Wisconsin Legislature: ATV (All-terrain vehicle)

Action, special proceeding, counterclaim, defense, cross complaint, or appeal commenced in bad faith to harass or injure another or knowing it was without reasonable basis in law: party or party's attorney may be liable for damages or costs or fees; appeal and appellate court provisions - SB197

Adjustment service company: certain attorneys exempt from regulation - AB820

Attorney positions in the executive branch eliminated by 2005 WisAct 25 as affected by 2007 WisAct 5: date extended; DOA Secretary to eliminate certain number of FTE positions [Sec. 3408, 9457 (1)] - AB75

CCAP Web page: Director of State Courts to maintain one database for the general public and a separate database for judges; certain court, state, and local government agency employees; law enforcement agencies; lawyers; accredited journalists; and licensed debt collectors; penalty for using CCAP information to deny a person employment, housing, or other public accommodation - AB663

Contractual services during a hiring freeze or furloughed period: restrictions created; exception re SPD use of private attorneys [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 104L] - AB75

Legal Services, Division of, created in DOA; authorized to provide legal services to executive branch agencies, except DOJ and DPI; position of unclassified chief legal advisor created in certain agencies; classified attorney positions in specified agencies deleted [Sec. 26, 31, 48, 88, 560, 2486; Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, chief legal advisor deleted, DOA may provide and charge for legal services to cabinet agencies only; deletes 26, 88, 2486] - AB75

Tax preparer: DOR to promulgate rules to prohibit a person from practicing without a license, CPA and attorney provisions; refund anticipation loan prohibited - AB290

attorney _ feeAttorney — Fee

Condemnation revisions re property appraisals, right to appeal compensation amount, and litigation expenses [Sec. 725, 726, 733, 734, 9357 (2); original bill only] - AB75

John Doe proceedings: procedures revised; DA authority and judicial discretion over scope of examination; protections and benefits extended to state officer or employee [A.Amdt.2: reimbursing attorney fees and costs expanded, special prosecutor provisions] - SB51

Private attorneys appointed by SPD: reimbursement rate increased - AB224

Settlement offer between a plaintiff and defendant in a civil action - AB918

Theft of telecommunications and video services: court permitted to grant reasonable attorney fees; JRCCP report - AB657

Theft of telecommunications and video services: court permitted to grant reasonable attorney fees; JRCCP report - SB443

WC revisions re attorney fees and reimbursement to governmental unit that provided public assistance to pay medical costs - AB586

attorney generalAttorney General, see also Justice, Department of

AG authorized to file or join a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 - AR21

AG participation as amicus curiae in certain cases before the U.S. Supreme Court - AR15

AG requested to join in defending against any lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - AJR123

Asian carp entering the Great Lakes: AG urged and authorized to pursue legal means to prevent - AR16

Asian carp entering the Great Lakes: AG urged and authorized to pursue legal means to prevent - SR8

Assistant DAs and assistant SPDs: compensation provisions [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 535s, 542m, 598m, 2252m, 2443m, 3400p-v, 9413 (1u), 9430 (2u), 9438 (1u)] - AB75

Conduit revenue bonds: authorizing two or more political subdivisions to enter into an agreement to create a commission to issue; JSCTE appendix report [S.Amdt.2: AG authority revised; WHEDA, WHEFA, affordable housing and elderly housing projects, and health facility information technology projects provisions; A.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB399

DOT issuance of operator's licenses and ID cards re federal REAL ID Act: procedures or requirements must meet certain conditions before adoption; funding and AG provisions - AB137

DOT issuance of operator's licenses and ID cards re federal REAL ID Act: procedures or requirements must meet certain conditions before adoption; funding and AG provisions - SB159

Foreclosure reconveyance and foreclosure consultant regulations created; stay of eviction action provision; DATCP and AG duties; JRCCP report [Sec. 558, 717, 848, 849, 851, 852, 9357 (1), (2)] - SB62

Public intervenor: AG to appoint an assistant AG to serve as, duties specified; Public Intervenor Advisory Council created; DNR provisions - AB849

State elected officials: JCOER must submit salary adjustments to Legislature in the form of a bill - AB321

atv _all_terrain vehicle_ATV (All-terrain vehicle), see Recreation vehicle

auctionAuction

Surplus property sale or auction: access revised; DOA or other designated purchasing agencies may restrict resale [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 104n, p, 680n] - AB75

Unclaimed personal property: sheriff may sell at public auction or on an Internet site - AB347

Unclaimed personal property: sheriff may sell at public auction or on an Internet site - SB239

audiologistAudiologist, see Trades and occupations

auditAudit, see Energy conservation; Environmental protection; Legislative Audit Bureau; Revenue, Department of

audit committee, joint legislativeAudit Committee, Joint Legislative, see Legislature — Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

autism spectrum disorderAutism spectrum disorder, see Persons with disabilities

automated external defibrillator _aed_Automated external defibrillator (AED), see Medical service

automobileAutomobile, see Motor vehicle and its subheadings

automobile dealerAutomobile dealer, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

aviationAviation, see also Airport

Air carrier definition created [Sec. 1525, 1599; original bill only] - AB75

Centennial of Flight Month in Wisconsin: November 2009 proclaimed as - AJR37

Civil Air Patrol emergency service operation: employer required to grant an unpaid leave of absence; discrimination in employment prohibited; DWD provision - AB132

Invasive species and aquatic plants and animals: laws revised and new restrictions imposed; DNR authority, emergency rules, noxious weeds, and solid waste disposal facility provisions - AB162

Invasive species and aquatic plants and animals: laws revised and new restrictions imposed; DNR authority, emergency rules, noxious weeds, and solid waste disposal facility provisions [S.Amdt.1: compliance investigation provisions replaced with rules of compliance] - SB123

Out-of-state travel by state employees: use of private aircraft prohibited [Sec. 51, 658, 659; original bill only] - AB75

Skiles, Jeff: first officer of US Airways flight 1549 that crashed into the Hudson River commended for his heroic efforts - AJR4

Skiles, Jeff: first officer of US Airways flight 1549 that crashed into the Hudson River commended for his heroic efforts - SJR5

Wisconsin Aerospace Authority board of directors composition modified - SB57

b - B -

bac _blood alcohol concentration_BAC (Blood alcohol concentration), see Implied consent or alcohol concentration

background checkBackground check, see Criminal identification and investigation

badgercareBadgerCare, see Insurance — Health

badgerrx gold programBadgerRX Gold Program, see Drugs

bagley, village ofBagley, Village of, see Grant County

bailBail, see Court — Procedure

ballast waterBallast water, see Water — Pollution

ballotsBallots, see Elections — Ballots

bankBank, see also Financial institution

Credit union conversion to mutual savings bank: procedure created [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2453w-y, 2476nm-t, 9417 (1f)] - AB75

bank _ loansBank — Loans

Capital access program grants re lending to small and medium-sized businesses and local nonprofit organizations: Comm. Dept to award to Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation; appropriation and emergency rule provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, participation of banks clarified, definition provisions, reports required, emergency rules provision removed] - AB532

banking, division ofBanking, Division of

Collection agency: health care billing companies exempt from definition - SB286

Consumer small loan regulations and licensing requirements created; payday lender, zoning, DFI, Division of Banking, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``consumer small loan" changed to ``payday loan", annual report required; A.Amdt.2: motor vehicle title loan, disclosure, and informational materials provisions added; S.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.2: motor vehicle title loan provisions deleted and recreated] - SB530

Credit union conversion to mutual savings bank: procedure created [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2453w-y, 2476nm-t, 9417 (1f)] - AB75

Finance charge for certain motor vehicle title and payday loans: maximum created; definition, license, and Division of Banking provisions; bringing an action re violating requirements permitted - AB55

Mortgage broker and mortgage banker license applicants: required bond and net worth amount reduced; DVA exception re veterans housing loan program eliminated - AB765

Mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers, and mortgage loan originators: regulation revisions re federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; penalty and emergency rule provisions [Sec. 3-5, 67, 220, 555, 560-716, 718, 759, 767, 769, 782-788, 853, 9117 (1), 9417 (1); S.Amdt.1: veteran housing provisions added] - SB62

Mortgage loan originator license: foreclosure eliminated as a disqualifying criteria; Division of Banking may still consider it - AB658

Payday loan transaction requirements created and restrictions imposed re interest, fees, and rollover of a loan; Division of Banking required to develop written materials to educate on payday loan industry; annual report, definitions, and penalty provisions - AB447

bankruptcyBankruptcy

Nursing homes and CBRFs contested actions, MA fraud, abuse or neglect of residents, and other violations: DHS may place monitor in; receivership provision; assistance with financial management permitted [Sec. 1404, 1405, 1407-1410, 9322 (6); original bill only] - AB75

barberBarber

Barber or cosmetologist apprentices: supervision of modified - SB168

Domestic abuse or violence recognition training: Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board required to provide - AB45

barnBarn, see Farm and farming

barrett, tomBarrett, Tom

Mayor of Milwaukee commended for his heroic actions on behalf of a woman in need - AR12

barron countyBarron County

Restorative Justice Programs, Inc., in Barron County: OJA grant and sunset date provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 572g, h, 9101 (13f), 9401 (4g)] - AB75

School district consolidation grants; Rusk and Barron counties provision [A.Amdts. to A.Sub.Amdt.1; deleted by Senate] - AB75

bartenderBartender, see Alcohol beverage — Regulation

baseballBaseball, see Milwaukee Brewers

basketballBasketball, see Marquette University; University of Wisconsin — Athletics

batteryBattery, see Crime and criminals — Battery

bayfield countyBayfield County