Acts Index

Sexual assault: procedures for evidence with DNA on it when no suspect has been identified [Sec. 2682m, 2704m]  -  Act 32

Sexually explicit conduct by a person under age 18: evidentiary recordings remain in possession of court or law enforcement agency, defense inspection provisions; attempt at specified sex crimes against children made a felony; victim in certain sex crimes against children can be an individual the perpetrator believed to be under 18; JRCCP report  -  Act 284

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases  -  Act 2

Trafficking of a child prosecution time limit revised and TPR provision; knowingly accessing certain child pornography materials made a felony; restricting evidence about complaining witnesses expanded re specified sex crimes; crimes expanded re interception of communications by law enforcement with judicial approval; crime victim compensation re sex crimes against children; JRCCP report  -  Act 271

Videotape procedure re evidence and depositions (Wis.Stat., s.885.42), 11/5/10 [SCO no.10-06] -  SCO

exam _or testing_ of pupil Exam (or testing) of pupil, see School — Branches of instruction

examining board Examining board, see Regulation and Licensing, Department of; Safety and Professional Services, Department of; specific subject

excise tax Excise tax

Moist snuff: excise tax based on weight [Sec. 2637n, p, 9441 (3u)] [vetoed] -  AB-40

executive office Executive office, see also Governor

Read to Lead Development Council created; assessing reading readiness of kindergarteners; knowledge of reading development and instruction required for certain initial teacher licenses; teacher education programs to report on number of graduates and performance of recent graduates used to evaluate the programs; educator effectiveness evaluation system and equivalency process developed; intervention or remedial reading services for certain pupils; DPI duties; LAB audit  -  Act 166

executive order Executive order, see Governor

expenditure restraint program Expenditure Restraint Program, see Shared revenue

expert witness Expert witness, see Witness

expressway Expressway, see Road — Expressway

expulsion of pupils Expulsion of pupils, see School — Discipline

extended supervision Extended supervision, see Sentences and penalties

f - F -

fair Fair

County fair association employee wages: income tax withholding exemption revised -  Act 131

Winery may make retail sales and provide taste samples on fairgrounds under a ``Class B" license issued to the fair association, DATCP aid provision -  Act 129

fair employment Fair employment, see Discrimination in employment

false statement False statement, see Evidence; Fraud

family Family

Administration of prescription and nonprescription drug products to pupils: types of drug products requiring training expanded, school nurse definition amended, requirement that drug product be supplied by a parent or guardian eliminated, and private school provisions -  Act 86

Child placed in out-of-home care revisions re permanency plans, concurrent planning, trial reunifications, and other planned permanent living arrangements  -  Act 181

College savings programs and College Savings Program Board transferred to DOA from Office of the State Treasurer; certain family members who are not account members allowed to contribute and claim deductions [Sec. 74, 75-77, 207, 208, 758-766, 868, 904-907, 1756-1760, 3491, 3492, 9149 (1), 9341 (5f)] -  Act 32

Dependent health insurance coverage revisions [Sec. 1477r, 3472b-p, 9325 (2f), 9425 (2f)] -  Act 32

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report -  Act 49

Family and medical leave: state law construed as an enactment of statewide concern and preempts city, village, town, or county ordinances -  Act 16

Irrevocable burial trust for individuals enrolled in MA: DHS to seek approval for contributions from friends and family [Sec. 1459bn] -  Act 32

family _ support Family — Support, see also Children — Protection and services

Actions affecting the family and paternity actions: form for SSN of minor children [Sec. 3478-3481, 9308 (2), (3)]  -  Act 32

Child support incentive payments to counties: DCF to develop plan, JCF approval required [Sec. 9108 (2i)] [partial veto] -  Act 32

Child support payment distribution revision [Sec. 3482, 9308 (1)] -  Act 32

family care Family Care, see Nursing homes and adult care

family planning Family planning, see Birth control

farm and farming Farm and farming, see also Agricultural credit; Farmland preservation; Fish and fishing — Commercial

Dairy and livestock farm investment credit extended -  Act 15

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

farm and farming _ machinery Farm and farming — Machinery

Vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting manure to or from a farm: seasonal weight limit exception created, forfeiture provision; DOT appendix report -  Act 279

farm produce Farm produce

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

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops: dates extended re exceeding weight limit exception  -  Act 52

farmland preservation Farmland preservation

Agricultural conservation easement purchase program modified and report required; conservation fee requirement for rezoning land out of a farmland preservation zoning district eliminated [Sec. 377, 379, 797, 889, 2279-2287, 2307c, 9103 (1i), (2i)] -  Act 32

Agricultural enterprise areas: DATCP allowed to use emergency rule-making procedures to designate  -  Act 253

Qualified production activities credit created re manufacturing property and agricultural property [Sec. 1755g, 1881n, 1887d, 1889n, 1896f, 2011d, 2012d, 2013f, 2015e, 2122d, 2123d, 2184n] -  Act 32

Qualified production activities credit: technical changes -  Act 232

federal aid Federal aid

Airport improvement project involving federal aid: state aid limits modified -  Act 248

Ambulatory surgical center assessment: refund or recoup amounts or payments for which the federal government does not pay its share, DHS duties -  Act 191

Child care scholarship and bonus program: transfer of TANF funds to federal Child Care and Development block grant funds permitted [Sec. 1376] -  Act 32

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

Clean Water Fund Program: eliminate statutory provisions re federal financial hardship grant program (remedial legislation) -  Act 261

Community Services Block Grant Program appropriation [Sec. 665, 666, 675, 676, 1415] -  Act 32

Human growth and development instructional programs in schools: revisions re topics covered, definitions, exemptions, advisory committee, and volunteer health care provider  -  Act 216

Low-income assistance for weatherization and other energy conservation services funding [Sec. 325d-326m]  -  Act 32

Low-income dental clinic grants, federal funding provision [Sec. 634x, 2648L] -  Act 32

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

TANF and federal social services block grant moneys: certain appropriations transferred from DHS to a new appropriation for DCF [Sec. 659d, 662-664, 667, 673, 1324, 1329, 1330]  -  Act 32

Transit employees whose employer receives certain federal funding: collective bargaining unit, dispute settlement, and definition provisions [Sec. 2406gh, prm, rrm, 2407bt, ep, 2409jn, 3508v] -  Act 32

UI law changes including test for illegal drugs, and contribution liability of successor employers; unemployment integrity fund created, sunset provision -  Act 198

W-2 program revisions; transitional jobs demonstration project eliminated (ARRA moneys); DCF provision [Sec. 1346, 1348-1361f, 1362-1367, 1368-1371, 1385, 2391, 3568-3570, 9308 (4), (5i), 9408 (3i), (3j)] [1385 — partial veto] -  Act 32

fee Fee, see specific subject

felony Felony, see Court — Procedure; Crime and criminals — Felony

fermented malt beverage Fermented malt beverage, see Alcohol beverage and its subheadings

fertilizer Fertilizer

Fertilizer research funding [Sec. 9203 (1f)] -  Act 32

Phosphorus and shoreland zoning rules: economic impact analysis and report required [Sec. 9135 (3f)] [partial veto]  -  Act 32

Vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting manure to or from a farm: seasonal weight limit exception created, forfeiture provision; DOT appendix report -  Act 279

filling station Filling station, see Gasoline

finance company Finance company, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

finance, joint committee on Finance, Joint Committee on, see Legislature — Finance, Joint Committee on

financial institution Financial institution, see also Bank; Credit union; Savings and loan associations

Deposit placement programs of public depositories: revision re redeposit of moneys under set conditions  -  Act 204

Financial record matching program: DHS to operate for MA applicants and recipients for whom asset verification is required for MA eligibility; confidentiality and penalty provisions -  Act 192

Payday loan revisions re interest, database, and consumer reports to verify income; title loan provisions re certificate of authorization, interest, rescission, and other requirements; certain exemptions for affiliates of financial institutions; Division of Banking duties [Sec. 2637d-kk, 9317 (1u)-(3u)]  -  Act 32

financial institutions, department of Financial Institutions, Department of, see also Securities — Regulation

Administrative dissolution of a domestic or foreign business, nonstock corporation, or LLC: DFI notice procedure revised -  Act 234

Credit Unions, Office of, PR appropriation consolidated with PR appropriation for program operations [Sec. 489-492, 2707] -  Act 32

Notaries public appointment, collection agency regulation, and community currency exchange insurance policy revisions; Mortgage Loan Originator Council eliminated  -  Act 233

Notary public and trademark functions of the Office of the Secretary of State transferred to DFI [Sec. 754, 2310, 2605-2637, 9142 (1) -  Act 32

financial responsibility of motor vehicle operator Financial responsibility of motor vehicle operator, see Insurance — Motor vehicle

fines Fines, see also Forfeiture; Sentences and penalties

Carrying a concealed weapon licensing provisions created, background check and training required; other provisions re electric weapons, transporting unloaded firearms and unstrung bow or crossbow, disorderly conduct, photo ID cards for former law enforcement officers, prohibited places and sign specifications, and out-of-state licensees and reciprocity; exemption from emergency rules and penalty provisions; DOJ duties and report required -  Act 35

False reporting of an emergency to 911 telephone number: fines increased -  Act 275

Financial record matching program: DHS to operate for MA applicants and recipients for whom asset verification is required for MA eligibility; confidentiality and penalty provisions -  Act 192