2015 Acts Index

animal _ treatment Animal -- Treatment

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; boarding costs and euthanasia provisions - Act 233

annexation Annexation, see Municipality -- Annexation

aoda AODA, see Alcohol and other drug abuse

apartment Apartment, see Landlord and tenant

appeals Appeals, see Circuit court; Hearings and Appeals, Division of

appointment power of governor Appointment power of Governor, see Governor -- Appointments

apportionment Apportionment, see Redistricting

apprenticeship Apprenticeship

Student internship coordination between institutions of higher education and employers: DWD to provide as part of the workforce training program (Fast Forward); report revised - Act 283

appropriation Appropriation, see also Budget bills and process; Claims; Federal aid; Shared revenue; specific agency or department

Appropriation schedule repealed and recreated; general effective dates [Sec. 479-481, 9400] [481 -- partial veto] - Act 55

Capital planning and building construction services fund: lapse to general fund [Sec. 9201 (3q)] - Act 55

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credits: appropriations made sum sufficient [Sec. 849d, e] - Act 55

DHA GPR appropriation repealed [Sec. 798, 799, 3589, 3590, 3592] - Act 55

DVA: appropriation for funds received from other state agencies [Sec. 771m, n] - Act 55

GPR and PR appropriation lapses from the 2013-15 fiscal biennium (2013 WisAct 20) extended into the 2016-17 fiscal year [Sec. 4749] - Act 55

GPR appropriations consolidated re circuit court, Director of State Courts, and State Law Library; costs imposed on operator of aircraft under the influence or with prohibited BAC [Sec. 752, 778, 782, 829-847, 4598-4603, 4616, 4618, 4631, 4735, 4746, 9307 (1), 9407 (1f), (2f)] - Act 55

Physician assessment appropriation in DHS: lapse to general fund [Sec. 9218 (2c)] - Act 55

Required general fund structural balance: does not apply to budget act [Sec. 9152 (1d)] - Act 55

Secretary of State: location of office, lapse to general fund, and legal publication of proposed constitutional amendments transferred to LRB [Sec. 94m, 96j, 1104v, 9239 (1q), 9339 (1q)] - Act 55

Statutorily required general fund balance modified [Sec. 282m, 478d-h] [282m, 478d, g -- vetoed; 478h -- partial veto] - Act 55

Temporary reallocations to general fund modified [Sec. 475] - Act 55

Unfunded retirement liability debt service: DOA may require state agencies to pay directly to state in lieu of lapsing or transferring an amount to the general fund; employees of the former UWHC Board provision added [Sec. 293d-p] [vetoed] - Act 55

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 - Act 185

UW System general program operation lapse to the general fund [Sec. 9248 (1q)] - Act 55

WERC unencumbered moneys in certain appropriation lapse to general fund, limited to 2015-17 fiscal biennium [Sec. 9213 (1v)] - Act 55

aquaculture Aquaculture, see Fish and fishing

armed forces Armed forces, see Military personnel; National Guard

arrest Arrest, see Court -- Procedure

arts Arts

Arts Board funding increased to match federal aids to individuals and organizations - Act 377

Class ``B" alcohol license prohibition exception for a painting studio created and exception allowing unaccompanied underage person on licensed premises that is a painting studio created - Act 8

arts board Arts Board

Arts Board funding increased to match federal aids to individuals and organizations - Act 377

assault Assault, see Sex crimes

assessment or assessor Assessment or assessor, see Hospitals; Property tax -- Assessment

associations Associations, see Religious societies

athletics Athletics, see also Milwaukee Bucks; School -- Health program

Biking in a ski area: biker’s responsibilities and ski area operator safety requirements and liability immunity - Act 168

Epinephrine auto-injectors: physician, physician assistant, or advanced nurse practitioner may prescribe to an authorized entity, definition provisions; liability exemption for trained employees of authorized entity - Act 35

Local professional football stadium district: DOR required to distribute excess sales tax revenue to Brown County and municipalities within it; conditions specified, resolution, and exception provisions - Act 114

Sports and entertainment arena and facilities constructed in the City of Milwaukee: funding, ticket surcharge, and local exposition district provisions created; DOA duties and JSCTE appendix report - Act 60

``Unarmed combat sports" replaces ``mixed martial arts fighting" and regulations modified, exemptions specified; definition, physician, and DSPS provisions - Act 277

Underage person on premises licensed for retail sale of alcohol beverages: exception for Class “B” licensed indoor golf and baseball facility - Act 221

Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame: DOT to erect highway directional signs, contributions from interested parties required [Sec. 2595d] - Act 55

attorney Attorney, see also District attorney; Legal aid; Power of attorney

Special prosecutor appointment circumstances modified; late payments to private attorneys re special prosecutor and contract with SPD do not accrue interest; DOA to approve appointment [Sec. 292, 767, 4737-4739, 9301 (3), 9333 (1)] - Act 55

attorney general Attorney General, see also Justice, Department of

AG to appoint a solicitor general and deputy solicitors general, funding provision [Sec. 744v, 3501, 3671] - Act 55

Battery or threats to cause harm to a current or former judge, prosecutor, law enforcement officer, or their families: felony penalty provisions - Act 78

Duty to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle accident revised; prosecutor provision - Act 319

Internet crimes against children: administrative subpoena created - Act 369

atv _all_terrain vehicle_ ATV (All-terrain vehicle), see Recreation vehicle

auction Auction

Property of a delinquent taxpayer: sale and auction provisions revised [Sec. 2459, 2460, 4622, 9337 (1)] - Act 55

audiologist Audiologist, see Trades and occupations

audit Audit, see Legislative Audit Bureau

audit committee, joint legislative Audit Committee, Joint Legislative, see Legislature -- Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

automated external defibrillator _aed_ Automated external defibrillator (AED), see Medical service

automobile dealer Automobile dealer, see Motor vehicle -- Dealers and finance companies

aviation Aviation

Ambulance staffing requirements revised re EMTs and first responders; respiratory care practitioner and pediatric patient transferred to another hospital by airplane provisions; municipality population and waivers provisions; DHS duties - Act 113

Drones operated over state correctional institutions prohibited; penalty provisions - Act 318

GPR appropriations consolidated re circuit court, Director of State Courts, and State Law Library; costs imposed on operator of aircraft under the influence or with prohibited BAC [Sec. 752, 778, 782, 829-847, 4598-4603, 4616, 4618, 4631, 4735, 4746, 9307 (1), 9407 (1f), (2f)] - Act 55

Transportation network companies: licensure program created; DSPS duties; fee, insurance, airport, penalty, and ordinance provisions - Act 16

B B

bac _blood alcohol concentration_ BAC (Blood alcohol concentration), see Implied consent or alcohol concentration

background check Background check, see Criminal identification and investigation

badgercare BadgerCare, see Insurance -- Health

ballast water Ballast water, see Water -- Pollution

ballots Ballots, see Elections -- Ballots

bank Bank, see also Financial institution

Credit union operations statutory changes; DFI rule revisions [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-CU 63.03, 69.02, DFI-SL 12.03, DFI-SB 12.03] - Act 304

bartender Bartender, see Alcohol beverage -- Regulation

barter Barter, see Sales

baseball Baseball, see Athletics

basketball Basketball, see Athletics; Milwaukee Bucks

battery Battery, see Crime and criminals -- Battery

bcpl BCPL, see Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of

bear hunting or pursuit Bear hunting or pursuit, see Hunting

beer Beer, see Alcohol beverage -- Regulation

beverage Beverage

Auxiliary container re merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility: authority of political subdivisions to regulate limited - Act 302

bicycle Bicycle

Bikeways and pedestrian ways requirement for highway construction projects: DOT to give due consideration but not require and rule-making authority repealed; administrative code Trans 75 repealed [Sec. 2545o-s, 4751c, 9345 (6j)] [9345 (6j) -- partial veto] - Act 55

Biking in a ski area: biker’s responsibilities and ski area operator safety requirements and liability immunity - Act 168

DOT rule-making authority re bikeways and pedestrian ways in new highway construction and reconstruction projects repealed [Admin.Code Trans 75] [Sec. 4751c] - Act 55

bifurcated sentence Bifurcated sentence, see Sentences and penalties