Wisconsin Legislature: Industrial development

Corporate income and franchise tax reporting combined; renewable energy grant and loan program; Wisconsin higher education grants for technical college students; W-2 child care subsidy; manufacturing skills training grants; airport development and technology zones tax credits; fiscal changes; commuter rail transit system; WHEFA bonds for research institutes - SB510

Development zone tax credits for providing full-time jobs to certain U.S. armed forces veterans - AB222

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; reports and LAB audit provisions - AB794

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; reports and LAB audit provisions - SB480

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: excluded from taxable income for income and franchise tax purposes, total amount allowed to claim revised, Comm.Dept certification of businesses modified - SB334

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: total amount allowed to claim revised; Comm.Dept certification of businesses modified - AB598

Early stage seed and angel investment income and franchise tax credits: expansion and technical changes [Sec. 1948, 1978, 1979, 1982, 2051, 2052, 2107, 2108, 9341 (7); Enrolled SB-40: further revisions, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 2050, 2088, 2106, 2154, 3577k, 3578] - SB40

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: allocation revisions [Sec. 1948, 1977, 1980, 1981, 2050, 2106, 2154, 3578] - SB40

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment income and franchise tax credit limits revised - AB557

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment income and franchise tax credit limits revised - SB293

Early stage seed investment credits claimed by insurers for license fees on insurance companies allowed; maximum amount of angel investments increased; technology commercialization grants and loans funding through Comm.Dept - AB817

Early stage seed investment credits claimed by insurers for license fees on insurance companies allowed; maximum amount of angel investments increased; technology commercialization grants and loans funding through Comm.Dept - SB501

Economic development and business recruitment advertising, marketing, and promotion: GPR appropriation [Sec. 196, 3014; Enrolled SB-40: further revisions, deletes 196] - SB40

Economic development in City of Stevens Point: grant from WDF required [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 195, 9108 (8c)] - SB40

Economic development programs in Comm.Dept revisions; definition, reporting requirements, and goals and benchmark provisions; LAB audit required - SB434

Economic development programs in Comm.Dept revisions; definition, reporting requirements, penalty, and goals and benchmark provisions; LAB audit required [A.Amdt.1: forfeiture replaces fine or penalty provision] - AB741

Economic development programs: reporting and repayment requirements for recipients of grants, loans, and tax benefits required; Comm.Dept and DOR reports required - AB935

Eligible innovation project or project facility: income and franchise tax credits created re costs for creating and maintaining or operating; Comm.Dept and definition provisions - AB696

Eligible innovation project or project facility: income and franchise tax credits created re costs for creating and maintaining or operating; Comm.Dept and definition provisions - SB74

Entrepreneurial and technology transfer grants: limit raised [Sec. 3581] - SB40

High density sequencing systems: personal property tax exemption created [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1935d, 9341 (16c), 9441 (11m)] - SB40

Income derived from manufacturing exempt from income and franchise taxes - SB569

Manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of products may be held liable if injured party proves the specific product or chemically identical product that caused the injury was manufactured, distributed, sold, or promoted by the defendant, in addition to other considerations; relevant production period provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf. Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of products may be held liable if injured party proves the specific product or chemically identical product that caused the injury was manufactured, distributed, sold, or promoted by the defendant, in addition to other considerations - SB61

Manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of products may be held liable if injured party proves the specific product or chemically identical product that caused the injury was manufactured, distributed, sold, or promoted by the defendant, in addition to other considerations; time limit provision - AB128

Manufacturing grants to technology-based nonprofit organizations created [Sec. 3579] - SB40

Manufacturing Month: May 2007 proclaimed as - AJR42

Manufacturing Month: May 2007 proclaimed as - SJR45

Municipalities with manufacturing tax base reductions: one-time aid payment; criteria specified [S.Sub.Amdt.1 as modified by Senate; deleted by A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1] - SB40

Nanotechnology: income and franchise tax credits created re certain related expenses - AB635

Nanotechnology: income and franchise tax credits created re certain related expenses - SB139

Person injured by manufactured product: criteria established re liability of manufacturer, distributor, or seller - AB147

Person injured by manufactured product: criteria established re liability of manufacturer, distributor, or seller - SB59

Renewable energy grant and loan program under WDF created, criteria set; recycling fund renamed ``recycling and renewable energy fund" [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 179j, 193h, 199j, k, 261r, t, 278g, 281g, 282nf-nj, 302k, tk, 320f, 516d, 551r, 678n, 690t, 2483q, 3086p, 3088d, 3564x, 9108 (4t)] - SB40

Renewable energy grants and loans from recycling fund; Comm.Dept grant for cellulosic ethanol plant [Sec. 184, 186, 199, 200, 700, 702, 2594, 3565, 3620, 9108 (2)] - SB40

Research conducted in this state: corporate income and franchise tax credits for certain expenses; property tax, sales tax, and use tax exemptions for machinery and tangible personal property re manufacturing or biotechnology research - AB770

Research conducted in this state: corporate income and franchise tax credits for certain expenses; property tax, sales tax, and use tax exemptions for machinery and tangible personal property re manufacturing or biotechnology research - SB499

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

Technology training for employees: income and franchise tax credits created; definition provided - AB540

Technology zone tax credits: Comm.Dept may allocate unallocated airport development zone tax credits; conditions set [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, allocation to agricultural development zone, airport development zone designated] - AB789

Technology zone tax credits: Comm.Dept may allocate unallocated airport development zone tax credits; conditions set - SB453

Video display devices: recycling requirements; manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers to register with and report to DNR; landfill ban, audits, state purchasing, and other electronic devices provisions - SB397

Wisconsin Development Fund: current grant and loan programs and administrative processes eliminated, more general program criteria and procedures established; DFB membership expanded [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 37e-g, 195, 198, 199j, 2533, 2534, 3024, 3093, 3094, 3564, 3566m-3575, 3580, 3582-3634, 9308 (1), (2k)] - SB40

Wisconsin Development Fund grants and loans award procedures revised; DFB duties modified; various programs and the Wisconsin Procurement Institute eliminated [Sec. 195, 198, 2533, 2534, 3024, 3093, 3094, 3564, 3566-3575, 3580, 3582-3619, 3621-3634, 9308 (1)] - SB40

Wisconsin Venture Center created, duties defined; report requirements [Sec. 197, 3576] - SB40

Household income component of the homestead tax credit indexed for inflation - AB920

Household income component of the homestead tax credit indexed for inflation [Sec. 2122] - SB40

Direct legislation scope limited re ordinance or resolution that is primarily ceremonial or does not substantially relate to government function or responsibility - AB363

Direct legislation scope limited re ordinance or resolution that is primarily ceremonial or does not substantially relate to government function or responsibility [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Death of person in Corr.Dept custody, a county jail, or house of correction: coroner or medical examiner must conduct an autopsy; AG authority to order an inquest; Inmate and Resident Mortality Board created, report required, and open meeting and open records provisions - AB139

Inquest: AG given same authority as DAs to order and represent the state - AB783

Inquest: AG given same authority as DAs to order and represent the state - SB428

Catastrophic claims exceeding $10,000.00: insurer required to provide information upon request of a group health insurance policyholder and certain employers - AB855

Catastrophic claims exceeding $10,000.00: insurer required to provide information upon request of a group health insurance policyholder and certain employers - SB541

Early stage seed investment credits claimed by insurers for license fees on insurance companies allowed; maximum amount of angel investments increased; technology commercialization grants and loans funding through Comm.Dept - AB817

Early stage seed investment credits claimed by insurers for license fees on insurance companies allowed; maximum amount of angel investments increased; technology commercialization grants and loans funding through Comm.Dept - SB501

Insurance claim intercept for MA liability or child support obligation: requirements created [Sec. 1754, 9321 (9)] - SB40

Insurance security fund revisions; SWIB allowed to make investments for the local government property insurance fund (LGPIF); other insurance revisions re prohibiting requiring property insurance in amount exceeding replacement value of improvements, group insurance certificates made available electronically, definition of late enrollee, investment in insurance corporation subsidiary, recovering license fee or assessment, employee welfare benefit plan, and OCI duties - AB688

Insurance security fund revisions; SWIB allowed to make investments for the local government property insurance fund (LGPIF); other insurance revisions re prohibiting requiring property insurance in amount exceeding replacement value of improvements, group insurance certificates made available electronically, definition of late enrollee, investment in insurance corporation subsidiary, recovering license fee or assessment, employee welfare benefit plan, and OCI duties - SB386

Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact enacted and the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission created; filing insurance forms with OCI and suitability of annuity contracts provisions - AB542

Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact enacted and the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission created; filing insurance forms with OCI and suitability of annuity contracts provisions - SB294

Motor vehicle or property insurance: insurer or rating plan prohibited from considering information from an individual's credit report - AB387

Motor vehicle or property insurance: insurer or rating plan prohibited from considering information from an individual's credit report - SB259

Special orders of business for March 11, 2008 established re AB-482, AB-668, AB-685, AB-688, AB-709, AB-735, AB-745, AB-765, AB-769, AB-798, AB-803, AB-807, AB-809, AB-828, AB-846, AB-849, AB-862, AB-863, AB-893, AB-898, SB-49, SB-72, SB-86, SB-142, SB-260, SB-288, SB-403, SB-430 - AR17

SSN as personal identifier: insurer, risk-sharing plan, or self-insured plan prohibited from using - AB316

Insurance intermediary requirement revisions re fingerprints and license revocation and reinstatement; OCI duties set - AB501

Insurance intermediary requirement revisions re fingerprints and license revocation and reinstatement; OCI duties set - SB272

Long-term care insurance sales: training requirement modified [Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - MR8 AB1

Motor vehicle insurer may not require insured to use a particular garage, repair shop, or other vendor for damage repair, notice and signage provisions; insured pays for repairs at same rate as general public; insurance adjuster prohibited from preparing or adjusting a damage estimate without inspecting the damage - AB353

Motor vehicle insurer may not require insured to use a particular garage, repair shop, or other vendor for damage repair, notice and signage provisions; insured pays for repairs at same rate as general public; insurance adjuster prohibited from preparing or adjusting a damage estimate without inspecting the damage - SB181

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

State long-term care partnerships and MA eligibility: DHFS requirement re federal pilot project repealed [Sec. 1551, 1604, 2873, 2874; Enrolled SB-40: provisions re MA eligibility determinations, long-term care insurance requirements, 1551c, 1598r, 1634r, 3652m, 3664c, deletes 1551] - SB40

Executive salary group changes [Sec. 617-621, 623-626, 630] - SB40

Foreign insurer may offer health care plans in this state: exemption from most insurance laws and requirements, exceptions specified; taxation and HIRSP provisions; domestic health insurer may request exemption from Wisconsin insurance law in certain cases - AB873

Group health benefit plan definition modified; OCI report required - AB807

Group health benefit plan definition modified; OCI report required - SB484