Wisconsin Legislature: Commerce, Department of

Secret ballot for employee representation in collective bargaining elections: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR55

Secret ballot for employee representation in collective bargaining elections: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR36

Security and public safety bargaining unit: 2009-11 contract ratification - AB992

Security and public safety bargaining unit: 2009-11 contract ratification - SB722

Standardized examinations of pupils: results used to evaluate teacher performance permitted; school board to develop a teacher evaluation plan, collective bargaining provision - AB533

Standardized examinations of pupils: results used to evaluate teacher performance permitted; school board to develop a teacher evaluation plan, collective bargaining provision - SB372

State employees covered by SELRA and U.W. System faculty and academic staff: unfair labor practice for employers to use moneys received to discourage employees from exercising their collective bargaining rights [S.Amdt.1: faculty academic freedom provision added] - SB523

Teacher employment contract: terms revised, nonrenewal for arbitrary or capricious reasons prohibited, and reasons for renewal or nonrenewal made prohibited subjects of collective bargaining - SB685

Technical bargaining unit: 2009-11 contract ratification - AB993

Technical bargaining unit: 2009-11 contract ratification - SB723

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistant bargaining unit: 2009-11 contract ratification - AB987

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistant bargaining unit: 2009-11 contract ratification - SB717

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistants: 2007-09 contract ratification - AB443

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistants: 2007-09 contract ratification - SB311

U.W. Milwaukee program, project, and teaching assistants bargaining unit: 2009-11 contract ratification - AB984

U.W. Milwaukee program, project, and teaching assistants bargaining unit: 2009-11 contract ratification - SB714

U.W. System faculty and academic staff provided collective bargaining rights similar to SELRA [Sec. 4, 9, 84, 102, 165-167, 320, 321, 598, 633-638, 660, 662, 663, 738, 777, 784-792, 805, 813-815, 2255, 2481, 2484, 2488-2490, 2493] - AB75

U.W. System research assistants: collective bargaining rights under SELRA provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2242s, 2243d-t, 2254L, 9416 (1g)] - AB75

Vacating award following arbitration pursuant to collective bargaining agreement, court authority provision - AB609

Vacating award following arbitration pursuant to collective bargaining agreement, court authority provision - SB436

Wage claim lien takes precedence over a lien of a commercial lending institution and the rights of any purchaser of any property of the employer; collective bargaining representative provisions re filing a wage claim - AB40

Wage claim lien takes precedence over a lien of a commercial lending institution and the rights of any purchaser of any property of the employer; collective bargaining representative provisions re filing a wage claim - SB2

Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority created, duties defined; collective bargaining provision [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Medical service"] - AB75

Lodi Food Pantry: one-time grant provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 632g, 9157 (2u)] - AB75

Rio Area Food Pantry: one-time grant provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 632g, 9157 (2u)] - AB75

Biofuels: financial assistance for biorefinery, ``agricultural use" definition revised, Bioenergy Advisory Council, forestry diversification program, Biofuels Production Facility Regulatory Review, marketing orders, personal renewable fuel production and use, income tax credit for blender pumps, offering unblended gasoline to motor fuel dealers, renewable motor vehicle fuel sales goals and requirements, state fleet provisions; reports required; OEI, DATCP, DNR, Comm.Dept, and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report - AB408

Biofuels: financial assistance for biorefinery, ``agricultural use" definition revised, Bioenergy Advisory Council, forestry diversification program, Biofuels Production Facility Regulatory Review, marketing orders, personal renewable fuel production and use, income tax credit for blender pumps, offering unblended gasoline to motor fuel dealers, renewable motor vehicle fuel sales goals and requirements, state fleet provisions; reports required; OEI, DATCP, DNR, Comm.Dept, and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report [S.Amdt.1: renewable fuel sales requirement deleted; S.Amdt.2: Comm.Dept duty added; S.Amdts 3 and 4: unblended gasoline provisions modified re nonattainment areas and liability for blending after sale] - SB279

Building Inspector Review Board eliminated [Sec. 39, 2157; original bill only] - AB75

Business retention: Comm.Dept emergency response team and report on businesses at-risk of expanding or relocating [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9110 (11r)] - AB75

Business retention: Comm.Dept emergency response team and report on businesses at-risk of expanding or relocating - AB476

Capital access program grants re lending to small and medium-sized businesses and local nonprofit organizations: Comm. Dept to award to Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation; appropriation and emergency rule provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, participation of banks clarified, definition provisions, reports required, emergency rules provision removed] - AB532

Comm.Dept fees re plumbing and fire sprinkler credentials: mandatory cap eliminated [Sec. 2406-2425] - AB75

Comm.Dept grants to businesses for outsourcing work to rural municipalities, to corporations for employing a grant writer to apply for certain federal small business grants, and for creating an economic model database for use by regional economic development entities - AB641

Comm.Dept grants to businesses for outsourcing work to rural municipalities, to corporations for employing a grant writer to apply for certain federal small business grants, and for creating an economic model database for use by regional economic development entities [S.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: rural outsourcing grant provisions modified] - SB409

Comm.Dept prohibited from promulgating rules requiring persons engaged in construction business from holding certain registrations - AB237

Commercial construction site erosion control program and responsibilities transferred from Comm.Dept to DNR [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 275d, 702m-t, 1449s, 1954g, 2075c-j, 2576n, p, 9110 (11f), 9410 (2f)] - AB75

Community assistance programs revised to encourage reduction of travel, energy use, or greenhouse gas emissions; programs include Brownfields Site Assessment Program and grants, Forward Innovation Fund, State Main Street Program, transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, and planning grants to local communities - AB649

Community assistance programs revised to encourage reduction of travel, energy use, or greenhouse gas emissions; programs include Brownfields Site Assessment Program and grants, Forward Innovation Fund, State Main Street Program, transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, and planning grants to local communities - SB450

Construction contractor registration provisions; Comm.Dept may promulgate initial rules as emergency rules without the finding of emergency [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2074f, h, 2155m, 2156c, 9110 (17r), 9410 (2i)] - AB75

Construction contractors: registration with Comm.Dept requirements re 2009 WisAct 28 eliminated - AB451

Crane and heavy equipment operator licenses created; Comm.Dept, council, and apprentice provisions - AB928

Crane and heavy equipment operator licenses created; Comm.Dept, council, and apprentice provisions - SB665

Design standards for state buildings: DOA to ensure plans to construct, repair, renovate, or expand conform to new Comm.Dept voluntary standards - AB649

Design standards for state buildings: DOA to ensure plans to construct, repair, renovate, or expand conform to new Comm.Dept voluntary standards - SB450

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; LAB audit required - AB113

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; LAB audit required [Sec. 1, 2, 42, 89, 112, 136, 159-164, 180, 201-206, 222, 224, 758, 760, 761, 764, 766, 768, 776, 780, 781, 801-846, 9110 (4), (5)] - SB62

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; LAB audit required - SB77

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated into program that provides tax benefits for certain eligible activities; LAB audit required [Sec. 22, 1184, 1553, 1592, 1637, 1671-1676, 1703, 1735-1740, 1825, 1827, 2495-2504, 3084, 3085, 3087-3099, 3101-3111, 3113-3127, 3129-3132, 9110 (1), (2); original bill only] - AB75

Diesel truck idling reduction: statutory authorization restored, grants from petroleum inspection fund; provision re ARRA funding; sunset provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 217f, g, 3013 p-s, 9110 (11u), 9137 (3u), 9210 (2u)] - AB75

Disabled veteran-owned businesses certified by Comm.Dept: preferences in governmental procurement provisions created; DOA report required; DOT provisions [A.Amdt.1: minority business and disabled veteran-owned business provision added] - AB228

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: amount an individual may claim revised [Sec. 9, 101-105, 152, 153, 196, 197, 219, 223, 789-797, 9310 (1)] - SB62

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: required investment holding time revised [Sec. 1575, 1579, 1659, 1725] - AB75

Early stage seed and angel investment credits revised [Sec. 1573, 1574, 1576-1578, 1657, 1658, 1723, 1724, 1813, 1826, 3061-3069, 9310 (1); original bill only] - AB75

Economic development grants for small business innovation research assistance; funds for farm shoring (outsourcing work to domestic rural locations); Comm.Dept to develop value supply chain based on regional economies; study provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 198q, 204p, 207-208, 210, 3082h, 9110 (13u)-(15u), (16u)] - AB75

Economic development: postsecondary education tax credits, certain investment credits limits, Comm.Dept grants, microloans to create new businesses, technical college training program grants, converting manufacturing facilities, U.W. System provisions, rural outsourcing grants - AB641

Economic development: postsecondary education tax credits, certain investment credits limits, Comm.Dept grants, microloans to create new businesses, technical college training program grants, converting manufacturing facilities, U.W. System provisions, rural outsourcing grants [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DCF to award skills enhancement grants to community action agencies; S.Amdt.1: early stage seed and jobs tax credits modifications, rural outsourcing grant provisions revised; A.Amdt.6: Economic Policy Board duties expanded, ``Regulatory Ombudsman Center" changed to ``Office of Regulatory Assistance" and duties revised] - SB409

Economic development programs in Comm.Dept: Community-Based, Rural Economic, and Minority Business Grant programs and boards eliminated; responsibilities of Development Finance Board assumed by Economic Policy Board (EPB); Forward Innovation Fund created [Sec. 29, 35-38, 200-204, 208-210, 667, 735-737, 748, 1492-1495, 1925, 3003, 3008, 3009, 3014, 3016, 3027, 3028, 3033, 3034, 3076-3083, 3128, 9110 (8), (9); Enrolled AB-75: Rural Economic Development Program and board retained, annual funding re Women's Business Initiative Corporation and Forward Innovation Fund, EPB membership re minority individual, deletes 38, 200, 1925, 3003, 3027, 3028] - AB75

Electrical code and licensing program administration: Comm.Dept to conduct cost-benefit analysis re use of contractor rather than department employee [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2157r] - AB75

Electronic medical records tax credit program: effective date delayed [Sec. 1582, 1662, 1728] - AB75

Electronic medical records tax credit program revisions re standards for the interoperability of health care information technology, ARRA provision - SB312

Elevator mechanic's license: alternative requirements created - SB704

Employer-assisted housing program: WHEDA to establish and administer a program to award tax benefits to employers that implement; Comm.Dept appendix report - AB817

Employer-assisted housing program: WHEDA to establish and administer a program to award tax benefits to employers that implement; Comm.Dept appendix report - SB534

Energy conservation codes for commercial building and one- and two-family dwellings to be based on the International Energy Conservation Code; agricultural facility, DATCP, and voluntary design standards for public buildings and places of employment provisions - AB649

Energy conservation codes for commercial building and one- and two-family dwellings to be based on the International Energy Conservation Code; agricultural facility, DATCP, and voluntary design standards for public buildings and places of employment provisions - SB450

Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions - AB843

Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, voluntary standards for 1- and 2-family dwellings] - SB616

Enterprise zone business with a significant supply chain: Comm.Dept to certify for tax benefits [A.Amdt.1: supply chain provision replaced with a tax credit for purchasing tangible personal property, items, property, goods, or services from Wisconsin vendors] - AB864

Enterprise zone refundable capital investment tax credit created [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1571d-g, 1655m-r, 1721m-r, 3121g, r] - AB75

Enterprise zone revisions, Comm.Dept duties, definitions, and income and franchise tax credit re payroll provisions - AB255

Enterprise zone revisions, Comm.Dept duties, definitions, and income and franchise tax credit re payroll provisions - SB189

Enterprise zones that Comm.Dept may designate increased - AB768

Entrepreneurial assistance grants re ``new business" hiring of student intern to assist in research and marketing; repayment when business becomes profitable; provision re grant to college or university placing multiple interns; report and sunset date [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 206s, 207, 3033L] - AB75

Environmental contamination grants: eligibility of applicants and criteria for awards [Sec. 3015, 3017-3026; Enrolled AB-75: grant to Town of Beloit to construct a children's playground at Preservation Park, 215d, 9110 (12h)] - AB75

Extended-range electric vehicles sales and use tax exemption; property tax exemption for charging station for electric vehicles; property, sales, and use tax exemptions for machinery and certain property used in qualified research in manufacturing, silviculture, or biotechnology; vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program sunsetted; extended-range electric vehicle grant program created; super research and development income and franchise tax credit modified; JSCTE appendix report - AB712

Extended-range electric vehicles sales and use tax exemption; property tax exemption for charging station for electric vehicles; property, sales, and use tax exemptions for machinery and certain property used in qualified research in manufacturing, silviculture, or biotechnology; vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program sunsetted; extended-range electric vehicle grant program created; super research and development income and franchise tax credit modified; JSCTE appendix report - SB521

Federal tax credits awarded by WHEDA to developers of affordable rental housing: goals established re minority- and women-owned businesses, mentor protege program, and employing individuals who live in the vicinity of the project; Comm.Dept appendix report - AB961

Federal tax credits awarded by WHEDA to developers of affordable rental housing: goals established re minority- and women-owned businesses, mentor protege program, and employing individuals who live in the vicinity of the project; Comm.Dept appendix report - SB695

Film production tax credit program changes re new refundable production services and company investment; provision re salary, wages, and non-labor expenses; ``production expenditures" and ``accredited production" defined; electronic games approved by Comm.Dept included; report required [for section numbers, see entry under ``Income tax — Credit"] - AB75

Film project grants re long-term jobs: program created [Sec. 198, 3012; original bill only] - AB75

Flammable, combustible, and hazardous liquids: revisions re definitions, Comm.Dept duties, and storage tanks (remedial legislation) - SB459

Food processing plant and food warehouse investment credit created [S.Amdt.1: Comm.Dept cannot certify if the taxpayer has hired an alien] - AB757

Forward Wisconsin, Inc.: authorization and funding for Comm.Dept contracts deleted [Sec. 87, 197, 3010, 3011] - AB75

Gaming economic diversification program reduction re grants to Oneida Small Business Inc., Project 2000, and Northwest Regional Planning Commission repealed [Sec. 214, 3030, 3031; Enrolled AB-75: further reductions, grant to Oneida Seven Generations Corporation from funds not disbursed from certain grants, matching funds required, 9110 (16i)] - AB75