2017 Acts Index

Commercial radio and television station property: sales and use tax exemption modified, motor vehicle provision [Sec. 1187d-f, 9438 (2i)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Human services vehicles: DOT rules revised re allowing certain passengers to stand while vehicle is in motion [Admin.Code Trans 301.05] - Act 238

Hybrid-electric vehicles and electric vehicles: surcharge added to registration fee, definition provisions [Sec. 1895m, 9345 (4p), 9445 (1p)] - Act 59

Personal delivery devices (PDD): operation on sidewalks and crosswalks authorized; regulations created; defined as a type of vehicle - Act 13

Volkswagen settlement fund distributions: competitive transit capital assistance grants for replacement of public transit vehicles [Sec. 111, 484, 1210] [111 -- partial veto] - Act 59

motor vehicle _ accident Motor vehicle -- Accident, see also Insurance -- Motor vehicle

Car-killed deer on STH: DNR disposal program repealed; DOT to contract with counties, municipalities, or private entities for removal [Sec. 292m, 362n, 578ym, 1222m] [578ym -- partial veto; 362n, 1222m -- vetoed] - Act 59

Deer and wild turkey carcass tag requirements eliminated; wild turkey hunting authorization and car-kill deer or wild turkey provisions [Sec. 572b-n, o-q, 576g, r, 578b-y, 579e-581r, 582r] - Act 59

motor vehicle _ certificate of title Motor vehicle -- Certificate of title

Motor vehicles acquired for scrap metal or junking: acquisition by scrap metal processors and dealers to comply with same requirements as motor vehicle salvage dealers; security interest provision - Act 170

motor vehicle _ dealers and finance companies Motor vehicle -- Dealers and finance companies

Guaranteed asset protection (gap) waivers are not insurance and can be offered and sold re credit sale or lease or refinancing of motor vehicles, including trailers, boats, ATVs, off-road motorcycles, and snowmobiles; WCA provision - Act 161

Recreational vehicle dealers may assess service fees; administrative rule repealed [Admin.Code Trans 142.04 (7)] [Sec. 1703m, 2266v, 9445 (1i)] - Act 59

motor vehicle _ driver_s license Motor vehicle -- Driver's license

Applicant for DOT ID card or motor vehicle operator’s license or vehicle registration allowed to indicate an invisible disability; DOT duties and law enforcement provisions - Act 244

Court ordered operating privilege restriction to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device revisions; violation provisions - Act 124

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; great bodily harm or death of another, failure to complete course, and forfeiture provisions - Act 105

Job access loan to repair or purchase a vehicle: eligibility revised - Act 80

OAR violation: ``knowingly” removed as element of the offense; requirements of the court during sentencing modified - Act 127

OWI-related offense: permanent revocation of motor vehicle operating privileges under set conditions; reinstatement and OAR provisions; DOT appendix report - Act 172

motor vehicle _ drunken driving Motor vehicle -- Drunken driving, see Drunken driving

motor vehicle _ equipment Motor vehicle -- Equipment

Animal-drawn vehicle operated on highways: lighting requirements revised re amber or yellow lights and inclement weather - Act 228

Court ordered operating privilege restriction to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device revisions; violation provisions - Act 124

Hunting from a stationary motor vehicle equipped with a mechanized lift permitted - Act 171

Vehicle or vehicle part ID number removal or alteration prohibition: exception when repair requires replacement of the part - Act 55

motor vehicle _ insurance Motor vehicle -- Insurance, see Insurance -- Motor vehicle

motor vehicle _ license plate Motor vehicle -- License plate, see Motor vehicle -- Taxation or registration

motor vehicle _ operator_s license Motor vehicle -- Operator's license, see Motor vehicle -- Driver's license

motor vehicle _ parking Motor vehicle -- Parking

Habitual parking violator: authority of county or municipality to enact an ordinance to immobilize, remove, impound, and dispose of motor vehicle - Act 286

motor vehicle _ publicly_owned Motor vehicle -- Publicly-owned

Volkswagen settlement fund distributions: competitive transit capital assistance grants for replacement of public transit vehicles [Sec. 111, 484, 1210] [111 -- partial veto] - Act 59

motor vehicle _ registration Motor vehicle -- Registration, see Bus and truck -- Taxation or registration; Motor vehicle -- Taxation or registration

motor vehicle _ regulation Motor vehicle -- Regulation, see also Court -- Traffic; Drunken driving

Distance between motor vehicles on highways: ``platoon” exempted from large truck specification requirements - Act 294

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; great bodily harm or death of another, failure to complete course, and forfeiture provisions - Act 105

Obedience to signal from marked or unmarked police vehicle operated by a law enforcement officer or federal law enforcement officer - Act 347

Personal delivery devices (PDD): operation on sidewalks and crosswalks authorized; regulations created; defined as a type of vehicle - Act 13

Traffic court: continuance and immediate trial references removed for certain traffic violations - Act 40

Transportation revisions re planning for certain federal highway money distribution transfers, drunk driving penalty cross-reference correction, penalties for violation of motor vehicle mileage disclosure requirement, and obsolete federal motor carrier law references (remedial legislation) - Act 363

motor vehicle _ repair Motor vehicle -- Repair, see Garage

motor vehicle _ taxation or registration Motor vehicle -- Taxation or registration, see also Bus and truck -- Taxation or registration

Applicant for DOT ID card or motor vehicle operator’s license or vehicle registration allowed to indicate an invisible disability; DOT duties and law enforcement provisions - Act 244

Hybrid-electric vehicles and electric vehicles: surcharge added to registration fee, definition provisions [Sec. 1895m, 9345 (4p), 9445 (1p)] - Act 59

Local professional baseball park district: distribution of proceeds from special registration plates modified when district’s bonds are retired - Act 249

Special license plate revenue from Donate Life Wisconsin and Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation: payment responsibility transferred from DHS to DOT [Sec. 372, 373, 535, 536, 1784, 1785, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897] - Act 59

Special registration plates for expressing support for family members of law enforcement who have died in the line of duty: annual voluntary payment required; fund allocation provision - Act 194

Special registration plates for fire fighter, rescue squad member, and EMT and first responders: exemption from special registration plate fees - Act 229

State parks and recreation areas: vehicle admission and overnight camping fees revised; DNR and DOT to develop plan for a recreational passport when renewing vehicle registration, special license plate provision; cap on electric receptacles increased; FTE positions decrease re forestry and parks report [Sec. 340m, 557-565d, f, 9101 (11u), 9133 (6u), 9333 (2), 9433 (1), (2)] [9101 (11u) -- partial veto] - Act 59

motor vehicle _ theft Motor vehicle -- Theft

Commercial vehicle taken or driven without consent of the owner: criminal penalty increased; restitution provision - Act 287

Intentional taking of a motor vehicle without owner's consent by force or threat of force (carjacking): criminal penalties created - Act 311

motor vehicle dealer Motor vehicle dealer, see Motor vehicle -- Dealers and finance companies

motor vehicle salvage dealer Motor vehicle salvage dealer, see Junkyard

motorboat Motorboat, see Boat

motorcycle Motorcycle

Guaranteed asset protection (gap) waivers are not insurance and can be offered and sold re credit sale or lease or refinancing of motor vehicles, including trailers, boats, ATVs, off-road motorcycles, and snowmobiles; WCA provision - Act 161

Off-highway motorcycle (OHM): occasional sales tax exemption does not apply to private party sales [Sec. 1177, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1198] - Act 59

mpcp _milwaukee parental choice program_ MPCP (Milwaukee Parental Choice Program), see Milwaukee -- School

mps MPS, see Milwaukee -- School

municipal ward Municipal ward, see Municipality -- Elections

municipality Municipality, see also Milwaukee -- City; Town; Village; name of specific municipality

ATV route signage revisions re highways designated as ATV routes by political subdivisions - Act 193

Boycott of Israel: prohibiting state procurement contracts from participating in and local governmental units from participating in or adopting a rule, ordinance, or policy related to - Act 248

Brownfields: remediating contaminated land; pilot program for manufacturing facilities re stationary source air pollution controls; tax deeds; ERTID changes; property assessed clean energy loans for revitalization projects; neighborhood improvement districts (NID) and business improvement districts (BID) provisions; state trust fund loans to municipalities - Act 70

Contaminated private well or failing private on-site wastewater treatment system: local government may remediate, seal, replace, abandon, or provide a loan to the owner, special charge or assessment permitted; well compensation grant program limit increased - Act 69

DSPS may appoint certain local governments to approve building and plumbing plans and variances for public buildings and places of employment, administrative code provisions [Admin.Code SPS 302.31, 361.04, 361.60, 361.61] - Act 198

Fair employment law revisions re state and local government agencies denying a license based on arrest or conviction record; rule-making authority and emergency rule provisions - Act 278

Landlord and tenant regulations revised; political subdivision authority modified re historic properties, municipal dwelling inspection, levy limit reduction and garbage collection exception, and certain fees; public utility service to rental dwelling units; municipal utility arrearage collection; eviction action procedural changes; removing case management information from CCAP; open housing law re service, assistance, or emotional support animals; municipal administrative review; enforcement of rental unit energy efficiency program; local government rental property inspection program - Act 317

Legal notices: class 2 and class 3 notice revisions; municipal website provision - Act 353

Local government ordinance authority re wage claims and collections, employee hours and overtime, required employee benefits, and soliciting salary history of prospective employees preempted; political subdivision minimum wage exemptions eliminated and imposing occupational license requirements prohibited; state and local governments prohibited from requiring any person to accept certain collective bargaining provisions or waive rights under federal or state labor laws, penalty provision - Act 327

Local government property insurance fund sunsetted [Sec. 2213-2218] - Act 59

Lodging marketplace defined, required to register with DOR, and collect sales and room tax; limits on residential dwelling rental by political subdivisions prohibited, short-term rental provisions [Sec. 985L-r, 996g, 9331 (5t)] - Act 59

Municipal welcome sign erected in highway right-of-way allowed - Act 232

Nomination papers for school district officer candidate in district with territory in a second class city: number of signatures may be reduced by resolution, conditions set - Act 321

Quarry operations: limiting authority of political subdivisions to place limits or conditions on; definitions, permit, noise, and ordinance provisions [Sec. 982i-mf, q-qe, s, t, 984ig, ij, 1305p, 9431 (1i), (2i)] [vetoed] - Act 59

State or political subdivision general sales prohibition: exceptions created; online auction provision - Act 65

municipality _ assessment Municipality -- Assessment, see Property tax -- Assessment

municipality _ bonds Municipality -- Bonds, see Bonds -- Municipal

municipality _ council Municipality -- Council

City and village officials: requirement to execute and file an official bond modified; insurance policy required if official bond is not - Act 51

County and municipal officers: removal at the pleasure of the appointing authority; administrative code provision [Admin.Code DHS 5.06] - Act 150

Soda water beverage sellers: local authority to issue licenses repealed [Sec. 984j-jd, 1643d-t] - Act 59

Special meetings of the common council of a city: notification requirements revised - Act 50

municipality _ elections Municipality -- Elections

Municipal boundary information reconciled and compiled by LTSB clarified (remedial legislation) - Act 360

municipality _ employee Municipality -- Employee, see Public employee

municipality _ finance Municipality -- Finance, see also Investment, Government fund