student housing facilities: property tax exemption for facilities owned by fraternities or sororities [Sec. 1278h, i, 9337 (9d)] - Act 20

Teach for America, Inc.: DPI to provide funding to [Sec. 248, 1738] - Act 20

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: additional providers allowed to participate; exempts certain advanced practice nurses from proof of financial responsibility and medical malpractice requirements; DOA and DHS duties modified; nonprofit agency responsibilities re volunteers specified - Act 344

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: out-of-state volunteer permitted under certain conditions; requirements for nonprofit agencies specified and report to DOA required - Act 241

WHEFA bonding for project by a nonprofit institution for a nonprofit facility or outstanding debt of a nonprofit institution authorized [Sec. 2018-2055] - Act 20

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism not allowed to occupy facilities owned or leased by the UW Board of Regents, UW employees may not perform work for the Center [Sec. 585m] [vetoed] - Act 20

Workforce training program created and labor market information system required; DWD duties; annual report, grants, and appropriation provisions - Act 9

Workforce training program: grant appropriation increased; DWD required to use funds for reducing waiting lists for certain technical college programs, collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses, and enhancing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities through public and private organizations; DWD budget request provision - Act 139

oser OSER, see State Employment Relations, Office of