2013 Subject Index to Legislation

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 machine Voting 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 adult Vulnerable adult, see Intellectual disabilities; Senior citizen

W W

w_2 W-2, see Wisconsin Works

wage Wage, see also Legislature -- Member -- Compensation; Public employee -- Salary; Public officers -- Salary

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 _ minimum Wage -- 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 _ payment Wage -- Payment

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 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

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 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 - SB358

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 of Wales, Village of, see Waukesha County

walters, steve Walters, Steve

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

walworth county Walworth County

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

war War, see International relations

warch, richard Warch, Richard

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

ward Ward, see Guardian and ward

warehouse Warehouse

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

warrant Warrant, see Search warrant

warranty Warranty, see Motor vehicle -- Dealers and finance companies

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

washington island Washington Island, see Door County

washington, town of Washington, Town of, see Door County

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

wastewater Wastewater, see Sanitation and sewerage management; Water -- Pollution

water _ pollution Water -- 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

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions - AB1

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions] - SB1

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

Metallic mining regulation revisions and occupation tax modified; DNR and WEDC duties - AB46

Metallic mining regulation revisions and occupation tax modified; DNR and WEDC duties - SB3

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 480] - AB40

Phosphorus in state waters: statewide variance to water quality rules for certain dischargers and conditions specified, DOA and DNR duties; adaptive management to achieve compliance with water quality standard permitted - AB680

Phosphorus in state waters: statewide variance to water quality rules for certain dischargers and conditions specified, DOA and DNR duties; adaptive management to achieve compliance with water quality standard permitted [S.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB547

Transportation general permit from DNR required that authorizes DOT to discharge storm water from a transportation activity site; new point source and modified point source pollution revisions re effluent limitations - AB836

Urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement, storm water management, and municipal flood control and riparian restoration projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 481] - AB40

Wastewater discharge permit for a publicly owned sewage treatment or collection system: prohibition on DNR requiring more than one eliminated - AB215

Wastewater discharge permit for a publicly owned sewage treatment or collection system: prohibition on DNR requiring more than one eliminated - SB190

water park Water park, see Recreation

water supply Water supply, see also Wells

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

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - AB545

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - SB417

Joint local water authority: eligibility in the safe drinking water loan program and utility facilities owned by to be included in municipal utility facilities subject to cost sharing when relocation or replacement is required due to freeway construction - AB64

Joint local water authority: eligibility in the safe drinking water loan program and utility facilities owned by to be included in municipal utility facilities subject to cost sharing when relocation or replacement is required due to freeway construction - SB55