2019 Acts Index

Local levy limit exception for political subdivisions receiving certain utility aid payments - Act 45

electric weapon Electric weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

electricity Electricity

Sales of electricity involving public utility affiliated interests [Sec. 1817m] - Act 9

electronic mail Electronic mail, see Data processing

electronic signature Electronic signature, see Data processing

email Email, see Data processing

emergency medical responder Emergency medical responder, see Medical service — Occupations

emergency medical services practitioner Emergency medical services practitioner, see Medical service — Occupations

emergency rule_making Emergency rule-making, see Administrative rules

emission standards Emission standards, see Motor vehicle — Regulation

employee trust funds, department of Employee Trust Funds, Department of, see also Retirement System, Wisconsin

Appropriations adjustments [Sec. 283-287, 393-407, 1776] - Act 9

Diabetes care and prevention action program: DHS to develop; DETF, DPI, and DOC provisions; biennial report required - Act 154

WRS annuity or lump sum payment: DETF to withhold money to satisfy restitution order, crimes specified - Act 71

employment Employment, see also Public employee, and its subheadings; Unemployment — Relief measures

Certificate of qualification for employment procedure created for persons convicted of a crime, conditions and civil liability exemption provisions; Council on Offender Employment, created; report required - Act 123

Employer to provide employee’s personnel record upon request: requirements suspended during 2020 public health emergency [Sec. 35] - Act 185

Shipbuilding businesses: DWD to allocate certain grant money for training new and current employees [Sec. 1326] - Act 9

Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program: eligibility age modified [Sec. 640m] - Act 9

UI one-week waiting period suspended and non-charging employer UI accounts during the 2020 public health emergency; DWD duties [Sec. 36-40, 49-53, 105 (27m), 106 (1)] - Act 185

Work-share plans submitted by employers: suspends certain requirements re 2020 public health emergency; existing plan provision and DWD duties [Sec. 41-48] - Act 185

Youth summer jobs program: first class city limitation removed [Sec. 230m, 1325b] [vetoed] - Act 9

employment relations Employment relations, see Public employee

employment relations commission Employment Relations Commission

WERC unencumbered balance exceeding 10% lapses to general fund [Sec. 9214 (1c)] [vetoed] - Act 9

ems _emergency medical services_ EMS (Emergency medical services), see Medical service — Occupations

energy conservation Energy conservation

``Energy provider” definition expanded re trespassing on or damaging property of - Act 33

engineer Engineer, see also United States — Army

Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors required to promulgate rules re retired credential holder exemption from continuing education requirements but maintain professional title - Act 94

Highway construction: DOT to maintain list of subbase materials and associated thicknesses; bidders may base bids on equivalent subbase materials on the list; engineer of record may prohibit use [vetoed] - AB273

environmental protection Environmental protection, see also Mines, pits, and quarries; Natural resource; Petroleum; Sanitation and sewerage management; Soil and soil conservation; Water — Pollution; Wetland

Fire fighting foam containing PFAS: prohibition created; DNR duties, forfeiture, and emergency rule provisions - Act 101

Highway project design inventory for design-build projects: DOT required to maintain; completed environmental assessment or impact statement provision - Act 18

epa EPA, see United States — Environmental Protection Agency

estate _ joint tenancy Estate — Joint tenancy

Termination of certain property interests of a decedent: verify under oath to register of deeds re decedent’s death instead of submitting certified copy of death record - Act 127

estate of deceased person Estate of deceased person

Termination of certain property interests of a decedent: verify under oath to register of deeds re decedent’s death instead of submitting certified copy of death record - Act 127

ethanol Ethanol, see Gasoline

evidence Evidence

Sexual contact with an animal, obscene depictions of, or facilitating access to animal for purposes of: felony penalties; child under age 13, sex offender registration, animal retained as evidence, court assessed expenses, and reporting mistreatment of dogs provisions - Act 162

examining board Examining board, see Chiropractic; Medical service — Occupations; Safety and Professional Services, Department of

excise tax Excise tax

Tobacco products tax imposed on ``vapor products", definition provisions [Sec. 1753b-1757w, 9437 (2m)] [1754 -- partial veto] - Act 9

executive office Executive office, see also Governor

Wireless services and infrastructure provider regulatory framework for state and political subdivisions, right-of-way provisions; setback requirements by political subdivisions for mobile service support structures authorized; Rights-of-Way Study Committee created, study required - Act 14

explosive Explosive, see also Firearms and dangerous weapons

Quarries extracting certain nonmetallic minerals: limitations on local regulation [Sec. 760c-777m, 1103m] [vetoed] - Act 9

exposition district Exposition district, see Public building

extended supervision Extended supervision, see Sentences and penalties

F F

fair Fair

DATCP: returns of food and certain products during the 2020 public health emergency; county fair aid eligibility modified [Sec. 32, 105 (8)] - Act 185

false statement False statement, see Fraud

family Family

Health insurance premiums for surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officer, fire fighter, or EMS practitioner who dies in the line of duty: political subdivision, state, UW Board of Regents, and Marquette University required to pay, conditions set; report premiums to DOR for increase in county and municipal aid adjustments - Act 19

Judicial notice of court records re domestic violence or child abuse in a family law action - AB100

MA reimbursement for mental health consultations for students up to age 21: communication with parent added - Act 88

Paternity: presumption and conclusive determination based on genetic tests established; court provisions - Act 95

Work experience program for noncustodial parents: DCF payments to county, tribal governing body, or W-2 agency [Sec. 650m] - Act 9

family _ support Family — Support, see also Children — Protection and services

Child support custodial parent fee [Sec. 2117, 9406 (1)] - Act 9

Parent residing in residential family-based AODA treatment program: juvenile court has jurisdiction over the child; DCF to prepare permanency plan and may place child with parent, foster care funding provision [Sec. 491-508, 524, 525, 530-532e] - Act 9

Paternity: presumption and conclusive determination based on genetic tests established; court provisions - Act 95

family care Family Care, see Nursing homes and adult care

farm produce Farm produce

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

farmer Farmer

CDL requirement for operation of commercial motor vehicle: exception for farmers and family and employees modified - Act 163

Farmer mental health assistance [Sec. 128, 1098] - Act 9

federal aid Federal aid

Child Care and Development Fund block grant funds received from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020: expenditure subject to passive review by JCF [Sec. 105 (17)] - Act 185

fee Fee, see Court — Fee; Fish and fishing; Natural Resources, Department of — Environmental protection; specific subject

feedlot Feedlot, see Livestock and meat

felony Felony, see Crime and criminals — Felony

fema _federal emergency management agency_ FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), see United States — Federal Emergency Management Agency

finance, joint committee on Finance, Joint Committee on, see Legislature — Finance, Joint Committee on

financial institution Financial institution

Money laundering: state criminal prohibition created - Act 161

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

financial institutions, department of Financial Institutions, Department of

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

Revised uniform law on notarial acts adopted and prior uniform law repealed; Remote Notary Council created and attached to DFI, emergency rule provision; electronic records provisions - Act 125

fines Fines

Child born alive after abortion: requirements of health care providers present and criminal penalties created, damage provisions [vetoed] - AB179

Massage therapy or bodywork therapy license violations: municipal ordinance allowed, employment of unlicensed persons prohibited; Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board may assess a forfeiture; state penalties revised - Act 41

WIC program changes [Sec. 1896-1934] - Act 9