Wisconsin Legislature: Farm and farming

Child or family support obligation revised re active duty in national guard or U.S. armed forces or reserves - SB182

Child support appropriation transfers [Sec. 343] - AB100

Child support: disparity in the parties' income and resources must be considered when using the percentage standard; petition re action affecting the family provision - AB654

Father's obligation to contribute to pregnancy and birth expenses re paternity judgment revised - AB751

Father's obligation to contribute to pregnancy and birth expenses re paternity judgment revised [S.Amdt.1: public assistance and income at poverty level provisions added] - SB369

Health insurance data sharing; technical changes re ``medical support liability program" and clarification re program as part of the state's child and spousal support and paternity establishment programs [Sec. 1118, 1166, 1203, 1230; A.Sub.Amdt.1: data sharing removed, deletes 1166] - AB100

Health insurance ID card for a child: parent required to provide to the other parent re divorce, legal separation, or paternity actions; contempt of court provision - AB526

Legal custody or periods of physical placement of child: court authorized to make modifications contingent on future events or change in conditions - AB311

Legal custody or physical placement order modification: court must consider criminal record of certain persons other than the child's parents [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, court must use same considerations at initial determination of custody or placement] - AB522

Legal custody or physical placement order modification: court must consider criminal record of certain persons other than the child's parents - SB247

Moving with or removing a child: provisions revised re legal custody or physical placement - AB400

Special orders of business for March 7, 2006 established re AB-19, AB-33, AB-96, AB-353, AB-588, AB-596, AB-671, AB-673, AB-675, AB-680, AB-681, AB-686, AB-751, AB-801, AB-838, AB-842, AB-856, AB-874, AB-900, AB-928, AB-934, AB-936, AB-958, AB-973, AB-974, AB-975, AB-987, AB-989, AB-990, AB-1008, AB-1015, AB-1024, AB-1028, AB-1060, AB-1077, SB-103, SB-350, SB-369, SB-405, SB-447, SB-450, SB-459, SB-501, SB-502, SB-510, SB-536, SB-537, SB-602 - AR50

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

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) of 1997 to replace the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) enacted in 1975 - SB112

WEJT for noncustodial parents: additional source of funding re child support obligations [Sec. 1119] - AB100

DATCP grants re agricultural products and wastes as energy sources, reduction and use of agricultural wastes, and biochemical development [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Energy conservation"] - AB100

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarantee Program: eligibility expanded [A.Amdt.1: refinancing existing debt provision] - AB1003

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarantee Program, Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program, and Small Business Development Loan Guarantee Program modifications; WHEDA revisions re notes and bonds limits, authority to acquire property, confidentiality of certain records, and using the Building Commission as its financial consultant; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report [A.Amdt.1: SSN provision re Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program added] - AB593

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarantee Program, Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program, and Small Business Development Loan Guarantee Program modifications; WHEDA revisions re notes and bonds limits, authority to acquire property, confidentiality of certain records, and using the Building Commission as its financial consultant; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report - SB269

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarnatee Program in WHEDA: maximum term of a guarantee for certain loans increased; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report - AB552

Farm property: computing expense deductions and amortization and depreciation for income and franchise tax purposes revised - AB21

Historic barn preservation and rehabilitation: individual income tax credit created; SHSW duty specified - AB1046

Livestock farm modernization tax credit revisions [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Livestock and meat"] - AB100

Special orders of business for December 15, 2005 established re AB-15, AB-21, AB-51, AB-187, AB-498, AB-523, AB-574, AB-586, AB-594, AB-614, AB-618, AB-805, AB-806, AB-850, SB-206, SB-426 - AR45

Special orders of business for September 27, 2005 established re partial vetoes of AB-100 [Items C-8, C-9, C-14, C-16, F-3, F-4] and AB-27, AB-39, AB-69, AB-72, AB-95, AB-97, AB-127, AB-128, AB-133, AB-155, AB-184, AB-188, AB-201, AB-230, AB-264, AB-286, AB-308, AB-340, AB-345, AB-375, AB-384, AB-410, AB-426, AB-436, AB-442, AB-444, AB-460, AB-479, AB-482, AB-510, AB-512, AB-522, AB-534, AB-606, AB-636, AB-646, AB-648, AB-657, AB-679, and SB-266 - AR38

Tangible personal property used exclusively in the business of farming or husbandry activities: sales and use tax exemptions created - AB346

Tangible personal property used in farming: income and franchise tax credits created re sales and use taxes paid on purchases [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, income and franchise tax credit provisions removed, sales and use tax exemptions for certain tangible personal property created, horticulture and floriculture included; A.Amdt.1: silviculture added; S.Amdt.1: other silviculture sales tax exemptions added] - AB646

Agricultural vehicles and agricultural implements: lighting and visibility marking requirements revised re highway operation; amber strobe light and emergency rule provisions; DOT duty specified - AB340

Badger Care income limits: depreciation of farm equipment exempted - AB16

Calcium chloride liquid transportation: monthly registration of a motor truck, trailer, or truck tractor permitted [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, consecutive monthly registration of a weight transfer machine for truck or tractor pulling competitions or events added] - SB61

Dairy investment credit: revisions to clarify terms - AB125

Dairy investment credit: revisions to clarify terms and expanded to include livestock farm - AB145

Farm truck or dual purpose farm truck combined with a semitrailer or farm trailer: exemption from motor carrier regulations and marking requirement; horse trailer, vehicle combination weight, and passenger provisions; DOT prohibited from promulgating certain rules - AB762

Livestock transported in farm truck or combination of farm truck and semitrailer or trailer by registered vehicle owner: exemption from motor carrier regulations; DOT provision - AB342

Livestock transported in farm truck or combination of farm truck and semitrailer or trailer by registered vehicle owner: exemption from motor carrier regulations; DOT provision - SB213

Special orders of business for September 27, 2005 established re partial vetoes of AB-100 [Items C-8, C-9, C-14, C-16, F-3, F-4] and AB-27, AB-39, AB-69, AB-72, AB-95, AB-97, AB-127, AB-128, AB-133, AB-155, AB-184, AB-188, AB-201, AB-230, AB-264, AB-286, AB-308, AB-340, AB-345, AB-375, AB-384, AB-410, AB-426, AB-436, AB-442, AB-444, AB-460, AB-479, AB-482, AB-510, AB-512, AB-522, AB-534, AB-606, AB-636, AB-646, AB-648, AB-657, AB-679, and SB-266 - AR38

Tangible personal property used in farming: income and franchise tax credits created re sales and use taxes paid on purchases [for further revisions, see entry under ``Farm and farming"] - AB646

Two-vehicle combinations re tractor-semitrailers and semitrailers: exception to operation on certain highways without a permit allowed under certain conditions; DOT duty and LC provision; distance unauthorized vehicles may travel to access a designated highway modified - AB315

Two-vehicle combinations re tractor-semitrailers and semitrailers: exception to operation on certain highways without a permit allowed under certain conditions; DOT duty and LC provision; distance unauthorized vehicles may travel to access a designated highway modified - SB178

Vehicle used exclusively to transport a weight transfer machine re truck or tractor pulling events: consecutive monthly registration permitted - AB328

Agricultural Producer Security Program: licensed vegetable contractor who purchases only potatoes may choose not to contribute; credit against fees charged modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, fees and provision for resuming participation after opting out modified] - AB635

Direct farm marketer signs: political subdivision may not enact or enforce an ordinance prohibiting placement of signs if certain conditions are met; definition provision - SB445

Home-canned acidic fruits or vegetables sold at a farmers' market or similar event exempt from food processing plant license requirement under certain conditions; DATCP duties specified - SB205

Renewable energy requirements re electric utilities and cooperatives modified; certain state agencies required to generate or purchase renewable energy; energy efficiency standards imposed in certain state contracts; energy conservation code changed; anaerobic digestor research funding; public benefits program revisions; report provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, PSC duties revised, corn-burning furnace pilot program added; S.Amdt.1: energy consuming equipment provisions] - SB459

TIF approved purposes re towns: ``agricultural project" expanded to include ``farm product warehousing and storage, refrigerated" - AB973

TIF approved purposes re towns: ``agricultural project" expanded to include ``farm product warehousing and storage, refrigerated" - SB543

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops during specific dates may exceed weight limits without a permit under certain conditions; exceptions, DATCP agricultural emergency declarations, and DOT provisions - AB510

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops during specific dates may exceed weight limits without a permit under certain conditions; exceptions, DATCP agricultural emergency declarations, and DOT provisions - SB240

Wisconsin First Program created re promoting a Wisconsin identity for farm-raised food products; DATCP to administer - SB665

Badger Care and MA program income limits: depreciation re farm and self-employment income exempted - AB119

Badger Care income limits: depreciation of farm equipment exempted - AB16

GIB health care coverage plan purchase by individuals engaged in the business of farming permitted under specific conditions; DETF provisions - AB199

GIB health care coverage plan purchase by individuals engaged in the business of farming permitted under specific conditions; DETF provisions - SB108

``Brett Favre Day" declared October 10, 2005 - SJR14

Packers Breast Cancer Cap campaign: Green Bay Packers, American Family Insurance, and Deanna Favre commended for raising over $1,000,000.00 for breast cancer awareness groups - AJR84

Abstinence only education required for schools that receive federal funding; notice and academic penalty provisions - AB691

Abstinence only education required for schools that receive federal funding; notice and academic penalty provisions - AB795

Abstinence only education required for schools that receive federal funding; notice and academic penalty provisions - SB339

Biodiesel fuel for school bus transportation purposes: DOA to provide state financial assistance to certain school districts; application for federal assistance provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DPI to provide assistance and apply for funds in conjuction with DOA] - SB39

Biodiesel fuel for school bus transportation purposes: DOA to provide state financial assistance to certain school districts; application for federal assistance provision - AB67

Biodiesel fuel for school bus transportation purposes: DOA to provide state financial assistance to certain school districts; application for federal assistance provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DPI to provide assistance and apply for funds in conjuction with DOA] - SB39

DPI expenditure of federal funds: JCF procedure [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1856f, 9437 (3v)] - AB100

Educational Telecommunications Access Program: educational agencies may request expanded services; DOA to apply for aid under E-Rate Program; agencies required to pay monthly fee to cover costs [Sec. 94-104, 408, 409, 458] - AB100

Federal assistance for natural disasters in Wisconsin: exemption from rules prohibiting memorializing Congress or the federal government [Assembly rules 32 (1)(a) and 39 (1)] - AR39

Harbor Assistance Program: appropriation created for federal moneys [Sec. 276] - AB100

Homeland security: OJA authority to apply for contracts and to receive and expend federal funding [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 87m, 416p] - AB100

Rural development loans with federal funding: DATCP authority [Sec. 144, 1743] - AB100

Supplemental MA payments made from community aids: sunset removed [Sec. 1133, 2498-2510, 9121 (4)] - AB100

Supplemental MA payments to county and municipal nursing homes: any additional federal moneys must be distributed to the nursing homes - AB802

UI law revisions; study required - AB867

UI law revisions; study required - SB426

Federal education laws and federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB): DPI and school boards directed to resolve conflicts with state laws and seek waivers; federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provision - AB562

Governor may not enter into, amend, extend, or renew any agreement with a foreign nation, Indian tribe or band, the federal government, or another state until it is submitted to the Seante and a majority of the members approve it; renegotiation provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR61