Wisconsin Legislature: Contracts

Rental-purchase agreements and companies: regulations created; DFI duties and penalty provisions - AB582

Residential contractors prohibited from promising to pay or rebate property insurance deductible re specified repairs or replacements; consumer may cancel a contract for repairs or replacement if it is paid by insurance and all or part of the claim is not covered, written notice required; unfair trade practice and penalty provisions - AB654

WCA revision re pleading requirements for assignees of creditors - AB442

WCA revision re pleading requirements for assignees of creditors - SB327

Energy-efficient products for residential use purchased around April 21st (Earth Day): sales and use tax exemptions created, unfair trade practice for contractor to claim an exemption; JSCTE appendix report - AB710

Energy-efficient products for residential use purchased around April 21st (Earth Day): sales and use tax exemptions created, unfair trade practice for contractor to claim an exemption; JSCTE appendix report - SB554

Items and services sold as part of a lump sum contract re contractors: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB381

Items and services sold as part of a lump sum contract re contractors: sales and use tax exemptions created, tax exempt entity provision; JSCTE appendix report - SB363

Residential contractors prohibited from promising to pay or rebate property insurance deductible re specified repairs or replacements; consumer may cancel a contract for repairs or replacement if it is paid by insurance and all or part of the claim is not covered, written notice required; unfair trade practice and penalty provisions - AB654

Audits on cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews re state agency contracts for services - SB569

Contracting for services in state procurement revisions; private contractors or consultants cannot be used to perform services of public employees required to serve an unpaid leave of absence, JCF provision - SB574

Contracts for the sale of goods or services: indemnification provisions are against public policy and void - SB562

Contractual services purchased by state agencies: DOA and OSER review and cost-benefit analysis provisions repealed; annual report requirement eliminated [Sec. 188, 233, 237-239, 258, 2200, 9301 (2); original bill only] - AB40

Contractual services purchased by state agencies: DOA and OSER review and cost-benefit analysis provisions repealed; annual report requirement eliminated [Sec. 188, 233, 237-239, 258, 2200, 9301 (2)] - SB27

Cooperatives, corporations, and their officers and substantial owners that enter or offer to enter into contracts with the state prohibited from making political contributions to state office candidates and their committees, penalty provisions - AB676

Cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews re state agency contracts for services: exemptions specified, conducted by contract prohibited, and cannot be shown to a bidder until letter of intent is issued - SB570

DPI payments to Second Chance Partners for Education and similar nonprofit corporations revised re work-based learning program for at-risk children [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DPI payment provisions deleted, provisions for school boards to contract with added] - SB361

Energy efficiency projects of school districts: eliminating requirement that they be governed by a performance contract - SB548

False claim under a contract or order for materials, equipment, or services provided to the state or local government: penalties, AG duties, and relief for discriminated employee provisions - SB572

GIB may contract with consulting services related to plans it offers - AB58

GIB may contract with consulting services related to plans it offers [deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - JR1 AB11

GIB may contract with consulting services related to plans it offers - JR1 SB11

Hiring persons not legally in the U.S.: 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 - SB137

Items and services sold as part of a lump sum contract re contractors: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB381

Items and services sold as part of a lump sum contract re contractors: sales and use tax exemptions created, tax exempt entity provision; JSCTE appendix report - SB363

Long-term care facilities: laws revised re arbitration agreements in contracts, noneconomic damages and statute of limitations for torts re negligence, disclosure of incident or occurrence reports, health care provider regulatory records, and limit on punitive damages; JRCCP report - AB345

Long-term care facilities: laws revised re arbitration agreements in contracts, noneconomic damages and statute of limitations for torts re negligence, disclosure of incident or occurrence reports, health care provider regulatory records, and limit on punitive damages; JRCCP report - SB244

Management, maintenance, and improvement activities on DNR land: contracts with and receipt of gifts, grants, moneys, materials, or services from nonprofit conservation organizations [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 822d-s] - AB40

Motor carrier transportation contracts: certain liability provisions prohibited - AB50

Motor carrier transportation contracts: certain liability provisions prohibited [A.Amdt.1: definition revised] - SB41

Public safety employees collective bargaining under MERA revisions re union dues deduction, contracts for employment, health care coverage plans, arbitration for dispute resolution, and interest arbitration submitted to WERC; JSCRS appendix report - AB127

Rail passenger service assistance and promotion program: provision allowing DOT to contract without competitive bidding or sealed proposals eliminated - AB261

Rail passenger service assistance and promotion program: provision allowing DOT to contract without competitive bidding or sealed proposals eliminated - SB198

Residential contractors prohibited from promising to pay or rebate property insurance deductible re specified repairs or replacements; consumer may cancel a contract for repairs or replacement if it is paid by insurance and all or part of the claim is not covered, written notice required; unfair trade practice and penalty provisions - AB654

Service contracts enforced by OCI: regulations created; definition, exemption, and penalty provisions - AB571

Service contracts enforced by OCI: regulations created; definition, exemption, and penalty provisions [S.Amdt.3: preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses added; A.Amdt.1: deletes provisions added by S.Amdt.3] - SB492

State agency operations, contracts, and grants: deadline for DOA to implement disclosure of expenditures requirements from 2011 WisAct 32; time frame for state agencies to report to DOA - SB565

State agency operations, contracts, and grants: disclosure of expenditures, Internet provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 215m; A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: computer operations upgrade exemption with JCF approval] - AB40

State contractual services exemptions: engineering or architectural service contracts approval by DOA modified; DOT reports on contractual engagements, cost-benefit analysis, and recommendations to improve local road improvement projects process required - SB575

State contractual services: notification to Governor and JCF provision; Division of Legal Services in DOA to develop standard performance measures and benchmark indicators; unsatisfactory contractor performance provisions - SB571

State highway maintenance: definitions, DOT requirements, and contract provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2221b, c, ed-h; deleted by A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1] - AB40

Student information system: State Superintendent to develop request for proposal and criteria for selecting vendors - AB576

Student information system: State Superintendent to develop request for proposal procedures and criteria for selecting vendors, fee and compatible software provisions - SB556

Long-term care facilities: laws revised re arbitration agreements in contracts, noneconomic damages and statute of limitations for torts re negligence, disclosure of incident or occurrence reports, health care provider regulatory records, and limit on punitive damages; JRCCP report - AB345

Long-term care facilities: laws revised re arbitration agreements in contracts, noneconomic damages and statute of limitations for torts re negligence, disclosure of incident or occurrence reports, health care provider regulatory records, and limit on punitive damages; JRCCP report - SB244

Snow sports in a ski area: liability and negligence provisions established, safety requirements set - AB495

Snow sports in a ski area: liability and negligence provisions established, safety requirements set [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, snowmobile and ATV provisions added] - SB388

``Co-op Month": October 2011 declared as - AJR69

Cooperatives, corporations, and their officers and substantial owners that enter or offer to enter into contracts with the state prohibited from making political contributions to state office candidates and their committees, penalty provisions - AB676

Dairy cooperative member allowed to claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit either the taxable year the expenditure is made or the next taxable year - AB357

Dairy cooperative member allowed to claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit either the taxable year the expenditure is made or the next taxable year [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, claim to be made in year after the work occurs, credits shall be added to claimant's income under set conditions] - SB260

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit: dairy cooperatives allowed to claim [Sec. 1826, 1963, 2075, 9341 (1)] - SB27

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit: transferred to DATCP and dairy cooperatives allowed to claim [Sec. 1826, 1963, 2075, 3369, 9341 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 772d, 1822d, 1826d, 1959d, 1963d, 2071d, 2075d, deletes 1826, 1963, 2075] - AB40

Electric provider may count electricity derived from a large hydroelectric facility toward compliance with the renewable portfolio standard - AB114

Electric provider may count electricity derived from a large hydroelectric facility toward compliance with the renewable portfolio standard - SB81

Electric provider may not count electricity derived from a large hydroelectric facility that is not located in the U.S. toward compliance with the renewable portfolio standard - AB734

Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperatives, and labor organizations provisions revised; registration and reporting requirements re mass communication within 60 days of an election, special report provision; penalties specified - AB591

Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperatives, and labor organizations provisions revised; registration and reporting requirements re mass communication within 60 days of an election, special report provision; penalties specified - SB446

Political disbursements by corporations and cooperatives: GAB duties if prohibition is found unenforceable under set conditions; disbursement prohibited if owned or controlled by a foreign national; registration and reporting requirements and penalty provisions - SB67

Political disbursements by corporations and cooperatives: GAB duties if prohibition is found unenforceable under set conditions; registration and reporting requirements; penalty provisions - AB726

Securities registration exemption for cooperatives modified - AB228

Small winery cooperative wholesalers: meeting with DOR and U.W. Center for Cooperatives and publicly available reports requirement eliminated - AB59

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified - AB253

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified - SB189

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified - SE1 AB8

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified - SE1 SB8

Elections for DA, sheriff, register of deeds, county clerk, treasurer, surveyor, coroner, and clerk of circuit court made nonpartisan and term of office to begin the first Monday in June: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR51

Failure to report a missing child or the death of a child and hiding or moving the corpse of a child: prohibition and penalties created; JRCCP report [A.Amdt.1: ``missing" defined] - AB397

Failure to report a missing child or the death of a child and hiding or moving the corpse of a child: prohibition and penalties created; JRCCP report - SB299

Reporting deaths to coroner or medical examiner, jurisdiction to investigate death, notification to next of kin, autopsy and diagnostic procedures, investigation records, handling of personal property, disposition of bodies, and access to mental health treatment records revisions; JRCCP report - AB720

Administrative dissolution of a corporation: DFI notice procedure revised - AB493

Administrative dissolution of a corporation: DFI notice procedure revised [S.Amdt.2: domestic or foreign business, nonstock corporation, or LLC specified and posting notice on the Web site removed] - SB391

Benefit corporation: category of business corporation identified as created - AB742