Wisconsin Legislature: Housing

Hospital regulation laws revised - SB560

Hospitals with disproportionate share of low-income patients: DHS payments to; approval from U.S. DHHS provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9118 (4c)] - AB40

Hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow: local government may not restrict within its jurisdiction; prohibition on hunting within specified distance of a hospital, sanatorium, or school grounds only applies to firearms [A.Amdt.1: hospital, sanatorium, and school ground provisions deleted; A.Amdt.3: modifies restriction allowed by local governments - AB8

Newborn child taken into custody: provisions expanded to include health care clinic staff and newborns up to 30 days old - AB405

Newborn child taken into custody: provisions expanded to include health care clinic staff and newborns up to 30 days old - SB326

Ultrasound before an abortion and hospital admitting privileges of physician performing an abortion requirements eliminated; providing information on fetal ultrasound imaging and auscultation of fetal heart tone restored to pre-2013 WisAct 37 requirements - SB623

Victim of abusive conduct: right to be accompanied by a victim advocate provisions created - AB204

Victim of abusive conduct: right to be accompanied by a victim advocate provisions created - SB354

hotel and motelHotel and motel, see also Room tax

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

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

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 - SB445

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 [A.Amdt.1: extension of license under certain conditions permitted] - AB589

hotlineHotline, see Telephone

hours of laborHours of labor, see also Public employee -- Hours of labor

Companionship services providers: DWD required to make exemption from overtime pay requirements - SB651

Employees exempt from the overtime pay requirement: employer not required to keep records of the hours of employment - AB712

Employees exempt from the overtime pay requirement: employer not required to keep records of the hours of employment - SB557

Full-time job requirement for WEDC tax credit programs modified [Sec. 1333, 1385, 1421, 1468, 2060, 2061, 2070-2073, 2077-2079, 9350 (4)] - AB40

One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required - AB667

One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required - SB508

Private employers permitted to provide compensatory time off in lieu of overtime compensation, conditions specified - AB611

Veterans Day (November 11): paid leave of absence for public and private employees who are veterans; collective bargaining, discrimination, and complaint provisions - SB123

house of correctionHouse of correction

County and municipal prisoners: provisions allowing for agreements to house prisoners in a bordering county within or outside the state; Corr.Dept duties [S.Amdt.1: Corr.Dept approval of facility removed, approval of equivalent agency or department in receiving state remains] - SB648

Inmate telephone use in a jail or house of correction: charges revised - AB242

Pilot program created to assist eligible disabled offenders in county correctional facilities in obtaining certain benefits upon release; DOJ duties, grants, and report provisions - AB437

Pilot program created to assist eligible disabled offenders in county correctional facilities in obtaining certain benefits upon release; OJA duties, grants, and report provisions - SB125

Short-term sanctions system for violations of conditions of extended supervision, parole, probation, or deferred prosecution agreement established [A.Amdt.1: temporary housing of persons on probation in county jails or houses of correction added; A.Amdt.2: attempt to possess a schedule I or II controlled substance or analog that is a narcotic made a felony] - AB702

housingHousing, see also Mortgage; University of Wisconsin -- Building; Veteran -- Housing

Blight elimination grants created re blighted and abandoned properties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 204b, 413m, 2055b, 9214 (1L), 9226 (1L)] - AB40

Cabins and camping structures in a campground excluded from the dwelling code, conditions specified; portable toilet systems and holding tanks for wastewater from camping units and recreational vehicles excluded from the definition of plumbing - AB133

Community development block grant: DOA authorized to administer any program funded by [Sec. 63, 64, 455-459] - AB40

Concealed weapon prohibition on school grounds and certain posted private property: exemption for law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity and qualified law enforcement and former law enforcement officers - AB9

Condominium documents: disapproval of amendment revisions - AB924

Construction lien: procedures to preserve and determine validity; payments to prime contractors of public works contracts revisions - AB807

Construction lien: procedures to preserve and determine validity; payments to prime contractors of public works contracts revisions - SB595

Discharge into wetland: exemption from DNR permitting and mitigation requirements for site in City of Sturgeon Bay, conditions specified - AB602

Dwelling Code Council required to report to DSPS on review and recommendations re standards and rules for the uniform dwelling code [A.Amdt.1: review adopted rules once every 3 years required] - AB77

Dwelling Code Council required to report to DSPS on review and recommendations re standards and rules for the uniform dwelling code - SB72

Entry on property after mortgage foreclosure action is commenced to preserve or protect the property or public health and safety permitted and conditions specified; liability immunity, notice, and circuit court provisions - AB625

Family dwelling not wired for electrical service is exempt from smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements; plumbing standards exemption for family dwelling without indoor toilet and system to dispose of waste - AB499

Frac sand mine and facilities: setback distance from residences or residential zoning district - SB142

Housing rehabilitation loan program administration fund: certain amounts transferred annually to the Wisconsin development reserve fund [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2055d] - AB40

Landlord and tenant provisions revised re abandoned personal property, reference about rental performance, property damage due to pests or insects, disclosing building or housing code violations, local ordinances, security deposit, voiding rental agreements, unfair trade practices, and check-in sheets; towing vehicles illegally parked on private property; eviction action revisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, terminating the tenancy of an offending tenant in a manufactured or mobile home community and domestic abuse protection provisions added] - SB179

Licensed manufactured home communities: legal nonconforming use provisions - AB410

Lighting installation program created re tax delinquent properties and properties in foreclosure; county board duties - AB623

Lighting installation program created re tax delinquent properties and properties in foreclosure; county board duties - SB487

Managed Forest Land Program: withdrawal for construction of a residence provisions created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1501b, c] - AB40

Modifications to programs for low-income persons including W-2, Wisconsin Shares, FoodShare, low-income energy assistance, low-income housing assistance, EITC, homestead tax credit, local housing authority construction of low-income housing, parental choice programs, school lunch program, and HEAB grants and scholarships; ``means-tested public assistance" definition and use - SB676

One- and two-family dwellings occupied by members of certain bona fide religious denominations: exemption from complying with any statute or rule that applies to - SB689

Private elevators and dumbwaiters in an individual residential dwelling: permit and inspection requirements revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1712g-r, 9338 (1L)] - AB40

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

Real estate broker licensed in Wisconsin: out-of-state broker, salesperson, or time-share salesperson may enter into a cooperative agreement with; Real Estate Examining Board duties - AB605

Real estate broker licensed in Wisconsin: out-of-state broker, salesperson, or time-share salesperson may enter into a cooperative agreement with; Real Estate Examining Board duties [S.Amdt.1: penalties revised] - SB457

Redemption period shortened in foreclosure actions re one-family to four-family residence - SB675

Residential contractors prohibited from promising to pay or rebate property insurance deductible re specified repairs or replacements; consumer may cancel a contract for repairs or replacement if it is paid by insurance and all or part of the claim is not covered, written notice required; unfair trade practice and penalty provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, unfair trade practice provision removed, consumer required to inform contractor if property insurance is to pay for activities, penalties revised; A.Amdt.1: notice to contractor of payment from property insurance claim modified] - AB81

Smoking inside or outside private residences used as licensed child care centers prohibited - AB551

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - AB830

Zoning ordinance re agricultural or residential use: frac sand mining provisions and definition - SB141

housing _ discriminationHousing -- Discrimination, see Discrimination in housing

housing _ rentHousing -- Rent, see Landlord and tenant

housing and economic development authority, wisconsinHousing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin

Blight elimination grants created re blighted and abandoned properties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 204b, 413m, 2055b, 9214 (1L), 9226 (1L)] - AB40

Conduit revenue bonds commission: WHEDA approval repealed and technical and definitional changes [Sec. 1266-1269; A.Amdt.3 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Emergency heating assistance loan guarantee program created, WHEDA and JCF duties; declared state of emergency and funding provisions - AB770

Emergency heating assistance loan guarantee program created, WHEDA and JCF duties; declared state of emergency and funding provisions - SB612

Homeownership mortgage loan program in WHEDA may be used to pay off existing mortgage that is a WHEDA loan - AB158

Homeownership mortgage loan program in WHEDA may be used to pay off existing mortgage that is a WHEDA loan - SB151

Housing rehabilitation loan program administration fund: certain amounts transferred annually to the Wisconsin development reserve fund [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2055d] - AB40

Property tax deferral loan program: repayment requirements for veterans [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2055e-i] - AB40

human immunodeficiency virus _hiv_Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), see Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

human serviceHuman service, see County -- Human services; Public welfare

human traffickingHuman trafficking, see Crime and criminals

humane officerHumane officer, see Animal -- Treatment

humane societyHumane society, see Animal -- Treatment

huntingHunting, see also Bird; Fish and fishing

Bird hunting preserve licensed by DNR considered a sport shooting range re liability, nuisance, and zoning provisions - AB7

Bonus deer hunting permits re CWD area; DNR duties re recommendations from deer management expert's report [Sec. 278, 279, 287, 552, 553-559, 564-567, 572, 9132 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Class A bear license holder may transfer the license to a Purple Heart Medal recipient or a U.S. armed forces member on active duty, conditions specified - AB473

Conservation patron license issued to certain disabled veterans at a lower fee - SB692

Crossbow hunting license established; resident, nonresident, and archer hunting license provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, hunting season for bow and arrow but not firearms established for specified animals must include a crossbow season, DNR required to record weapon used to kill animals registered by hunters with DNR; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, rule to specify the open seasons special deer hunting permits may be used and types of weapons authorized for use] - AB194