2013 Subject Index to Legislation

Proof of motor vehicle liability insurance: electronic format accepted including cell phones, prohibition on fake or invalid documents apply - AB65

Proof of motor vehicle liability insurance: electronic format accepted including cell phones, prohibition on fake or invalid documents apply - SB62

Special group registration plates for women veterans, vehicle title information provided to county registers of deeds, issuance of more than one driver's license to a person, location of emission inspection stations, and single-state insurance registration system references (remedial legislation) - AB559

Special group registration plates for women veterans, vehicle title information provided to county registers of deeds, issuance of more than one driver's license to a person, location of emission inspection stations, and single-state insurance registration system references (remedial legislation) - SB424

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - AB367

Statute of limitations modified in civil actions re motor vehicle insurance policy, death caused by a motor vehicle accident, and real or personal property damage - SB281

insurance _ mutual Insurance -- Mutual

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

insurance _ policy Insurance -- Policy

Contracts for the sale of services: indemnification provisions are against public policy and void; insurance policy exception; contract with registered construction contractor provision - AB140

Contracts for the sale of services: indemnification provisions are against public policy and void; insurance policy exception; contract with registered construction contractor provision - SB130

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

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 - SB79

Self-insurance for health care liability coverage [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2267f-k] - AB40

insurance company Insurance company, see Insurance

intangible property Intangible property, see Personal property

intellectual disabilities Intellectual disabilities, see also Mental health; Persons with disabilities

Alert system for missing adults at risk: DOJ to establish; civil immunity and definition provisions - AB442

Alert system for missing adults at risk: DOJ to establish; civil immunity and definition provisions - SB255

Alerts for missing adults at risk: require DOJ to allow law enforcement to use the integrated crime alert network to disseminate reports to outdoor advertisers and broadcasters; definition, input from certain organizations, and FTE position provisions - AB710

County community programs board required to include person or family member of person who has received services for mental illness, developmental disability, alcoholism, or drug dependency; law enforcement officer; and hospital employee or representative among appointees - AB436

County community programs board required to include person or family member of person who has received services for mental illness, developmental disability, alcoholism, or drug dependency; law enforcement officer; and hospital employee or representative among appointees - SB128

Family Care benefit and IRIS services provided to residents of Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, and Shawano counties; DHS not required to have JCF approval for contracts to provide services - AB299

Family Care benefit and IRIS services provided to residents of Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, and Shawano counties; timeline specified; DHS not required to have JCF approval for contracts to provide services - AB428

Family Care benefit and IRIS services provided to residents of Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, and Shawano counties; timeline specified; DHS not required to have JCF approval for contracts to provide services - SB503

Intellectually disabled who receive post-secondary education: DHS to request federal waiver for self-directed services option (or IRIS) [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 834h; A.Amdt.3: further revisions, ``intellectually" changed to ``developmentally"] - AB40

Intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual disability: licensed bed assessment set [Sec. 1230, 1231] - AB40

Waisman Center's 40th anniversary commended - AJR78

intensive sanctions Intensive sanctions, see Sentences and penalties

interest Interest

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

Interest charged on special assessments and interest rate on claims for unlawfully assessed property taxes revised; levy limit exception re debt service on certain special assessment B bond [A.Amdt.1: determination of interest re unlawfully assessed property taxes revised; S.Amdt.2: deletes material inserted by A.Amdt.1] - AB598

Interest due on property determined to be abandoned and due to be paid or delivered to DOR modified; claim to abandoned, intangible property revisions re judicial review of certain decisions and mandatory award of costs and attorney fees eliminated under certain conditions - SB634

Interest on federal advances to the unemployment reserve fund: one-time appropriation to pay created; DWD duties - AB184

Interest on federal advances to the unemployment reserve fund: one-time appropriation to pay created; DWD duties - SB149

Interest payments on certain student loans: nonrefundable individual income tax credit created - AB303

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

Interest rate on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders modified; class of creditors considered ``licensed lenders" expanded - SB694

Interest rate on tax overpayments or underpayments modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1440e, 1444d, 9337 (4i); A.Amdt.3: further revisions, other taxes included, 1500f, j, 1508r, 1896w, 1897h, j, 1961n] - AB40

Public deposits: maximum payment for losses from a single financial institution increased and interest changed to match the escrow account interest rate published by LRB - AB57

Public deposits: maximum payment for losses from a single financial institution increased and interest changed to match the escrow account interest rate published by LRB - SB66

Small claims actions: interest rate on judgments revised - AB523

UI revisions re misconduct and substantial fault, voluntary termination of work, registration and work search requirements, temporary help companies, holidays and partial benefits, contribution and solvency rates, and interest payments and interfund transfer authority [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 67i, 193v, w, 194c-e, 375t, tm, 1714t-w, 1717b-x, 1718e-s, 1720b-q, 9351 (1q), (2q), (4q)-(6q), 9451 (1q)-(7q)] - AB40

WHEFA bonds interest income: exemption from taxation created if person receiving the proceeds receives tax exempt proceeds from other bonds for the same purpose; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1298, 1373, 1419, 9337 (3)] - AB40

intergovernmental relations Intergovernmental relations, see Federal-state relations; International relations; Interstate compact; Interstate relations; Intrastate relations

interior designer Interior designer, see Trades and occupations

intermediate care Intermediate care, see Nursing homes and adult care

internal revenue Internal revenue, see Income tax, and its subheadings

international relations International relations

Acts of persecution against Christianity on worldwide scale condemned - SJR85

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

Dalai Lama: honoring His Holiness upon his visit to Wisconsin on May 14 and 15, 2013 - SJR32

Friendship between Wisconsin and Turkey honored and the work of the Niagara Foundation, the Turkic-American Federation of the Midwest, the Turkish American Society of Wisconsin, and the Turkish American Cultural Center of Madison commended - AJR93

Geographic indications pertaining to dairy terms traditionally used generically: urging U.S. trade negotiators to combat restrictions on common food names or similar regulatory impediments - AJR113

Geographic indications pertaining to dairy terms traditionally used generically: urging U.S. trade negotiators to combat restrictions on common food names or similar regulatory impediments - SJR88

German-American Day: October 6, 2013 proclaimed as - AJR56

Hmong history from the Vietnam War to emigration to the U.S.: school boards directed to include in the instructional program - AB507

Mandela, Nelson R.: life and public service of the former President of South Africa commended upon his death - AJR82

Mandela, Nelson R.: life and public service of the former President of South Africa commended upon his death - SJR62

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] - AB40

Polish-American Heritage Month: October proclaimed as - SJR52

Reaffirming Wisconsin's relationship with Taiwan and supporting Taiwan's entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a bilateral investment agreement between Taiwan and the U.S., and Taiwan's participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - AJR104

Reaffirming Wisconsin's relationship with Taiwan and supporting Taiwan's entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a bilateral investment agreement between Taiwan and the U.S., and Taiwan's participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - SJR76

Republic of China (Taiwan): congratulations on inclusion in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program and supporting its efforts seeking meaningful participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with observer status - AJR41

State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Compact ratified - AB136

State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Compact ratified - SB119

Thatcher, Prime Minister Margaret: public service and contributions to the United Kingdom and the world commended upon her death - SJR22

Tibet Day: March 10, 2014 proclaimed as - AJR114

U.S. foreign service: motor vehicle operator's license and vehicle registration privileges for members on active duty - AB786

internet Internet, see Data processing, and its subheadings

interpreters Interpreters, see Court -- Fee

interstate commerce Interstate commerce

Interstate motor carrier laws apply to motor carriers engaged in intrastate commerce [Sec. 1983-1988, 9345 (1), 9445 (1); original bill only] - AB40

interstate compact Interstate compact

State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Compact ratified - AB136

State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Compact ratified - SB119

interstate highway Interstate highway, see Road -- Expressway

interstate relations Interstate relations

Certification cards for concealed weapons: DOJ may issue to former out-of-state law enforcement officers who are Wisconsin residents - AB165

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

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

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment - AB171

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment - SB153

DOR may enter into agreements with other states for reciprocal offsetting of tax and nontax obligations [Sec. 1456] - AB40

Educator effectiveness: certain charter schools allowed to use alternative method [S.Amdt.2: credentialed school principal from another state may be granted an initial charter school principal license] - SB598

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