2015 Acts Index

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: date of legal holiday changed (remedial legislation) - Act 198

holmquist, carson Holmquist, Carson

``Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway”: route of STH 87 designated as; DOT to mark, contributions from interested parties provision - Act 347

homeschool Homeschool, see School -- Curriculum

homicide Homicide, see Crime and criminals -- Homicide or murder

horicon marsh Horicon Marsh, see Wetland

horse racing Horse racing, see Racing

horses Horses

Equine−assisted learning and equine−assisted psychotherapy: civil liability immunity for equine activities expanded to include - Act 66

hospice Hospice, see Medical service

hospitals Hospitals, see also Insurance -- Health; Medical assistance; Mental health -- Hospitals and institutes; Nursing homes and adult care; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Veteran -- Hospitals and home

Abortion law revisions re postfertilization age of unborn child, prohibition at or after 20 weeks, hospital and clinic reporting requirements, and informed consent; exemption, civil remedies, injunction, and penalty provisions - Act 56

Accompaniment by victim advocate: victims of certain crimes have right to request re examination, consultation, proceedings, or interviews; hospital and law enforcement civil liability immunity and confidentiality provisions - Act 351

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

Ambulatory surgical center assessment: DHS annual report required - Act 314

Ambulatory surgical center assessment: DHS report required, DOR provision [Sec. 3483t] [vetoed] - Act 55

Behavioral health care coordination pilot projects and psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot projects authorized; grant to develop Internet site and system re availability of inpatient psychiatric beds; DHS duties and reports required - Act 153

Family members prevented from visiting or communicating with resident or ward in a facility, home, or dwelling in which the resident is receiving care and services may petition court for visitation; conditions, expedited hearing, sanctions, remedies, and definition provisions - Act 343

Federally qualified health centers: MA reimbursement rates [Sec. 1791p] - Act 55

Health care information from hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers collected, analyzed, and disseminated by an entity revised - Act 287

Hospitals with disproportionate share of low-income patients: supplemental payments from DHS, conditions set [Sec. 1791r] - Act 55

Pain clinic certification provisions created, requirements specified; DHS duties - Act 265

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal, water authority, sewerage commission, certain hospitals, or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - Act 126

hotel and motel Hotel and motel, see also Room tax

Restaurants, lodging, and recreation: oversight of transferred to DATCP from DHS [Sec. 482, 670, 1055, 1455, 1854, 1974-1980, 2472, 2515, 2596, 2606, 2612, 2616, 2617, 2641-2648, 2659-2682, 2692, 2694-2710, 2714, 2715, 2720, 3105-3107, 3122, 3422-3432, 3433, 3434, 4033-4036, 4040, 4045, 4047, 4050-4105, 4318, 4353-4355, 4721, 9118 (2), 9418 (2)] - Act 55

Tourism entity under the room tax: definition and governing body membership revisions - Act 301

hotline Hotline, see Telephone

hours of labor Hours of labor

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

housing Housing, see also Mortgage

Automatic fire sprinklers: DSPS may not promulgate or enforce rule requiring in one- or two-family dwelling [Sec. 2714m, n] - Act 55

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings: 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 - Act 211

Camping units: DSPS directed to include separate standards for in the dwelling code, electrical code, and plumbing code - Act 49

``Dwelling Code Council" renamed ``Uniform Dwelling Code Council"; ``Building Code Council" renamed ``Commercial Building Code Council" - Act 29

Dwelling construction standard and building permit waiver provisions for certain religious groups created; definitions and DSPS provisions [Sec. 2715m, 2717m, 2718d] - Act 55

Family members prevented from visiting or communicating with resident or ward in a facility, home, or dwelling in which the resident is receiving care and services may petition court for visitation; conditions, expedited hearing, sanctions, remedies, and definition provisions - Act 343

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - Act 376

Inspection of major renovations of one- and two-family dwellings required; definition and ordinance provisions [vetoed] - SB87

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, historic landmark designation, 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 - Act 176

Lead inspection requirements: partial lead inspection for lead-safe renovations exemption; written disclosure of the inspection required - Act 122

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - Act 223

Overweight factory-built homes: single-trip permits issued by DOT and local highway officials allowed - Act 241

Real Estate Examining Board requirement to develop rules re cooperative agreement forms for out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons deleted - Act 47

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

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - Act 177

housing _ rent Housing -- Rent, see Landlord and tenant

housing and economic development authority, wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin

Agricultural loan guarantee programs administered by WHEDA revised - Act 316

human immunodeficiency virus _hiv_ Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), see Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

human service Human service, see County -- Human services

human trafficking Human trafficking, see Crime and criminals

humane society Humane society, see Animal -- Treatment

hunting Hunting, see also Bird; Fish and fishing

Activities that intentionally interfere with hunting, trapping, or fishing: lawful activities definition and prohibited conduct expanded - Act 346

Animal lawfully shot by a youth or mentee but not killed: accompanying hunter permitted to kill the animal at the request of the youth or mentee; definition provisions - Act 225

Back tag requirements repealed re specified DNR hunting licenses - Act 222

Bear hunting provisions modified and Class B license eliminated [Sec. 1052m-1053q, 1055d-m, 1060j] - Act 55

Farm-raised deer sold to hunting preserve or game farm: sales tax exemption created [Sec. 2524t, 9437 (2j)] - Act 55

Fish and wildlife management activities: DNR to prepare a funding report [Sec. 9132 (1v)] - Act 55

Group deer hunting party: prohibiting a member from using a youth carcass tag to kill an antlerless deer on behalf of the holder of the tag - Act 100

Hunting deer with firearms: color of clothing during hunting season includes bright pink or fluorescent pink - Act 131

Physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers authorized to provide information for or certify that a person with disabilities is eligible for certain DNR hunting and fishing approvals - Act 97

Recreation vehicle registration and regulation revisions; hunting, trapping, and fishing approval and regulation revisions; place of trial for certain fish and game law violations; DNR duties and electronic system for accessing approvals and certificates; enforcement, penalty, and emergency rule provisions - Act 89

Shining wild animals: ``flashlight" definition revised and use of firearm-mounted light permitted - Act 249

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - Act 328

Sporting heritage grants and Fox River Navigational System Authority funding repealed; funding for Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission; forestry and fire prevention study revised [Sec. 635, 635d, 1036c-e, 1057, 3949, 3950, 9132 (4c), 9432 (1c)] - Act 55

Transfer of hunting, fishing, or trapping approval to a person with a disability permitted under certain conditions; transfer of a Class A bear license to a Purple Heart recipient or armed forces member on active duty permitted under certain conditions - Act 98

Urban bow hunting: existing local governmental restrictions that do not meet certain criteria do not apply and cannot be enforced [Sec. 1052e] - Act 55

Wolf hunting and trapping: date annual open season begins changed - Act 285

husbandry implement Husbandry implement, see Farm and farming -- Machinery

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id cards ID cards, see Identification cards

identification cards Identification cards

Certification cards for concealed weapons: qualified former law enforcement officers may receive from a successor agency and DOJ may issue to former out-of-state law enforcement officers who are Wisconsin residents - Act 68

DOT rules: technical changes and revisions re motor vehicle warranties, evaluation of major highway projects, recreational vehicle dealers, motor vehicle rental companies, design of handicapped parking signs, and electronic signatures for ID card applications for certain parking privileges [for Administrative Code numbers, see entry under ``Transportation, Department of -– Administrative rules"] [vetoed] - SB360

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

Motor vehicle driver's license: electronic issuance and signature, expiration date, and fee revisions; ID card provision [Sec. 4334m, r, 4334u-4342, 4345, 4346, 4347, 9345 (1), 9445 (1)] - Act 55

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

ignition interlock device Ignition interlock device, see Motor vehicle -- Equipment

immunization Immunization, see Vaccination

impact statement Impact statement, see Administrative rules; Bills, Legislative; Environmental protection

implied consent or alcohol concentration Implied consent or alcohol concentration, see also Drunken driving

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

Heroin metabolite added to ``restricted controlled substance” definition re chemical tests for intoxication - Act 332

Search warrant: court, with probable cause, may authorize re OWI violations - Act 183

income continuation insurance Income continuation insurance, see Insurance -- Miscellaneous

income tax Income tax, see also Corporation -- Taxation

Income tax reciprocity agreements reached with other states: JCF approval required [Sec. 2117e, 2226e, em] [vetoed] - Act 55

``Internal Revenue Code" definition modified and outdated references eliminated; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 2107-2111, 2228-2237, 2249-2253, 2347-2351, 2357-2361] - Act 55