Senate

Film production companies: income and franchise tax credits created -  SB563

Fire calls on certain highways: DOT reimbursement to city or village fire department revised - AB610

Fire calls on certain highways: DOT reimbursement to city or village fire department revised - SB276

GIB required to study feasibility of developing certain group health insurance plans; report required  - AB516

Graffiti violations: damage threshold for felony senetence lowered -  SB227

Group health benefit plan definition: number of individual health benefit plans increased - SB420

Group health claims experience disclosure: insurer may not charge for requests under certain conditions  - SB241

Health care claims information: contract with a data organization for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of required and conditions set; Board on Health Care Information, Interagency Coordinating Council, and Independent Review Board eliminated -  AB907

Health care coverage for employees covered by MERA: collective bargaining prohibited; employers may unilaterally change providers and any savings must be used to increase salaries; GIB and OCI provisions -  SB242

Health care coverage for employees covered by MERA: collective bargaining prohibited; employers may unilaterally change providers and portion of savings must be used to increase wages; GIB and OCI provisions -  AB515

Health care liability plan for health care providers: return of funds in excess of surplus and incurred liabilities revised - AB737

Health care liability plan for health care providers: return of funds in excess of surplus and incurred liabilities revised - SB550

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created -  AB4

Health savings account: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created -  SB7

Health savings account option for state employees under certain health plans: GIB required to offer  - AB341

Health savings account option for state employees under certain health plans: GIB required to offer  - SB131

Information technology development projects: state enterprise development fund created for the purpose of making grants to state agencies in the executive branch with the exception of the U.W. System; DOA duties, appropriations, annual report, and chief information officer provisions  - SB433

Interfund transfers re state government: transfer date must be during the fiscal year the law takes effect  - SB446

Joint Committee on State Mandates created; LFB and report provisions -  AB173

Joint Committee on State Mandates created; LFB provision -  SB5

Jury instructions in civil actions: court to explain legal conclusions from the jury's findings - SB159

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions: exception created re charges assessed by a joint fire department  - AB1180

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions: exception created re charges assessed by a joint fire department  - SB680

Local professional baseball park district: sunset on collection of sales and use taxes established and use of revenue specified; LAB audit required -  SB19

Long-term care insurance for local government employees: GIB required to offer -  AB517

MERA: final offer re compensation and fringe benefits submitted to WERC limited -  AB857

Motor vehicle seller under a retail installment contract may opt not to include public liability coverage in the insurance policy; written notification to buyer required  - SB385

MPCP cap on eligible number of pupils eliminated for 2005-06 school year; 2006-07 school year limit may not exceed 2005-06 number -  AB3

MPCP cap on eligible number of pupils eliminated for 2005-06 school year; 2006-07 school year limit may not exceed 2005-06 number -  SB6

MPCP: enrollment cap eliminated; income requirement modified re continuing student or sibling of pupil; eligibility requirement re previous enrollment changed; LAB provision  - AB941

MPCP: enrollment cap eliminated; income requirement modified re continuing student or sibling of pupil; eligibility requirement re previous enrollment changed; LAB provision  - SB521

MPCP revisions re enrollment caps, income requirement for continuing student or sibling of pupil, and eligibility requirement re previous enrollment; private schools participating in MPCP required to achieve certain accreditation, and administer certain tests; LAB report required; SAGE per pupil payment increased -  AB1057

MPCP revisions re enrollment caps, income requirement for continuing student or sibling of pupil, and eligibility requirement re previous enrollment; private schools participating in MPCP required to achieve certain accreditation, and administer certain tests; LAB report required; SAGE per pupil payment increased -  SB618

Multiple sclerosis programs: individual income tax checkoff created; report from National Multiple Sclerosis Society required -  SB167

Needle electromyography: only a physician or chiropractic neurologist permitted to perform - SB394

New school district: calculation of special adjustment aid and revenue limit revised -  SB482

Organ transport vehicles and emergency medical device transport vehicles are authorized emergency vehicles; siren, lights, and safety and training course provisions  - AB712

Parking vehicles on highway abutting residences and commercial enterprises: local authority may permit under certain conditions; 1st class city may set aside parking spaces adjacent to U.W. System campus under certain conditions  - AB667

Parking vehicles on highway abutting residences and commercial enterprises: local authority may permit under certain conditions; 1st class city may set aside parking spaces adjacent to U.W. System campus under certain conditions  - SB329

Partial vetoes of parts of bill sections without rejecting the entire bill section prohibited: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR68

Property tax assessment review by DOR: filing fee returned to owner under certain condition -  SB94

Pupil instruction hours required in annual reports from school boards to DPI -  SB520

Real property in City of Milwaukee used for school purposes: proceeds from sale may be deposited in school operations fund re payment of principal on bonds - SB685

Referenda to exceed school district revenue limit or approve school district borrowing: scheduling requirements revised - SB171

Rental vehicle damage: provisions revised re definition of ``accident", storage fees, repair estimates, and use of credit - AB1024

Rental vehicle damage: provisions revised re definition of ``accident", storage fees, repair estimates, and use of credit - SB623

Repeat drunken driving offenses: felony penalties revised -  AB1097

Research and research facilities: tax credits modified re engine manufacturing and vehicle design - SB103

Revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision proceedings: admissibility of felony victim's prior testimony - AB890

Revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision proceedings: admissibility of felony victim's prior testimony - SB632

SAGE evaluation: appropriation and longitudinal study provisions -  SB519

School bus loading and unloading of passengers: use of warning lights revised -  AB379

School medical services re MA program: reimbursements modified; DHFS and DPI provisions -  SB313

Sex offender on parole, probation, extended supervision, supervised release, or conditional release re conviction for sexual assault of a child: Corr.Dept and DHFS required to track the person using a GPS tracking device; felony provision  - AB591

Sex offender on parole, probation, extended supervision, supervised release, or conditional release re conviction for sexual assault of a child: Corr.Dept and DHFS required to track the person using a GPS tracking device; felony provision  - SB295

Sex offender registry: Corr.Dept required to make certain information available to school boards and governing bodies of private schools; confidentiality provision  - AB535

Sex offender registry information re delinquency case or registrant who is a child: police chief, sheriff, and Corr.Dept may release under certain conditions - AB99

Sex offender registry information re delinquency case or registrant who is a child: police chief, sheriff, and Corr.Dept may release under certain conditions - SB59

Sex offenses against children: certain penalties revised; child pornography surcharge created; child sex offender prohibition on working with children modified; computers used to facilitate a child sex crime provision -  AB942

Sex offenses against children: certain penalties revised; child pornography surcharge created; child sex offender prohibition on working with children modified; computers used to facilitate a child sex crime provision -  SB580

``Sexual contact" definition expanded re third person -  SB409

Sexually violent person laws revised re definitions, commitment proceedings and petitions, probable cause hearing, trial on commitment petition, change of venue, experts for examination, right to remain silent, hearings to juries, discovery, confidentiality of certain records, juvenile delinquency dispositions, privileged communications with health care providers, presentence reports, periodic reexamination, supervised release, discharge from commitment, failure to comply with time limits, escape, and DAs -  AB1091

Sexually violent person placed on supervised release: if county of residence includes a 1st class city, person must be placed in city, town, or village he or she lived in at the time of the offense - SB537

Single-sex schools and courses: public and charter schools may establish -  AB114

Smoking prohibition in restaurants and taverns expanded; designated smoking areas eliminated - AB372

Smoking prohibitions: designated areas limited; ``place of employment" definition expanded; restaurants, bowling centers, and restaurants holding an intoxicating liquor or beer license provisions revised; prohibition on smoking in immediate vicinity of the state capitol revised  - AB440

Smoking prohibitions: designated areas limited; ``place of employment" definition expanded; restaurants, bowling centers, and restaurants holding an intoxicating liquor or beer license provisions revised; prohibition on smoking in immediate vicinity of the state capitol revised  - SB199

Social security benefits, taxable amounts: individual income tax credit created and phased in over set amount of time  - SB190

Special education aid for contracting with public or private agency expanded to cover more services; speech therapy provision -  SB177

Special registration deputies: conditions for acceptance of registration forms specified -  SB100

Special registration plates or special ID for persons with disabilities re parking privileges: criteria for obtaining modified; forfeiture for lending special ID to a person not authorized to use it revised; forfeiture for providing false or misleading information created; DOT provision re issuing more than one ID  - AB715

Special tool builder's lien created re metal fabrication tools; manufacturer's lien, right to destroy special tools, and definition provisions -  AB746

Special tool builder's lien created re metal fabrication tools; manufacturer's lien, right to destroy special tools, and definition provisions -  SB375

State aid formula modified for newly consolidated school districts -  SB323

Summons by certain nonresidents permitted -  AB432

Technical college district board members: appointment system replaced with nonpartisan election; term changed to four years - SB576

Telephone solicitations: residential and nonresidential customer definitions broadened to include mobile telephone customers re nonsoliciation directory; notice to DATCP re nonsoliciation directory changed to 5 years; threats of violence or harassment by solicitor to recipient prohibited, penalty provision  - AB415

Temporary help company: charge for services not subject to sales tax under certain conditions  - AB336

Temporary help company: charge for services not subject to sales tax under certain conditions  - SB169

Temporary help company: income and franchise tax credits created re sales taxes paid on services provided by  - AB644

Temporary reserve judge: per diem rate revised -  SB503

TIF law technical changes - SB83

Tourism and development promotion definition created re room tax revenue; municipality required to file certain report with Tour.Dept; DOR duty specified -  AB298

TPR proceeding: right to a jury trial eliminated -  SB378

Transitional halfway house for sexually violent persons on supervised release deleted from the authorized state building program -  AB943

Transitional halfway house for sexually violent persons on supervised release deleted from the authorized state building program -  SB536

``Unregistered motor vehicle" definition changed; enforcement of ordinance and immobilization or impoundment costs provisions -  AB240

U.W. and technical college fee remission extended to child or surviving spouse of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, EMT, fire fighter, or law enforcement officer who qualified for duty disability benefits and later died from the disability - SB414

U.W. Milwaukee Men's Basketball Team and Head Coach Bruce Pearl congratulated on their 2004-05 season achievements -  SJR15