Wisconsin Legislature: Business

Energy emergencies: DOT may authorize certain vehicles transporting propane or heating oil to exceed special weight limits; exception to DOT report requirements - AB781

Energy emergencies: DOT may authorize certain vehicles transporting propane or heating oil to exceed special weight limits; exception to DOT report requirements - SB574

Length limit increased for certain vehicle combinations operated on the highway without a permit re ``drive-away method in saddlemount combination" - AB284

Length limit increased for certain vehicle combinations operated on the highway without a permit re ``drive-away method in saddlemount combination" - SB248

Overall length limit for vehicle combinations: recreates an exception repealed by 2011 WisAct 243 - AB282

Overall length limit for vehicle combinations: recreates an exception repealed by 2011 WisAct 243 - SB246

Overweight permits for transporting raw forest products or lumber near the Michigan border: additional highway routes specified; report required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2175g-i, 9345 (5r)] - AB40

Overweight vehicle violation penalties and forfeiture revised [Sec. 2166-2175, 9345 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, forfeiture removed, deletes 2174, 2175] - AB40

Vehicle operating under a Michigan border permit allowed to operate in Florence County; DOT report provisions - AB154

Vehicle operating under a Michigan border permit allowed to operate in Florence County; compliance with current Michigan law and DOT report provisions - SB135

Vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under a Michigan border permit: operating authority revisions; DOT report provision [A.Amdt.1: maximum weight specified] - AB355

Vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under a Michigan border permit: operating authority revisions; DOT report provision - SB279

Accessibility for the blind or visually impaired reports from various state agencies; definition of ``service animal" re public places of accommodation or amusement and the open housing law - SB661

Angel investment tax credits: limit on total amount all taxpayers may claim eliminated [Sec. 1344, 1457] - AB40

Benefit corporation, a category of business corporation, created; LLC may become a low-profit LLC (L3C) under certain conditions - AB870

Capital investment program re coinvestments in business startups and investment capital projects established and GPR appropriation [Sec. 54, 414; original bill only] - AB40

Certification of business for capital gain deferral and exclusion transferred from WEDC to DOR, long-term deferral and Wisconsin assets deferral provisions; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1305-1320, 1459, 2058, 2059, 2069, 9337 (12), 9450 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, individual income tax rates reduced] - AB40

Combined report of a unitary business of which a foreign operating corporation is a member must include the income or loss of a member incorporated in a foreign jurisdiction that is considered a tax haven - AB844

Commercial property: DOR to assess for property tax purposes by request and under certain conditions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 463d, 1287d, 9337 (2q)] - AB40

Creative economy development initiative grants to be awarded by the Arts Board re creative industries, job creation, or economic development - AB760

Creative economy development initiative grants to be awarded by the Arts Board re creative industries, job creation, or economic development - SB568

DETF progress on modernizing business processes and integrating information technology systems: annual report required; supplemental appropriation and FTE position flexibility; governor and JCF duties [Sec. 713, 9112 (1), 9212 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Development opportunity zone for areas in a county experiencing a mass layoff or business closing: WEDC may designate, conditions specified - AB375

Development opportunity zone for areas in a county experiencing a mass layoff or business closing: WEDC may designate, conditions specified - SB293

Disabled veteran-owned businesses: state procurement and certain construction contract requirements modified; contracts let by commissions and special purpose districts provision - AB466

Disabled veteran-owned businesses: state procurement and certain construction contract requirements modified; contracts let by commissions and special purpose districts provision - SB370

DVA grant to VETransfer, Inc. re training and assistance to veterans engaged in entrepreneurship; annual report and audit provisions [Sec. 412, 788] - AB40

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision; administration transferred from WEDC to DOA - AB338

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision; administration transferred from WEDC to DOA - SB260

Early state seed investment and angel investment tax credits: claim amounts increased, eligibility for certification as a new business venture, transfer of angel credit to another Wisconsin taxpayer, and factors to consider when certifying an investment fund manager; tax credit created re purchases made from qualified new business venture - SB696

Efficiency initiatives: reimbursing businesses for assisting local governmental units in establishing [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 54m, 413s, 9101 (4q), 9401 (2q)] - AB40

Enterprise zone tax credit certification: requirement that a business's capital investment in property equal at least 10 percent of gross revenues replaced with a significant capital investment as defined by WEDC [Sec. 2080, 2081, 2083, 2084, 2086, 9350 (1)] - AB40

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - AB477

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created - AB47

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created - SB53

Full-time employment incentive credit created - AB832

Fund of funds investment program created; WEDC and SWIB duties; investment manager, venture capital funds, and report provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, WEDC changed to DOA, required reports revised, quarterly report to DOA added, LAB duties added; S.Amdt.1: members of committee to select investment manager modified] - AB181

Fund of funds investment program created; WEDC and SWIB duties; investment manager, venture capital funds, and report provisions - SB169

Gain from small business stock: federal tax treatment adopted [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1297h, 1298n, s, 1453e] - AB40

GPS device placed on another person's vehicle or obtaining GPS information about another person's movement or location without that person's knowledge prohibited; annulment, divorce, and legal separation provisions; exceptions for law enforcement and commercial motor vehicles used for business; JRCCP report - AB767

GPS device placed on another person's vehicle or obtaining GPS information about another person's movement or location without that person's knowledge prohibited; annulment, divorce, and legal separation provisions; exceptions for law enforcement and commercial motor vehicles used for business; JRCCP report - SB673

Hospitality business advertising: income and franchise tax credits created - AB16

Hospitality business advertising: income and franchise tax credits created - SB181

Integrated business information system: appropriation modified and name changed to enterprise resource planning system [Sec. 187, 415, 422, 423, 476, 477; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 415] - AB40

Job creation grants from WEDC created - AB521

Manufacturing and agriculture credit limited to tax imposed on business operations [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1345hf-k, 9337 (15d)] - AB40

Minor violations of agency rules by small businesses: agency discretion in imposing penalties revised - AB657

Minor violations of agency rules by small businesses: agency discretion in imposing penalties revised [A.Amdt.7: agency required to document every instance and reasons for its decision] - SB497

Moving expenses to relocate a business to this state: income tax credit created - SB624

Public safety, health, or welfare worker entering a dwelling, motor vehicle, or place of business in the performance of his or her duties: presumption that a person believed reasonable force was necessary does not apply if the worker identified him or herself, definition provision - AB820

Public safety, health, or welfare worker entering a dwelling, motor vehicle, or place of business in the performance of his or her duties: presumption that a person believed reasonable force was necessary does not apply if the worker identified him or herself, definition provision - SB600

Purchasing preference for Wisconsin-based businesses revision re out-of-state vendors that have or will have 50% of their operations in Wisconsin - AB80

Purchasing preference for Wisconsin-based businesses revision re out-of-state vendors that have or will have 50% of their operations in Wisconsin - SB42

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - AB48

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - SB74

Rule-making procedure revised; various DWD rules repealed re Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Wisconsin Job Opportunity Business Subsidy (WISJOBS) Program, and mining damage claims [Admin.Code DWD 82, 805, 811, 816, 820, 830] - AB515

Rule-making procedure revised; various DWD rules repealed re Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Wisconsin Job Opportunity Business Subsidy (WISJOBS) Program, and mining damage claims [Admin.Code DWD 82, 805, 811, 816, 820, 830] - SB493

Small businesses may claim the jobs tax credit, definition provision - AB538

Solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for providing a public record: regulations created; DATCP duties and penalties and exception provisions [A.Amdt.1: ``solicit" definition revised] - AB592

Solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for providing a public record: regulations created; DATCP duties and penalties and exception provisions - SB469

Summer employment of persons from ages 15 to 19: income and franchise tax credits for businesses, conditions specified - AB758

Tax credits sunsetted re relocated business, community development finance, biodiesel fuel, dairy and livestock farm, dairy manufacturing, meat processing, woody biomass, food processing plant, Internet equipment, film production, HIRSP assessment, fuel pumps, postsecondary education, water consumption, beginning farmer, research facilities, and qualified research [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1304d-f, 1331d, 1338b-u, 1344b-d, em-g, 1345b-e, 1347b-f, 1348d, e, 1383j, 1390b-u, 1395b-e, f-h, 1396b-1398f, i-L, 1419h, 1426b-u, 1431b-e, es-h, 1432b-1434f, i-L] - AB40

Tax revisions re carry-back of net operating losses, sales and use tax exemption for commercial printing, jobs tax credit, electronic medical records credit, manufacturing and agriculture credit, and the relocated business credit - AB484

Tax revisions re carry-back of net operating losses, sales and use tax exemption for commercial printing, jobs tax credit, electronic medical records credit, manufacturing and agriculture credit, and the relocated business credit - SB378

Tax revisions re lowest individual income tax bracket, technical college district property tax relief aid and tax levy, carry-back of net operating loss, jobs tax credit, relocated business deduction or tax credit, manufacturing and agriculture credit, research credit, state historic rehabilitation credit, electronic medical records tax credit, and sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property used in commercial printing - Jr4 AB1

Tax revisions re lowest individual income tax bracket, technical college district property tax relief aid and tax levy, carry-back of net operating loss, jobs tax credit, relocated business deduction or tax credit, manufacturing and agriculture credit, research credit, state historic rehabilitation credit, electronic medical records tax credit, and sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property used in commercial printing [S.Amdt.1: net business loss carry-forward and depletion provisions added] - Jr4 SB1

Unallocated early stage seed investment credits: required fund manager reports to WEDC, JCF provision - AB761

WEDC to establish a matching grant program for small businesses receiving certain federal grants, conditions set - AB917

Wisconsin Downtown Development Program established and funding provision; State Main Street Program made part of and number of municipalities that can participate increased; program to provide business area revitalization services to downtown affiliates and fee provisions; Tour.Dept to promote travel to communities participating in the State Main Street Program - AB821

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority and Wisconsin forward jobs fund created; qualified investment capital funds, angel investment networks, qualified business development organizations, reports, and winding up of the jobs fund provisions - SB218

Workforce Advancement Training Program expanded - AB226

Workforce training program: grant appropriation increased; DWD required to use funds for reducing waiting lists for certain technical college programs, collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses, and enhancing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities through public and private organizations; DWD budget request provision - Jr4 AB2

Workforce training program: grant appropriation increased; DWD required to use funds for reducing waiting lists for certain technical college programs, collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses, and enhancing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities through public and private organizations; DWD budget request provision - Jr4 SB2

Workplace wellness programs re small businesses: income and franchise tax credits created; definition provisions; DHS and DOR duties - AB78

Workplace wellness programs re small businesses: income and franchise tax credits created; definition provisions; DHS and DOR duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, changed to grant program, DOR duties removed; A.Amdt.1: sunset added] - SB73

Honored for his charitable contributions and welcomed back to Wisconsin where he will play for the Milwaukee Bucks - AJR63

Honored for his charitable contributions and welcomed back to Wisconsin where he will play for the Milwaukee Bucks - SJR55

Life and service to the Fox Valley community commended upon her death - AJR99

Fox Cities RTA: authority to create restored as provided in 2009 WisAct 28; resolution and referendum provisions - AB349

Fox Cities RTA: authority to create restored as provided in 2009 WisAct 28; resolution and referendum provisions - SB259