Wisconsin Legislature: Special session, 2011

Wetland in Brown County: water quality standards in compliance and exemption to certain laws administered by DNR if specified criteria are met [S.Amdt.2: Brown County replaced with Village of Ashwaubenon] - JR1 SB10

Wind energy system requirements revised; PSC authority modified; Wind Siting Council study required - JR1 AB9

Wind energy system requirements revised; PSC authority modified; Wind Siting Council study required - JR1 SB9

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept duties and public employee and WRS provisions - JR1 AB6

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept duties and public employee and WRS provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, LAB duties added, WEDC duties revised, definitions and membership modified, report requirements] - JR1 SB6

Agricultural production loan guarantees administered by WHEDA: revisions re amount and term of loan - SE1 AB20

Agricultural production loan guarantees administered by WHEDA: revisions re amount and term of loan - SE1 SB20

Attorney fees: factors a court must consider in determining reasonableness - SE1 AB12

Attorney fees: factors a court must consider in determining reasonableness - SE1 SB12

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re issuing individual and general permits, piers and wharves, placement of fill or structures within a bulkhead line, land grading and removal of materials, bridges and culverts, areas of special natural resource interest, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, and publishing notices on its Internet Web site - SE1 AB24

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re issuing individual and general permits, piers and wharves, placement of fill or structures within a bulkhead line, land grading and removal of materials, bridges and culverts, areas of special natural resource interest, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, and publishing notices on its Internet Web site - SE1 SB24

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments and audits, penalty for negligence, Tax Appeals Commission rulings, petition for declaratory ruling, petition to adopt a standard by rule, inspection of tax returns or claims, and prohibiting class action lawsuits against the state in certain cases - SE1 AB23

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments and audits, penalty for negligence, Tax Appeals Commission rulings, petition for declaratory ruling, petition to adopt a standard by rule, inspection of tax returns or claims, and prohibiting class action lawsuits against the state in certain cases [S.Amdts. 2 and 3: audit provision revised and 2013-15 budget proposal provision] - SE1 SB23

Drug or device approved by the FDA: immunity from liability for manufacturer or seller; definition provisions - SE1 AB13

Drug or device approved by the FDA: immunity from liability for manufacturer or seller; definition provisions - SE1 SB13

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: refund provision - SE1 AB15

Early stage seed and angel investment tax credits: refund provision - SE1 SB15

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created, WEDC duties - SE1 AB16

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created, WEDC duties - SE1 SB16

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - SE1 AB6

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - SE1 SB6

Film production services tax credit application fee revised - SE1 AB3

Film production services tax credit application fee revised - SE1 SB3

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

Length of single vehicle operating on highway without overlength permit: maximum increased - SE1 AB9

Length of single vehicle operating on highway without overlength permit: maximum increased - SE1 SB9

Multijurisdictional TID (MJTID) creation authorized for cities and villages, conditions specified and DOR duties - SE1 AB1

Multijurisdictional TID (MJTID) creation authorized for cities and villages, conditions specified and DOR duties - SE1 SB1

Overweight vehicles or combination of vehicles with six or more axles and transporting certain agricultural products to a farm or from field to farm, storage facility, or processing facility: DOT may issue overweight permits under set conditions; exception to DOT report requirement - SE1 AB11

Overweight vehicles or combination of vehicles with six or more axles and transporting certain agricultural products to a farm or from field to farm, storage facility, or processing facility: DOT may issue overweight permits under set conditions; exception to DOT report requirement - SE1 SB11

Overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations with six or more axles and are transporting sealed loads re international trade: DOT may issue overweight permits; exception to DOT report requirement - SE1 AB10

Overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations with six or more axles and are transporting sealed loads re international trade: DOT may issue overweight permits; exception to DOT report requirement - SE1 SB10

Public transportation pass or money to purchase a pass provided by employer: individual income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SE1 AB19

Public transportation pass or money to purchase a pass provided by employer: individual income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - SE1 SB19

Small business development loan guarantee program revisions - SE1 AB2

Small business development loan guarantee program revisions - SE1 SB2

Steve Hilgenberg Community Development Credit: income and franchise tax credits for investments in a community development financial institution (CDFI) created; WEDC duties; sunset and expansion provisions - SE1 AB17

Steve Hilgenberg Community Development Credit: income and franchise tax credits for investments in a community development financial institution (CDFI) created; WEDC duties; sunset and expansion provisions - SE1 SB17

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased, fiscal change provision - SE1 AB4

TCS Board to award training program grants to technical college district boards for advanced manufacturing skills: annual award increased, fiscal change provision - SE1 SB4

Trespassers: duty of care owed and limitations on civil liability of private property owners - SE1 AB22

Trespassers: duty of care owed and limitations on civil liability of private property owners [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``private property owner" changed to ``possessor of real property"] - SE1 SB22

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

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops: dates extended re exceeding weight limit exception - SE1 AB7

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops: dates extended re exceeding weight limit exception - SE1 SB7

Vocational high school diploma: school board authorized to grant - SE1 AB18

Vocational high school diploma: school board authorized to grant - SE1 SB18

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created - SE1 AB21

Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board created re grants, loans, and investments in Wisconsin bioscience companies; DOR and SWIB duties; Wisconsin next generation reserve fund created - SE1 SB21

Workplace wellness programs offered by employers: income and franchise tax credits created; definition and DOR provisions - SE1 AB5

Workplace wellness programs offered by employers: income and franchise tax credits created; definition and DOR provisions - SE1 SB5

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

Administrative rules: agency may promulgate only if a bill authorizing promulgation is enacted into law - SB218

Administrative rules: periodic review required, report to JCRAR provision - SB568

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

Authorized state building program and building program bonding authorizations for 2011-13 [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 44p, 47, 50g, h, 56g-q, 265g-j, 276m, 277, 289b, 554, 560, 561, 779-780, 785m, p, 795m-s, 797m, 798g-zb, 815g-i, 1003, 3567o, 9106 (1)-(9), 9401 (2i); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions, National Soldiers Home Historic District deleted, deletes 56q, 798zb, 9106 (8)] - AB40

Authorized state building program for 2009-11: all-agency project funding re energy conservation added - AB117

Base budget review report requirements for state agencies [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 218d, e] - AB40

Bids for state procurement: threshold increased [Sec. 246-249, 259, 9301 (1); original bill only] - AB40

Bids for state procurement: threshold increased [Sec. 246-249, 259, 9301 (1)] - SB27

Biennial budget report: state agencies required to include certain contractual services and cost-benefit analysis information; DOT and U.W. provisions - SB573

Business Ombudsman, Office of the, created in WEDC - AB647

Child care facilities for state employees in the Madison area: DOA contract authority eliminated [Sec. 39, 43, 264, 267, 727, 776-778, 9401 (1)] - AB40

Child care facilities for state employees in the Madison area: DOA contract authority eliminated [Sec. 39, 43, 264, 267, 727, 776-778, 9401 (1)] - SB27

Child care facilities for state employees in the Madison area: DOA to contract with child care providers and may lease or provide space in state-owned or state-leased building; report required on providing for child care facility space in any construction or major remodeling project - AB315

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

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

Dual employment or retention: ``agency" definition modified [Sec. 217, 9455 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Economic impact analysis for proposed administrative rules required to include assessment of impact on public health and the environment - AB332

Economic impact analysis for proposed administrative rules required to include assessment of impact on public health and the environment - SB229