2015 Subject Index to Legislation

Federal moneys received by DWD transferred to LIRC re unemployment administration and equal rights functions (remedial legislation) - SB560

Oil overcharge funds, federal: program governing expenditures eliminated [Sec. 87, 793] - AB21

Oil overcharge funds, federal: program governing expenditures eliminated [Sec. 87, 793] - SB21

Poison control system: federal matching funds [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4109d] - SB21

Shoreland zoning revisions made in 2015 WisAct 55 eliminated; BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core family income eligibility level changed; DHS to comply with federal requirements and request enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payment; JCF provision - AB861

St. Croix Valley Business Incubator: WEDC grant to the River Valley Economic Development Corporation, federal moneys provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3977m] - SB21

Syrian refugee resettlement: DCF to apply for federal grant to contract with refugee service organizations in this state - AB506

Tuition-free education to certain technical college students: technical college district boards to grant fee remission to resident students participating in federal program; TCS Board duties - AB815

WEDC to establish matching grant program for recipients of certain federal grants to small businesses - AB145

WEDC to establish matching grant program for recipients of certain federal grants to small businesses - SB124

federal_state relations Federal-state relations

Federal surplus property program under DOA eliminated [Sec. 361, 419, 763, 776, 787, 1422] - AB21

Federal surplus property program under DOA eliminated [Sec. 361, 419, 763, 776, 787, 1422; original bill only] - SB21

fee Fee, see Attorney -- Fee; Court -- Fee; Hunting; Jail; Natural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection; State park; Trades and occupations; University of Wisconsin -- Entrance requirement; specific subject

felony Felony, see Crime and criminals -- Felony

fertilizer Fertilizer

Liquid manure transported along highway rights-of-way: utility permit and driveway permit requirements created; penalty and appeal provisions - AB518

Liquid manure transported along highway rights-of-way: utility permit and driveway permit requirements created; penalty and appeal provisions [S.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB390

fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome, see Maternal and infant care

fetus Fetus, see Maternal and infant care

fiduciaries Fiduciaries

Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act adopted [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, replaced with Wisconsin Digital Property Act (Chapter 711)] - AB695

Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act adopted - SB715

Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications - AB837

Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications - SB657

fighting animals Fighting animals, see Animal -- Treatment

filling station Filling station, see Gasoline

finance, joint committee on Finance, Joint Committee on, see Legislature -- Finance, Joint Committee on

financial disclosure by public officials Financial disclosure by public officials, see Ethics

financial institution Financial institution, see also Bank; Credit union

Actions against financial institutions prohibited re offers, promises, agreements, or commitments not in writing; definitions and conditions provisions [A.Amdt.2: farm credit institutions and credit card provisions added; S.Amdt.4: does not prohibit fraudulent representation actions or claims] - AB23

Actions against financial institutions prohibited re offers, promises, agreements, or commitments not in writing; definitions and conditions provisions - SB103

Community development financial institution (CDFI): income and franchise tax credits created for investments in; definitions and sunset provision - AB911

Community development financial institution (CDFI): income and franchise tax credits created for investments in; definitions and sunset provision - SB693

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created; definition provision - AB917

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created; definition provision - SB705

Financial institutions required to honor a notice of levy or request to enforce a lien in favor of other states re child support [Sec. 1849-1851] - AB21

Financial institutions required to honor a notice of levy or request to enforce a lien in favor of other states re child support [Sec. 1849-1851] - SB21

Financial literacy: inclusion in public schools’ curriculum and statewide standardized examinations and UW System and technical college orientation programs - AB248

Financial literacy: inclusion in public schools’ curriculum and statewide standardized examinations and UW System and technical college orientation programs - SB177

Institutions of higher education required to provide letter to students re each student’s loans, estimated cost of attendance, amount of grants, and information on financial literacy - AB744

Institutions of higher education required to provide letter to students re each student’s loans, estimated cost of attendance, amount of grants, and information on financial literacy - SB595

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities (ABLE accounts): provisions authorizing creation repealed; tax benefit contributions to accounts in other states continues [A.Amdt.1: Internal Revenue Code provisions added; A.Amdt.2: excluded from income assets re long-term care program eligibility] - AB731

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities (ABLE accounts): provisions authorizing creation repealed; tax benefit contributions to accounts in other states continues - SB604

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities created, based on the federal ABLE program [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 316e, 2118e, f, 2124e, 2186s, 9337 (2j)] - SB21

Tax-exempt savings accounts for persons with disabilities created re qualified expenses; JSCTE appendix report - AB236

Tax-exempt savings accounts for persons with disabilities created re qualified expenses; JSCTE appendix report - SB165

financial institutions and professional services, department of Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR [Sec. 110-114, 122, 123, 137-145, 166-174, 176-189, 191-216, 231, 255-258, 336-341, 368, 369, 371, 372, 390, 431-434, 436-439, 474, 488-502, 516-523, 525-539, 541-555, 613-615, 627, 669, 732, 777, 826, 886, 917, 920-922, 929, 931, 1012-1015, 1017, 1054, 1096, 1098-1101, 1283, 1330, 1336, 1349-1365, 1372, 1374, 1425, 1427, 1440, 1441, 1443, 1444, 1446, 1448, 1454, 1456, 1628, 1643, 1644, 1853, 1879, 1906, 1907, 1922, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2120, 2200-2202, 2207, 2208, 2241, 2327-2329, 2334, 2335, 2442, 2443, 2471, 2474, 2476, 2561-2564, 2594, 2684, 2686-2691, 2693, 2708, 2709, 2711-2713, 2716, 2717, 2719, 2721-2725, 3108, 3109, 3121, 3123, 3125, 3135, 3180, 3385, 3386, 3425, 3429, 3435, 3438-3445, 3452-3472, 3474, 3476-3481, 3486-3499, 3512, 3516, 3517, 3523-3527, 3538-3564, 3566-3569, 3572, 3573, 3582, 3597, 3600-3608, 3610, 3611, 3664, 3665, 3669, 3672, 3676, 3770, 3800, 3801, 3872, 3873, 3948, 4031, 4032, 4038, 4039, 4041-4044, 4048, 4108, 4114, 4317, 4321, 4361-4371, 4377, 4389-4391, 4395-4398, 4402, 4408, 4409, 4416, 4425-4427, 4484-4489, 4519, 4522, 4524, 4525, 4529-4548, 4554, 4557-4566, 4573, 4575-4583, 4587, 4592, 4604, 4611, 4612, 4718-4720, 4722, 4729, 4745, 9101 (1), (2), 9114 (1), (2), 9118 (3), 9138 (2)-(4), 9143 (1), 9214 (1), 9238 (2), 9243 (1), 9338 (1), 9452 (1)] - AB21

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - AB163

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR [Sec. 110-114, 122, 123, 137-145, 166-174, 176-189, 191-216, 231, 255-258, 336-341, 368, 369, 371, 372, 390, 431-434, 436-439, 474, 488-502, 516-523, 525-539, 541-544, 546, 547, 550-555, 613-615, 627, 732, 777, 826, 886, 917, 920-922, 929, 931, 1012-1015, 1017, 1054, 1096, 1098-1101, 1283, 1330, 1336, 1349-1365, 1372, 1374, 1425, 1427, 1440, 1441, 1443, 1444, 1446, 1448, 1456, 1628, 1643, 1644, 1906, 1907, 1922, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2120, 2200-2202, 2207, 2208, 2241, 2327-2329, 2334, 2335, 2442, 2443, 2474, 2476, 2561-2564, 2594, 2684, 2686-2691, 2708, 2709, 2711-2713, 2719, 2721-2725, 3108, 3109, 3123, 3125, 3135, 3180, 3385, 3386, 3425, 3429, 3435, 3438-3445, 3452-3472, 3474, 3476-3481, 3486-3499, 3512, 3516, 3517, 3523-3527, 3538-3564, 3566-3569, 3572, 3573, 3582, 3597, 3600-3608, 3610, 3611, 3664, 3665, 3669, 3672, 3676, 3770, 3800, 3801, 3872, 3873, 3948, 4038, 4039, 4114, 4321, 4361-4371, 4389-4391, 4395-4398, 4402, 4408, 4409, 4416, 4425-4427, 4484-4489, 4519, 4522, 4529-4548, 4554, 4557-4566, 4573, 4575-4583, 4587, 4592, 4604, 4611, 4612, 4718-4720, 4722, 4729, 4745, 9101 (1), (2), 9114 (1), (2), 9138 (2)-(4), 9143 (1), 9214 (1), 9238 (2), 9243 (1), 9338 (1), 9452 (1); original bill only] - SB21

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - SB119

Tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred from DHS to DFIPS [Sec. 548, 549, 669, 1454, 1853, 1879, 2471, 2693, 2716, 2717, 3121, 4031, 4032, 4041-4044, 4048, 4108, 4317, 4377, 4524, 4525, 9118 (3); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DFIPS provisions removed, transferred to DSPS, 9418 (2f)] - SB21

financial institutions, department of Financial Institutions, Department of

Cemetery authority licensure requirements revised, religious associations and deposit of care funds provisions; DSPS administration of cemeteries and DFI regulation of cemetery authorities transferred to the Cemetery Board, salesperson licensure provision; rules established for disposition of occupied cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces; certain penalty provisions increased - AB410

Cemetery authority licensure requirements revised, religious associations and deposit of care funds provisions; DSPS administration of cemeteries and DFI regulation of cemetery authorities transferred to the Cemetery Board, salesperson licensure provision; rules established for disposition of occupied cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces; certain penalty provisions increased - SB302

Certificate of authority re foreign corporations: certain fees eliminated for a qualified new business venture; definition and WEDC provisions - AB775

DFI general program operations: annual transfer reduced [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 497m] - SB21

DFI may require electronic filing [Sec. 3570] - AB21

DFI may require electronic filing [Sec. 3570] - SB21

Fantasy game operators required to register with DFI; definitions, fee, and penalty provisions - AB800

Fantasy game operators required to register with DFI; definitions, fee, and penalty provisions - SB702

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR [for section numbers, see entry under ``Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of"] - AB21

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - AB163

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR [for section numbers, see entry under ``Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of"] - SB21

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - SB119

LLC articles of organization: one-year exemption to the initial filing fee for student entrepreneurs, conditions specified - AB732

PEG channel requirements for video service providers and interim cable operators revised - AB1007

PEG channel requirements for video service providers and interim cable operators revised - SB783

Railroad conveyances: DFI duties transferred to the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3527d-h, 9314 (3f)] - SB21

Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications - AB837

Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications - SB657

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority (WSLRA) created; DFI duties re financial aid information; institutions of higher education required to provide student loan counseling; individual income tax subtraction for tuition and student fees revised; annual report from HEAB to JCF required re student loan debt; JSCTE appendix report - AB272

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority (WSLRA) created; DFI duties re financial aid information; institutions of higher education required to provide student loan counseling; individual income tax subtraction for tuition and student fees revised; annual report from HEAB to JCF required re student loan debt; JSCTE appendix report - SB194

financial institutions, department of _ administrative rules Financial Institutions, Department of -- Administrative rules

Charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations: registration and other requirements revised; DFI rules modified [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 60.01, 60.02, 60.03, 60.04, 60.05, 60.06, 60.07, 60.075, 60.08] - AB778

Charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations: registration and other requirements revised; DFI rules modified [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 60.01, 60.02, 60.03, 60.04, 60.05, 60.06, 60.07, 60.075, 60.08] - SB631

Credit union operations: statutory and DFI rule changes [Admin.Code DFI-CU 63.03, 69.02] [A.Amdt.2: additional rule changes added, DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-SL 12.03, DFI-SB 12.03] - AB807

Credit union operations: statutory and DFI rule changes [Admin.Code DFI-CU 63.03, 69.02] - SB690

DFI rules modified re UCC Article 9 filings made in an office of register of deeds; DOR rules modified re real estate transfer fee, register of deeds provision [Admin.Code DFI-CCS 7.03; Tax 15.04] - AB81

financial literacy Financial literacy, see Literacy

financial responsibility, proof of Financial responsibility, Proof of, see Insurance -- Motor vehicle; Solid waste management

fines Fines, see also Forfeiture; Sentences and penalties

Abortion law revisions re postfertilization age of unborn child, prohibition at or after 20 weeks, hospital and clinic reporting requirements, and informed consent; exemption, civil remedies, injunction, and penalty provisions [S.Amdt.1: protection provision modified re substantial risk to the pregnant woman] - SB179

Cemetery authority licensure requirements revised, religious associations and deposit of care funds provisions; DSPS administration of cemeteries and DFI regulation of cemetery authorities transferred to the Cemetery Board, salesperson licensure provision; rules established for disposition of occupied cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces; certain penalty provisions increased - SB302

Commercial feed and feed product requirements: penalties for violations revised - AB646

Commercial feed and feed product requirements: penalties for violations revised [S.Amdt.1: imprisoned in jail specified] - SB514

Drone used to commit a crime: penalty enhancer created - AB671

Drone used to commit a crime: penalty enhancer created - SB497