Wisconsin Legislature: Fox River

Ignition interlock device: judge required to order for certain OWI offenses; penalty for tampering with device modified; payment and surcharge provisions; eliminates option to immobilize or seize vehicle - AB283

Ignition interlock device: judge required to order for second OWI and certain prohibited BAC offense; penalty for tampering with device modified; eliminates option to immobilize or seize vehicle - AB17

Justice service surcharge created and moneys to pay DAs and assistant DAs - AB891

Justice service surcharge created and moneys to pay DAs and assistant DAs - SB636

Littering: maximum forfeiture increased [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, large item of solid waste provision and definition added] - AB139

Mother may breast-feed her child in any public or private location where she is authorized to be; penalty provision [A.Amdt.2: individuals prohibited from requesting or directing a mother to move or cover herself or otherwise restrict a mother from breast-feeding; A.Amdt.2 to A.Amdt.2: ``request" removed] - AB57

Motor vehicle operating privileges: seizure of license by court or law enforcement modified; nonresident, reinstatement, and DOT provisions - AB178

Motor vehicle operating privileges: seizure of license by court or law enforcement modified; nonresident, reinstatement, and DOT provisions - SB134

OAR and OWS: penalties revised [Sec. 2954, 9350 (3)] - AB75

OAR, OWS, and OWL provisions of 2005 WisAct 412 repealed, new penalties created; court-ordered revocation made permissive and DOT administrative revocation requirement eliminated for fourth offense, great bodily harm or death provision; penalties for driving around or through a railroad crossing gate or barrier or failure to stop for a traffic officer or railroad employee at a crossing revised; JRCCP report - AB181

OWI law revisions re ignition interlock device ordered by the court, penalties increased, expanding a Winnebago County sentencing pilot program to other counties, and first offense penalties; Judicial Council to establish advisory sentencing guidelines; JRCCP report [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, Judicial Council and JRCCP provisions removed, trial court may order probation, and court may not release a person after conviction but before sentencing in certain cases; A.Amdt.1: appropriation added] - SB66

OWI penalty revisions re occupational license, ignition interlock device, driver safety plan, certain DOT statistics, monetary and imprisonment penalties; DOT to publish OWI conviction notices in official newspaper where the conviction occurred or where the person resides - AB151

Patient health care records: laws revised re access, inspection, fees, statutes related to evidence, electronic format, and forfeiture for noncompliance; health care provider definition expanded [for section numbers, see entry under ``Medical service"] - AB75

Race-based names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint procedure established; State Superintendent duty specified [S.Sub.Amdt.3: further revisions, ``team name" specified, DPI duty] - SB25

Safety belt law primary enforcement authorized, forfeiture increased [Sec. 2991, 2992, 9350 (4), 9450 (6); Enrolled AB-75: forfeiture increase removed, specified as being mandatory, federal incentive grant provision, effective date, 9150 (5c), (14q), 9450 (6q), (7q)] - AB75

Snow, failure to remove: limiting the forfeiture a political subdivision may impose; local ordinance provision - AB147

Snowplow: prohibition created on following closer than 75 feet on highways with speed limit 35 mph or less, penalty provision - AB552

Soliciting purchase of goods or services by unsolicited delivery of a document that appears to be a check or money order payable to recipient prohibited; DATCP authority and forfeiture provisions [A.Amdt.2: exception added and conditions specified] - AB261

Special ID card issued by DOT re parking privileges for persons with disabilities: penalties for misuse revised - AB284

Special ID card issued by DOT re parking privileges for persons with disabilities: penalties for misuse revised - SB652

Thermal system insulation: Comm.Dept to regulate the business of installing and maintaining; council and state inspector position created; licensing, definition, continuing education, and forfeiture provisions - SB94

Transporting a corpse with intent to conceal a crime or avoid apprehension, prosecution, or conviction: vehicle may be seized and forfeited - AB587

Vehicles transporting raw forest products: exception to special weight limits re certain permit; DOT appendix report [A.Amdt.1: suspension of permit provision added; A.Amdt.2: limited to STH and connecting highways] - AB778

Worker classification compliance re employee and nonemployee: DWD duties re promoting and achieving compliance; stop work order, penalties, and LIRC provisions - SB672

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Powersports vehicle manufacturers and distributors, including franchisors: provisions governing relationship between created; definition, forfeiture, and civil action provisions; DATCP authority specified - AB439

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Active duty employee credit: income and franchise tax credit for wages paid to employee deployed or called to active duty with National Guard or U.S. armed forces reserve unit - SB187

Beginning farmer who leases established farmer's agricultural assets (except land): refundable individual income tax credit created [Sec. 627, 1540, 1584, 1589, 1593, 1598, 1625, 1667, 1677, 1686, 1688, 1733, 1741, 1873, 1974; Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 1540d, 1589b, 1593b, 1598d, 1625d, 1677b, 1702d, 1741b, 1873d; deletes 1540, 1589, 1593, 1598, 1625, 1627, 1741, 1873] - AB75

Biodiesel fuel production tax credit: effective date delayed [Enrolled AB-75: Sec.1554d, 1643d, 1709d] - AB75

Broadband service infrastructure costs re certain areas of the state: income and franchise tax credit created - AB871

Corporate income and franchise tax: combined group tax credit sharing [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1621km, Ld, 9343 (21b)] - AB75

Corporate income and franchise tax: combined reporting technical and minor policy changes [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1537, 1538b-1539d, 1599d, 1619, 1620b-1621e, 1621f-1621k, L, m-r, 1798, 9343 (21b)] - AB75

Corporate income and franchise tax: election to include members of controlled group in combined report [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1621eb, 9343 (21b)] - AB75

Corporate income and franchise tax reporting combined for related corporations sunsetted; JSCTE appendix report - AB478

Dairy and livestock farm investment credit extended and amount claimed increased - AB756

Dairy and livestock farm investment credit extended and amount claimed increased - SB559

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit: dairy cooperatives allowed to claim - AB34

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit: dairy cooperatives allowed to claim - AB37

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit: dairy cooperatives allowed to claim [Sec. 622, 623 1559-1568, 1644-1653, 1710-1719, 3071, 3072; original bill only] - AB75

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit: dairy cooperatives allowed to claim - SB26

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit: dairy cooperatives allowed to claim [Sec. 18, 19, 90-99, 137-146, 181-190, 798, 799] - SB62

Development zone tax credits for providing full-time jobs to certain veterans expanded - AB971

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: amount an individual may claim revised [Sec. 9, 101-105, 152, 153, 196, 197, 219, 223, 789-797, 9310 (1)] - SB62

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: required investment holding time revised [Sec. 1575, 1579, 1659, 1725] - AB75

Early stage seed and angel investment credits revised [Sec. 1573, 1574, 1576-1578, 1657, 1658, 1723, 1724, 1813, 1826, 3061-3069, 9310 (1); original bill only] - AB75

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment credits: amount that may be claimed increased - AB77

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment credits: limits that may be claimed in 2010 and beyond modified - AB641

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment credits: limits that may be claimed in 2010 and beyond modified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, reallocation of credits permitted and JCF provision, investment in a business outside this state; S.Amdt.1: certain fund manager investments provision] - SB409

Education credit re income and franchise taxes to businesses and corporations that pay certain tuitions; DOR report required - AB80

Education credit re income and franchise taxes to businesses and corporations that pay certain tuitions; DOR report required - SB52

Educational expenses and contributions to scholarship-oriented or educational improvement organizations: income and franchise tax credits created re K-12 schools, definitions provision - AB941

Employing unauthorized aliens in violation of federal law: companies are ineligible for income or franchise tax credits, property tax exemptions, public works contracts, or grants or loans from local governmental units; fine provision - AB53

Energy efficient commercial buildings: Internal Revenue Code changes adopted re federal Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 and Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - AB205

Enterprise zone business with a significant supply chain: Comm.Dept to certify for tax benefits [A.Amdt.1: supply chain provision replaced with a tax credit for purchasing tangible personal property, items, property, goods, or services from Wisconsin vendors] - AB864

Enterprise zone revisions, Comm.Dept duties, definitions, and income and franchise tax credit re payroll provisions - AB255

Enterprise zone revisions, Comm.Dept duties, definitions, and income and franchise tax credit re payroll provisions - SB189

Ethanol and biodiesel fuel pump tax credits: computation order [Sec. 1583, 1670, 9343 (2), (14), 9443 (2)] - AB75

Expense deduction limit increased for income and franchise tax purposes - AB184

Extended-range electric vehicles sales and use tax exemption; property tax exemption for charging station for electric vehicles; property, sales, and use tax exemptions for machinery and certain property used in qualified research in manufacturing, silviculture, or biotechnology; vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program sunsetted; extended-range electric vehicle grant program created; super research and development income and franchise tax credit modified; JSCTE appendix report - AB712

Film production services and company investment and income tax credits eliminated [Sec. 1580, 1581, 1660, 1661, 1726, 1727; original bill only] - AB75

Film production tax credit program changes re new refundable production services and company investment; provision re salary, wages, and non-labor expenses; ``production expenditures" and ``accredited production" defined; electronic games approved by Comm.Dept included; report required [for section numbers, see entry under ``Income tax — Credit"] - AB75

Food processing plant and food warehouse investment credit created [S.Amdt.1: Comm.Dept cannot certify if the taxpayer has hired an alien] - AB757

Food processing plant and food warehouse investment credit created - SB550

Full-time employees employed by claimant: income and franchise tax deductions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB969

Hiring illegal aliens: companies are ineligible for income and franchise tax credits, property tax exemptions, public works contracts, and local governmental unit loans or grants for seven years - SB600

Historic building rehabilitation: tax credit provisions [Sec. 823, 1585-1588, 1663-1666, 1729-1732, 9343 (17)] - AB75

Hospitality business advertising outside the state: income and franchise tax credit created - AB867

Hybrids and motor vehicles that can use gasoline or gasoline and 85 percent ethanol blend: income and franchise tax credits created re sales tax - SB138

Income and franchise tax settlements and audits: DOR must disclose if corporation's tax liability increases by certain amount - AB848

Income derived from manufacturing, farming, and research: income and franchise tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - SB705

Income-producing historic building renovation: state income and franchise tax credit revised; partnership and LLC provision - AB18

Income-producing historic building renovation: state income and franchise tax credit revised; partnership and LLC provision - SB10

Insulating concrete forms used to construct a building: income and franchise tax credits created - AB773

Insulating concrete forms used to construct a building: income and franchise tax credits created - SB474

Internal Revenue Code provisions re IRAs: adopting section 512 and the federal Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008; JSCTE appendix report - AB648

Internal Revenue Code provisions re IRAs: adopting section 512 and the federal Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008; JSCTE appendix report [S.Amdt.1: adopts section 811 provisions] - SB439

Job opportunities credit: income and franchise tax credits created for hiring certain individuals - AB234

Jobs Tax Benefit created [Sec. 620, 1569, 1654, 1720, 3070, 9110 (6), (7), 9443 (11); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 1540d, 1593b, 1598d, 1625d, 1677b, 1688d, 1702d, 1741b, 1873d] - AB75

Lumber manufacturing facility: income and franchise tax credits created re modernization and expansion - AB754

Meat of game animal lawfully killed and donated to charitable organization: individual income tax deduction for processing costs created; income and franchise tax exemption for income derived from processing fees; JSCTE appendix report - AB714