Wisconsin Legislature: Trade practice

town _ electionsTown — Elections

Local election-related inquiries re statewide elections and recounts: GAB required to allocate sufficient staff [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2q] - AB75

Local elections board, local regulation of campaign contributions, enforcement, and registration and reporting: county, city, town, and village authorized to create and enact ordinances; GAB provision - AB619

town _ employeeTown — Employee, see Public employee

town _ financeTown — Finance

General transportation aids: funding amounts revised [Sec. 1941-1943] - AB75

Local roads improvement program: discretionary component modified [Sec. 1944-1946] - AB75

Nursing home or intermediate care facility operated by a commission created by two or more political subdivisions: assessments and MA payments permitted under certain conditions - AB944

Nursing home or intermediate care facility operated by a commission created by two or more political subdivisions: assessments and MA payments permitted under certain conditions - SB684

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties modified - AB270

town _ highwayTown — Highway, see Road

town _ lawsTown — Laws

ATV operation on roadway and shoulder of highway, street, or road by person at least 16 years old for access to residence or lodging establishment authorized under certain conditions; definition, ordinance, enforcement, and DOT provisions - AB435

ATV with a snow removal device: operation on roadway or public sidewalk permitted under certain conditions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ordinance prohibiting use on roadways over certain speed limit added; S.Amdt.1: ordinance prohibiting use changed to ordinance authorizing use] - SB400

Mixed-use zoning ordinance clarified; communities required to enact a traditional neighborhood development ordinance to report to DOA on status of compliance; state housing strategy plan to include a bicycle- and pedestrian-oriented design in residential developments - SB314

Snow, failure to remove: limiting the forfeiture a political subdivision may impose; local ordinance provision - AB147

State minimum wage revised; DWD required to make annual adjustment; eliminating prohibition on local ordinance establishing a living wage - AB41

State minimum wage revised; DWD required to make annual adjustment; eliminating prohibition on local ordinance establishing a living wage - SB1

town _ meetingTown — Meeting

Fire protection for a town: manner of providing may be designated at a town meeting - AB602

town _ sanitary districtTown — Sanitary district, see Sanitation and sewerage management

town _ taxationTown — Taxation

Property tax: different rates for parts of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts added by attachments to school districts, consolidations, and boundary changes under cooperative agreements; exception from ``uniformity clause" requirement. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR65

town _ zoningTown — Zoning, see Land use planning and control

town mutualTown mutual, see Insurance

tpcTPC, see Transportation Projects Commission

tpr _termination of parental rights_TPR (Termination of parental rights), see Children — Protection and services

tractorTractor, see Farm and farming — Machinery

trade practiceTrade practice, see also Sales

Bittering agent added to engine coolant and antifreeze required; exceptions, penalty, and civil liability immunity provisions - AB842

Bittering agent added to engine coolant and antifreeze required; exceptions, penalty, and civil liability immunity provisions - SB663

Business contracts for services or equipment: automatic renewal and extension clause provisions created; disclosure form and reminder notice requirements; right to match provision voids the contract; exclusions specified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.1: exclusions expanded, initial applicability modified] - SB190

Cigarettes and tobacco products: direct marketing provisions modified; license and permit revisions; restriction re arrest or conviction record; JRCCP report [for section numbers and further revision, see entry under ``Tobacco"] - AB75

Credit card marketing on campuses of institutions of higher education restricted; providing financial literacy information to students required; rules on extending credit to individuals under 21 years old established; forfeiture provision - AB745

Deceptive advertising includes advertising the retail price reduced by a rebate but not providing the rebate at time of purchase - SB560

Future service contracts: new category created - AB289

Future service contracts: new category created - SB242

Manufactured or mobile home community: requirements before sale or other transfer created, real estate transfer fee and unfair trade practice provisions; WHEDA duties specified; JSCTE appendix report - AB527

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited, definition and penalty provisions - AB890

Phosphorus in machine dishwashing products for household use: limit reduced - AB281

Prescription drugs exempt from the Unfair Sales Act - AB482

RFID tags in consumer goods and certain farm products prohibited unless seller renders them inoperable before purchaser takes possession of the goods - AB29

Soliciting purchase of goods or services by unsolicited delivery of a document that appears to be a check or money order payable to recipient prohibited; DATCP authority and forfeiture provisions [A.Amdt.2: exception added and conditions specified] - AB261

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - AB14

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions; JRCCP report [S.Amdt.2: further revisions] - SB4

Traveling sales crews: regulations extended to include certain nonprofit organizations referred to as ``501 (c) (4) organizations" and political organizations referred to as ``527 political organizations" - AB528

Unlimited or undefined quantity of beer or intoxicating liquor for sale at a fixed price: Class ``B" and ``Class B" licensee or permittee prohibited from providing, penalty provisions - AB66

Unreasonably excessive prices prohibition: provisions for Governor to trigger by issuing an executive order re emergency management duties - SB237

Wellness program from insurer: exemption from unfair trade or marketing practices created - AB699

Wellness program from insurer: exemption from unfair trade or marketing practices created - SB502

trade schoolTrade school, see Technical college

trades and occupationsTrades and occupations, see also specific occupation

Behavior analyst licensure and regulations created, DRL duties; insurance required to cover behavior analyst services for autism treatment under set conditions; emergency rules provision - SB667

Chiropractor examinations and regulation of technicians and radiological technicians modified; provisions re fees, loan default, sexual misconduct, continuing education, and claims for waived insurance [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 226, 226m, 2994eg, er, mnag, mnar, 2995ib-igm, ihm-ir, 9142 (1f), (1g), 9342 (1m), 9442 (1f), (1g)] - AB75

Construction employees re painting or drywall finishing: penalty for ``willful misclassification" as nonemployees; JRCCP report - AB929

Construction employees re painting or drywall finishing: penalty for ``willful misclassification" as nonemployees; JRCCP report - SB669

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

Dietitian licensing requirements created, exemptions specified - SB115

Dietitian nutritionist licensing requirements created, exemptions specified; title of board changed to Dietetics and Nutrition Care Services Affiliated Credentialing Board - AB440

Domestic abuse or violence recognition training: Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board required to provide - AB45

Genetic counselor licensing requirements and Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created - SB634

Health care facility use charge: patient notification and good faith estimate requirements, billing provision - AB207

Health care provider conduct, statement, or gesture of apology, condolence, or sympathy is inadmissible in a civil action or administrative hearing - AB710

Health care providers and insurers required to disclose to consumer upon request information re median billed charge for certain health services and specified charge information for the most frequent presenting conditions; DHS duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, hospital provisions modified; A.Amdt.2: public information reported to a health care information organization provision added] - AB614

Ironworker regulation and certification programs established; Comm.Dept duties and grandfather provision - AB660

Ironworker regulation and certification programs established; Comm.Dept duties and grandfather provision - SB476

Landscape architecture: practicing without a permit prohibited; exemptions provided - AB142

Landscape architecture: practicing without a permit prohibited; exemptions provided - SB104

Massage therapists and bodyworkers regulation revisions, Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Examining Board created [A.Amdt.1: ``examining" changed to ``affiliated credentialing"] - AB588

Massage therapists and bodyworkers regulation revisions, Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Examining Board created - SB388

PEO and PEG: registration renewal by July 31 of each year; use of titles or providing services without registering with DRL prohibited - AB286

PEO and PEG: registration renewal by July 31 of each year; use of titles or providing services without registering with DRL prohibited - SB216

Physical Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board changed to Physical Therapy Examining Board and no longer attached to or advised by MEB - AB275

Prevailing wage law changes by 2009 WisAct 28 eliminated, prior law restored - AB829

Prevailing wage law changes by 2009 WisAct 28 eliminated, prior law restored - SB696

Prevailing wage paid to certain persons employed on a publicly funded private construction project required; hours and payroll record requirements [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Wage — Payment"] - AB75

Radiography practice regulated and Radiography Examining Board created; limited X-ray machine operator permit and exceptions provisions - AB267

Radiography practice regulated and Radiography Examining Board created; limited X-ray machine operator permit and exceptions provisions - SB184

Sexual exploitation by a therapist added to list of felonies for which preliminary hearings may be closed - AB460

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists regulations and audiology license and temporary license revisions; Council on Speech Language Pathology and Audiology eliminated - AB553

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists regulations and audiology license and temporary license revisions; Council on Speech Language Pathology and Audiology eliminated - SB358

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills, priority given to welding [Sec. 33, 9248 (1)] - SB62

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased - AB641

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB409