Wisconsin Legislature: Cooperative associations

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

Charter School Authorizing Board created and charter school provisions revised re virtual charter school cap on pupils, health insurance and WRS participation for employees, teacher license, and contracts; CESA may establish an independent charter school; DPI duties; general school aid modified - AB51

Charter School Authorizing Board created and charter school provisions revised re virtual charter school cap on pupils, health insurance and WRS participation for employees, teacher license, and contracts; CESA may establish an independent charter school; DPI duties; general school aid modified - SB22

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 [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

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

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

Tax-option corporation is eligible for angel investment credits [Sec. 1872; original bill only] - AB40

Tax-option corporation is eligible for angel investment credits [Sec. 1866, 1872] - SB27

U.S. Constitution amended via congressional action or constitutional convention supported re corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights of natural persons and money is not speech - AJR121

U.W. Board of Regents' use of telecommunications services and its relationship with Wisconsin's Research and Education Network (WiscNet): LAB audit required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 970b, d, 1015x, 9152 (1Lc), (1xc); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions, service to hospitals added, third-party entity provisions and JCF approval, audit revised and ``telecommunications" changed to ``broadband", 335m, 9152 (2c), deletes 9152 (1Lc), (1xc)] - AB40

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, badger jobs fund, and certified jobs now fund program created; Comm.Dept, WEDC, DOR, OCI, and JCF duties; reports required - AB129

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, badger jobs fund, and certified jobs now fund program created; Comm.Dept, WEDC, DOR, OCI, and JCF duties; reports required - SB94

Angel investment tax credit program revisions re qualified new business venture certification and limitation on credits claimed; angel investment or early stage seed tax credit does not have to be paid back if investment is held for less than 3 years and is worthless - AB601

Angel investment tax credit program revisions re qualified new business venture certification and limitation on credits claimed; angel investment or early stage seed tax credit does not have to be paid back if investment is held for less than 3 years and is worthless [S.Amdt.1: further revisions; S.Amdt.4: limitation on credits provision removed] - SB463

Apprentice wages: income and franchise tax credits created, conditions specified - AB587

BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core programs: eliminates the authority of DHS to modify aspects of the programs through policy or waiver; disallowing certain carry-forward amounts for corporate combined reporting purposes - AB697

BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core programs: eliminates the authority of DHS to modify aspects of the programs through policy or waiver; disallowing certain carry-forward amounts for corporate combined reporting purposes - SB538

Bonus depreciation: federal law changes adopted for state income and franchise tax purposes - SB14

Business expansion within a municipality: property tax credit created, conditions set - AB107

Business expansion within a municipality: property tax credit created, conditions set - SB60

Business relocated from another state or country to this state: tax benefits extended to existing business engaged in same type of business and within certain proximity - AB341

Businesses that move out of state: deductions from income and franchise taxes for moving expenses eliminated - AB392

Capital gains from Wisconsin-source assets: income tax exclusion; WEDC and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1754, 1761, 1763, 1866, 2862; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Capital gains from Wisconsin-source assets: income tax exclusion; WEDC and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1754, 1761, 1763, 2862] - SB27

Clean technology grants: DOR collection of withholding taxes revised; WEDC to establish grant program for technology transfer organizations and research institutions - AB651

Combined reporting: DOR may not disallow election of [Sec. 1892, 9341 (4), 9441 (2)] - AB40

Combined reporting: DOR may not disallow election of [Sec. 1892, 9341 (4), 9441 (2)] - SB27

Combined reporting: net business loss carry-forward offset [Sec. 1893, 1894; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``pre-2009" provision, 1894d, 1897r, s, 2015f, g, deletes 1894] - AB40

Combined reporting: net business loss carry-forward offset [Sec. 1893, 1894] - SB27

Combined reporting, qualified production activities income credit, estate tax, upper income tax bracket, EITC, homestead tax credit, and exclusion of capital gains revisions; JSCTE appendix report - AB637

Community development financial institution (CDFI) credit created, Comm.Dept duties; dairy manufacturing facility, meat processing facility, and food processing plant and food warehouse investment credits revised - AB186

Community development financial institution (CDFI) credit created, Comm.Dept duties; dairy manufacturing facility, meat processing facility, and food processing plant and food warehouse investment credits revised - SB120

Community development financial institution (CDFI) credit created, WEDC duties - AB211