Wisconsin Legislature: Voting machine

visually impairedVisually impaired, see Blind and visually impaired

Birth certificate: adult adopted as a child may petition the court to have original information restored [A.Amdt.1: except for changing the adoptee's name, impound of other birth certificates required] - AB17

Birth certificate: adult adopted as a child may petition the court to have original information restored - SB272

Certified copies of birth certificates: to whom the state registrar or a local registrar may issue revised - SB400

DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, hospital staff privileges, and Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals - AB754

DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, hospital staff privileges, and Injured Patients and Familes Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals - SB546

Vital records for events occurring before October 1, 1907: prohibition against making them available in electronic format repealed and allowing for copying of uncertified copies - SB674

vitaminVitamin, see Nutrition

vocational rehabilitationVocational rehabilitation, see Persons with disabilities; Workforce Development, Department of

vocational, technical, and adult educationVocational, technical, and adult education, see Technical college

volunteerismVolunteerism, see Emergency government; Fire department; Medical service; Physician; Trades and occupations

voter registrationVoter registration, see Elections -- Registration

votingVoting

Absentee voting in person: municipalities may designate one alternative site; notifying GAB required - AB92

Absentee voting in person: municipalities may designate one alternative site; notifying GAB required - SB91

Durational residency requirement for voting decreased; deadline for in person late registration and absentee voting extended - SB173

Elector not considered a voting elector for recount purposes if required to sign the poll list and does not do so - SB266

Knowingly providing false election-related information to induce a person from refraining to register to vote or voting prohibited; exemption from liability for publisher of the information, filing a complaint with GAB, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report - AB837

Proof of identification when voting: ID card issued by the Veterans Health Administration of the U.S. DVA is permitted; exemption for elector who swears or affirms indigency, religious objection to being photographed, or cannot obtain documentation to get proof of identification, challenged ballot provision - AB493

Right to vote for every qualified elector in this state: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR121

Right to vote for every qualified elector in this state: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR83

Voter registration and proof of residence for voting changes re facilitating the registration of all eligible electors and maintaining registrations made the responsibility of the GAB; electronic voter registration via secure Internet site provisions; report required - AB869

Votes for write-in candidates: counting provisions modified - AB419

Voting at the entrance to an in-person absentee voting location by an elector with a disability: provisions created - SB404

voting machineVoting machine

Recounting votes with automatic tabulating equipment: board of canvassers may conduct recount by hand unless court orders another method - AB24

Recounting votes with automatic tabulating equipment: board of canvassers may conduct recount by hand unless court orders another method - AB225

Recounting votes with automatic tabulating equipment: board of canvassers may conduct recount by hand unless court orders another method - SB14

vulnerable adultVulnerable adult, see Intellectual disabilities; Senior citizen

w_2W-2, see Wisconsin Works

Wage claim lien cap increased and time limit eliminated; wage claim lien review committee appointed by Secretary of DWD; precedence over the rights of a bona fide purchaser of the employer's property; collective bargaining representative may file a wage claim or bring an action in court on behalf of an employee - AB721

Wage claim revisions re filing and investigation, statute of limitations, increased wages a circuit court may order, interest, surcharges, costs, and attorney fees; written statement disclosing terms of employment required, damages provision; unpaid wage claim judgment disclosure by occupational or professional license applicant - SB398

wage _ minimumWage -- Minimum

Local living wage ordinance preemption re work performed with state funds; residency requirements preemption re laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers of public works projects to which the prevailing wage law applies, state funds provision - SB626

Minimum hourly wages required for certain procurement contracts entered into by an executive branch agency; DWD duties and penalty provision - AB791

Minimum wage: administrative and civil penalties for failure to pay modified - AB578

Minimum wage law revisions; DWD duties and consumer price index provision - AB686

Minimum wage law revisions; DWD duties and consumer price index provision - SB505

Minimum wage ordinance prohibited re local governmental unit employees, contract employees, or employees performing work funded by local governments; public works projects residency requirement prohibited re prevailing wage law - AB750

Outside salespersons exempt from state minimum wage law - AB412

Outside salespersons exempt from state minimum wage law - SB320

State minimum wage revisions and prohibition on local living wage ordinance eliminated; emergency rule provisions - AB542

State minimum wage revisions and prohibition on local living wage ordinance eliminated; emergency rule provisions - SB4

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

Wage Council created in DWD to study and make recommendations re living wage - AB531

Wage Council created in DWD to study and make recommendations re living wage; minimum wage increased - AB720

wage _ paymentWage -- Payment

Prevailing wage law applied to public works projects: cost threshold increased - AB831

Prevailing wage law: exemption for public works project subject to the federal Davis-Bacon Act - AB266

Prevailing wage law exemption for public works project for a school district or CESA; referendum and resolution to raise money by bond or borrowing required if choosing to comply with prevailing wage law - AB487

Prevailing wage law: exemption for public works project subject to the federal Davis-Bacon Act - SB244

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

Wages or other compensation paid by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account permitted, conditions specified - AB687

Wages or other compensation paid by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account permitted, conditions specified - SB415

wales, village ofWales, Village of, see Waukesha County

walters, steveWalters, Steve

Congratulations on being named Wisconsin Journalist of the Year by the Milwaukee Press Club - AJR54

walworth countyWalworth County

USH 12 highway project from City of Elkhorn to City of Whitewater: environmental impact statement required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1534h] - AB40

warWar, see International relations

warch, richardWarch, Richard

Life and service of the retired Lawrence University president commended upon his death - AJR66

wardWard, see Guardian and ward

warehouseWarehouse

New dairy plant, food warehouse, food processing plant, retail food establishment, or meat establishment license: uniform expiration date modified - AB744

New dairy plant, food warehouse, food processing plant, retail food establishment, or meat establishment license: uniform expiration date modified - SB603

warrantWarrant, see Search warrant

warrantyWarranty, see Motor vehicle -- Dealers and finance companies

warren knowles_gaylord nelson stewardship programWarren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship Program, see Natural resource

washington islandWashington Island, see Door County

washington, town ofWashington, Town of, see Door County

wasteWaste, see Mine and mining; Radiation; Solid waste management

wastewaterWastewater, see Sanitation and sewerage management; Water -- Pollution

water _ pollutionWater -- Pollution, see also Sanitation and sewerage management

Areawide water quality management plan for Dane County: DNR required to approve or reject proposed revisions; extension and contract provisions - AB848

Ballast water discharge general permit fees [Sec. 2103, 2104; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program revisions re providing financial assistance - AB13

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program subsidies set for 2013-15 fiscal biennium [Sec. 479, 2093-2096; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 478v, 2096c] - AB40

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program revisions re providing financial assistance [S.Amdt.1: federal grants provision added] - SB10

Contaminated sediment removal from Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or certain tributaries: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 482] - AB40

Environmental repair tipping fee use for nonpoint water pollution abatement [Sec. 521, 9332 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 9132 (1c), deletes 521, 9332 (2)] - AB40

Erosion control laws for construction sites with a land disturbance area of one or more acres transferred to DNR from DSPS; storm water discharge permit provision [Sec. 574, 575, 1245-1247, 1252-1257, 1259-1261, 1628, 1711, 1712, 2088-2092, 2097-2102, 9138 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, statewide uniform standard required, 575ag-ar, 1568m, 2090c-j, 2091c-j, 2092d, deletes 2099; A.Amdt.3: further revisions, enforcement of ordinances stricter than the uniform standards allowed under certain conditions, 2092e] - AB40