Acts Index

Absentee ballot revisions re requests by facsimile or email, deadline to request, military electors, witness, prepaid return postage, notice of hours, opening ballots in public, automatic mailing, observation in certain nursing homes and other facilities, alternate site, election observers, electioneering, and option to count absentee ballots at a central location  -  Act 451

Election day procedures: high school student poll workers, poll closing procedures re waiting voters, conduct of election observers, proof of residence, election threats, certain election-related material prohibited, polling place map, lists of felons ineligible to vote, and greeter at polling place  -  Act 451

Post-election procedures: time for delivery of election materials, inspectors' statements, county and municipal clerk serving on board of canvassers, grounds for recall re local elective offices, retention of unused ballots, recount procedures, and post-election audits -  Act 451

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions -  Act 248

municipality _ ordinance Municipality — Ordinance

Amoritization ordinance may not be used by county or municipality to remove nonconforming building premises, structure, or fixture that may be lawfully used  -  Act 81

Building code or zoning ordinance violations: remedies in certain actions [vetoed] -  AB-597

County shoreland zoning ordinance: enforcement requirement eliminated re annexing city, village, or town and incorporated territory or town incorporated as a fourth class city [vetoed] -  AB-299

Drug paraphernalia possession, manufacture, or delivery by persons 17 years old and older: city, village, or town allowed to enact and enforce an ordinance prohibiting  -  Act 116

Elevators, escalators, and other conveyances: laws revised re safety code, permits, licensing of contractors, mechanics and inspectors, and local ordinances; emergency rules provision -  Act 456

Forestry operations: nuisance declaration and certain zoning ordinances prohibited if generally accepted forestry management practices are followed -  Act 79

Manufactured housing regulations revised re manufacturers, home installations, fees, and titling; rehabilitation and recycling grant program; Manufactured Housing Code Council created; manufactured home ``park" changed to ``community"; local ordinance or resolution provision  -  Act 45

Municipal traffic ordinance violations re juveniles over age 12 but under age 16: exclusive municipal court jurisdiction; disposition provision -  Act 190

Neighborhood electric vehicle: city, town, or village may, by ordinance, allow operation on certain roadways  -  Act 329

State minimum wage law to be construed as enactment of statewide concern; uniform living wage throughout the state is a matter of statewide concern; city, village, town, or county ordinance establishing a living wage prohibited and existing ordinances voided -  Act 12

Unauthorized acquisition of personal identifying information: requiring the entity that possesses the information to notify the individual; notice requirement exception; local government ordinance prohibited; definitions, civil claims, and law enforcement provisions -  Act 138

``Unregistered motor vehicle" definition changed; enforcement of ordinance and immobilization or impoundment costs provisions -  Act 185

municipality _ planning Municipality — Planning

Condemnation of property that is not blighted prohibited if condemnor intends to convey or lease the acquired property to a private entity -  Act 233

Impact fee laws revised re imposition by and payment of; publication of municipal budget summary and requirements on plat approval conditions provisions -  Act 477

Impact fees: time period in which it must be used and refund process modified -  Act 203

Military base or installation representative required re planning or zoning entities of political subdivisions and consideration required re comprehensive planning; council on military and state relations created in the Governor's office  -  Act 26

Neighborhood improvement district (NID): municipality allowed to create -  Act 186

Target group member definition re community, enterprise, and agricultural development zone [Sec. 1295, 1296, 1299, 1370, 1413, 9341 (10)] -  Act 25

TID creation simultaneous with subtracting territory from an existing TID without adopting a resolution containing the 12-percent test: city or village authority granted under set conditions; DOR provisions -  Act 328

Transportation project plats: filing by DOT or a municipality and making corrections revised -  Act 446

Wisconsin Development Fund restructured; grant dispersal specified re distressed areas and small businesses; merging of technology grant programs; biomedical technology alliance established [Sec. 150m, 153m, 155L, m, 2366m-2376m, 2407L, 9208 (2n), 9308 (1z)] [2407L, 9308 (1z) — partial veto; 2376j, L, m, — vetoed] -  Act 25

municipality _ public works Municipality — Public works, see Public works

municipality _ taxation Municipality — Taxation

Levy limit for counties and municipalities [Sec. 1251c, 1254m-1258m, 1260b, c, 9435 (4)] [1251c, 9435 (4) — partial veto; all other sections vetoed] -  Act 25

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [vetoed]  -  AB-58

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, referendum, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [Sec. 707m, 1251c, 1260r, 1260s] [1251c — partial veto; 707m — vetoed] -  Act 25

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions: exception created re charges assessed by a joint fire department  -  Act 484

Personal property taxes on improvements to leased land: collection of modified -  Act 241

municipality _ zoning Municipality — Zoning, see Land use planning and control

murder Murder, see Crime and criminals — Homicide or murder

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national association memberships National association memberships, see Interstate relations

national guard National Guard, see also Adjutant General; Military personnel; Veteran and its subheadings; United States — specific military service

College reenrollment protections and registration priority modified re students discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from the military -  Act 470

College reenrollment protections modified re students discharged from the military -  Act 324

Hemauer, (SPC) Kyle M.: life and military service commended [AJR-46] -  JR-20

Hunting or trapping permits: deferral for qualified, active members of the armed forces or national guard created  -  Act 53 JR-45

Kaufman, (SPC) Charles A.: life and military service commended [SJR-38] - 

Mission welcome home outreach services funding; sunset provided [Sec. 375gm, 745d] -  Act 25

National guard tuition grants and information regarding attendance [Sec. 364g, 488g, m] -  Act 25

native american Native American, see Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council; Indian gaming and compacts; Indians and tribal issues

natural disaster Natural disaster

Consumer goods and services sold at unreasonably excessive prices during periods of abnormal economic disruption re emergency prohibited; penalty, DATCP, and DOJ provisions  -  Act 450

Emergency assistance to needy persons: frequency revised [Sec. 1059b, d] -  Act 25

Hurricane Katrina victims: technical college directors authorized to exceed limit re nonresident fee remissions for needy and worthy students -  Act 265

Major disaster assistance: Adjutant General may make payments to local governmental units if Governor's request for a presidential disaster declaration is denied; DMA provision; local governments to pay certain percentage  -  Act 269

Pharmacy Examining Board powers during a declared state of emergency re granting a variance -  Act 270

State of emergency re natural or man-made disasters, enemy action, or declared by the Governor or federal government: death, injury, and property damage liability immunity for providing equipment, materials, facilities, labor, or services under direction of certain officials; immunity does not apply if act or omission involved reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct -  Act 459

natural resource Natural resource

BCPL may invest moneys in the purchase of land in this state under certain conditions; DNR required to set aside moneys under the stewardship program to acquire certain land from BCPL -  Act 352

DNR educational programs re hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation: use of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property or weapons authorized; proceeds of the sale of skins prepared in trapper education program credited to trapper education fund; resale of confiscated fish and game revised  -  Act 394

Endangered resources program: additional source of funding from conservation fund; funding appropriation maximum reduced; appropriation lapse [Sec. 226m, 230, 9236 (3u)] -  Act 25

Stewardship acquisitions: review by JCF [Sec. 491g, k] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Stewardship purchase in certain county: town board approval required [Sec. 491n] [vetoed] -  AB-100

natural resources, department of _ administration Natural Resources, Department of — Administration

BCPL may invest moneys in the purchase of land in this state under certain conditions; DNR required to set aside moneys under the stewardship program to acquire certain land from BCPL -  Act 352

BCPL sale of remaining land holdings to DNR; use of stewardship funds and report required [Sec. 252, 252c, 429v, 491b-fr, i, m, s, 508c-511m, 9135 (5q)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Chief warden: DNR to designate conservation warden and may designate one or more deputy chief wardens [Sec. 491p] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Conservation fund: transfers from environmental and recycling funds re management of fish and wildlife sources [Sec. 9235 (3m), (4m)] -  Act 25

Endangered resources program: additional source of funding from conservation fund; funding appropriation maximum reduced; appropriation lapse [Sec. 226m, 230, 9236 (3u)] -  Act 25

Stewardship acquisitions: review by JCF [Sec. 491g, k] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Stewardship purchase in certain county: town board approval required [Sec. 491n] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Surplus land sale or conveyance by DOT: conditions modified; sale to county, municipality, local school district, and DNR provisions created; ``appraised value" replaces ``fair market value"; biennial report re inventory of surplus land revised -  Act 392

Unclassified division administrators: number reduced [Sec. 2107d] [vetoed] -  AB-100

natural resources, department of _ environmental protection Natural Resources, Department of — Environmental protection

Air management fee revisions; DNR air permit report to JCF [Sec. 230v-233, 237v, 270g, 273e, 2192-2196j, 9135 (4k), 9235 (4k), 9435 (5)] [2196i — partial veto]  -  Act 25

Air pollution management revisions re general permit, term of registration permit, and challenge to an emission limitation; report required -  Act 28

Appropriation re environmental inventory and monitoring: funding for public health activities re surface water monitoring; data on natural resources [Sec. 240, 241]  -  Act 25

Business waste reduction and recycling assistance: DNR authority to contract with nonprofit organization; funding limited; goals and objectives required; reporting schedule; funding transfer to general fund [Sec. 250, 2198] [2198 — partial veto] -  Act 25

Cladaphora algae in Lake Michigan at Hika Bay: grant to Manitowoc County for study [Sec. 245m, 9135 (2e)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Clean water fund program projects: approval of construction plans by DNR revised [Sec. 2152-2155]  -  Act 25

Clean Water Fund, Safe Drinking Water Loan, and Land Recycling Loan programs: bonding and present value subsidy changes [Sec. 461, 462, 2157-2159] [2159 — partial veto; 461 — vetoed] -  Act 25

Contaminated property: residual contamination after cleanup under administration of agency with authority over the site, DNR and notification provisions; ERTID revisions; local governmental exemption from solid waste management standards under certain conditions; voluntary party liability exemption modified -  Act 418

County forest land use plan period modified; eligibility for forest administrator and sustainable forestry grants provision  -  Act 48

DNR water quality certification process and approvals re wetlands: exemption for specific structure in Kewaunee County under certain conditions [vetoed] -  SB-551

Environmental repair bonding authority increased [Sec. 464] -  Act 25

Invasive species classification system: terminology correction (remedial legislation) -  Act 160

Managed Forest Land Program revisions re exemption from yield tax, management plans and fees, and calculation of withdrawal tax -  Act 64

Marsh restoration: DNR to identify, assess, and set goals; submit results to JCF and appropriate standing committees [Sec. 9135 (5c)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Motor vehicle salvage dealer license revisions re storm water discharge and refrigerant recovery permits  -  Act 339

Navigable water fees: PR appropriation converted from continuing to annual [Sec. 241m] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Safe drinking water loan program: appropriation revision re expending all federal moneys received [Sec. 246]  -  Act 25

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions  -  Act 347