Wisconsin Legislature: Lasee, Sen. Frank (1st Sen.Dist.; R)

Adult children prevented from visiting or communicating with parent residing in a hospital, hospice, nursing home, or CBRF may petition court for visitation; conditions set - SB487

Auxiliary container re merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility: authority of political subdivisions to regulate limited - SB601

Booyah designated at the Wisconsin state soup; Blue Book provision - AB639

Closing hour for wineries operating under a retail ``Class B" license changed, ordinance provision - SB212

Collection agency: employees may work from home under certain conditions; ``collector” and ``solicitor” definitions modified - SB438

Complementary and alternative health care practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; practice protection laws exemptions; DSPS duties and definition provisions - SB198

Comprehensive planning: local governments may repeal; DOA grant program to assist with planning activities eliminated - SB266

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - AB413

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - SB286

Decommissioned or closed production plant that is exempt from property taxes: utility aid payments revised - AB335

Decommissioned or closed production plant that is exempt from property taxes: utility aid payments revised - SB252

Decoy left unattended in a body of water: public nuisance provisions revised - AB225

Decoy left unattended in a body of water: public nuisance provisions revised - SB147

Disclaimer of parental rights affidavit changes re private adoption and execution by child’s father - AB528

Ellis, Michael G.: commending the Senate President’s distinguished career and contributions to the legislature - SR12

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 - AB25

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 - SB23

Event data recorders (EDRs) in motor vehicles: regulations created re disclosure of information, prohibiting certain insurance practices, and displaying a statement on used vehicles for sale; penalties and DOT duties - SB697

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; governor and DSPS duties - SB568

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - AB720

Foreclosure actions involving noncommercial property and abandoned property: revisions re redemption period, notice of sale, and determination of abandonment; court duties specified - SB629

Forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime: laws revised; proceeds of sales turned into the state school fund; transferring property to federal agents also revised; law enforcement agencies and DOJ duties - SB521

Horse racing at local fairs and regulation of local fairs revised; DATCP and state aid provisions - SB318

Influenza vaccination: employer limitations on requiring created - AB312

Influenza vaccination: employer limitations on requiring created - SB218

Insurance statutes: miscellaneous changes - AB420

Insurance statutes: miscellaneous changes - SB287

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, 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 - AB568

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, 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 - SB445

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - AB584

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - SB437

Local professional football stadium district: DOR required to distribute excess sales tax revenue to Brown County and municipalities within it; conditions specified and resolution provision - SB233

LPG retailers required to obtain commercial general liability insurance; surety bond and letter of credit options eliminated - AB698

LPG retailers required to obtain commercial general liability insurance; surety bond and letter of credit options eliminated - SB547

Lyme disease: MEB and Board of Nursing to promulgate rules re best practices for diagnosis and treatment - AB768

MA purchase plan (MAPP) eligibility and premium requirements revised; other MA and long-term care program eligibility modified re certain account and retirement income; DHS duties - AB414

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - AB523

Nonconforming structure zoning ordinances modified re replacement due to natural forces or vandalism and replacement or repair of manufactured home communities and infrastructure - SB403

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - AB384

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - SB288

Organ donation leave provisions created - SB424

Pawnbroker notices re sale and surplus: email, text message, or other method agreed to with the customer allowed - AB779

Primary spinal care practitioner licensure program established; Spinal Medicine Affiliated Credentialing Board created in MEB - SB762

Private campgrounds: immunity from civil liability - SB131

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties changed - AB490

Proof of financial responsibility of landfill owner: escrow account and irrevocable trust options revised, corporate bonds provisions - AB57

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings - AB582

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings - SB464

Qualified financial contracts and certain agreements: staying or prevention of a person from exercising certain rights prohibited - AB668

Qualified financial contracts and certain agreements: staying or prevention of a person from exercising certain rights prohibited - SB537

Real estate practice law revisions re terminology, licensing, association with a firm, 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” and emergency rules provisions - AB456

Real estate practice law revisions re terminology, licensing, association with a firm, 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” and emergency rules provisions - SB375

Real estate transfer fee return: person who conveys real property required to file even if the conveyance is exempt from the fee, exemption provision - AB374

Real estate transfer fee return: person who conveys real property required to file even if the conveyance is exempt from the fee, exemption provision - SB279

Regulation of navigable waters, artificial water bodies, wetlands, and nonpoint source pollution revised; DNR duties - AB600

Regulation of navigable waters, artificial water bodies, wetlands, and nonpoint source pollution revised; DNR duties - SB459

Residential dwelling rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer is excluded from definition of ``hotel”, ``bed and breakfast establishment”, and ``tourist rooming house” and is therefore not subject to DATCP regulation of lodging establishments; prohibition on enacting or enforcing ordinances that would prohibit or regulate such dwellings - AB583

Residential dwelling rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days or longer is excluded from definition of ``hotel”, ``bed and breakfast establishment”, and ``tourist rooming house” and is therefore not subject to DATCP regulation of lodging establishments; prohibition on enacting or enforcing ordinances that would prohibit or regulate such dwellings - SB446

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency limited to districts that adopted a resolution prior to effective date of the bill - AB449

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency limited to districts that adopted a resolution prior to effective date of the bill - SB337

Roundabouts in highway projects: approval from governing body of the municipality required - SB242

Sale or lease of municipal water or sewer utility provisions revised, referendum and petition provisions, and PSC duties; treatment of out-of-state water and sewer utilities re public utility holding companies - AB554

Sale or lease of municipal water or sewer utility provisions revised, referendum and petition provisions, and PSC duties; treatment of out-of-state water and sewer utilities re public utility holding companies - SB432

School district mechanisms for borrowing and raising money: revisions re loan or bond issues, revenue limit adjustments, State Trust Funds loans, temporary borrowing, promissory notes, and MPS levy limit adjustments and bond issues - SB355

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting Whitetails Unlimited; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB505

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 - AB702

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 - SB543

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - AB556

Special registration plates that are military in nature: authorized groups expanded to include surviving spouse of military medal recipient or Pearl Harbor veteran; fee exemption provisions; DOT and DOA duties - SB433

State and local construction project contracts: preference to bidder that ensures the percentage of employees are Wisconsin residents is at least the same percentage as neighboring state’s hiring of state residents requirement - AB493

State and local construction project contracts: preference to bidder that ensures the percentage of employees are Wisconsin residents is at least the same percentage as neighboring state’s hiring of state residents requirement - SB373

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - AB223

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - SB149

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County for same purposes as Chapter 15, Laws of 1977; DNR appendix report - SB282

Trees obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs along highways: compensating DOT for removal not required if sign advertises activities conducted on the property on which it is located - SB504

Unclaimed money or securities: county treasurer duty to provide legal notice modified, Internet provision - SB527

Vapor products: restrictions on use established; definition and ordinance provisions - SB132

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 - AB327

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 - SB243

Wisconsin Veterans Employment Initiative established to increase number of veterans holding permanent state government positions; Council on Veterans Employment created in the Office of the Governor; state agencies and DPM duties - SB339