Wisconsin Legislature: Industrial development

Aging cheese: property used for is considered manufacturing property and machinery and equipment used in the process of is exempt from property tax; JSCTE appendix report - SB146

Aging natural cheese: property tax and income tax credit provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1278n, p, 1287g, h, 1345g, h, 1396g, h, 9337 (4q); deleted by A.Amdt.3] - AB40

County property tax levy exemption for towns on Madeline Island or Washington Island re airport operation or maintenance or public health or economic development services under certain condition; JSCTE appendix report - AB372

County property tax levy exemption for towns on Madeline Island or Washington Island re airport operation or maintenance or public health or economic development services under certain condition; JSCTE appendix report [S.Amdt.1: deadlines for applying and making a decision added; S.Amdt.2: Washington Island deleted; S.Amdt.3: increasing levy to compensate for exemption prohibited] - SB299

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

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

Development regulation authority of a political subdivision: revisions re approvals and use of existing requirements; U.S. Postal Service provision - AB386

Development regulation authority of a political subdivision: revisions re approvals and use of existing requirements; U.S. Postal Service provision [S.Amdt.2: postal service provision removed; S.Amdt.4: further revisions; S.Amdt.5: revisions and ``project" defined] - SB314

DOR revisions re claiming lottery prizes, motor vehicle fuel tax and bulk plants, woodland tax law program, objections to manufacturing property tax assessments, interest on underpayment of income taxes, and manufacturing and agriculture income and franchise tax credit; JSCTE appendix report - AB285

DOR revisions re claiming lottery prizes, motor vehicle fuel tax and bulk plants, woodland tax law program, objections to manufacturing property tax assessments, interest on underpayment of income taxes, and manufacturing and agriculture income and franchise tax credit; JSCTE appendix report - SB253

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

Economic development tax credit program: total amount increased [Sec. 2075, 2076; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, allocation modified, 2075m, deletes 2076] - AB40

Economic development tax credits: authorizing transfer to another Wisconsin taxpayer, conditions specified; WEDC duties and JCF review - AB580

Economic development tax credits: authorizing transfer to another Wisconsin taxpayer, conditions specified; WEDC duties and JCF review - SB449

Electricians: revisions re licensing structure re apprentices, master electrician statutory requirements, journeyman requirements, and exemptions to work that does not require a licensed electrician; DSPS duties and prohibition on promulgating a rule requiring electrical wiring inspection at certain industrial or manufacturing facilities [A.Amdts. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7: further revisions] - AB683

Electricians: revisions re licensing structure re apprentices, master electrician statutory requirements, journeyman requirements, and exemptions to work that does not require a licensed electrician; DSPS duties and prohibition on promulgating a rule requiring electrical wiring inspection at certain industrial or manufacturing facilities - SB545

Enterprise zone tax credit: original equipment manufacturer requirement eliminated [Sec. 2082, 2085, 9350 (2)] - 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

Food containers that contain bisphenol A (BPA): manufacture, wholesale, or retail sale of without conspicuous labels prohibited; penalty provisions and DATCP duties - AB607

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

Great Lakes shipping industry history commended and honoring the memory of lives lost in shipwrecks on the Great Lakes - AJR92

``Made in Wisconsin" logotype: DATCP to design for use with products manufactured in Wisconsin other than cheese, unfair trade practice provision - AB895

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

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - AB474

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - SB537

Prevailing wage law exemption for public works re the reuse of vacant or underutilized industrial facility - AB86

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

Qualified research in biotechnology or manufacturing: sales tax exemption for items used in expanded to members of combined group of corporations; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1489-1494, 1496, 9337 (9), 9437 (11); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 1492d, deletes 1492; A.Amdt.3: further revisions, deletes 9437 (11)] - AB40

Qualified research tax credits: members of pass-through entities allowed to claim [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1298p, 1343b, c, 1348f-j, 1352d, e, 1395am, ar, 1408bg, h, 1431am, as] - AB40

Short-term TID: procedure for creating; enterprise transfer prohibition and exception; DOR duties and total equalized value of taxable property provision - AB546

Short-term TID: procedure for creating; enterprise transfer prohibition and exception; DOR duties and total equalized value of taxable property provision - SB454

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

TID project costs may include cash grants to a landlord in a tech park under certain conditions - AB548

TID project costs may include cash grants to a landlord in a tech park under certain conditions - SB456

Trade and marketing forums re promoting and developing business relationships among Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers: WEDC to allocate funds and organize - AB37

Wisconsin Tier II and Tier III Manufacturer Marketing Assistance Program created in WEDC - AB38

Workforce Growth Program created re grants from TCS Board to technical college district boards to help meet local needs re areas with skills gap or workforce shortage - AB52

Workforce Growth Program created re grants from TCS Board to technical college district boards to help meet local needs re areas with skills gap or workforce shortage - SB44

College savings program income tax deduction indexed for inflation; other program revisions re deductions, withdrawals, and amounts rolled over from other accounts; JSCTE appendix report - AB491

College savings program income tax deduction indexed for inflation; other program revisions re deductions, withdrawals, and amounts rolled over from other accounts; JSCTE appendix report [S.Amdt.1: income additions and subtractions revisions, authorizing any other person to contribute to a college savings account] - SB389

Homestead tax credit: indexing for inflation restored - AB334

Coroner, medical examiner, and medicolegal investigation staff members licensure by the Medicolegal Investigation Examining Board (MIEB) required, exceptions and license requirements; MIEB created in DSPS; reporting deaths revisions and failure to report penalty increased; jurisdiction to investigate death and notifications, autopsies and other diagnostic procedures; investigation records and handling of personal property; disposition of bodies; access to deceased's mental health treatment records; JRCCP report - AB530

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

Insurance law revisions re own risk and solvency assessments, supervisory colleges, consolidated hearings for mergers of insurance companies, proxy voting by mutual policy holders, a presumption and exceptions re the disclosure of insurance-related information, and enterprise risk rule-making authority - AB735

Insurance law revisions re own risk and solvency assessments, supervisory colleges, consolidated hearings for mergers of insurance companies, proxy voting by mutual policy holders, a presumption and exceptions re the disclosure of insurance-related information, and enterprise risk rule-making authority - SB582

Property or casualty insurance provider: electronic delivery of notices and documents permitted, requirements specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, any insurer authorized to provide notices and documents to a consumer by electronic means] - AB373

Property or casualty insurance provider: electronic delivery of notices and documents permitted, requirements specified - SB292

Qualified charitable gift annuity provisions created, exemption from OCI regulation, and forfeiture for noncompliance - AB162

Qualified charitable gift annuity provisions created, exemption from OCI regulation, and forfeiture for noncompliance [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, penalty removed, repeals statute chapter on gift annuities] - SB152

Wisconsin Trust Code, a modified version of the Uniform Trust Code, replaces current law related to trusts with Uniform Principal and Income Act and Uniform Prudent Investor Act provisions; estate recovery and divestment provisions not approved by JCF repealed and the approved provisions changed - SB384

Group health care policy or plan: insurer required to continue coverage on the basis of agent's or representative's written representations; higher premium and policy provisions contrary to requirements prohibited - SB691

Nonresident agent appointment fees reduced [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2264d, 9422 (1i)] - AB40

Rule-making procedure revised; rules promulgated by OCI modified re compensating intermediaries for sale of long-term care insurance [Admin.Code Ins 3.46] - AB736

Rule-making procedure revised; rules promulgated by OCI modified re compensating intermediaries for sale of long-term care insurance [Admin.Code Ins 3.46] - SB581

American Indian tribes and bands may insure their property in the local government insurance fund - AB31

Badger Health Benefit Authority created and must establish and operate a Wisconsin Health Benefit Exchange in this state; JRCCP report - SB12

Health care liability insurance: out-of-state risk retention groups authorized to provide - AB808

Health care liability insurance: out-of-state risk retention groups authorized to provide - SB609

Health insurance exchange: navigator regulations established [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1227c, 1462n, 2264L, p, 2265cm-Lm] - AB40

Health insurance mandate statute: definition modified and social and financial impact report by OCI requirements - AB238

Health insurance mandate statute: definition modified and social and financial impact report by OCI requirements - SB217

HIRSP and Authority dissolved; final report and LAB audits required; Medicare supplement and replacement policy issuance provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: 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)] - AB40

Insurance law revisions re own risk and solvency assessments, supervisory colleges, consolidated hearings for mergers of insurance companies, proxy voting by mutual policy holders, a presumption and exceptions re the disclosure of insurance-related information, and enterprise risk rule-making authority - AB735

Insurance law revisions re own risk and solvency assessments, supervisory colleges, consolidated hearings for mergers of insurance companies, proxy voting by mutual policy holders, a presumption and exceptions re the disclosure of insurance-related information, and enterprise risk rule-making authority - SB582

Limited lines travel insurance: OCI allowed to issue producer license; travel retailer authorized to offer and disseminate under certain conditions - AB660

Limited lines travel insurance: OCI allowed to issue producer license; travel retailer authorized to offer and disseminate under certain conditions [S.Amdt.1: travel insurance producer provisions modified, travel retailer operates under a firm's license] - SB576