Subject Index

Registration of certain semitrailers used with farm truck tractor and distinctive design plates for driver education vehicles: law revised [Sec. 4007, 4010, 9149 (1)]  - AB100

Registration of certain semitrailers used with farm truck tractor and distinctive design plates for driver education vehicles: law revised [Sec. 4007, 4010, 9149 (1)]  - SB77

Registration plates for certain vehicles: issuance of new and redesigned plates [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 512fm, fp, 9148 (1d)] - AB768

Rental vehicle fee exemptions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 315p, 9442 (4d)] -  AB768

Rental vehicle fee exemptions - AB899

Temporary operation plates for automobiles and station wagons revised; presumption re motor vehicle without valid plates [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3961mp, 3962m, 3971g-3973j, 5212g-k, 9349 (9s), 9449 (8n); A.Amdt.8: motor trucks under 8,000 pounds added, special handling fee permitted, local police departments to issue, DOT duties expanded, 3971hb, mm, 3972dg-dm, jm, 3973jm, 4036g, 9349 (9sm), 9449 (8nm), deletes 3973e-j, 9349 (9s), 9449 (8n)]  - AB100

Weight-based vehicle registration fees [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4003g, m, 4006m, 4007m, 9449 (8m)]  - AB100

Weight limits re reloading trucks [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4179m, 9349 (3mg)] -  AB100

business Business, see also Minority enterprise

Best Power Company in Juneau county: DWD grant to private industry council for employe job training and employment services [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9126 (4s)]  - AB100

Brownfields redevelopment activities: purpose of business development assistance appropriation changed [Sec. 27]  - AB768

Brownfields redevelopment activities: purpose of business development assistance appropriation changed [Sec. 27]  - SB436

Brownfields redevelopment loan guarantee program created; certain existing WHEDA loan guarantee programs combined into Small business loan guarantee program; revision re beginning farmer program; certain other guarantee programs repealed; memorandum of understanding cited [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Housing and economic development authority, Wisconsin"]  - AB100

Brownfields redevelopment loan guarantee program created; certain existing WHEDA loan guarantee programs combined into Small business loan guarantee program; revision re beginning farmer program; certain other guarantee programs repealed; memorandum of understanding cited [for section numbers, see entry under ``Housing and economic development authority, Wisconsin"] -  SB77

Business and education partnerships, Governor's council on, abolished [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 79m]  - AB100

Business: prohibition created re misrepresentation of location - AB327

Business: prohibition created re misrepresentation of location - SB185

Business receiving state assistance or entering into IDR bonding agreement: rules of conduct; employment impact estimates and statements required -  AB281

Business receiving state assistance or entering into IDR bonding agreement: rules of conduct; employment impact estimates and statements required -  SB10

Business tax registration provisions [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub. Amdt.1: Sec. 2360m, 2388m-p, 2391m, 2392mm, no, 2416m-q, 2428p-v, 2432p-t, 2444m, 2950m, 2977c, 3121c, 5503h, 9443 (18t)] -  AB100

Certificates of deposit: Investment board to purchase and use for small business loans [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 836m, 838g, j; deleted by A.Amdt.8] -  AB100

Certified capital companies program created: tax credit for certain insurers; certification and report requirements; fee and distribution provisions; Comm.Dept duties specified  - AB579

Certified capital companies program created: tax credit for certain insurers; certification and report requirements; fee and distribution provisions; Comm.Dept duties specified [S.Amdt.1: further revisions, report required, Comm.Dept FTE positions increased] -  SB333

Commercial activity by state governmental units restricted; legislative Joint committee on public-private partnership created - AB745

Commercial activity by state governmental units restricted; legislative Joint committee on public-private partnership created - SB414

Convenience store, service station and restaurant security: local ordinance permitted; requirements set; DILJD grant provision - AB128

Delinquent taxes: business tax registration certificate denied or revoked for [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 305r, 307g]  - AB768

Garden Way, Inc., in Ozaukee county: labor training and employment services grant provided [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9110 (6g)] -  AB100

Group health claims experience: insurer disclosure to employer revised -  AB257

Health care benefits no longer provided by employer: notification requirements created -  AB148

Health care benefits no longer provided by employer: notification requirements created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 354n, q, u-z, 677m, 9355 (1c)] -  AB768

Health care benefits no longer provided by employer: notification requirements created -  SB349

Health care coverage loss by employes: OCI required to provide information and technical assistance; notification to DILJD and OCI of benefits before closing or mass layoff [A.Amdt.1: benefits notification removed] -  AB11

Highway bypasses and land development: DOT to study; recommendations re assistance to local businesses [A.Amdt.8 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9149 (2mh)] - AB100

Home-based business: Comm.Dept to study barriers and ways to encourage development [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9110 (6h)]  - AB100

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2261c, 9343 (1c); A.Amdt.8: penalty for sale by purchaser within 2 years of transfer, 2321m, 2332v]  - AB100

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains  - AB315

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: penalty for sale or disposal within certain time period revised - AB618

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: penalty for sale or disposal within certain time period revised - AB650

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or small business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains  - AB212

Intergenerational transfer of farm and business assets: capital gains penalty modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 298s]  - AB768

Manufacturers' rebates and discounts: sales and use taxes revised in certain cases -  AB771

Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, Inc.: DWD grant from federal job training partnership act funding [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9126 (3w)] - AB100

Outdoor advertising sign: prohibition re erection in recently zoned commercial or industrial area  - AB556

Permit information and regulatory assistance bureau name changed; duties re DNR permit guarantee program; act as ombudsman to promote brownfields redevelopment projects [Sec. 59, 202, 3277, 3278, 4337, 4443-4458, 4460-4473, 4475- 4477; A.Sub.Amdt.1: DILJD changed to DWD, deletes 4463] -  AB100

Permit information and regulatory assistance bureau name changed; duties re DNR permit guarantee program; act as ombudsman to promote brownfields redevelopment projects [Sec. 59, 202, 3277, 3278, 4337, 4443-4458, 4460-4473, 4475-4477] -  SB77

Personal information in business records: disposal requirements created -  AB546

Personally identifiable information in business records: sale, lease or rental regulated -  AB370

Private businesses employing inmates or residents in state prisons or correctional institutions: number increased [Sec. 3909; original bill only] -  AB100

Private businesses employing inmates or residents in state prisons or correctional institutions: number increased [Sec. 3909] - SB77

Private businesses employing inmates or residents in state prisons or correctional institutions: number increased  - AB153

Private businesses employment of inmates and residents: program revised; JCF duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 513e-r, 3909b, 9111 (3g), 9411 (4g); A.Amdt.8: further revisions, rules promulgation re worker displacement, 3909m, 9111 (5c); S.Amdt.1 to Engr.AB-100: authority to suspend or expand manufacture of goods, 3910ce, cf] - AB100

Private businesses operating in state prison: purchase of equipment through Corr.Dept re contract; Prison industries board authority revised -  AB803

Small business issues re small claims actions, statutory attorney fees, garnishment, assignment of debt, recovery of certain damages, worthless checks, retail theft and parental liability for acts of minor child -  AB924

Small employer insurance board eliminated -  SB218

Uniform commercial code filings, computerized statewide lien system and business organization record-keeping functions of DFI transferred to Secretary of state  - SB176

Uniform commercial code revised re bulk transfer of inventory -  AB457

Weights and measures violations: offender to pay investigation and prosecution costs; protection for employes who report violations; business and consumer education provision  - AB787

Weights and measures violations: offender to pay investigation and prosecution costs; protection for employes who report violations; business and consumer education provision  - SB449

business incubator Business incubator, see Industrial development

bye, karyn Bye, Karyn

Commended for winning a gold medal as part of the 1998 U.S. women's Olympic hockey team -  AJR121

c - C -

cable television Cable television, see Television

calling card Calling card, see Telephone

calumet county Calumet county

Stockbridge harbor in Lake Winnebago: recreational boating project funding [Sec. 9137 (8); A.Sub.Amdt.1: percentage matching requirements, 9137 (8tt), deletes 9137 (8)]  - AB100

Stockbridge harbor in Lake Winnebago: recreational boating project funding [Sec. 9137 (8)] - SB77

campaign expense Campaign expense, see Elections — Campaign expense

campground Campground, see Recreation

camping trailer Camping trailer, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

canada Canada, see International relations

cancer Cancer, see Disease

canning industry Canning industry, see Food preservation

canoe Canoe, see Boat

canvassers, board of Canvassers, Board of, see Elections — Officials

cape, james, and sons company Cape, James, and Sons Company

$1,277,306.00 construction claim -  AB973

capital gains tax Capital gains tax

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2261c, 9343 (1c); A.Amdt.8: penalty for sale by purchaser within 2 years of transfer, 2321m, 2332v]  - AB100

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains  - AB315

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: penalty for sale or disposal within certain time period revised - AB618

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or business assets: penalty for sale or disposal within certain time period revised - AB650

Intergenerational transfer of certain farming or small business assets: income tax exclusion for capital gains  - AB212

Intergenerational transfer of farm and business assets: capital gains penalty modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 298s]  - AB768

capitol Capitol, see State capitol

caray, harry Caray, Harry

Accomplishments as a baseball announcer commended and condolences to family at death -  AJR117

carjacking Carjacking, see Motor vehicle — Theft