Acts Index

Public Defender Board: income and assets used in determining indigency [Sec. 3559d, h] -  Act 32

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

poor relief Poor relief, see Public assistance

population Population, see Census

populous county Populous county, see Milwaukee County

pornography Pornography, see Obscenity

port Port

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

Grandfathered piers and wharves: deadline for registering with DNR extended -  Act 25

St. Croix National Scenic Riverway: exemption from DNR permit requirement re placement of pier containing a floating toilet facility -  Act 153

postage and postal service Postage and postal service

Advertising and promotional direct mail: sales and use tax exemptions created [Sec. 2181p, 9441 (1d)]  -  Act 32

poultry Poultry

Meat and poultry inspection fee repealed [Sec. 373e, 2309g] -  Act 32

power of attorney Power of attorney

Parent with legal custody of a child: power of attorney to temporarily delegate certain powers to another person permitted; provisions for organizations that facilitate designations including criminal history search and child abuse reporting; foster home license exemption, Indian child, and juvenile court jurisdiction provisions; DCF rule requirements -  Act 87

pr _program revenue_ PR (Program revenue), see specific subject

preliminary proceedings Preliminary proceedings, see Court — Procedure

preschool Preschool, see Kindergarten

prescription Prescription, see Drugs

presidential electors Presidential electors

Presidential preference primary date changed, dates of related election events also changed -  Act 45

presidential primary Presidential primary, see Presidential electors

prevailing wage Prevailing wage, see Wage — Payment

primary elections Primary elections, see also Presidential electors

Comptroller, office of: elective office created for counties with population over 750,000; duties specified; report, election ballot, and primary provisions -  Act 62

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, ``proof of identification" and noncompliant REAL ID provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee may be waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign; signature requirement re voting in person; durational residency requirement increased; straight party ticket eliminated; deadline for late registration and absentee voting in person changed; GAB special registration deputies discontinued; voter registration information and list revisions; proof of residence modified re university, college, and technical college student IDs -  Act 23

September primary date changed and renamed ``Partisan Primary"; absentee ballot changes and military and overseas electors provisions; fee exception for duplicate DOT issued ID for voting purposes -  Act 75

prison Prison, see also Jail; Juvenile detention facility; Mental health — Hospitals and institutes; Parole or probation; Prisoner — Work program

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: plaintiff may designate county in which to bring the action; appellant may select court of appeals district in which to appeal the judgment or order of a circuit court; certain actions commenced by a prisoners shall be venued in Dane County  -  Act 61

Adult correctional services funding -  Act 13

Correctional institution management: meetings to discuss safety concerns and staff assignment policy provisions [Sec. 2995h, k] -  Act 32

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

Inmates with contagious diseases: disclosure to correctional officer who has custodial authority permitted [Sec. 2648q, 2873q, 3051h-L] -  Act 32

Nursing staff in correctional facilities report required; litigation loans to prisoners modified; video surveillance of mental health patients under Corr.Dept supervision provision [Sec. 1667g, 3014m, 9111 (1u)] [3014m — partial veto; 9111 (1u) — vetoed] -  Act 32

Soft tissue injury or great bodily harm to an officer while resisting or obstructing an officer made a felony; battery by prisoners expanded to include soft tissue injury; definition provision -  Act 74

prison industry Prison industry, see Prisoner — Work program

prisoner _ work program Prisoner — Work program

Prison industries and state procurement [Sec. 242, 256, 261] -  Act 32

privacy Privacy

Confidentiality of information re health care services: residential care apartment complex included in ``health care provider" definition [Sec. 2646t] -  Act 32

Electronic juvenile court records re Children's Code or Juvenile Justice Code proceedings made available to law enforcement, juvenile court, municipal court, court of criminal jurisdiction, and certain prosecutors, attorneys, and guardians ad litem; restrictions on information re physical and mental health and sensitive personal matters; Director of State Courts, CCAP, confidentiality, and forfeiture provisions  -  Act 270

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

Name changes: confidentiality provisions and exemption from newspaper publication requirement; confidential information may not be disclosed except by court order  -  Act 274

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

private school Private school, see Parochial and private educational institutions

probation Probation, see Parole or probation

product liability Product liability

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

product safety Product safety, see Public safety

program revenue _pr_ Program revenue (PR), see specific subject

property, abandoned Property, Abandoned, see Housing

property damage Property damage, see Damage (to property)

property insurance Property insurance, see Insurance — Miscellaneous

property tax Property tax, see also Farmland preservation; Homestead credit; School — Finance

Brookfield, Town of, may use TIF for one project related to either a retail project or a purpose which a city or village may create a district -  Act 11

Equalized valuation error loans program revisions -  Act 64

Fox Lake, City of: 2013 levy limit adjustment re 2011 equalized valuation of property error -  Act 145

Local levy limits: property tax levy limits extended and modified, maximum base amount, reduction under certain conditions, and temporary suspension of county tax rate levy limit [Sec. 1680m, 1721u-1725c] [1722b — partial veto; 1722d — vetoed] -  Act 32

Multijurisdictional TID (MJTID) creation authorized for cities and villages, conditions specified and DOR duties  -  Act 77

Property tax deferral loan program in WHEDA: participants expanded to include veterans [Sec. 2832g, r]  -  Act 32

Stewardship Program revisions re easements, reasons for prohibiting public access, JCF review threshold, and aids in lieu of property taxes; DNR appropriations and local government nonbinding resolution provisions [Sec. 587-589, 601, 825-834, 837-840m, 862m, 863-865, 1748de, e, 9335 (2)]  -  Act 32

TID definition modified re wetlands -  Act 10

TID designated as distressed or severely distressed: requirement that TID exist for at least seven years repealed, time limit on designation extended -  Act 41

TID in Village of Pleasant Prairie: calculation of the 12 percent test changed -  Act 40

TID number 72 in City of Milwaukee: DOR required to proceed and not certify a value increment before certain date  -  Act 12

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

TID number 3 in City of Middleton: project plan amendments and time during which tax increments are allocated and expenditures for project costs are made revised  -  Act 139

TID number 12 in City of New Lisbon: DOR certification and 12 percent limit findings [Sec. 1740i]  -  Act 32

TIDs in towns: provisions revised re city or village that annexes or attaches a district, DOR duty [Sec. 1740g, k, 1741e-es] -  Act 32

Warrens, Village of: 2013 levy limit adjustment re 2011 equalized valuation of property error -  Act 140

property tax _ assessment Property tax — Assessment

Shorewood, Village of: local levy limit exception re assessment error -  Act 63

property tax _ exemption Property tax — Exemption, see also Farmland preservation; Homestead credit

Student housing facilities: property tax exemption repealed re nonprofit organization on U.W. Madison campus [Sec. 1747n, 1748d, 9341 (4d), 9441 (4d] [vetoed]  -  AB-40

prosecution Prosecution, see Court — Procedure

prostate cancer Prostate cancer, see Disease

protective occupation Protective occupation, see Fire department; Police; Retirement — Protective service

provisional ballot Provisional ballot, see Elections — Ballots

psc PSC, see Public Service Commission

public access Public access, see Public land; Public record

public assistance Public assistance, see also Children — Protection and services; Food stamp plan; Medical assistance; Nursing homes and adult care; Poor; Public welfare; Unemployment — Relief measures; Wisconsin Works

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

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; multiconsortia created with contracts, tribal governing body, and transfer of county employees provisions; cemetery, funeral, and burial expenses program modified; LAB audit required; incentive program for local fraud detection created and JCF approval required [for section numbers, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"]  -  Act 32

Intentional program violations re W-2 and emergency assistance: definition and penalties created  -  Act 202

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

TANF and child care allocations revised, transitional jobs demonstration projects provisions [Sec. 670, 672, 674, 680, 1373-1375, 1385c, 1388-1400, 9408 (3f)] [1385c — vetoed] -  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

TANF funding increase to support EITC -  Act 10