Wisconsin Legislature: Court

Absconding without paying for gasoline or diesel fuel: additional option for civil redress for the fuel retailer; DOT and affidavit provisions - AB416

Absconding without paying for gasoline or diesel fuel: additional option for civil redress for the fuel retailer; DOT and affidavit provisions - SB314

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense and definition provisions - AB364

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense and definition provisions - SB277

Actions affecting the family and paternity actions: form for SSN of minor children [Sec. 3478-3481, 9308 (2), (3)] - AB40

Actions affecting the family and paternity actions: form for SSN of minor children [Sec. 3478-3481, 9308 (2), (3)] - SB27

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 - AB156

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 [S.Amdt.1: action commenced by a prisoner provision added] - SB117

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: 2011 WisAct 61 provisions revised so an action may be brought in Dane County, plaintiff's county of residence, or county plaintiff's place of business or registered agent is located; appeal of judgment or order provision - SB505

Administrative agency actions: awarding costs revised; eliminates requirement that hearing examiners and courts rely on certain federal case law - AB223

Administrative agency actions: awarding costs revised; eliminates requirement that hearing examiners and courts rely on certain federal case law - SB191

Administrative rule-making process: changes made by 2011 WisActs 21 and 32 eliminated, prior law restored - AB389

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, legislative review of proposed rules and JCRAR duties modified; A.Amdt.10: local governmental units provision] - JR1 AB8

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state - JR1 SB8

Alternatives to prosecuting and incarcerating offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs: counties required to match portion of OJA grants [Sec. 330] - AB40

Alternatives to prosecuting and incarcerating offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs: counties required to match portion of OJA grants [Sec. 330] - SB27

Animal cruelty resulting in great bodily harm, disfigurement, or death made a felony; adequate food and water and abandonment provisions; court may order psychological assessment or counseling and bar a violator from owning an animal - AB593

Annexation by city or village: towns authorized to challenge certain procedure in court [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, county board approval of cross-county annexation no longer needed, town may ask DOA to review proposed annexation and if a requirement is violated, the town my challenge in circuit court] - AB181

Annexation by city or village: towns authorized to challenge certain procedure in court - SB129

Attorneys representing criminal defendants authorized to issue subpoenas - AB84

Attorneys representing criminal defendants authorized to issue subpoenas - SB73

Bail bond surety corporation and agent licensing provisions created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 496m, 3205p, r, 3212m, 3541g, r, 9140 (5c)] - AB40

Birth certificate: adult who was adopted as a child may petition the court to have original information restored - AB12

Child sex offenses: mandatory minimum sentence required for specified offenses, exception if offender was under 18 years old [A.Amdt.1: mandatory requirement removed, court may impose lesser sentence than required or place person on probation if person is no more than 24 months older than the victim; S.Amdt.1: 24 months changed to 48] - AB209

Chiropractic service fees paid from attorney contingency fees re motor vehicle accident [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3503g, 9309 (1f)] - AB40

Commercial bail bond agents, recovery agents, and agencies: licensure and certification provisions created; DSPS duties specified and advisory committee created - AB567

Default judgment entered against a counterdefendant or cross defendant in civil lawsuit revised - AB600

Default judgment entered against a counterdefendant or cross defendant in civil lawsuit revised - SB451

DNA sample: court to put person found delinquent or not guilty by reason of mental defect, sentenced, declared a sexual predator, or in custody for a crime requiring a DNA sample into sheriff's custody long enough to provide a sample; DOJ duty - SB169

Domestic abuse committed in the presence of a child: sentencing court must consider as aggravating factor - SB127

Electronic records of the juvenile court may be transferred to a law enforcement agency; Director of State Courts, CCAP, confidentiality, and forfeiture provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, disclosure to another 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 other sensitive personal matters] - SB173

Electronic records of the juvenile court may be transferred to another juvenile court, municipal court, courts of criminal jurisdiction, DAs and other prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies; Director of State Courts, CCAP, confidentiality, and forfeiture provisions - AB537

Ethics, elections, and lobbying regulation laws: prosecution and venue for trial of civil and criminal violations modified; disclosure of certain information provision - AB656

Expungement of misdemeanor with maximum jail sentence of one year, regardless of age, permitted - AB709

Foreclosure on abandoned properties: redemption period and court procedures modified - AB414

Foreclosure on abandoned properties: redemption period and court procedures modified [S.Amdt.1: further revisions; S.Amdt.2: notice of sale printed in a newspaper modified] - SB307

Gender-based harm: civil cause of action created, definition provision; penalty enhancer for certain crimes, JRCCP report - AB199

Gender-based harm: civil cause of action created, definition provision; penalty enhancer for certain crimes, JRCCP report - SB145

Genetic test results as conclusive determination of paternity provisions created - AB42

GPS tracking by Corr.Dept for restraining order or injunction violation conviction: court may order; surcharge, costs, notification, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - AB175

GPS tracking by Corr.Dept for restraining order or injunction violation conviction: court may order; surcharge, costs, notification, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report [S.Amdt.3: penalties revised, exclusion zone violation defined, public safety changed to petitioner safety; S.Amdt.4: witness intimidation provision removed] - SB104

Hearsay evidence is admissible at a preliminary examination - AB509

Hearsay evidence is admissible at a preliminary examination - SB399

Ignition interlock device: court to order for first OWI offense regardless of alcohol concentration - AB433

Ignition interlock device: court to order for first OWI offense regardless of alcohol concentration - SB320

Inadmissibility of a statement of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action or administrative hearing - AB147

Inadmissibility of a statement of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action or administrative hearing - SB103

Interest rate on judgments revised re civil actions in tort, rights enforced under WCA, and consumer protection actions commenced by DATCP - SE1 AB14

Interest rate on judgments revised re civil actions in tort, rights enforced under WCA, and consumer protection actions commenced by DATCP [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, exceptions removed; S.Amdt.1: prime rate in effect clarification] - SE1 SB14

Involuntary commitment for treatment hearing: court to determine if individual attends via videoconferencing [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1663p; A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: deletes involuntary commitment provisions, revises when a defendant is entitled to be in a courtroom in a criminal case and objections to use of videoconferencing technology, 3492r, w, deletes 1663p] - AB40

Judge or justice required to disqualify him or herself if legal counsel representing a party in an action ever represented the judge or justice in a contingency fee arrangement - AB678

Judge required to disqualify him or herself from an action if he or she received campaign financial support from a party to the action - AB685

Jurisdiction clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment - AB247

Jurisdiction clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment - SB177

Lawful presence in state: if reasonable suspicion, law enforcement officer to have federal agency determine re person arrested or charged with a crime or civil action, secured custody and jail cost provisions; ordinance, resolution, or policy prohibiting a local governmental employee from inquiring if an individual receiving public services has a satisfactory immigration status or notifying the federal government of the presence of illegal aliens prohibited, writ of mandamus provision - AB173

Legal custody or physical placement of a child: modifications when a party is on active duty in the U.S. armed forces; third party and expedited hearing provisions - AB66

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

Marijuana: medical necessity defense and immunity from arrest and prosecution; DHS to establish a registry for medical users of marijuana and license and regulate compassion centers, fee provision; does not affect federal law; JRCCP report - AB475

Marijuana: medical necessity defense and immunity from arrest and prosecution; DHS to establish a registry for medical users of marijuana and license and regulate compassion centers, fee provision; does not affect federal law; JRCCP report - SB371

Municipal court practice and procedure revisions re filing oath and bond of a municipal judge, signatures on citations or complaints alleging violation of an ordinance, default judgment against a defendant who fails to appear at trial, and transcript fee for electronic recording of court proceedings (remedial legislation) - SB454

Name changes: confidentiality provisions and exemption from newspaper publication requirement [A.Amdt.1: confidential information may not be disclosed except by court order] - AB379

No-contact orders by the court: penalties increased for violations re domestic abuse incidents; convicted individual prohibited from contacting witness to the crime and penalty for violations revised; JRCCP report - AB269

Nomination paper or petition for an election: circulator's statement must be in the form of an affidavit - SB334

Nude depictions of children: offenders 21 years and older required to register as a sex offender if victim is under the age of 16 - AB624

OWI-related offense revisions re first offense penalty, LESB to establish rules for a sobriety checkpoint program, counties to seek reimbursement from persons sentenced to jail, portion of wine and liquor tax deposited into the intoxicated and drugged drivers fund, prohibited BAC after 1st or 2nd OWI, court cannot release a person after a conviction and before sentencing, release to responsible party, and seizure of vehicle; JRCCP report - AB670

Partial-birth abortion definition, prohibition, penalty, and cause of action granted to the father revised; JRCCP report - AB448

Physical placement of a child: court to presume schedule that equalizes placement to the highest degree, written and oral reasons for modifying placement or granting sole custody required; rebuttable presumption applied to modification after two years revised - AB54

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

Premarital agreements are binding re division of property and maintenance payments - AB235

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions - AB538

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions - AB544

Product liability action based on defective product and remedies against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product: changes to certain 2011 WisAct 2 provisions - SB373

Prosecution may be commenced at any time for first-degree sexual assault of an adult and attempts to commit first- and second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault - AB552

Prosecution may be commenced at any time for first-degree sexual assault of an adult and attempts to commit first- and second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault - SB473

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: school district may delay compliance with order to terminate use of [A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2476p, r] - AB40

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: school district may delay compliance with order to terminate use of - AB188

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: school district may delay compliance with order to terminate use of - SB124

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: school district resident right to object eliminated; State Superintendent authority to determine discrimination eliminated and issued orders are voided; court to dismiss any decision or order with prejudice - AB26

Recall petition circulators: affidavit requirements - SB270

Residential mortgage loan foreclosure procedures created - AB137

School zone firearm prohibition exemption for law enforcement officers revised, former law enforcement officer provision; penalty revised re peace officer who is subject to a domestic or child abuse injunction and violates the firearm prohibition - AB299

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 - AB100

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 - SB56

Substitution of judge in criminal matters eliminated - AB109

Substitution of judge in criminal matters eliminated - SB74

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 - JR1 AB1