Subject Index

Turner syndrome awareness month: February 2012 proclaimed as - SJR62

``Women's History Month": March designated as -  AJR133

World Veterinary Year: 2011 recognized as -  AJR18

World Veterinary Year: 2011 recognized as -  SJR11

Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day: November 10, 2011 proclaimed as -  AJR75

holperin, jim Holperin, Jim

Absent without leave: penalties and costs imposed on Sen. Jim Holperin -  SR9

Senators absent without leave: compelling attendance of; sergeant at arms duties -  JR1 SR1

home care services Home care services, see Trades and occupations

home health care Home health care, see Medical service

homecraft Homecraft, see Persons with disabilities

homestead credit Homestead credit

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

Homestead tax credit indexing for inflation provisions repealed [Sec. 2124-2128] -  AB40

Homestead tax credit indexing for inflation provisions repealed [Sec. 2124-2128] -  SB27

Homestead tax credit indexing for inflation restored re 2011 WisAct 32 -  AB368

Homestead tax credit indexing for inflation restored re 2011 WisAct 32 -  SB272

Homestead tax credit reduced re federal housing subsidy -  AB244

Homestead tax credit reduced re federal housing subsidy -  SB175

homicide Homicide, see Crime and criminals — Homicide or murder

honesty testing device Honesty testing device, see Lie detector

horses Horses

Animal-drawn vehicle: safety equipment requirements for operating on a highway during hours of darkness; counties may require registration by ordinance, fee provision  - AB659

hospice Hospice, see Medical service

hospitals Hospitals, see also Insurance — Health; Medical assistance; Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; Mental health — Hospitals and institutes; Nursing homes and adult care; University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority; Veteran — Hospitals and home

Ambulatory surgical center assessment repealed -  AB408

Ambulatory surgical center assessment repealed [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, repeal changed to refund or recoup amounts or payments for which the federal government does not pay its share, DHS duties]  - SB297

Coinsurance payment for Medicare Part A service limited [Sec. 1455, 1456; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deductibles added and inpatient hospital services specified, 1453m-q, 1459p-t] -  AB40

Emergency detention: law enforcement investigation, initiation, and completion revision re jurisdiction  - AB367

Emergency detention: law enforcement investigation, initiation, and completion revision re jurisdiction  - SB332

Essential access city hospital: supplemental MA payments eliminated [Sec. 1433; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, funding restored with modifications, 1433d, f, deletes 1433]  - AB40

Essential access city hospital: supplemental MA payments eliminated [Sec. 1433] -  SB27

Newborn child taken into custody: provisions expanded to include health care clinic staff and newborns up to 30 days old - AB396

Newborn child taken into custody: provisions expanded to include health care clinic staff and newborns up to 30 days old - SB313

Patient health care records: DHS to set by rule the fees a health care provider may charge for copies [Sec. 2649-2664, 3509, 3510, 9121 (10), 9321 (4), 9421 (6); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, rule authority removed, 2649x, 2658x, 2659x-z, 2663m, deletes 2649-2652, 2658, 2659, 2663, 3510, 9121 (10), 9421 (6)] -  AB40

Patient health care records: DHS to set by rule the fees a health care provider may charge for copies [Sec. 2649-2664, 3509, 3510, 9121 (10), 9321 (4), 9421 (6)]  - SB27

Rural hospital loan guarantee program transferred from Comm.Dept to DOA [Sec. 2785-2787, 9110 (8)]  - AB40

Special distinguishing registration plates supporting Shriners Hospitals for Children; fees, trademark, and service mark provisions -  AB590

Special distinguishing registration plates supporting Shriners Hospitals for Children; fees, trademark, and service mark provisions -  SB445

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

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 [S.Amdt.1: punitive damages revisions; S.Amdt.9: actions against manufacturers, etc., modified] -  JR1 SB1

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

hotel and motel Hotel and motel, see also Room tax

Bed and breakfast definition modified and applicability of one- and two-family dwelling construction and inspection rules - AB335

Bed and breakfast definition modified and applicability of one- and two-family dwelling construction and inspection rules - SB242

Hospitality business advertising outside the state: income and franchise tax credit created -  AB205

Residential dwelling rental: local ordinance prohibiting or restricting may not be enacted or enforced; excluded from definitions of ``hotel", ``bed and breakfast", and ``tourist rooming house" and is not subject to DHS regulation  - AB617

Residential dwelling rental: local ordinance prohibiting or restricting may not be enacted or enforced; excluded from definitions of ``hotel", ``bed and breakfast", and ``tourist rooming house" and is not subject to DHS regulation  - SB482

hotline Hotline, see Telephone

hours of labor Hours of labor, see also Public employee — Hours of labor

Hours of labor for minors under 16 years of age [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2390b, zk-zp] -  AB40

Hours of labor for minors under 16 years of age: changes made by 2011 WisAct 32 eliminated, prior law restored  - AB445

Hours of labor for minors under 16 years of age: changes made by 2011 WisAct 32 eliminated, prior law restored  - SB355

School conference and activities leave: employers must allow, conditions specified -  AB736

house of correction House of correction

Prescription drugs or devices for incarcerated persons: Corr.Dept and sheriffs required to charge for  - AB76

houseboat Houseboat, see Boat

household waste Household waste, see Solid waste management

housing Housing, see also Mortgage; University of Wisconsin — Building; Veteran — Housing

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

Battery-operated smoke detectors: minimum requirements in residential buildings, dwellings, and modular homes  - SB576

Bed and breakfast definition modified and applicability of one- and two-family dwelling construction and inspection rules - AB335

Bed and breakfast definition modified and applicability of one- and two-family dwelling construction and inspection rules - SB242

Build Milwaukee initiative zones established and councils created re economic development and housing programs; development opportunity zone, public purchasing, contracts with financial institutions, and report provisions  - AB725

Concealed weapon prohibition on school grounds and certain posted private property: exemption for law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity and qualified law enforcement and former law enforcement officers  - AB717

Concealed weapon prohibition on school grounds and certain posted private property: exemption for law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity and qualified law enforcement and former law enforcement officers  - SB555

Condemnation law revisions re public purpose, blighted property, residential property, public utilities, and procedures; PSC provision -  SB83

Condominium law revisions re recording condominium instruments, declarant, securities and warranty, manager requirements, expansion, and independent audits  - AB422

Condominium law revisions re recording condominium instruments, declarant, securities and warranty, manager requirements, expansion, and independent audits  - SB344

Condominium owner not required to provide a real estate condition report when selling under certain conditions  - AB560

Condominium owner not required to provide a real estate condition report when selling under certain conditions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, disclosure of documents and recission of contract of sale provisions added]  - SB539

Construction of one- and two-family dwellings: rules promulgation that would increase costs provisions, DSPS and JCRAR duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2738k, 2739c-L, 9310 (1i)] -  AB40

DRL name changed to Department of Safety and Professional Services; Comm.Dept functions transferred re building and safety, certain economic development business certifications and grant programs, and PECFA; approval of education and training for veterans and other eligible persons transferred from DVA; unfair trade practice rules re residential and noncommercial properties transferred from DATCP; administration of laws re erosion control at commercial building construction sites transferred from DNR; DOA appendix report [for section numbers, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] - SB27

DRL name changed to Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and some Comm.Dept functions transferred; certain unfair trade practice rules transferred from DATCP; administration of laws re erosion control at commercial building construction sites transferred from DNR; DOA provisions [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"]  - AB40

Electricity and natural gas sold for residential use exempt from sales and use tax regardless of when it is sold; JSCTE appendix report -  AB238

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

Homestead tax credit reduced re federal housing subsidy -  AB244

Homestead tax credit reduced re federal housing subsidy -  SB175

Housing assistance programs transferred from Comm.Dept to WHEDA [Sec. 19-26, 214, 435-446, 716, 856, 1648, 1664, 2227-2229, 2238, 2433, 2713, 2730, 2739, 2753, 2821-2823, 2827, 2895, 3268-3275, 3450-3462, 3474, 3475, 3540, 9110 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, transferred to DOA, DSPS provisions, 19m, 435m-446m, 738m, 2730e-s, 2738m, 2895k, 3274m, 3450m-3462m, deletes 19, 22-24, 26, 214, 435-446, 716, 2730, 2739, 2753, 2895, 3275, 3450-3462; A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions]  - AB40

Landlord-tenant relations: laws revised re disposal of tenant's personal property, security deposit, standardized check-in sheet, disclosure of uncorrected building code violations, repair or maintenance requests, voiding a rental agreement, damages for tenant's failure to vacate, and eviction for nonpayment of rent; local governments prohibited from enacting or enforcing an ordinance placing a moratorium on evictions  - AB561

Landlord-tenant relations: laws revised re disposal of tenant's personal property, security deposit, standardized check-in sheet, disclosure of uncorrected building code violations, repair or maintenance requests, voiding a rental agreement, damages for tenant's failure to vacate, and eviction for nonpayment of rent; local governments prohibited from enacting or enforcing an ordinance placing a moratorium on evictions [for further revisions, see entry under ``Landlord and tenant"]  - SB466

Lift or hoist in a residential dwelling for individual use: conveyance permit revisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2378m, 2389g-r] - AB40

Modular and manufactured homes sold in this state but used outside this state: sales and use tax exemptions [Sec. 2179, 9441 (3)] -  AB40

Modular and manufactured homes sold in this state but used outside this state: sales and use tax exemptions [Sec. 2179, 9441 (3)] -  SB27

Modular home permit issued for more than one section on a carrier permitted if they are for the same house; exception to indivisible load requirement -  AB64

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

Residential dwelling rental: local ordinance prohibiting or restricting may not be enacted or enforced; excluded from definitions of ``hotel", ``bed and breakfast", and ``tourist rooming house" and is not subject to DHS regulation  - AB617

Residential dwelling rental: local ordinance prohibiting or restricting may not be enacted or enforced; excluded from definitions of ``hotel", ``bed and breakfast", and ``tourist rooming house" and is not subject to DHS regulation  - SB482