Subject Index

Redistricting standards re Senate and Assembly districts: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR25

Residency required in jurisdiction or district of the office which the person is elected or appointed or filing nomination petition for and during the term of office: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR76

Revenue limit for state and local governmental units created; excess revenue, reduction in state aid, emergency reserve fund, reducing the revenue limit, and exceeding the revenue limit via a referendum provisions; individuals or class of individuals may bring a suit to enforce the revenue limits; amendment may be amended with approval of one legislature, rather than two, and ratification by the people: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR77

Revenue limit for state and local governmental units created; excess revenue, reduction in state aid, emergency reserve fund, reducing the revenue limit, and exceeding the revenue limit via a referendum provisions; individuals or class of individuals may bring a suit to enforce the revenue limits; amendment may be amended with approval of one legislature, rather than two, and ratification by the people: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  SJR63

Right of the people to certain health care re advance directives; end-of-life decisions; purchase of drugs, drug products, and prescribed devices; and stem cell research and therapy benefits (with the exception of human reproductive cloning). Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR93

Right of Wisconsin residents to adequate, accessible, and affordable health care: consitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR54

Right of Wisconsin residents to preventive and primary health care: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR92

Secretary of State office deleted from the constitution; BCPL provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR9

Special orders of business for March 9, 2006 established re AB-71, AB-87, AB-129, AB-287, AB-328, AB-538, AB-587, AB-639, AB-735, AB-777, AB-875, AB-887, AB-937, AB-966, AB-1002, AB-1003, AB-1026, AB-1032, AB-1035, AB-1044, AB-1078, AB-1090, SB-123, SB-145, SB-150, SB-183, SB-226, SB-268, SB-272, SB-273, SB-284, SB-338, SB-352, SB-359, SB-362, SB-363, SB-364, SB-365, SB-380, SB-420, SB-453, SB-457, SB-474, SB-487, SB-488, SB-489, SB-490, SB-491, SB-492, SB-493, SB-494, SB-512, SB-515, SB-527, SB-539, SB-540, SB-547, SB-549, SB-555, SB-556, SB-557, SB-560, SB-562, SB-579, SB-591, SB-592, SB-597, SB-601, SB-612, SB-613, SB-638, SB-642, SB-652, SJR-33 -  AR51

Special orders of business for March 2, 2006 established re AB-172, AB-539, AB-579, AB-785, AB-851, AB-904, AB-933, AB-945, AB-976, AB-992, AB-993, AB-1021, AB-1036, AB-1037, AB-1038, AB-1052, AB-1054, AB-1071, AB-1072, AB-1073, AB-1074, SB-161, SB-221, SB-259, SB-312, SB-414, SB-495, SB-496, SB-497, SB-511, SB-529, SJR-33 -  AR49

Spending limits for local governmental units and state required to spend certain amount on school aid and shared revenue, consumer price index provision; spending limit adjustments and costs incurred by local governmental units to comply with certain state law or administrative rule or order provisions. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR71

Spending limits for state, school districts, and local governmental units established; elector approval to exceed limits required; exclusions, separate fund for excess revenue, and state mandate provisions. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR40

State fund or program revenue appropriation account creation permitted and changing the purpose prohibited: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  SJR21

State Treasurer, Office of, deleted from the constitution; BCPL provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR19

Tax revenue increase in certain cases: two-thirds vote required. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR43

Terms of office for members of the Senate and Assembly increased: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR31

Unicameral legislature established: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR96

Voter registration and voting: photographic ID issued by this state or the federal government required. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR36

constitutional amendments _ second consideration Constitutional amendments — Second consideration

County officers (clerk, treasurer, DA, coroner, elected surveyor, register of deeds, clerk of circuit court): terms of office changed to 4-year. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration)  - AJR3

County officers (clerk, treasurer, DA, coroner, elected surveyor, register of deeds, clerk of circuit court): terms of office changed to 4-year. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration)  - SJR2

Marriage between one man and one woman only shall be valid or recognized; constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - AJR67

Marriage between one man and one woman only shall be valid or recognized; constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) - SJR53

Marriage between one man and one woman only shall be valid or recognized: enrolled 2005 SJR-53 recalled for further action at the amendable stage -  SJR73

Special orders of business for February 17, 2005 established re AB-58, AJR-3, SJR-2 -  AR7

construction Construction, see Building; Contractor; Public works

construction lien Construction lien, see Lien

consumer credit Consumer credit, see Credit; Small loan

consumer price index Consumer price index, see Consumer protection

consumer protection Consumer protection, see also Credit; Product liability

Billing for consumer goods or services: certain practices prohibited; lawn care service contract regulations created; DATCP authority and civil action provisions [A.Amdt.1: lawn care service contracts deleted; S.Amdt.1: attorney-client relationship added to ``consumer goods or services" exceptions]  - AB574

Consumer goods and services sold at unreasonably excessive prices during periods of abnormal economic disruption re emergency prohibited; penalty, DATCP, and DOJ provisions  - AB1222

Consumer goods and services sold at unreasonably excessive prices during periods of abnormal economic disruption re emergency prohibited; penalty, DATCP, and DOJ provisions  - SB358

Consumer goods or services: charging grossly excessive prices prohibited; exceptions and AG provisions  - AB786

Consumer goods or services: charging grossly excessive prices prohibited; exceptions and AG provisions  - SB373

Consumer protection and trade practice law administration transferred from DATCP to DOJ; composition of ATCP Board revised; DATCP name changed to Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Rural Resources [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] -  AB100

Debit card use: prohibition on merchant placing a hold on the account to cover anticipated costs created; Wisconsin Consumer Act provisions -  AB1050

Deceptive advertising and fraudulent representation civil forfeitures revised; court may order restitution in addition to civil forfeitures for Wisconsin Consumer Act violations  - AB488

Health and fitness center membership: individual income tax deduction created -  AB861

Late or delinquent payment on transactions subject to the Wisconsin Consumer Act: merchant prohibited from imposing; conditions specified -  AB1164

Minimum wage: DWD to revise annually using the consumer price index -  AB537

Minimum wage: DWD to revise annually using the consumer price index -  SB245

Motor vehicle fuel purchase paid with cash: motor vehicle fuel retailers may offer discounts [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, expanded to include any purchase paid in cash, credit card issuer may not prohibit] -  SB180

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: minimum amount of insurance coverage modified re changes in the consumer price index; DHFS report required  - AB252

Nervous or mental disorder or alcoholism or AODA treatment: minimum amount of insurance coverage modified re changes in the consumer price index; DHFS report required  - SB128

Rental-purchase agreement regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions -  AB587

Rental-purchase agreement regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions [S.Amdt.1: provision for no SSN added; S.Amdt.2: prohibitions re voluntary surrender or repossession of property] -  SB268

Spending limits for local governmental units and state required to spend certain amount on school aid and shared revenue, consumer price index provision; spending limit adjustments and costs incurred by local governmental units to comply with certain state law or administrative rule or order provisions. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR71

Telephone solicitation regulations revised re commercial mobile service, certain nonprofit organizations, customer notice to solicitor against telephone solicitations, penalties, and DATCP registration fee -  SB116

Telephone solicitation regulations revised re commercial mobile service, definition, customer notice to solicitor against telephone solicitations, penalties, and DATCP registration fee - AB416

Telephone solicitations: residential and nonresidential customer definitions broadened to include mobile telephone customers re nonsoliciation directory; notice to DATCP re nonsoliciation directory changed to 5 years; threats of violence or harassment by solicitor to recipient prohibited, penalty provision  - AB415

Wisconsin Consumer Act: exclusion for consumer credit and other transactions over set amount modified; certain types of credit discrimination are presumed to be unconscionable; court may order damages to be paid in civil forfeiture cases brought by DFI -  SB694

Wisconsin Consumer Act scope revised and remedies modified; Uniform Commercial Code consumer lease limit increased  - AB333

container Container, see Solid waste management

contaminated property _brownfields_ Contaminated property (brownfields), see Environmental protection

contempt of court Contempt of court, see Court — Procedure

contraceptive Contraceptive, see Birth control

contractor Contractor

Building contractors re certain dwellings: continuing education requirements created; Comm.Dept may suspend or revoke a building inspector's certification; Contractor Financial Responsibility Council renamed Contractor Certification Council; dwelling owner must sign statement from municipality re using contractors who are not bonded or insured  - AB980

Building contractors re certain dwellings: continuing education requirements created; Comm.Dept may suspend or revoke a building inspector's certification; Contractor Financial Responsibility Council renamed Contractor Certification Council; dwelling owner must sign statement from municipality re using contractors who are not bonded or insured [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, rule-making authority added] -  SB516

Construction defect claims against contractors and suppliers re home construction or remodel: procedures created; contractor required to provide certain brochure to potential claimant with the contract; condominium association and Comm.Dept provisions -  AB1031

Construction defect claims against contractors and suppliers re home or manufactured home construction or remodel: procedures created; contractor required to provide certain notice to potential claimant with the contract; condominium association and Comm.Dept provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.3: further revisions, manufactured home removed, notice replaced with brochure] - SB448

Construction lien revisions; publicly financed projects provision  - SB450

Construction materials and services re lump sum contract: income and franchise tax credits created re sales and use taxes paid -  AB913

Contractor or subcontractor: Comm.Dept required to register and establish certain requirements; definitions, Internet, rule promulgation, and forfeiture provisions; contractor advisory committee created -  AB1086

Contractor submission of false claims to state and local governments: penalty provided; AG duties [Sec. 83, 86, 508, 526-528, 1253, 1718, 1720-1722, 1730, 1833, 2102, 2430, 9355 (1); original bill only] -  AB100

Fair methods of competition in the construction of new residential or noncommercial property: DATCP directed to promulgate rules prescribing -  AB885

Public works subject to the prevailing wage law: DWD to charge for frivolous payroll inspection requests re contractor, subcontractor, or agent -  SB545

Tangible personal property that becomes part of a municipal or nonprofit organization's facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; includes property purchased by construction contractor and transferred -  AB126

Tangible personal property that becomes part of a municipal or nonprofit organization's facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; includes property purchased by construction contractor and transferred -  SB57

contracts Contracts, see also Collective bargaining; Insurance — Policy; Interstate compact; Mortgage; Power of attorney; Teacher — Contract

Bids for public contracts: political subdivision may post on its Web site under certain conditions - AB421

Bids for public contracts: political subdivision may post on its Web site under certain conditions - SB204

Billing for consumer goods or services: certain practices prohibited; lawn care service contract regulations created; DATCP authority and civil action provisions [A.Amdt.1: lawn care service contracts deleted; S.Amdt.1: attorney-client relationship added to ``consumer goods or services" exceptions]  - AB574

Business contracts to lease equipment or provide business services: renewal or extension reminder notice requirements re deadline, price increases, and method of sending notice  - AB1118

Business equipment lease and contract to provide business services: notification of renewal or extension requirements created - AB181

Business equipment lease and contract to provide business services: notification of renewal or extension requirements created - SB104

Commercial mobile telephone monthly service contract: expiration of monthly access time specified  - AB476

Construction materials and services re lump sum contract: income and franchise tax credits created re sales and use taxes paid -  AB913

Contracts for contractual services: biennial report by state agencies to JLAC required -  SB671

Contractual services: DOA rules revised re determining when contracting is appropriate and uniform cost-benefit analysis; report requirements and fiscal estimate for bills provisions [A.Amdt.1: DOT engineering services added; A.Amdt.4: ``cost-benefit analysis" defined; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, minimum expenditure specified]  - AB105

Contractual services: DOA rules revised re determining when contracting is appropriate and uniform cost-benefit analysis; report requirements and fiscal estimate for bills provisions - SB56

Contractual services purchased by executive branch agencies to be performed within the U.S. when available  - AB186

Contractual services purchased by executive branch agencies to be performed within the U.S. when available  - SB98

Contractural services or procurement of materials, supplies, or equipment awarded by contract: if a vendor not under contract makes an offer for lower cost, an executive branch agency may procure the materials or services from the alternate vendor - SB608

Correctional facilities strategic plan: requirement created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9105 (14x)] - AB100

Drug and alcohol testing program required for public works contracts subject to prevailing wage law; confidentiality and employment discrimination provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, testing program provisions modified, ``substance abuse" replaces ``drugs and alcohol"]  - AB736

Electronic auction system for solicitation of bids for state procurements and public contracts: DOA directed to maintain and other political subdivisions may utilize; DWD provision  - AB161

Electronic voting system standards re generation of paper ballots and software coding [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, minimum font size on ballot requirement removed, software coding provisions modified, recount of votes provisions, Elections Board authority re access to software components, municipality and county contract provision] - AB627