2013 Subject Index to Legislation

evidence Evidence, see also Lie detector

Child death review program established in DHS; Child Death Review Council created, reports and recommendations required; local child death review teams recognized; access to records, confidentiality, and immunity provisions; JRCCP report - AB554

Child death review program established in DHS; Child Death Review Council created, reports and recommendations required; local child death review teams recognized; access to records, confidentiality, and immunity provisions; JRCCP report - SB436

Collateral source payments and subrogation revisions re admissible as evidence - AB29

Collateral source payments and subrogation revisions re admissible as evidence - SB22

Domestic abuse proceeding: evidence of previous domestic abuse acts is admissible - AB187

Drones: use of by law enforcement restricted, definition and search warrant provisions; penalties for use, possession, or selling of weaponized drone and using a drone equipped with audio or video equipment, exceptions specified; JRCCP report [S.Amdt.1: sell, transport, manufacture, and possess weaponized drone deleted, armed forces and national guard exception added, other revisions; A.Amdt.1: evidence from drones provision revised] - SB196

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - AB274

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - SB232

Hearsay evidence exception created for statement offered against a party that wrongfully caused the declarant's unavailability - AB153

Human trafficking definition modified; process to vacate a conviction or adjudication or expunge the record of a victim of human trafficking; evidence of past actions in human trafficking cases; sex offense definition revised re children and lifetime supervision; strangulation added to list of offenses re intensive sanctions program, domestic abuse, and crime victim compensation; JRCCP report - AB620

Human trafficking definition modified; process to vacate a conviction or adjudication or expunge the record of a victim of human trafficking; evidence of past actions in human trafficking cases; sex offense definition revised re children and lifetime supervision; strangulation added to list of offenses re intensive sanctions program, domestic abuse, and crime victim compensation; JRCCP report - SB492

Inadmissibility of a statement of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action or administrative hearing [A.Amdt.1: disciplinary proceeding, mediation, and arbitration added and other revisions] - AB120

Inadmissibility of a statement of apology, condolence, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action or administrative hearing - AB296

Inadmissibility of a statement of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action or administrative hearing - SB129

exam _or testing_ of pupil Exam (or testing) of pupil, see School -- Evaluation and testing

examining board Examining board, see Dentistry; Pharmacy; Safety and Professional Services, Department of; Trades and occupations

excise tax Excise tax

Snowmobile registration, trail use sticker fee and supplemental aids, and gas tax formula revisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, trail use sticker fee provisions modified] - AB407

Snowmobile registration, trail use sticker fee and supplemental aids, and gas tax formula revisions - SB327

Snowmobile registration, trail use sticker fee and supplemental aids, and gas tax formula revisions - SB343

Tobacco products: tax rate, excise tax, and inventory tax revisions; definitions modified; restrictions on placement of cigarettes or tobacco products by retailer, penalty provisions - AB481

executive residence Executive residence, see State Capitol and Executive Residence Board

executors and administrators Executors and administrators, see Guardian and ward

expenditure restraint program Expenditure Restraint Program, see Shared revenue

explosive Explosive, see also Firearms and dangerous weapons

Felony arson statute of limitations changed; definition of ``fire bomb" (or Molotov cocktail) revised - AB634

Local regulation of nonmetallic mining, water quality and quantity, air quality, and the use of explosives; nonmetallic mining reclamation; damage to highways and highway use contracts; borrow sites and material disposal sites for DOT projects - AB476

Local regulation of nonmetallic mining, water quality and quantity, air quality, and the use of explosives; nonmetallic mining reclamation; damage to highways and highway use contracts; borrow sites and material disposal sites for DOT projects - SB349

expressway Expressway, see Road -- Expressway

expulsion of pupils Expulsion of pupils, see School -- Discipline

extended supervision Extended supervision, see Sentences and penalties

F F

fair Fair, see also State fair

Beer or wine judging or tasting events: exemption to supervision requirement for temporary Class ``B" or ``Class B" license issued to a fair association - SB250

fair employment Fair employment, see Age and employment; Discrimination in employment

false statement False statement, see Fraud

family Family

``Duly authorized representative" of a veteran expanded to include an adult sibling [Sec. 767; original bill only] - AB40

Employment discrimination on the basis of family status: prohibition and definition created - AB529

Family leave benefits program created, trust fund and DWD duties - AB894

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - AB274

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - SB232

Household and dependent care services: individual income tax credit based on the federal tax credit created - AB757

Organ donation leave provisions and employer requirements created - AB906

Parental Involvement Day: November 21, 2013 proclaimed as - SJR43

Questioning pupils about criminal activity: notification to parent or guardian required unless the school official suspects child abuse or the pupil is a victim of other specified crimes - AB390

Questioning pupils about criminal activity: notification to parent or guardian required unless the school official suspects child abuse or the pupil is a victim of other specified crimes - SB309

State liability re federal Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act - AB771

Survivors of a law enforcement officer, EMT, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: payment of health insurance premiums and establishing a loan program provisions - AB241

Survivors of a law enforcement officer, EMT, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: payment of health insurance premiums and establishing a loan program provisions - SB203

Tanning facility: informed consent form signed by 16 or 17 year old's parent or legal guardian required; DHS duties - SB590

Unexplained absence of a child from a child care provider: notifying parent, legal custodian, guardian, or person designated as emergency contact required - AB443

Wrongful imprisonment claims: petitions to Claims Board referred to DHA, compensation modified, claims by certain surviving family members, health care coverage under GIB plan option and BadgerCare Plus provision, temporary financial and transition assistance provision, and income tax deduction; JRCCP report - AB519

family _ support Family -- Support, see also Children -- Protection and services; Juvenile delinquency

Action to collect child or family support: statute of limitations eliminated - SB483

Child-related law revisions re minors signing statement acknowledging paternity, representative of deceased respondent in a paternity action, form for a summons in a paternity action correction, delinquent child support and levy by DCF, Wisconsin Shares eligibility determination when the individual is taking basic education or technical college courses, guardian ad litem in unborn child in need of protection or services proceeding, diligent investigation after report of child abuse or neglect, voluntary foster care education program eliminated, crime barring person from showing he or she has been rehabilitated for child care purposes (remedial legislation) - AB566

Child-related law revisions re minors signing statement acknowledging paternity, representative of deceased respondent in a paternity action, form for a summons in a paternity action correction, delinquent child support and levy by DCF, Wisconsin Shares eligibility determination when the individual is taking basic education or technical college courses, guardian ad litem in unborn child in need of protection or services proceeding, diligent investigation after report of child abuse or neglect, voluntary foster care education program eliminated, crime barring person from showing he or she has been rehabilitated for child care purposes (remedial legislation) - SB418

Children: laws revised re advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placement, delegation of parental powers for the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, and penalty provisions; JLC requested to study adoption disruption and dissolution in this state [A.Amdt.5: delegation of parental powers re care and custody of an Indian child provisions added] - AB581

Children: laws revised re advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placement, delegation of parental powers for the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, and penalty provisions; JLC requested to study adoption disruption and dissolution in this state - SB461

CHIPS and TPR provisions revised re involuntary TPR within the prior 3 years; continuing CHIPS; TPR re continuing parental disability, parenthood as result of sexual assault, and pattern of child abuse, homicide of parent, and felony against child; reasonable efforts to return child safely home; parent's waiver of counsel and signature on certain notices; participation by alleged father in TPR proceedings - AB152

Inpatient mental health treatment of minors: admission revisions - AB435

Inpatient mental health treatment of minors: admission revisions - SB126

Interest rate on child support arrears: reduced rate pilot program [Sec. 2276-2279; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, extension of lower interest rate after the pilot program requires JCF approval] - AB40

Maintenance and family support: notice of payee's remarriage revised and termination upon death of payee or payer - SB68

Physical placement of a child: presumption that equalized placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest; rebuttable presumption and geographic separation factor - AB211

Presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest; child support changes re determining income, health insurance premiums, revisions to amount, and court orders - AB540

Refund setoff hierarchy for state debt collection: Wisconsin child support, family support, and maintenance obligations certified by DCF are collected before any other debt - AB461

Refund setoff hierarchy for state debt collection: Wisconsin child support, family support, and maintenance obligations certified by DCF are collected before any other debt - SB361

Sex-selective abortion prohibition and civil liability penalties created, privacy provision - AB217

Sex-selective abortion prohibition and civil liability penalties created, privacy provision - SB201

family care Family Care, see Nursing homes and adult care

family planning Family planning, see Birth control

farm and farming Farm and farming, see also Agricultural credit; Farmland preservation; Fish and fishing -- Commercial; Forestry

Agricultural tourism activities and provider: liability protection and civil liability immunity created; definition provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, recreational activities definition revisions] - AB746

Custom farming services performed by veterinarians exempt from sales and use taxes; definition provision; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1475; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Discovery farm grants funding source changed [Sec. 251] - AB40

Economic development surcharge eliminated for farming, partnerships, and individuals [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1501d-s, 9337 (2u)] - AB40

Farm to school grants: funding in the 2013-15 fiscal biennium - AB304

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

Unpasteurized milk and milk products: conditions specified allowing dairy farmers to sell created; registration with DATCP required - AB287

Unpasteurized milk and milk products: conditions specified allowing dairy farmers to sell created; registration with DATCP required - SB236

farm and farming _ machinery Farm and farming -- Machinery

Agricultural vehicles operated on highways: revisions re definition of implement of husbandry, defining an agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle), weight limits for implements of husbandry, and applying certain provisions of current law to agricultural CMVs; DOT shall not prepare a report on vehicle weight limit exceptions - AB842

Agricultural vehicles: operation on highways provisions revised re implement of husbandry, agricultural commercial motor vehicle, size and weight limitations, lighting and marking requirements, rules of the road, and sales of farm equipment; DOT duties - AB648

Agricultural vehicles: operation on highways provisions revised re implement of husbandry, agricultural commercial motor vehicle, size and weight limitations, lighting and marking requirements, rules of the road, and sales of farm equipment; DOT duties [S.Amdt.1: lighting, marking, permit application, and other revisions; A.Amdt.1: no-fee permit for exceeding weight and length limitations sunset provision added and other revisions] - SB509

Farm tractor may be operated on highway without being registered with DOT for special occasions such as a parade - AB259

Farm tractor may be operated on highway without being registered with DOT for special occasions such as a parade - SB195

Overtaking and passing vehicles in a no-passing zone exception does not apply to an implement of husbandry - AB739