Wisconsin Legislature: Trade practice

Highway speed restrictions: local highway authorities allowed to reduce without DOT approval - SB761

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, historic landmark and preservation provisions revised, sign provision removed; A.Amdt.1: historic landmark provisions revised] - AB568

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - AB706

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - SB486

Town zoning ordinance provision revised re approval by county board; withdrawing from coverage of a county zoning ordinance and county development plan; shoreland, floodplain, and farmland preservation zoning ordinances; and plat and certified survey map approval [A.Amdt.2: farmland preservation ordinance provision removed; A.Amdts.4 and 5: further revisions] - AB563

Town zoning ordinance provision revised re approval by county board; withdrawing from coverage of a county zoning ordinance and county development plan; shoreland, floodplain, and farmland preservation zoning ordinances; and plat and certified survey map approval - SB479

Election law revisions re write-in candidate registration, reconvening of board of canvassers to count absentee and provisional ballots, caucus used to nominate certain candidates, date an ordinance or resolution must be submitted to electors at the next election, affixing a sticker to a ballot, and a school board referendum - AB164

Election law revisions re write-in candidate registration, reconvening of board of canvassers to count absentee and provisional ballots, caucus used to nominate certain candidates, date an ordinance or resolution must be submitted to electors at the next election, affixing a sticker to a ballot, and a school board referendum - SB121

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties changed - AB490

Town expenditures re highway maintenance and construction: limit eliminated - AB161

Town expenditures re highway maintenance and construction: limit eliminated - SB118

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - AB706

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - SB486

Compatible offices and positions: EMT, volunteer fire fighter, or first responder whose compensation does not exceed set amount may also hold an elective office in the same city, town, or village - AB519

Compatible offices and positions: EMT, volunteer fire fighter, or first responder whose compensation does not exceed set amount may also hold an elective office in the same city, town, or village [A.Amdt.1: compensation based on population condition added] - SB581

Zoning ordinance amendment or petition to amend: notification by registered mail changed to certified mail and email - AB457

Zoning ordinance amendment or petition to amend: notification by registered mail changed to certified mail and email - SB313

DVA authorized to design an official ``Wisconsin Disabled Veteran-Owned" logotype; DOA provision - AB707

DVA authorized to design an official ``Wisconsin Disabled Veteran-Owned" logotype; DOA provision - SB575

Gift obligations such as gift cards or certificates: regulations for the sale and redemption of created; civil penalties, private right of action, exceptions, and DATCP and DA duties provisions - AB761

Items containing ivory or rhinoceros horn: prohibition on selling, distributing, purchasing, obtaining, or trading created; penalty provisions - AB976

Items containing ivory or rhinoceros horn: prohibition on selling, distributing, purchasing, obtaining, or trading created; penalty provisions - SB728

``Made in Wisconsin” logotype: DATCP to design for products manufactured in Wisconsin other than cheese, unfair trade practice provision - AB567

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services [A.Amdt.1: MA reimbursement for licensed treatment professionals added] - AB664

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services - SB591

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - AB36

Novelty lighters: retail sale to minors and display in area accessible to the general public prohibited; definition and penalty provisions - SB30

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions - AB15

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions - SB15

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture, sale, and distribution prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug provision - SB18

``Retailer engaged in business in this state": definition modified for sales and use tax purposes [Sec. 2518-2523] - AB21

``Retailer engaged in business in this state": definition modified for sales and use tax purposes [Sec. 2518-2523] - SB21

Supplemental forfeiture allowed for certain violations against the elderly and disabled re laws DATCP has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority - AB610

Supplemental forfeiture allowed for certain violations against the elderly and disabled re laws DATCP has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority - SB485

Unfair Sales Act (minimum markup law) repealed - AB452

Unfair Sales Act (minimum markup law) repealed - SB371

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - AB591

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - SB441

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees and trademark provisions - AB899

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees and trademark provisions - SB685

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB756

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - SB550

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting Whitetails Unlimited; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - AB505

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - AB702

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - SB543

Ambulance staffing requirements revised re EMTs and first responders; DHS duties [S.Amdt.1: respiratory care practitioner and pediatric patient transferred to another hospital by airplane provisions added; S.Amdt.3: municipality population provisions and waivers added; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB143

Audiologist and speech-language pathologist credential renewal fees set [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9138 (6c)] - SB21

Clinical exercise physiologists professional licensing created; Clinical Exercise Physiology Affiliated Credentialing Board created and attached to MEB, emergency rule provisions - SB185

Clinical social worker: practice requirement for licensure modified - AB217

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - AB900

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - SB666

Complementary and alternative health care practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; practice protection laws exemptions; DSPS duties and definition provisions - AB307

Complementary and alternative health care practitioners: requirements and prohibitions established; practice protection laws exemptions; DSPS duties and definition provisions - SB198

Credentials issued by DSPS or affiliated credentialing board: intentional material misstatements, omissions, and falsified documentation on application for or renewal of crime created; location of trial provision - AB812

Dietetic internship program established under the WIC program; DHS duties - AB530

Dietetic internship program established under the WIC program; DHS duties [S.Amdt.1: federal funds specified, DHS FTE position added] - SB402

DSPS duties and powers revised re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures; multifamily dwelling and commercial building codes; Building Inspector Review Board; penalties for certain violations; safety glazing material in hazardous locations; aging schools program; list of variances under the historic building code; list of licensed retail LPG suppliers; municipal construction site erosion control program review frequency; manufactured housing industry dispute resolution; manufactured home construction and safety reports; certain master and journeyman plumber permits; septic tank installers; public swimming pool definition; plumbing, fire protection systems, and swimming pool plan review law reorganized; mandatory meeting requirements; administrative warnings; costs of disciplinary proceedings; registration of licensed medical professionals; jurisprudence examination of funeral directors; and degree requirement for sitting for certain exams; DOA appendix report - AB935

DSPS duties and powers revised re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures; multifamily dwelling and commercial building codes; Building Inspector Review Board; penalties for certain violations; safety glazing material in hazardous locations; aging schools program; list of variances under the historic building code; list of licensed retail LPG suppliers; municipal construction site erosion control program review frequency; manufactured housing industry dispute resolution; manufactured home construction and safety reports; certain master and journeyman plumber permits; septic tank installers; public swimming pool definition; plumbing, fire protection systems, and swimming pool plan review law reorganized; mandatory meeting requirements; administrative warnings; costs of disciplinary proceedings; registration of licensed medical professionals; jurisprudence examination of funeral directors; and degree requirement for sitting for certain exams; DOA appendix report - SB698

DSPS issued licenses, certifications, or registrations: renewal period changed to 4 years [Sec. 4374, 4375, 4378-4382, 4385-4388, 4392-4394, 4399-4401, 4403-4407, 4410-4415, 4417-4424, 4428-4453, 4455-4467, 4469-4472, 4478-4482, 4503-4518, 4520, 4521, 4523, 4526-4528, 9438 (1)] - AB21

DSPS issued licenses, certifications, or registrations: renewal period changed to 4 years [Sec. 4374, 4375, 4378-4382, 4385-4388, 4392-4394, 4399-4401, 4403-4407, 4410-4415, 4417-4424, 4428-4453, 4455-4467, 4469-4472, 4478-4482, 4503-4518, 4520, 4521, 4523, 4526-4528, 9438 (1); original bill only] - SB21

Electrician licensing exemption for certain activities re private on-site wastewater treatment system and pump for wells [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2718g, h] - SB21

Equine−assisted learning and equine−assisted psychotherapy: civil liability immunity for equine activities expanded to include - SB126

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; Governor and DSPS duties - AB726

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; Governor and DSPS duties - SB568

Initial credential fee determined by DSPS modified - SB333

JCLO required to appoint a committee to study the impact of a criminal conviction on the ability to obtain a professional license when the offense does not substantially relate to the licensed activity; findings due before January 3, 2017 - AJR116

Landscape services re restoration using native plants: sales tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB608

Landscape services re restoration using native plants: sales tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SB443

Locksmith licensure program established, DSPS duties - SB770

Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board required to promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and licensure by the board - AB1024

Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board required to promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and licensure by the board - SB797

Massage therapy or bodywork therapy: practice by an extern or intern under direction of licensed therapist authorized, Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board to establish standards; scope and practice expanded; penalty for unauthorized practice - AB870

Massage therapy or bodywork therapy: practice by an extern or intern under direction of licensed therapist authorized, Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board to establish standards; scope and practice expanded; penalty for unauthorized practice - SB747