Acts Index

billboard Billboard

Nonconforming outdoor advertising signs realigned re state highway projects: condemnation provision [Sec. 2233m, 2271m] -  Act 32

Vegetation obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs: DOT permit system for maintenance and removal of revised; signs attached to buildings near highway right-of-way provisions -  Act 230

bills, legislative Bills, Legislative, see also Budget bills and process; Governor — Legislation by request of

Enrolled bills to the Governor: modifying the 2011-12 session schedule to extend the March 15, 2012 deadline [SJR-72]  -  JR-22

birth control Birth control

``Family planning" changed to ``women's health block grants" and funding provisions revised [Sec. 635b, 2875c-r]  -  Act 32

Family planning project for low income females between certain ages created, federal waiver required; family planning demonstration project repealed [Sec. 1439n, 1441b, 9421 (7)] [1439n, 1441b — partial veto; 9421 (7) — vetoed]  -  Act 32

bison Bison, see Animal

blind and visually impaired Blind and visually impaired

Administrative leadership academy eliminated; DPI authority to pay for UWHC treatment of students of certain schools for the deaf, hearing impaired, blind, and visually impaired repealed [Sec. 521, 522, 2453, 2458-2460] -  Act 32

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction  -  Act 83

Instructional materials for students with disabilities in institutions of higher education: publishers required to provide in alternate formats upon request, exceptions for members of certain nationwide exchange network and if alternate format is commercially available; conditions specified  -  Act 124

blood alcohol concentration _bac_ Blood alcohol concentration (BAC), see Implied consent or alcohol concentration

boat Boat, see also Harbor

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re individual and general permits, piers and wharfs, land grading, bridges and culverts, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, general permitting for certain wetland restoration activities, and notices DNR is required to provide; legislative review of general permits; report required -  Act 167

Firearms, bows, or crossbows: restrictions on loading, discharging, placing, possessing, or transporting in a vehicle, ATV, or motorboat revised; exception provision  -  Act 51

bodily harm Bodily harm, see Crime and criminals — Battery; Damage (personal injury)

bonds Bonds, see also Debt, Public; Sureties; specific agency or department

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program: funding and bonding authority changes; DNR and DOA duties [Sec. 780p, 781, 2913-2923, 2925, 9135 (3c), (3d)] -  Act 32

Internal Revenue Code: recent changes adopted re tax credit bonds, Roth IRAs, annuity contracts, and long-term care annuities [Sec. 1752n-1753d, 1889p-1891d, 1896n-1897d, 2012n-2013d, 2013n-2014d] -  Act 32

Revenue bond limit for transportation facilities and major highway projects increased [Sec. 2236]  -  Act 32

WHEFA bonding authority revisions; child care provider provisions deleted -  Act 239

WHEFA may contract with an affiliate entity under control of an entity organized under Wisconsin law; acquiring and issuing bonds for out of state projects permitted [Sec. 2768-2781] -  Act 32

bonds _ county Bonds — County

County blanket bond may include county veterans service commission members and county veterans service officer  -  Act 96

bonds _ municipal Bonds — Municipal

Conduit revenue bonds laws revised [Sec. 1720d-pm] -  Act 32

books Books, see Textbook

boundary Boundary, see County

bow and arrow hunting Bow and arrow hunting, see Game — Hunting

breast cancer Breast cancer, see Disease

brewery Brewery, see Alcohol beverage

brewpub Brewpub, see Alcohol beverage — Regulation

bridge Bridge

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re individual and general permits, piers and wharfs, land grading, bridges and culverts, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, general permitting for certain wetland restoration activities, and notices DNR is required to provide; legislative review of general permits; report required -  Act 167

High-cost state highway bridge projects: definition and funding provisions [Sec. 620e-s, 2221am] -  Act 32

Major interstate bridge project: bonding authority revised re federal funds requirement -  Act 30

Major interstate bridge project bonding authorization: federal funds precondition eliminated [Sec. 2220, 2221]  -  Act 32

``Veterans Memorial Bridge": DOT to designate and mark bridge on USH 141 across the Menominee River in Marinette County as; contributions from interested parties provision -  Act 48

brookfield, town of Brookfield, Town of, see Waukesha County

brown, cecil b., jr Brown, Cecil B., Jr.

Life and public service [AJR-74] -  JR-18

brown county Brown County

TID number 1 in Village of Denmark: expenditure period extended -  Act 137

Wetland in Village of Ashwaubenon: water quality standards in compliance and exemption to certain laws administered by DNR if specified criteria are met -  Act 6

Youth diversion program grants to certain counties reduced [Sec. 9101 (1)] -  Act 32

brownfields _contaminated property_ Brownfields (contaminated property), see Environmental protection

brucellosis Brucellosis, see Animal — Disease

budget bills and process Budget bills and process, see also Appropriation; County — Finance; Municipality — Finance; School — Finance

Biennial budget bill consideration: earmark transparency report required; LFB and JCF duties, Internet provision  -  Act 220

Budget adjustment bill -  Act 10

Budget bill [partial veto] -  Act 32

DOA Secretary required to lapse to the general fund from unencumbered balances of executive branch agencies, other than sum sufficient and federal revenue appropriations, for fiscal biennia 2011-13 and 2013-15, U.W. System exception; JCLO lapse for 2011-13 and 2013-15 biennia required [Sec. 9230 (1), 9255 (1)] -  Act 32

Floorperiods for 2011-12 session established and budget deadline extended [SJR-1] -  JR-1

Governor's budget message deadline extended [SJR-15] -  JR-2

State finances in 2010-11 fiscal year: certain lapses from 2011 WisAct 10 and 2007 WisAct 20, transfer to Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, MA and DHS appropriations, JCF GPR funds, military funeral honors appropriation, DHS and DCF income augmentation lapses from 2011 WisAct 10  -  Act 27

State finances: public employee trust fund reserve accounts, public debt refunding, executive branch agency lapses, MA funding revisions, TANF moneys for EITC, and adult correctional services funding -  Act 13

building Building, see also Housing; Public building; School — Building; State capitol; University of Wisconsin — Building

Bed and breakfast definition modified and applicability of one- and two-family dwelling construction and inspection rules -  Act 78

DRL name changed to Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and some Comm.Dept functions transferred; certain unfair trade practice rules transferred from DATCP; administration of laws re erosion control at commercial building construction sites transferred from DNR; technical assistance for American Indian economic development; manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling program transferred from Comm.Dept; DOA provisions [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] -  Act 32

DSPS authority and responsibility changes re buildings and safety, occupational regulation, and changes to the measurement of products containing opium or other controlled substances -  Act 146

Vegetation obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs: DOT permit system for maintenance and removal of revised; signs attached to buildings near highway right-of-way provisions -  Act 230

building code Building code, see Housing

building commission, state Building Commission, State

Authorized state building program and building program bonding authorizations for 2011-13 [Sec. 44p, 47, 50g, h, 56g-p, 265g-j, 276m, 277, 289b, 554, 560, 561, 779-780, 785m, p, 795m-s, 797m, 798g-y, 815g-i, 1003, 3567o, 9106 (1)-(9), 9401 (2i)] -  Act 32

Authorized state building program for 2011-13: addition of renovation of Gates Hall at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove -  Act 119

Child care facilities for state employees in the Madison area: DOA contract authority eliminated [Sec. 39, 43, 264, 267, 727, 776-778, 9401 (1)] -  Act 32

Duty to make payments to federal government modified -  Act 10

Revenue bond limit for transportation facilities and major highway projects increased [Sec. 2236]  -  Act 32

State public debt refunding, Building Commission authority [Sec. 798] -  Act 32

U.W. System: Board of Regents employees compensation and employment, construction and contracting procedures re gifts of real property, segregated funds, tuition limits, exemption from cost-benefit and raise threshold for bidding, federal appropriations collapsed into one, annual reports, and appropriations [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin"] -  Act 32

burial Burial, see Veteran

burial trust Burial trust, see Trust fund

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Farm and farming — Machinery; Garage; Insurance — Motor vehicle; Metropolitan transportation; Motor vehicle — Driver's license; Motor vehicle — Equipment; Motor vehicle — Regulation; School — Conveyance of pupil

Comm.Dept economic development business certifications and certain grant programs transferred to DOA; women's business initiative corporation grants and small business innovation research assistance grants repealed; diesel truck idling reduction grants transferred to DSPS [for section numbers, see entry under ``Commerce, Department of"] -  Act 32

DATCP revisions re confidentiality of exemptions from requirement to register livestock premises, county land conservation committee membership, vehicle scale operators, and reporting requirement for pesticide sales (remedial legislation)  -  Act 263

DOT revisions re issuance of certificate of title for OWI-related seized vehicle, operating privilege revocation, multijurisdictional proportional registration and motor carrier insurance, and DOT-assigned VIN (remedial legislation)  -  Act 262

International Registration Plan for motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicle out-of-service violations: DOT authority to refuse registration or issue permits [Sec. 3086-3088, 3107, 3108, 3122-3126, 3170, 3171, 9348 (1)]  -  Act 32

Motor carrier transportation contracts: certain liability provisions prohibited -  Act 33

Motorists required to yield to railroad track equipment as they would a train at railroad crossings; required maintenance of railroad right-of-way modified -  Act 101

Serious traffic violation revisions re disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle -  Act 244

Vehicles transporting hazardous materials required to stop at railroad crossings: statutory enumeration of hazardous materials eliminated, DOT required to promulgate rules on marking or placarding vehicles consistent with federal regulations -  Act 247

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

International Registration Plan for motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicle out-of-service violations: DOT authority to refuse registration or issue permits [Sec. 3086-3088, 3107, 3108, 3122-3126, 3170, 3171, 9348 (1)]  -  Act 32

Length of single vehicle operating on highway without overlength permit: maximum increased -  Act 54

Overall length limit for vehicle combinations revised -  Act 243

Overweight vehicles or combination of vehicles with six or more axles and transporting certain agricultural products to a farm or from field to farm, storage facility, or processing facility: DOT may issue overweight permits under set conditions; exception to DOT report requirement -  Act 56

Overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations with six or more axles and are transporting sealed loads re international trade: DOT may issue overweight permits; exception to DOT report requirement -  Act 55