2013 Acts Index

Family Care enrollees admitted to mental health institutes: funding provisions, report required [Sec. 347j, k, 831f, p, 9118 (5e), 9418 (10e)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Family Care expansion: DHS study and report required [Sec. 9118 (3q)] - Act 20

Fees charged to students: UW Board of Regents annual report to JCF and JLAC required [Sec. 609m] - Act 20

Fish farms: DNR and DATCP to review applicable statutes and administrative rules, report required, and emergency rules provision [Sec. 9132 (4q)] - Act 20

FoodShare work requirements for able-bodied adults; employment and training program appropriations; report required [Sec. 350b, c, 357c, g, 1211, 1211m, n, 1212-1216, 9318 (9)] [1215m -- vetoed] - Act 20

Forestry and fire prevention study required; JCF provision [Sec. 286g, j, 532m, 9432 (1d)] - Act 20

Fund of funds investment program created; DOA, LAB, JCF, and SWIB duties; investment manager, venture capital funds, and report provisions [partial veto] - Act 41

GIB to offer a high-deductible health insurance plan and health savings account, actuarial parameters and OSER duties; health reimbursement accounts instead of savings account study by OSER and DETF required [Sec. 462, 491, 705, 706, 711, 716, 719, 730, 753, 9112 (4L), (4m)] - Act 20

GPS and electronic monitoring re correctional purposes and persons subject to an injunction or TRO: JLC to study use of [Sec. 9127 (1z)] - Act 20

Grain inspection program funding; DATCP and JCF duties [Sec. 9102 (1e)] [partial veto] - Act 20

HIRSP and Authority dissolved; final report and LAB audits required; Medicare supplement and replacement policy issuance provision [Sec. 1g, 6f, 27b, pr-s, 49m-r, 54c, s, 65am, p, 67d-h, j, 68c, 91c, 92c, 102c, 118c-122j, 138m, 155d, 204g, 344v, 515c, 530c, 709c, 1210c, 1278r, 1344df-e, 1372c, 1395eh-es, 1431eg, em, 1438c, 1440c, d, 1473c-f, 1488c, 1599n, 1900n, 1971n, 1998u, 2017m, p, 2264s, 2265ab-c, m-z, 2266j, n, 2267e, 2318h, 9122 (1L), (1m), 9337 (4L), 9422 (1L), (1m), 9437 (4L), (4n)] [9122 (1L) -- partial veto] - Act 20

Land information program and register of deeds fees revised; statewide digital parcel map provisions, DOA and county board duties and report required; land information fund established [Sec. 185g-186y, 420d, f, 514u, 530m, 1241-1242g, 1247d-1250g, 9429 (1i)] - Act 20

Legal services contract on contingency fee basis: executive agencies prohibited from entering unless the governor makes a written determination, DOA duties specified; limitations specified; report required - Act 105

MacKenzie Environmental Education Center: DOA report on status and condition of buildings required; DNR appropriation [Sec. 9101 (2i), 9132 (3i)] - Act 20

Medical College of Wisconsin and UW--Madison Medical School: biennial reports combined into one biennial report; new annual report on rural or underserved urban medicine programs required [Sec. 2-6] - Act 20

Mental health services and programs provided by counties and regions: DHS biennial report required - Act 251

Milwaukee County Mental Health Board created; reports, audits, and LAB duties - Act 203

Opioid treatment program: DHS required to establish regional programs, report required - Act 195

Out-of-state retailers collecting sales tax on purchases by Wisconsin residents: impact of federal law and alternative minimum tax provisions [Sec. 1460d] - Act 20

Overweight permits for transporting raw forest products or lumber near the Michigan border: additional highway routes specified; report required [Sec. 2175g-i, 9345 (5r)] [2175i -- vetoed] - Act 20

Position elimination in DNR: DOA report to JCF required [Sec. 9101 (3u)] [partial veto] - Act 20

Prerelease pilot program for prisoners and contract with Freedom Life Skills, Inc. established; report required [Sec. 340d, r, 381d, g, 9108 (1L), 9408 (1L)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Private fish farm: capacity study and report by DNR required [Sec. 9132 (4j)] - Act 20

Production plant requirements: DOR and PSC required to study re aid payments [Sec. 9137 (1i)] - Act 20

Public assistance benefits recovery programs in DHS revisions; property subject to recovery defined; recovery of nonprobate property expanded; real property and living trust provisions; JCF approval required [Sec. 353, 354, 361, 821-831, 833, 834, 1179-1197, 1199-1210, 1221-1226, 1240, 2266, 2268-2270, 2271, 2275, 2294, 2295, 2296-2317, 2318, 9118 (6i), 9318 (3)-(6), 9418 (2)] - Act 20

Public library systems study by DOA and DPI, report required [Sec. 9101 (3L)] [vetoed] - Act 20

Qualified rehabilitation expenses for certified historic structures and qualified rehabilitated buildings: income and franchise tax credits; claimants required to get WEDC certification; DOR, WEDC, and WHS report to JCF required - Act 62

Rural schools task force: JLC requested to establish, report required [Sec. 9127 (1i)] - Act 20

Sale or lease of state-owned real property and management of state-owned heating, cooling, and power plants; JCF approval required; DOA and Building Commission duties; budget stabilization fund provision; state agencies to inventory real property under their jurisdiction and report to DOA, exception provided [Sec. 7-20, 22-24, 25-27, 65, 123-137, 290, 531, 578-580, 585, 602-604, 759, 760, 762, 766, 814, 815, 817, 1233, 1516, 1547-1554, 1557, 1565-1568, 1719, 1720, 1728, 1729, 2132-2134, 2154] [14, 132 -- partial veto] - Act 20

Shoreland zoning ordinances that apply to shorelands annexed by a city or village or part of a town incorporated as a city or village; report and appropriation provisions - Act 80

State employee health insurance coverage: actuarial study of options re employees who elect not to receive coverage and spouse or domestic partner of employee with coverage from their employers; report required [Sec. 461pg, pr, 9112 (3q), 9412 (1q)] - Act 20

State highway maintenance activities performed by counties, municipalities, and private contractors under contract with DOT: appropriations, definitions, payment method between DOT and local governments, and other revisions [Sec. 319-322, 325-330d, 1539-1543, 1545, 1546] - Act 20

Statewide student data system: collaboration of agencies to include DCF and DWD; work force data maintained by DWD incorporated into the system; report to DOA required [Sec. 1739-1743, 9134 (2)] - Act 20

Stewardship program: moneys obligated for the land acquisition subprogram and property development and local assistance subprogram modified; Kettle Moraine Springs fish hatchery provision, report required; JCF duties [Sec. 478u, 500m-506, 507-509y, 510-514, 9132 (4c)] - Act 20

Student information system: include charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program; JCF approval [Sec. 1732m-1734] - Act 20

TCS Board appropriations consolidated, incentive grants provisions; annual report describing moneys distributed to district boards required [Sec. 253-256, 258-271, 611-614, 637-640m, 647, 649-659m, 9443 (1)] - Act 20

Technical college state aid formula replaced with a performance based formula, reports required and JCF duties [Sec. 257, 641-646, 648, 1993] [646 -- partial veto] - Act 20

Transfer of credits for core general education courses agreement between UW Board of Regents and TCS Board; provisions for tribal colleges and certain private colleges to participate; report required [Sec. 581-583, 601, 609, 610] - Act 20

Treatment and diversion (TAD) grants to counties for persons charged with or convicted of AODA related offense: funding increased and reports required - Act 197

UI law revisions; delinquent payment of unemployment insurance contributions; penalties and report provisions; JRCCP report [partial veto] - Act 36

UW Board of Regents may accept research involving government security classifications or restrictions on participation in, access to, or dissemination of research results; annual report required - Act 289

UW Board of Regents to award incentive grants to UW institutions for specified programs, flexible option initiative provision; JCF duties and reports required [Sec. 591, 608c-x, 9148 (1e)-(2c), (5e)] - Act 20

UW Carbone Cancer Center transitional imaging research funding; matching funds and JCF approval required [Sec. 9148 (4i)] - Act 20

Veterans home task force created, study and report required [Sec. 9149 (2q)] - Act 20

Veterans trust fund and veterans home appropriation: transfer of funds, JCF approval and report required; home for needy veterans appropriation repealed [Sec. 413e, 478, 516, 766m, 801f, 9249 (2e)] [801f -- partial veto; 9249 (2e) -- vetoed] - Act 20

WEDC operation requirements re procurement, code of ethics applies to employees, annual reports, and independent audit [Sec. 193o, q, 2055m-x, 9150 (1q)] - Act 20

Wisconsin Shares program revisions re distribution, maximum rates, copayments, and noncustodial parents; JCF duties [Sec. 374, 375, 936, 951-953, 960, 962, 973, 979-981, 983-986, 990-992, 994-1020, 1217, 9406 (4), (5L)] - Act 20

Workforce training program created and labor market information system required; DWD duties; annual report, grants, and appropriation provisions - Act 9

reserve unit of u.s. armed forces Reserve unit of U.S. armed forces, see Military personnel

residence requirement Residence requirement, see Civil service; Elections -- Officials; Elections -- Registration; Medical assistance; Public employee; Veteran

residential care Residential care, see Community-based residential facility; Nursing homes and adult care

residential property Residential property, see Housing

resort Resort, see Recreation

respite care Respite care, see Mental health -- Hospitals and institutes

restaurant Restaurant

Food protection practices (FPP) certification examination and restaurant provisions revised; local ordinance prohibition, exception for 1st class city - Act 292

Retail food establishment license or permit for a restaurant or bed and breakfast establishment: health department of a 1st class city may issue, under agreement with DATCP or DHS; extension of license under certain conditions permitted - Act 298

restraining order Restraining order, see Court -- Procedure

retail establishment Retail establishment

Dry cleaning facility license fee: ``gross receipts" definition revised [Sec. 1505] - Act 20

Lead acid battery used in motor vehicles: seller required to charge a deposit - Act 305

Out-of-state retailers collecting sales tax on purchases by Wisconsin residents: impact of federal law and alternative minimum tax provisions [Sec. 1460d] - Act 20

Resale store owned by nonprofit organization: property tax exemption created [Sec. 1278k, 9337 (8d)] - Act 20

Retail food establishment license or permit for a restaurant or bed and breakfast establishment: health department of a 1st class city may issue, under agreement with DATCP or DHS; extension of license under certain conditions permitted - Act 298

Retail sales tax: ``purchase price" and ``sales price" definitions revised [Sec. 1276, 1481-1484] - Act 20

Retailer who receives a sales and use tax exemption certificate after reporting the sale as taxable: deduction on return [Sec. 1499d] - Act 20

Sales and use tax filing frequency by retailer modified [Sec. 1498, 9437 (2)] - Act 20

Sales tax bad debt adjustments revisions re private label credit card, dual purpose credit card, and lenders; definition provisions - Act 229

Sales tax on property that is incidental to providing certain services [Sec. 1486] - Act 20

UI benefits: individual engaged in sales activity outside a permanent retail establishment and remuneration is related to sales and not hours worked is not eligible to claim - Act 104

Underage alcohol violations: retailers provided with a private right of action against violators; exception and conditions provisions - Act 65

Underage person on premises licensed for retail sale of alcohol beverages: prohibition exception for banquet or hospitality room of a winery as part of a tour - Act 249

retirement _ private plans Retirement -- Private plans

Internal Revenue Code changes adopted re retirement plans, health care spending, pension funding, and related expenditures; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1288-1297, 1353-1372, 1374-1383, 1399-1408, 1409-1418] - Act 20

retirement _ public Retirement -- Public, see also Retirement System, Wisconsin

Milwaukee County governance revisions re county board supervisors' compensation, term, authority, and expenditures; county executive authority; contracts and intergovernmental cooperation agreement approval; annuitants of the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System; and research department and lobbying services provisions; obsolete statutory reference deleted; referendum required; JSCRS appendix report - Act 14

Surcharge for health insurance for use of tobacco products: GIB shall impose on state employees and retirees [Sec. 715, 731, 9112 (2)] [vetoed] - Act 20

retirement home Retirement home, see Nursing homes and adult care

retirement system, wisconsin Retirement System, Wisconsin

Creditable military service under WRS: program which participating employees may purchase years established, conditions specified; JSCRS appendix report - Act 191

WRS annuitants returning to covered employment: waiting period between termination and rehire increased; annuity suspended if working two-thirds of full-time employment; reestablishing account provision; JSCRS appendix report; emergency rules [Sec. 716b-j, 733m, 737m, 738d, p, 746m-749, 754m, 9112 (3L), 9312 (1), (2L)] - Act 20

WRS benefits and administration updated to conform to the Internal Revenue Code; JSCRS appendix report [Sec. 696-698, 700-704, 707-709, 710, 712, 717, 718, 720-725, 732, 734-736, 739-745, 750-752, 754, 755-758] - Act 20

WRS eligibility requirement re number of hours worked: exception for employees hired before certain date changed to participating employees hired before certain date [Sec. 737, 738] - Act 20

retirement systems, joint survey committee on Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on, see Legislature -- Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

revenue, department of Revenue, Department of, see also Tax Appeals Commission; specific subject

Absentee ballots: hours a municipal clerk's office can be open each day to receive in-person applications limited; municipalities may hire individuals to help in statewide elections and appropriation provision, DOR duties [partial veto] - Act 146

American Red Cross, Badger Chapter: income tax checkoff modified [Sec. 347, 467, 1349, 2087, 9337 (7)] - Act 20

Assessment or audit determination by DOR: person is not liable for amount DOR asserts is owed from past audit or assessment [Sec. 1464-1466, 9337 (1)] - Act 20

Certification of business for capital gain deferral and exclusion transferred from WEDC to DOR, long-term deferral and Wisconsin assets deferral provisions; individual income tax rates reduced; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1305-1320, 1459, 2058, 2059, 2069, 9337 (12), 9450 (1)] - Act 20