2019 Acts Index

assembly, unlawful Assembly, Unlawful

Repossession of collateral or leased goods: determination of breach of peace and limits on liability re vehicle repossession [vetoed] - SB613

assessment or assessor Assessment or assessor, see Property tax — Assessment

athletics Athletics

Local professional baseball park district: sales and use taxes sunsetted; new obligations restricted; legislative oversight with LAB provision - Act 28

Uniform Athlete Agents Act: revisions adopted - Act 180

attorney Attorney, see also District attorney; Power of attorney

"Ghostwriting," a form of limited scope representation (Wis. Stats. s. 802.05 (2m)), 4/17/20 - SCO 19-16

Public defender private attorney rate increased [Sec. 2244, 2245] - Act 9

Service of certain pleadings and other papers: electronic mail provisions created - Act 30

attorney general Attorney General, see also Justice, Department of

Service of notice of claim against a state officer, employee, or agent: requirements modified re AG’s office - Act 29

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

audit Audit, see Legislative Audit Bureau; Revenue, Department of

autism spectrum disorder Autism spectrum disorder, see Persons with disabilities

automobile Automobile, see Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

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

autopsy Autopsy, see Coroner

aviation Aviation

Liens on aircraft and aircraft engines: requirements established - Act 103

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background check Background check, see Criminal identification and investigation

bank Bank, see also Financial institution

Payment duty of bank to a lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier’s, teller’s, or certified check; temporary authority of mortgage loan originator applicant; possession by financial institution of property subject to garnishment; data processing services provided to financial institutions; certain Federal Home Loan Bank loan limitations; Banking Review Board and Savings Institutions Review Board consolidated and renamed Banking Institutions Review Board - Act 65

bartender Bartender, see Alcohol beverage — Regulation

baseball Baseball, see Milwaukee Brewers

battery Battery, see Crime and criminals — Battery

bcpl BCPL, see Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of

bestiality Bestiality, see Sex crimes

beverage Beverage

Stands operated by minors allowed without a food processing plant license or retail food establishment license; conditions, ordinance, and definition provisions - Act 60

bgh _bovine growth hormone_ BGH (Bovine growth hormone), see Dairy product — Regulation

bicycle Bicycle

Electric bicycle operation regulations established - Act 34

bids and bidders Bids and bidders, see Purchasing, Government

bifurcated sentence Bifurcated sentence, see Sentences and penalties

bills, legislative Bills, Legislative, see also Governor — Legislation by request of

Bills making honorary designation of a highway or bridge: standards established [vetoed] - AB249

blasting Blasting, see Explosive

blind and visually impaired Blind and visually impaired

``Individuals with disabilities" or ``impaired individuals" substituted for ``handicapped" in statutes administered by HEAB and TCS Board [Sec. 136, 374-385, 388, 392] - Act 9

School day milk program expanded [Sec. 1425f] - Act 9

boat Boat, see also Harbor

Bow or crossbow: placing, possessing, or transporting in a vehicle, motorboat, ATV, or UTV revised - Act 98

Motorboats: revisions to operation by minors, boating safety certificate provision - Act 115

bodily harm Bodily harm, see Crime and criminals — Battery

bodyworker or massage therapist Bodyworker or massage therapist, see Trades and occupations

bonds _ official Bonds — Official

Official bond requirements for town municipal judges - Act 113

bow and arrow hunting Bow and arrow hunting, see Hunting

bridge Bridge

Bills making honorary designation of a highway or bridge: standards established [vetoed] - AB249

Major interstate bridge project: preliminary design work reference removed from certain appropriations [Sec. 1079] - Act 9

Major interstate bridge projects, high-cost state highway bridge projects, and Zoo interchange project: bonding authority revisions [Sec. 302, 304, 304a] - Act 9

Veterans Memorial Bridge in City of Kaukauna: rehabilitation funding [Sec. 184o, 9144 (4x)] [vetoed] - Act 9

broadband Broadband, see Data processing

brown county Brown County

I 43 projects in Brown and Outagamie and Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties added to enumerated projects approved for construction [Sec. 1078, 1078d] [1078d -- partial veto] - Act 9

budget bills and process Budget bills and process, see also Appropriation

Budget bill [partial veto] - Act 9

Budget deadline extended [SJR3] - JR 2

Circuit court: additional branches allocated by the Director of State Courts; biennial budget request provision - Act 184

building Building, see also Housing; Public building; School — Building

Building permit for one- and two-family dwellings: submitting application in paper or electronic form - Act 38

Nonconforming buildings in a floodplain: DNR regulations cannot prohibit modifications based on cost under certain conditions - Act 175

Stairway chair lift installation in a church constructed before 1919: exception to commercial building code created, conditions set - Act 91

Tangible personal property temporarily stored in this state re specified construction activities outside of this state: sales tax exemption created - Act 181

building code Building code, see Building

building commission, state Building Commission, State

Authorized state building program for 2019-21; Building Commission grants for local projects; WHS and DVA report on improvements to museum facilities required [Sec. 26m-27g, 293s, t, 300r, 306g-u, 307c-u, 309b-u, 9104 (1)-(13m), 9121 (1t)] [26m, o, 27f, 307n, o, 309t, u, 9104 (1), (6)-(8), (11) -- partial veto; 306g, h, 9104 (10) -- vetoed] - Act 9

Transportation facilities and major highway projects: Building Commission bonding authority increased [Sec. 1082] - Act 9

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Metropolitan transportation; Motor vehicle — Driver's license; School — Conveyance of pupil

Motor carrier maximum hours for drivers: federal law exception re planting and harvesting period modified [Admin.Code Trans 325.01] - Act 174

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

Heavy truck registration fees increased [Sec. 1988b, 9344 (1), 9444 (2p)] [1988b, 9344 (1) -- partial veto] - Act 9

Oversize or overweight vehicles transporting residue materials re municipal sewage treatment: DOT to allow transport permits - Act 146

business Business, see also Retail establishment

Wisconsin businesses that move out of state or the U.S.: income and franchise tax deductions for moving expenses eliminated; definition provision - Act 7

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campaign finance Campaign finance, see Elections — Campaign expense

camping or campground Camping or campground, see Recreation

cancer Cancer, see Disease

capital gains tax Capital gains tax, see also Income tax — Deduction

Wisconsin opportunity zones: investing capital gains and income and franchise tax benefits - Act 136

capitol Capitol, see State capitol

cbrf CBRF, see Community-based residential facility

cemetery Cemetery, see also Funeral and funeral director

Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery maintenance appropriation renumbered [Sec. 252] - Act 9

Veterans home exchange program and veterans cemetery operations: appropriations made continuing [Sec. 253, 261] - Act 9