2015 Acts Index

Electronic voter registration provisions created; special registration deputies eliminated and election registration officials created; testing chief inspectors permitted; further revisions re electronic voting systems, electronic voter registration list, absentee ballots, veteran ID cards, and proof of residency; Elections Commission and Ethics Commission members subject to standards of conduct for state public officials and filing statements of economic interest clarified; limit on political action committee contributions to certain segregated funds and campaign contributions for other persons established; GAB and DOT duties - Act 261

Municipal clerks allowed to register voters on election day, exception provision - Act 39

Photo ID cards issued by local governments can only be used for specified employment purposes and may not be used for voting, registration for voting, or to obtain public benefits - Act 374

elections commission Elections Commission, see also Government Accountability Board

Campaign finance laws (chapter 11) revised including requiring specified entities to register with GAB and file periodic reports, contribution limits, and coordination; reconciliation provision - Act 117

Electronic voter registration provisions created; special registration deputies eliminated and election registration officials created; testing chief inspectors permitted; further revisions re electronic voting systems, electronic voter registration list, absentee ballots, veteran ID cards, and proof of residency; Elections Commission and Ethics Commission members subject to standards of conduct for state public officials and filing statements of economic interest clarified; limit on political action committee contributions to certain segregated funds and campaign contributions for other persons established; GAB and DOT duties - Act 261

GAB eliminated and replaced with an Elections Commission and an Ethics Commission; investigations, advisory opinions, and reports provisions; DOA, JCF, and JCLO duties [partial veto] - Act 118

electric utility Electric utility, see also Cooperative associations; Public utility

Decommissioned or closed production plant that is exempt from property taxes: utility aid payments revised - Act 61

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service; exempting construction of certain electric transmission lines from PSC certification - Act 299

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - Act 344

Trespass on or intentionally damaging property owned by an energy provider: criminal penalties revised; definition provision - Act 158

electrician Electrician

Electrician licensing exemption for certain activities re private on-site wastewater treatment system and pump for wells [Sec. 2718g, h] - Act 55

electricity Electricity

Municipal ordinances re electrical code or jurisdiction over electrical wiring must conform to state electrical wiring code [Sec. 2685m, 2718f] - Act 55

electronic benefit transfer _ebt_ Electronic benefit transfer (EBT), see Food stamp plan

electronic data processing Electronic data processing, see Data processing

electronic signature Electronic signature, see Data processing

electronic voting system Electronic voting system, see Voting machine

elementary and secondary education Elementary and secondary education, see Parochial and private schools; School, and its subheadings

elk Elk, see Hunting

email Email, see Data processing

emergency detention Emergency detention, see Mental health -- Hospitals and institutes

emergency government Emergency government, see also Governor; Military Affairs, Department of

State of emergency declared by the Governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report - Act 84

emergency medical service or technician _ems or emt_ Emergency medical service or technician (EMS or EMT), see Medical service

emergency rule_making Emergency rule-making, see Administrative rules

emergency vehicle Emergency vehicle, see Motor vehicle -- Equipment

eminent domain Eminent domain

Condemnation authority: ``business entity" defined and replaces ``corporation" [Sec. 42m, 1066v-y, 1067g, r, 1092m, 1993m, 4594m] - Act 55

Eminent domain: federally financed program or project required to make additional payments in compliance with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 [Sec. 1073, 1076] - Act 55

Natural gas distribution and transmission lines constructed by natural gas public utilities: conveyance of property re condemnation; certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) from PSC required - Act 148

emission standards Emission standards, see Air pollution

employee trust funds, department of Employee Trust Funds, Department of, see also Group Insurance Board; Retirement -- Public; Retirement System, Wisconsin

DETF and governing boards purchasing authority, DOA provision [Sec. 282s, 326q, 327b, d, 330n, 333r-339n, 345b-355s] [vetoed] - Act 55

LTE and part-time employee hours threshold changed re employer contribution to health insurance premiums; compensation plan salary group revisions re certain DETF executives; JCOER provision - Act 58

STAR Project adjustments to benefit programs re ``eligible employee" [Sec. 1382d-L, 1405d, 1409m, 9412 (1c)] - Act 55

WRS and DETF operations (remedial legislation) - Act 187

WRS coverage for new participating employers, election in writing required; public utility employees exclusion - Act 174

employment Employment, see also Occupational safety; Public employee, and its subheadings; Unemployment -- Relief measures; Wage -- Minimum

Bone marrow or organ donation: leave from employment provisions created - Act 345

Collection agency: employees may work from home under certain conditions; ``collector” and ``solicitor” definitions modified - Act 239

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

Franchisor excluded as the employer of a franchisee or employee of franchisee for specified purposes unless certain conditions are met - Act 203

Income computation for income tax purposes: exclusion for job creation sunsetted [Sec. 2124d, 2246d, 2366d] - Act 55

One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required [Sec. 3078bg, 9351 (4u)] - Act 55

Real estate practice law revisions re terminology, licensing, association with a firm, independent contractor, independent practice, time-share salespersons, and Real Estate Examining Board provisions; statute of limitation for filing an action against a real estate broker or salesperson; definition of ``employee”, UI, and emergency rules provisions - Act 258

State right to work law re labor organization membership or payments to as condition of employment prohibited, misdemeanor provision - Act 1

Substance abuse screening and testing required for certain job training and work experience programs; substance abuse treatment provision; appropriation and DCF duties [Sec. 723n, 1739, 1740, 1742, 1789, 1790, 9106 (2c)] - Act 55

UI law changes re recovery of employer UI debt under the federal Treasury Offset Program, work-share programs, and combined-wage claim determinations - Act 86

W-2 revisions re behaviors that constitute refusal to participate [Sec. 1724-1733] - Act 55

Wage subsidy not more than minimum wage: DCF and W-2 agency to negotiate with employers of persons in Transform Milwaukee Jobs Program, Transitional Jobs Program, and Trial Employment Match Program [Sec. 1721, 1743, 1744] - Act 55

Work injury supplemental benefit fund reimbursement terminated; worker's compensation operations fund and uninsured employers fund revisions, DWD duties specified [Sec. 735, 2943-2951, 2992, 2997-3018, 9351 (1), (2), 9451 (1)] - Act 55

WRS and DETF operations (remedial legislation) - Act 187

employment _ discrimination Employment -- Discrimination, see Discrimination in employment

employment bureau Employment bureau

Charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations: registration and other requirements revised; DFI rules modified [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 60.01, 60.02, 60.03, 60.04, 60.05, 60.06, 60.07, 60.075, 60.08] - Act 163

employment relations Employment relations, see Collective bargaining; Public employee

employment relations, joint committee on Employment Relations, Joint Committee on, see Legislature -- Employment Relations, Joint Committee on

employment relations commission Employment Relations Commission

State civil service revisions re hiring process, probation, reinstatement, restoration, layoffs, discipline, and just cause; grievance process for certain adverse employment actions created; discretionary merit award program created; DOA, DPM, Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection, and WERC duties; performance evaluation, employee files retention, and review of certain documents provisions; study and report required [partial veto] - Act 150

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

ems or emt _emergency medical service or technician_ EMS or EMT (Emergency medical service or technician), see Medical service

energy conservation Energy conservation

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service; exempting construction of certain electric transmission lines from PSC certification - Act 299

Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect - Act 303

Energy efficient commercial building design: DOA to provide certification for federal tax deduction [Sec. 393p] [vetoed] - Act 55

Energy savings performance contracting revisions re water conservation and metering accuracy improvement [Sec. 1949b-q] - Act 55

Industrial wind turbines: PSC to conduct review of health studies and may propose rule changes [Sec. 9136 (1j)] - Act 55

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - Act 344

enterprise zone Enterprise zone, see Municipality -- Planning

entertainer Entertainer, see Amusement

environmental education board Environmental Education Board

UW Board of Regents powers and duties revised, including faculty and academic staff appointments, termination, and layoffs; EEB repealed; UW System funding provisions and financial audit required; UW--Stevens Point differential tuition; public records law re final candidates for UW System positions; ``single prime contracting" for construction projects permitted; energy conservation projects [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin -- Regents"] - Act 55

environmental protection Environmental protection, see also Air pollution; Mine and mining; Natural resource; Petroleum; Radiation; Recycling; Sanitation and sewerage management; Solid waste management; Water -- Pollution; Wetland

Agricultural chemical cleanup fund transfer to environmental fund [Sec. 9202 (1)] - Act 55

Brownfields grant program: matching requirement [Sec. 3975, 3976, 9350 (1)] - Act 55

Brownfields grant program: WEDC to consider DOA recommendations requirement eliminated [Sec. 3977] - Act 55

County and town conditional use permit process cannot impose a requirement preempted by federal or state law and cannot require interstate hazardous liquid pipeline operators to obtain insurance under certain conditions [Sec. 1922am, 1923e, 1936u-1938e] - Act 55

Development zone tax credits that expired repealed; research credit calculation modified [Sec. 850-853, 2119, 2124, 2125-2150, 2184-2186g, 2214-2221, 2247, 2248, 2254-2285, 2317-2322, 2340-2345, 2368-2399, 2433-2437, 2448-2453, 2467b, 2497-2504b, 3971b, 3998b-4001c, 4025b] - Act 55

Environmental impact statement for major highway project in Wood County required [Sec. 2551u] [vetoed] - Act 55

Environmental improvement fund: revisions to programs funded by; clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program modified, ``nonprofit noncommunity water system" replaced with ``serves a local governmental unit" [Sec. 53, 868q, 869, 1023, 3918, 4119-4183] - Act 55

Environmental remediation project on school district-owned property: funding provisions [Sec. 1006t, 2010e-2012m, 3395m, 3421r, t] - Act 55

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased; environmental fund provision [Sec. 636g, 870] - Act 55

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions - Act 43

Pollution abatement debt service: appropriation changed to sum sufficient [Sec. 640] - Act 55

Railroad crossing: certain cargo tank motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials required to stop [Sec. 4348] - Act 55

Residual contamination after a hazardous substance cleanup: requirements revised; voluntary party liability exemption created, partial cleanup provision; DOJ, DNR, and DATCP duties - Act 204