2013 Acts Index

Property tax deferral loan program: repayment requirements for veterans [Sec. 2055e-i] - Act 20

Veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit changes [Sec. 1348, 9337 (15)] - 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veterans home appropriation: transfer of funds, JCF approval and report required; home for needy veterans appropriation repealed [Sec. 413e, 478, 516, 766m, 801f, 9249 (2e)] [801f -- partial veto; 9249 (2e) -- vetoed] - Act 20

veteran _ organization Veteran -- Organization

DVA payments to certain state veterans organizations modified, audit provision; transportation payments to Disabled American Veterans increased; grant for operation of Camp American Legion; grants to American Indian tribes or bands for services to veterans increased [Sec. 413, 774k-783, 813, 9249 (1L), 9349 (1L)] - Act 20

Marine Corps League incorporation provisions - Act 102

Veterans Affairs, Board of: authority to approve or veto state veteran memorial plans or modifications revised [Sec. 808-812, 9349 (2)] - Act 20

veteran _ relief Veteran -- Relief

DVA assistance programs for homeless, incarcerated, and other qualifying veterans: eligibility requirement modified [Sec. 408, 784, 785] - Act 20

Nonprofit organizations that provide financial or other services to veterans and their families: DVA grant program established, sunset provision; record-keeping and audit requirements for any recipient of a DVA grant that is not an individual - Act 190

veterans affairs, department of Veterans Affairs, Department of

Authorized state building program for 2013-15: construction of the John R. Moses Skilled Nursing Facility at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King - Act 187

Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program and Local Veterans' Employment Representative Program: DWD and DVA to develop plan to transfer administration from DWD to DVA [Sec. 9151 (2)] - Act 20

Driver's license or ID card issued by DOT: applicant may have veteran status indicated on the license or card; verification required - Act 17

DVA assistance programs for homeless, incarcerated, and other qualifying veterans: eligibility requirement modified [Sec. 408, 784, 785] - Act 20

DVA grant to VETransfer, Inc. re training and assistance to veterans engaged in entrepreneurship; annual report and audit provisions [Sec. 412, 788] - Act 20

DVA payments to certain state veterans organizations modified, audit provision; transportation payments to Disabled American Veterans increased; grant for operation of Camp American Legion; grants to American Indian tribes or bands for services to veterans increased [Sec. 413, 774k-783, 813, 9249 (1L), 9349 (1L)] - Act 20

Military funeral honors for veterans: funding revised [Sec. 409c, 802m] - Act 20

Military personnel who served during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars: free resident small game, deer, or archer hunting license or resident annual fishing license; DVA voucher requirement [Sec. 411, 562] - Act 20

Nonprofit organizations that provide financial or other services to veterans and their families: DVA grant program established, sunset provision; record-keeping and audit requirements for any recipient of a DVA grant that is not an individual - Act 190

Special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words ``In God We Trust" authorized; contributions based on DOT estimate of initial costs of production required before issuance of plates; fees and DVA provisions - Act 188

Veteran tribal college tuition reimbursement program established; emergency rules provision [Sec. 410, 773, 2159, 9149 (2)] - Act 20

Veterans Affairs, Board of: authority to approve or veto state veteran memorial plans or modifications revised [Sec. 808-812, 9349 (2)] - Act 20

Veterans home admission requirements revised; burial in state veterans cemetery eligibility revised; DVA and residency provisions [Sec. 765, 791, 795-801, 803-806, 9349 (1)] - Act 20

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

veterans affairs, department of _ administrative rules Veterans Affairs, Department of -- Administrative Rules

DVA administrative rules revisions re Board of Veterans Affairs; reimbursement of tuition at tribal colleges; documentation for eligibility to veterans homes; operation of veterans homes; eligibility and procedural requirements for home loans, personal loans, county veterans service grants, and American Indian veterans grants; and funeral honors, burial, and disinterment [Admin.Code VA 1.11, 1.18. 2 (title), 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.06, 4.01, 4.08, 4.09, 4.14, 5.03, 6 (title), 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 7.05, 8.02, 8.04, 9 (title), 9.03, 12.02, 12.05, 13.01, 14.02, 15.02, 15.03, 17.04] - Act 189

veterans day Veterans Day, see Holidays and special dates

veterans trust fund Veterans Trust Fund

General fund transfer to the veterans trust fund [Sec. 9249 (1)] - Act 20

Veteran employment grants created, tax credits sunsetted [Sec. 375v, 1348bn, c, 1398g, h, 1434g, h, 1714d, 2366] - 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

veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine, see also Animal -- Disease

Custom farming services performed by veterinarians exempt from sales and use taxes; definition provision; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1475] - Act 20

Prescription drug monitoring program: licensed veterinarians exempted from - Act 3

victim of crime Victim of crime, see Crime victim

video service provider Video service provider, see Television

vilas county Vilas County

DNR authorized to lease state forest land in the Town of Boulder Junction to the Boulder Junction Shooting Range for terms not to exceed 30 years - Act 82

village Village, see also name of specific village

Elevators and other lifts: various changes to laws governing construction, installation, alteration, operation, and inspection of - Act 124

Political subdivisions may not limit the sale of certain food and beverages [Sec. 1269m] - 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

Town authority to create a TID expanded; provisions for city or village to create a TID in recently annexed territory; property tax exemption for biogas or synthetic gas energy systems and property subject to TIF agreement; authorizing a TID to share tax increments with an environmental remediation tax increment district in same city of village - Act 193

village _ taxation Village -- Taxation

Local levy limit exception re use of unused capacity upon supermajority vote made permanent; adjustment for certain fee revenue, carry forward adjustment, and population threshold for town meeting of levy increases [Sec. 1271m-1275e] - Act 20

Tax incremental base of a TID: city or village may adopt a resolution asking DOR to redetermine in a decrement situation; financial analysis required and provisions for amending the project plan - Act 183

vital statistics Vital statistics

Birth certificate: adult adopted as a child may petition the court to have original information restored, except for changing the adoptee's name; impound of other birth certificates required - Act 379

vocational rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation, see Persons with disabilities

vocational, technical, and adult education Vocational, technical, and adult education, see Technical college

volunteerism Volunteerism, see Emergency government; Fire department; Physician; Trades and occupations

voter registration Voter registration, see Elections -- Registration

voting Voting

Votes for write-in candidates: counting provisions modified - Act 178

voting machine Voting machine

Recounting votes with automatic tabulating equipment: board of canvassers may conduct recount by hand unless court orders another method - Act 176

vulnerable adult Vulnerable adult, see Intellectual disabilities; Senior citizen

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w_2 W-2, see Wisconsin Works

wage _ minimum Wage -- Minimum

Outside salespersons exempt from state minimum wage law - Act 285

wales, village of Wales, Village of, see Waukesha County

walworth county Walworth County

USH 12 highway project from City of Elkhorn to City of Whitewater: environmental impact statement required [Sec. 1534h] - Act 20

war War, see International relations

warch, richard Warch, Richard

Life and service of the retired Lawrence University president commended upon his death [AJR 66] - JR27

ward Ward, see Guardian and ward

warehouse Warehouse

New dairy plant, food warehouse, food processing plant, retail food establishment, or meat establishment license: uniform expiration date modified - Act 302

warrant Warrant, see Search warrant

warranty Warranty, see Motor vehicle -- Dealers and finance companies

warren knowles_gaylord nelson stewardship program Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship Program, see Natural resource

washington, town of Washington, Town of, see Door County

waste Waste, see Mine and mining; Solid waste management

wastewater Wastewater, see Water -- Pollution

water _ pollution Water -- Pollution, see also Sanitation and sewerage management

Ballast water discharge general permit fees [Sec. 2103, 2104] - Act 20

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program subsidies set for 2013-15 fiscal biennium [Sec. 478v, 479, 2093-2094, 2095-2096c] - Act 20

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program revisions re providing financial assistance - Act 7

Contaminated sediment removal from Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or certain tributaries: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 482] - Act 20

Environmental repair tipping fee use for nonpoint water pollution abatement [Sec. 9132 (1c)] - Act 20

Erosion control laws for construction sites with a land disturbance area of one or more acres transferred to DNR from DSPS; storm water discharge permit provision and statewide uniform standard required; ordinance stricter than uniform standard permitted under certain conditions [Sec. 574, 575, 575ag-ar, 1245-1247, 1252-1257, 1259-1261, 1568m, 1628, 1711, 1712, 2088-2092e, 2097-2102, 9138 (2)] - Act 20

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions - Act 1

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 480] - Act 20

Phosphorus in state waters: statewide variance to water quality rules for certain dischargers and conditions specified, DOA and DNR duties; adaptive management to achieve compliance with water quality standard permitted - Act 378

Urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement, storm water management, and municipal flood control and riparian restoration projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 481] - Act 20

Wastewater discharge permit for a publicly owned sewage treatment or collection system: prohibition on DNR requiring more than one eliminated - Act 70