Subject Index

Nursing home and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded: restrictions on placement of persons with developmental disabilites modified -  AB296

``Treatment records" and ``registration records" re mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, and drug dependence: definitions changed; confidentiality exception re release to physician in a medical emergency modified; good faith exception to liability for release of records eliminated - AB1094

``Treatment records" and ``registration records" re mental health, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, and drug dependence: definitions changed; confidentiality exception re release to physician in a medical emergency modified; good faith exception to liability for release of records eliminated [S.Amdt.1: information that may be released specified]  - SB650

Vulnerable child: maltreatment prohibited; definition provided - AB1027

mera _municipal employment relations act_ MERA (Municipal Employment Relations Act), see Public employee

mercantile establishment Mercantile establishment

Business engaged in retail sales and has more than 100 employees: Comm.Dept prohibited from awarding certain grants and loans or certifying to receive tax benefits; municipalities and counties prohibited from using general transportation aids for access routes to highways abutting lands owned or occupied by retail business -  AB1152

Cellular telepone use by vehicle operator during accident: new form of traffic offense created; DOT to prepare uniform report form or automated format; rebuttable presumption created; written warning re sale or lease of phones required; JCRCP duties -  AB1113

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

Gasoline consisting of at least 85 percent ethanol: motor vehicle fuel tax formula established; charging an excessive price prohibited, DATCP provision; discrimination against retailer by refiner or wholesaler of motor vehicle fuel prohibited; penalty provisions -  SB723

Goods in consumer credit transactions and certain consumer leases: revisions re voluntary surrender of and actions to recover collateral; nonjudicial repossession provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provisions limited to motor vehicles, notice to law enforcment provision and penalties added] -  AB594

Goods in consumer credit transactions and certain consumer leases: revisions re voluntary surrender of and actions to recover collateral; nonjudicial repossession provision  - SB387

Gross receipts tax imposed on certain large retailers to pay for health care coverage provided by the state; DOR duties set - AB508

``Industrial development project" definition expanded -  SB91

``Industrial development project" definition expanded; limitation on authority of industrial development agencies  - AB116

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

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

Rebate and refund offers by retailers: time period to satisfy conditions set -  AB948

Sales and use taxes that a retailer may retain modified -  AB1141

Smoking in designated areas prohibited in places of employment with exceptions for private residences, designated smoking rooms in lodging establishments, and certain retirement homes; exceptions for taverns, bowling centers, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated  - SB430

SSN of customer: retail seller prohibited from requesting; exception for DNR fish and game approvals  - AB474

SSN of customer: retail seller prohibited from requesting; exception for DNR fish and game approvals  - AB738

Wireless telephones: collection requirements created for used equipment; state agency purchase or lease provisions; forfeiture provided -  AB1111

merchant marine academy, u.s Merchant Marine Academy, U.S., see Military training

mercury Mercury, see Public safety

mercy killing Mercy killing, see Death

methamphetamine Methamphetamine, see Drugs

metra commuter rail Metra commuter rail, see Railroad — Passenger service

metropolitan sewerage district Metropolitan sewerage district, see Sanitation and sewerage management

metropolitan transportation Metropolitan transportation

Car pool vehicle lane use by hybrid-electric motor vehicle regardless of number of passengers permitted; definition and sunset provisions -  AB753

Smoking in designated areas prohibited in places of employment with exceptions for private residences, designated smoking rooms in lodging establishments, and certain retirement homes; exceptions for taverns, bowling centers, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated  - SB430

Transit system operating aids increased [Sec. 1734-1737] -  AB100

mia _missing in action_ MIA (Missing in action), see Veteran

midwife Midwife, see Medical service

migrant labor Migrant labor

Child care: DWD duties re quality rating system, provider reimbursements, and distribution of funds re migrant workers and W-2; may establish three-tier reimbursement system [Sec. 1084, 1208; original bill only] - AB100

military affairs, department of Military Affairs, Department of

DMA employees re security functions at weapons facilities classified as protective occupation participants under WRS  - AB232

Emergency response teams (regional): highest standards for hazardous materials responder required  - AB25

Emergency response teams (regional): highest standards for hazardous materials responder required  - SB2

Major disaster assistance: Adjutant General may make payments to individuals and local governmental units if Governor's request for a presidential disaster declaration is denied; local government contribution set; DMA provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, payments to individuals removed, local governments to pay certain percentage]  - AB1028

Major disaster assistance: Adjutant General may make payments to individuals and local governmental units if Governor's request for a presidential disaster declaration is denied; local government contribution set; DMA provision  - SB600

Military family relief fund: individual income tax checkoff created; DMA duties set -  AB192

National guard tuition grants and information regarding attendance [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 364g, 488g, m]  - AB100

Veterans' affairs, benefits, and memorials: chap.45 recodified; DMA and EAB provisions -  AB210

Youth Challenge Academy: counting pupils for revenue limit purposes revised -  SB384

Youth Challenge program: DMA notice to school district requirement modified (remedial legislation)  - SB406

military personnel Military personnel, see also Military training; National Guard; Veteran and its subheadings; United States — specific military service

Absentee ballot revisions re requests by facsimile or email, deadline to request, military electors, witness, prepaid return postage, notice of hours, opening ballots in public, observation in certain nursing homes and other facilities, alternate site, election observers, electioneering, and option to count absentee ballots at a central location [A.Amdt.6: certain electors may request automatic absentee ballots]  - SB612

Absentee ballots by military electors: procedures created; certain deadlines modified; definition and certain election officials duties provisions -  AB377

Active duty in the armed forces: court may not use as a consideration in determining or modifying a child's legal custody - AB1026

Active duty in the armed forces: court may not use as a consideration in determining or modifying a child's legal custody - SB590

American soldiers in Iraq charged with theft for using metal from broken equipment to reinforce their vehicles: exemption from rules prohibiting memorializing Congress or the federal government [Assembly rules 32 (1)(a) and 39 (1)]  - AR30

Black History Month and the men of Company F of the 29th Infantry of U.S. Colored Troops (re the Civil War) honored - AR5

Black History Month and the men of Company F of the 29th Infantry of U.S. Colored Troops (re the Civil War) honored - SR3

Body armor: Adjutant General may provide to resident members of the national guard or reserve units of the U.S. armed forces called into combat duty -  AB1131

Body armor: Adjutant General may provide to resident members of the national guard or reserve units of the U.S. armed forces called into combat duty -  SB609

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

Differential pay, sick leave, and annual leave for state employees activated re military duty or U.S. public health service: Governor may make up to three additional extensions by executive order -  AB1185

Differential pay, sick leave, and annual leave for state employees activated re military duty or U.S. public health service: Governor may make up to three additional extensions by executive order -  SB696

Employment discrimination because of military status revised and expanded; exception if the individual has been less than honorably discharged -  AB525

Financial organizations that violate certain protections to active members of the armed forces and their dependents: DOR to deny tax benefits -  AB697

Gulf War Illness Recognition Day: Governor to annually proclaim January 17 as -  SB193

Hunting approval re wild turkey, Canada goose, hunter's choice, and special deer hunting permits: DNR allowed to issue to residents on active military service outside the state but on furlough or leave within the state -  AB1190

Hunting or trapping permits: deferral for qualified, active members of the armed forces created [S.Amdt.1: national guard added] -  AB178

Hunting, trapping, or fishing license (noncommercial): U.S. armed forces member stationed in this state considered a resident -  AB523

Legal drinking age lowered to age 19 for active members of the U.S. armed forces stationed in this state; DOR duty specified - AB141

Legislators performing ordered military duty: appointment of temporary acting senators and representatives permitted. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR7

Military death gratuity payment exempt from state income and franchise taxes re Public Law 108-121  - AB164

Military family relief fund: individual income tax checkoff created; DMA duties set -  AB192

Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-121): income and franchise tax revisions re Internal Revenue Code changes -  SB86

Military installations throughout the state: support for their continued presence expressed and sacrifices of the men and women serving there recognized -  SJR29

Military men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to their country honored; support for friends, family, and community in honorable remembrance expressed  - AR17

Mobile telephone service contracts: provisions for termination by members of the military called into active service [A.Amdt.3: suspension added, action for damages provision] - AB1174

Mobile telephone service contracts: provisions for termination by members of the military called into active service  - SB691

Resident deer hunting license issued to certain armed forces members without any fees -  AB355

Special distinguishing registration plate for persons who had an immediate family member die in combat while in the armed forces created; DOT duties specified  - AB433

Special distinguishing registration plates for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Noble Eagle created; fee provision  - AB405

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 registration plate re armed forces or other military affiliation: surviving spouse may personalize, modify a personalization, or replace with a regular plate; fee provision  - AB825

Underage military service member surcharge created; veterans trust fund provision -  AB651

U.S. Secretary of Defense's use of a machine to sign letters to survivors of armed forces members killed in Iraq: exemption from rules prohibiting memorializing Congress or the federal government [Assembly rules 32 (1)(a) and 39 (1)]  - AR28

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions [A.Amdt.7: absentee voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes added]  - AB63

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions [for further revisions, see entry under ``Elections Board"] - SB42

military personnel _ education Military personnel — Education, see National Guard; Veteran — Education

military personnel _ exemption from taxation Military personnel — Exemption from taxation

Armed forces veterans and unremarried surviving spouses of certain veterans or members of national guard or reserves: individual income tax credit re property taxes created; conditions specified -  AB319

Military income received by active members of the U.S. armed forces: income tax exemption created; sunset provision  - AB78